The Dumpster Fire Downfall of HQ Trivia

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  • Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
  • Original Video of 'WINNING HQ TRIVIA!!!!!!!!!! $12,000 PRIZE!!!!!' by Cole Kellow: • Video
    Patreon: / ordinarythings
    Twitter: / ordinarytings

Комментарии • 3,9 тыс.

  • @tuxedobird
    @tuxedobird 3 года назад +9001

    It’s crazy that they tried everything except a few ad-breaks

  • @SBox180
    @SBox180 3 года назад +5641

    I think HQ’s first mistake was making their show daily. Once or twice a week would not only be more financially responsible, but less annoying to users who get 3 or 4 notifications daily begging you to tune in when it’s live

    • @_thisconnected_
      @_thisconnected_ 3 года назад +420

      That's the problem with silicon valley's obsession with maximum engagement. If an app isn't enslaving young minds and their dopamine receptors, it's not buzz enough.

    • @karencloskey7147
      @karencloskey7147 3 года назад +13

      You don’t have to play everyday

    • @_thisconnected_
      @_thisconnected_ 3 года назад +144

      @@karencloskey7147 How does that solve the company's finances?

    • @hoodedmexican
      @hoodedmexican 3 года назад +20

      Their first problem was actually starting the app in the first place

    • @stellasdoesstuff
      @stellasdoesstuff 3 года назад +21

      Idk if it wasn't everyday, i probably wpuldve forgotten about it amd not do it at all. Having it everyday made it so it was built into my daily routime

  • @christophervalentin1486
    @christophervalentin1486 3 года назад +2152

    Fun fact. I did win one day on HQ. just saying. A whopping $8.00

    • @relser187
      @relser187 3 года назад +7

      How’d you spend it?

    • @memeso6507
      @memeso6507 3 года назад +129

      @@relser187 he didn’t get it

    • @kubiborglar
      @kubiborglar 3 года назад +147

      I won 38$ but I was blocked after a month because I had a Ukrainian number (they blocked all the Russian, Ukrainian and Belorussian numbers)

    • @saga960
      @saga960 3 года назад +2

      How much was it after taxes?

    • @dnlgtrivial
      @dnlgtrivial 3 года назад +7

      @@kubiborglar эх, тоже(

  • @user-yb7kk8pj7p
    @user-yb7kk8pj7p 3 года назад +9054

    hq could have soared during rona if they pulled their cards right

  • @genalex10
    @genalex10 3 года назад +1955

    A company you should do next should be CollegeBoard, the biggest educational monopoly of today

    • @katherinedobbs52
      @katherinedobbs52 3 года назад +77

      Ah yes, the mortal nemesis of every student taking AP classes in 2020

    • @alexcotton1329
      @alexcotton1329 3 года назад +5

      CollegeBoard!!!!

    • @KyleRyanFilm
      @KyleRyanFilm 3 года назад +60

      Careful about mentioning the motherboard. They've had people killed for less.

    • @michaelmarrerowx
      @michaelmarrerowx 3 года назад +4

      I work for a company who works along side college board. Very friendly company!

    • @SOCXOXO
      @SOCXOXO 3 года назад +30

      @@michaelmarrerowx it’s all a facade

  • @sirgreenie6654
    @sirgreenie6654 3 года назад +745

    This is the weirdest black mirror episode about a tech startup ever

    • @BBWahoo
      @BBWahoo 2 года назад +2

      Holy fuck, like Mr Robot x Black Mirror

    • @emilyb.8219
      @emilyb.8219 Год назад +6

      It's not dystopian in the slightest though, a requirement of a Black Mirror episode

    • @greatfelixo
      @greatfelixo Год назад +2

      @@emilyb.8219 Something about HQ trivia did always feel like Black Mirror and I'm not sure exactly why.

  • @solomonrivers5639
    @solomonrivers5639 3 года назад +656

    Nothing says class like getting loaded onscreen after your boss’s fatal overdose

  • @evanbalfour1743
    @evanbalfour1743 3 года назад +5402

    This is mad, i remember playing this game religiously then just one day stopped and never thought about it again.

