Festival rulebook
Individuals
The complete procedure for the festival’s 200-question solo general-knowledge competition.
Updated 1 August 20261.Format
- Individuals is played alone and does not require scheduling.
- It contains ten rounds of 20 general-knowledge questions, with ten minutes per round and 100 minutes of active answering time.
- There are no category-specific rounds or category standings. Each round may contain any mixture of general-knowledge subjects.
- Every player receives the same questions in the same order. One attempt is permitted.
2.Starting
- Open Individuals from Festival or Upcoming and press Play to view the information page.
- Press Start Quiz only when ready. Round 1 and its timer begin immediately.
- The competition may be started at any convenient point in the festival window. Leave enough time for all desired rounds and the final review.
3.Playing the rounds
- Rounds are played in order. All 20 questions appear on one scrolling page.
- Move freely among questions and edit answers during the ten-minute timer.
- Submitting ends the round immediately; time expiry submits it automatically.
- After submission, the provisional score for that round is shown. No cumulative score or public standing is shown during the festival.
4.Review, challenges and breaks
- Review every answer and challenge rejected answers before leaving the round.
- After rounds 1–9, press Next Round when ready.
- The break is untimed. Close the website and return later if desired, while the festival remains open.
- Completed rounds may be viewed later but cannot be edited or challenged again.
5.Final round and completion
- After round 10, review all rejected answers and submit any challenges.
- Press Submit for Review even if no challenges were made. This completes Individuals; there is no third submission.
- Each unplayed round scores zero.
The final Submit for Review is mandatory. Leaving without it keeps the paper pending.
6.Scoring and results
- Each correct answer earns one point, for a maximum of 200.
- Time, break length and number of challenges do not affect the score.
- The top three are recognized. Equal scores share a position and no tie-breaker is used.