  • @stefangebhard8992
    @stefangebhard8992 3 года назад +1060

    Please do CollegeHumor. I think there's some interesting story behind their downfall

    • @xMogek
      @xMogek 3 года назад +87

      Buzzfeed too please oml

    • @flow185
      @flow185 3 года назад +113

      I forgot that they existed. But the more i look at them the more i see that they ''humor'' is just offensive/gore/sex=Funny.

    • @ender7278
      @ender7278 3 года назад +53

      They're still around, making the same kind of content they've always made, so not really a downfall.

    • @unknowngod8221
      @unknowngod8221 3 года назад

      @@flow185 yeah furry only you see some % of furry is bad and Lil is not

    • @El_Frutero
      @El_Frutero 3 года назад +26

      @@xMogek What's interesting is their strategy to produce shit news, get ads and clicks from that and use those funds to do actually good investigations, apparently they just got a pulitzer

  • @GemeinschaftHQ
    @GemeinschaftHQ 3 года назад +314

    'Cute little Twink', Jesus, that one really came out of nowhere for me.

  • @AnimatedStoriesWorldwide
    @AnimatedStoriesWorldwide 3 года назад +660

    Adolf Quizler?? Should have stuck with Rayquizar...

    • @BritVR2022
      @BritVR2022 3 года назад +7

      Pokemon emerald for life my G

    • @marmotman151
      @marmotman151 3 года назад +6

      Why not just go with Vidkun Quizling?

    • @GDAlkali
      @GDAlkali 3 года назад +1

      That got me

    • @randybob275
      @randybob275 3 года назад +2

      Rem Quizar?

    • @Lelldorin84
      @Lelldorin84 3 года назад +2

      Anything thing is better than the ultimate cringe of "Quiz Daddy".

  • @gjackson3215
    @gjackson3215 3 года назад +754

    Why is binge watching Stede Bonnet explain random shit so addictive?

    • @SegwayBossk
      @SegwayBossk 3 года назад +51

      The gentleman's pirate

    • @Blazingmadman98
      @Blazingmadman98 Год назад +29

      Still waiting to hear how the case of the Very Hungry Caterpillar and its alleged war crimes played out.

  • @Vailskibum
    @Vailskibum 3 года назад +4069

    I haven't really even heard of HQ much before this video tbh

    • @whoissparky5983
      @whoissparky5983 3 года назад +95

      bruh you suck make better videos

    • @rummzeiss
      @rummzeiss 3 года назад +67

      @@whoissparky5983 bruh

    • @procrastinatingstudent9773
      @procrastinatingstudent9773 3 года назад +31

      me and al 20 guys at work used to play it and we won nothing, i heard someone one $4 once then i gave up after 3 weeks as it was worth less then working 1 minutes over time at work. was kind of fun to play though

    • @solomonrivers5639
      @solomonrivers5639 3 года назад +7

      My phone was too shit to run it and, by the time I upgraded, it was gone

    • @EggEnjoyer
      @EggEnjoyer 3 года назад +1

      Procrastinating Student Bro the one time I won, it was like 93 cents cause so many other people one

  • @SOFTDRINKTV
    @SOFTDRINKTV 3 года назад +489

    So happy I found this guy

  • @jasondulin7376
    @jasondulin7376 3 года назад +85

    I think you made this entire video to make me turn my volume up for your segments then frantically turn them down for the screaming reactions.
    You are magnificent.

  • @victoriab637
    @victoriab637 3 года назад +807

    The whole game show app thing is still a really smart concept, especially during COVID times. I expect other companies and startups to follow and learn from HQ's mistakes.

    • @JuanGomez-ke5py
      @JuanGomez-ke5py 3 года назад +23

      Good idea, in the right place in in the wrong time

    • @marshaltito641
      @marshaltito641 3 года назад +4

      Theres a similar game out now on tetris

    • @GOATexp
      @GOATexp 3 года назад +6

      True!! Just like Tik Tok perfected off of what Vine failed at

    • @_mossy_8520
      @_mossy_8520 3 года назад +9

      Here are some three suggestions I found
      •Free version :maximum you can win is 100 or so dollars (of course no one will ever win that much)
      Paid version: pay like 10 bucks and win limit is removed
      •Ad breaks between and only between questions so as not to annoy con testants too much
      •sponser some middle tier youtubers to make content about it and hopefully the clickbait bigger channel makes videos about it for free

    • @Jolenesmart1980
      @Jolenesmart1980 3 года назад +1

      Hasn’t happened and COVID been going couple years basically

  • @laatl824
    @laatl824 3 года назад +612

    This would’ve been doing pretty well in the pandemic

  • @stebyy
    @stebyy 3 года назад +53

    wow what a surprise the vine guys who’s app died due to the fact they didn’t have ads to pay creators fails at another app by also not monetizing

  • @Ciara_Foxx
    @Ciara_Foxx 3 года назад +1495

    Finally. Ordinary Daddy is talking about Quiz Daddy

  • @nikov132
    @nikov132 3 года назад +605

    I was a big fan of you in the Queens Gambit

  • @XOmangoXO
    @XOmangoXO 3 года назад +48

    Everyone did HQ at my college in 2017. It wasn't even super about the $, it was just a pride thing to be able to say you've won HQ. It was always funny when you'd be in a lecture hall during one of the lives because you'd see it on everyone's phones and hear people get upset when they'd lose. I can't even remember when we all stopped though, I assumed the app had died but guess not

  • @Heaven-LeighB
    @Heaven-LeighB 3 года назад +1405

    The amount of people in the comments that didn’t know HQ blows my mind. I loved it. Glitches and all. But once Scott peaced out for another job I couldn’t get into the other personalities.

    • @ToastNova
      @ToastNova 3 года назад +17

      Same.
      Except for Matt
      Matt is pog

    • @viviangalleher124
      @viviangalleher124 3 года назад +3

      When i saw this video it seemed familiar but i wasn't sure what it was, but once he started explaining it I was immediately flooded with memories of me and my friends sitting around trying to win

    • @toecurlersupreme
      @toecurlersupreme 3 года назад +16

      ive never heard of this app before this vid so learning about it all just now makes it feel like theres a huge chunk of my past missing or something

    • @theholyjosh5384
      @theholyjosh5384 3 года назад +8

      @@toecurlersupreme same honestly. It's like how did I miss this xD

    • @rubyy.7374
      @rubyy.7374 3 года назад +1

      Everyone in my school was super into it, but I wasn’t. Glad this filled me in on what I missed!

  • @johnyossarian1135
    @johnyossarian1135 3 года назад +36

    Russ doubled down so many times over the course of the video that I'm surprised there wasn't an army of him by the end.

  • @mojobear93
    @mojobear93 3 года назад +214

    This feels like a million years ago.

  • @EightOneFive
    @EightOneFive 3 года назад +199

    I won 14 cents once. It was all questions from The Office...guess I'm never going to get to claim it now. Damn.

    • @jackradzelovage6961
      @jackradzelovage6961 3 года назад +12

      the last game i ever played was like a 70k or something and so many people won that the winnings were $0.01 and $0.02. i said screw this im not gonna have the unicorn luck and get every question right just to win less than a NYC sidewalk will give me.

    • @emilycinnamon
      @emilycinnamon 3 года назад

      Same here. First and only time I played.
      nice pfp btw!

    • @Bl4ckD0g
      @Bl4ckD0g 3 года назад +1

      I got 1 question right for The Office one. I never watched the show, so I was just fuckin around anyway.

    • @Annafilmz
      @Annafilmz 3 года назад +1

      Not pennys boat.

    • @EightOneFive
      @EightOneFive 3 года назад

      @@Annafilmz ;)

  • @stolensaturnsedan
    @stolensaturnsedan 2 года назад +3

    Shoutout to my school counselor pausing our talk to play this while I was actively having a breakdown in her office.

  • @lankyfella
    @lankyfella 3 года назад +50

    One of my students showed me this app years ago, we won almost weekly and won enough to keep the classroom supplied with Coca Cola. RIP HQ Trivia

  • @chesneyevans
    @chesneyevans 3 года назад +21

    I played HQ for a while way back when it first came out. The best time to play was when no one knew about it, it was free to play and bigger winnings distributed amongst winners bc there were fewer winners.

  • @deserthillfolk9768
    @deserthillfolk9768 3 года назад +151

    "Like a communal fleshlight, the game was being spoiled by its overuse"
    I love your disgusting mind

  • @anmarrr4316
    @anmarrr4316 3 года назад +1122

    HQ was so fun at its peak, only real ones remember the birds nest soup question lol

    • @multijxde1855
      @multijxde1855 3 года назад +2

      Yesss

    • @KNHarrison125
      @KNHarrison125 3 года назад +20

      I was so pissed off that night. Lmao Never going to live that one down

    • @andreja9425
      @andreja9425 3 года назад +7

      May have been there, I don’t remember specific questions tho, what happened with that question lol?

    • @KNHarrison125
      @KNHarrison125 3 года назад +146

      @@andreja9425 The question was what is a base ingredient in bird's nest soup and the possible answers were bird's nest, cabbage, and noodles. The bird's nest seemed too obvious so most without a bot or Google guessed cabbage and noodles and the answer actually was bird's nest. There were 2 million people playing and only 250,000 left after that answer. And to rub it in the next night Scott ate soup out of a bowl with a bird on it

    • @andreja9425
      @andreja9425 3 года назад +40

      Kendrell Harrison damn that’s savage as fuck lol, I think I was there for that because i remember a really dumb question like that that most people got wrong and they all freaked out over it. RIP that 1,750,000 who got it wrong

  • @molly-ps2nc
    @molly-ps2nc 3 года назад +113

    i actually played HQ before it blew up and won 30 dollars. pretty sure that was my peak

  • @GZU
    @GZU 4 месяца назад +1

    is there a new version of this?

  • @ComptonFalcon
    @ComptonFalcon 3 года назад +154

    Literally the only thing I remember about HQ Trivia was Scott, and before this video I thought he was intentionally bad CGI

  • @Chance57
    @Chance57 2 года назад +5

    I literally never heard a whisper about any of this before right now. Time moves quicker and quicker the older you get.

  • @conord9623
    @conord9623 3 года назад +35

    This is the most recent repressed memory I have.

  • @TwoPairSA
    @TwoPairSA 3 года назад +8

    Finding out HQ is still going is a Shyamalan level twist in this video. Dude I was amazed.

  • @OneTopic
    @OneTopic 3 года назад +712

    I enjoy JackBox Trivia!
    I’ve even enjoyed some pub trivia!
    I have no idea what HQ Trivia is...
    I am ready to learn about this ordinary thing.

    • @phoebekelley4291
      @phoebekelley4291 3 года назад +18

      wholesome daddy watching ordinary daddy talk about quiz daddy? a more beautiful ménage of daddies could not possibly exist.

    • @cutiecutie6494
      @cutiecutie6494 3 года назад +1

      Helo

    • @OneTopic
      @OneTopic 3 года назад +10

      This is such a phenomenal train wreck that I’ve never heard of. This is amazing.

    • @OneTopic
      @OneTopic 3 года назад +5

      That ending was so wholesome...

    • @PhilfreezeCH
      @PhilfreezeCH 3 года назад +2

      @@OneTopic he deserves the success. He has made so many good videos in the past without getting too much traction and now finally he is being rewarded for his work.

  • @Mokey
    @Mokey 3 года назад +172

    He proly captured the talking head bits before we started pouring in by the tens of thousands. bless innocent past blonde boi

    • @dingbatfpv
      @dingbatfpv 3 года назад +1

      A single tear rolls down my cheek

    • @speed_8342
      @speed_8342 3 года назад +1

      Ooh, feels good to see familiar faces, hi mokey.

    • @steinful
      @steinful 3 года назад +3

      mokey why are you on an ordinary things video

    • @Mokey
      @Mokey 3 года назад +7

      @@steinful because RUclips mandated it. And im thoroughly enjoying this meal served by our algorithm overloard

    • @steinful
      @steinful 3 года назад +4

      @@Mokey its true the algorithim have been serving up bangers lately

  • @ziggybee9494
    @ziggybee9494 3 года назад +488

    The fact that their last-ditch solution was to get the hosts fucked up for every broadcast is especially upsetting and insensitive considering that the creator died of substance abuse

    • @dantosinferne
      @dantosinferne 3 года назад +73

      i think that was a joke. i highly doubt the owners would have wanted that. hosts showing up drunk/high is often a sign that the company is on the ropes (poor management leading to poor work environment, higher levels of stress, etc)

    • @lpsp442
      @lpsp442 Год назад +1

      When I first read your comment, it had exactly 404 likes, which felt poetic to me - HQ Trivia and its key people 404'd out of existence in a sense.
      But then I liked your post and raised it to 405, so oh well, there goes that.

  • @zhatar4214
    @zhatar4214 3 года назад +118

    If youtube channels were stonks I would *INVEST* in this one right now

  • @stoneangel667
    @stoneangel667 7 месяцев назад +1

    They had a promotion for a movie with the rock and the prize was increased a lot, made it to the final question and choked and never played again

  • @ChaosBW
    @ChaosBW 3 года назад +46

    Holy shit I never knew how empty Ellen's audience was

  • @thepowerliftinginvestor8490
    @thepowerliftinginvestor8490 3 года назад +344

    I’m just confused to why they wouldn’t have a commercial/sponsor after every other question.... they would make retarded money

    • @SpencerLemay
      @SpencerLemay 3 года назад +30

      Because with the format the commercials would get tedious quickly, and companies get more bang for their buck advertising on TV, radio, and websites.

    • @icantthinkofaname4265
      @icantthinkofaname4265 3 года назад +45

      Excuse me!
      It's differently abled money!

    • @Rasul_583
      @Rasul_583 3 года назад +17

      @@SpencerLemay i guess so but its better than going bankrupt. Also you could make like a $5 ad free thing so its not like cable where you have to pay but also see ads

    • @OGmolton1
      @OGmolton1 3 года назад +6

      smaller video , like maybe just the top half, and adds on the screen could have fixed all their problems it seems

    • @PhilfreezeCH
      @PhilfreezeCH 3 года назад +6

      @@SpencerLemay I am pretty sure it would be possible to straight up integrate the sponsorships into the questions.

  • @Crisco216
    @Crisco216 3 года назад +7

    I absolutely LOVE your content. And your delivery, *exquisite.*
    Your hair- *iconic*
    Thanks for keeping me entertained in these trying times ♡

  • @dingbatfpv
    @dingbatfpv 3 года назад +82

    100% this guy was raised on python and brass eye. Good shit.
    PS I look forward to the "weirder" stuff.

    • @NotfromDateline
      @NotfromDateline 3 года назад +3

      and charlie brooker

    • @dingbatfpv
      @dingbatfpv 3 года назад +1

      @@NotfromDateline Definitely 😆

    • @lifesoldier
      @lifesoldier 3 года назад

      i didnt know what i loved so much about this until you mentioned brass eye, his writing is fucking amazing "foot containers"

    • @stanley3005
      @stanley3005 3 года назад

      Brass eye was awsome.

  • @OldeManMinguiz
    @OldeManMinguiz 3 года назад +63

    Just recently found your channel, but HQ was huge in my old school. Perfect topic for you to cover! Love to see you working hard on your channel!

  • @whyjordie
    @whyjordie 2 года назад +2

    They took a leaf out of Movie Pass’s business notebook

  • @megabutters9144
    @megabutters9144 3 года назад +69

    The Gentleman Prirate is back at it with another great upload.

  • @dudestep
    @dudestep 3 года назад +25

    I stopped playing a few months after scott left. He was the glue that held everything together.

  • @mewmewkissycutie1028
    @mewmewkissycutie1028 3 года назад +67

    I'm a start calling you "ordinary daddy" now since you liked the name "quiz daddy" so much

    • @brandonlewisgaming6982
      @brandonlewisgaming6982 3 года назад +4

      hi a start calling you “ordinary daddy” now since you liked the name “quiz daddy” so much, I’m dad

    • @lillexus5589
      @lillexus5589 3 года назад

      @@A.B994 hi hungry, I'm dad

    • @cyrus2395
      @cyrus2395 3 года назад

      @@brandonlewisgaming6982 Took me a second read, but good joke, Dad

  • @bleeploughly6311
    @bleeploughly6311 3 года назад +51

    I had never even heard of this until now but I’m sorry I missed this dumpster fire of an experience in its prime

    • @damonsalvatore3222
      @damonsalvatore3222 3 года назад +1

      It was fun to do with a few people

    • @thekiss2083
      @thekiss2083 10 месяцев назад

      It was fun to leave on while you did chores or something so the host's banter didn't waste too much of your time

  • @Jake-rs9nq
    @Jake-rs9nq 8 месяцев назад +1

    I don't think I ever would've remembered this game if it weren't for this video. I got kicked by the laggy servers so many times that I erased the app from my phone and the memory from my mind.

  • @drewammons1525
    @drewammons1525 3 года назад +37

    The algorithm finally exposing you to a larger audience thankfully 🙏🏻

    • @chrispppy
      @chrispppy 3 года назад +5

      I found him because the internet historian told me to check him out. Thank you internet historian

    • @GeeMannn
      @GeeMannn 3 года назад +1

      Cosmogramma is my favorite album of all time. You got good taste

    • @drewammons1525
      @drewammons1525 3 года назад +1

      @@GeeMannn thanks lol 🙏🏻 idk if it’s my favorite album ever because that’s a hard decision to make. But it’s definitely my favorite album by him.

  • @sydneyb9340
    @sydneyb9340 3 года назад +5

    The “last” HQ was so much fun; I remember it being the one episode I laughed until I cried.

  • @irishjet2687
    @irishjet2687 3 года назад +71

    "They're not even playing; none of you are even playing. You're here because you're the real HQ fans, or you just want to see if Matt and I blow up. Which, couuuld happen?"
    "We're going to blow each other!"
    "...up."
    This exchange alone is worth every penny those venture capitalists invested.
    Edit: Scene (and context) starts at 19:10.

  • @TasteeGhoul
    @TasteeGhoul 3 года назад +13

    Been binge watching your content since the Mythology episode of Internet Historian Incognito debuted. One of my favorite channels now. Keep up the amazing work!
    "2 million people tuned in to smell what the rock was shilling" absolute gold lol

  • @ehknee
    @ehknee 3 года назад +15

    I started playing like a week after the app came out and I got my whole office in on it. Most of us did stop like a month or two after the New Year. The memes were great though. Instead of quiz daddy it was lag daddy and the octopus fiasco (which got me so mad lol). I miss those days and the addiction to the app lol

  • @oafkad
    @oafkad 3 года назад +41

    Even when he's not a pirate he's still a gentlemen.

  • @Aezeus
    @Aezeus 3 года назад +284

    I just dont understand why every time theres audio that isnt your voice its like 6 times louder...

    • @kyleedwards5412
      @kyleedwards5412 3 года назад +18

      Piss poor audio.

    • @RoroNYQ
      @RoroNYQ 3 года назад +12

      I guess I cant watch this video then. Thanks for the the heads up. Watching this video in middle of the night with my partner sleeping and broken earphones really don't match well.

    • @Pharoah2
      @Pharoah2 3 года назад +10

      I knew i wasnt crazy. This guy is single handedly responsible for destroying hundreds of thousands of eardrums.

    • @heartache5742
      @heartache5742 3 года назад +16

      PLEASE SLAP A COMPRESSOR ON THE MASTER AUDIO
      PLEASE
      JUST ONE LIMITER

    • @traveless
      @traveless 3 года назад +4

      I was interested in the video, I was less interested in the fact that I woke up my roommate with the unnecessary cuts of screaming

  • @Thegoldenaerobar2
    @Thegoldenaerobar2 8 месяцев назад +1

    Literally 4 ad breaks per game could have probably saved them, big companies would pay a shit ton to have their product streamed to like 500k people at once

  • @lography6917
    @lography6917 3 года назад +17

    A few days ago when I subbed you had like 70k subs, now 167k! Your channels blowing up because you're making awesome content! Glad to be here early with everyone!

  • @chrisalan5610
    @chrisalan5610 3 года назад +129

    "Beric Livingston"
    ok I think I figured out the very-british-name formula. Take a normal name that starts with a vowel and add a consonant to the front, then take a noun and add either stone, shire, or brook to the end. For example you could name your child Varron Bookingshire, and he would certainly grow into a fine young chap

    • @eneco3965
      @eneco3965 3 года назад +20

      A fine young chap who hates his parents for naming him Varron Bookinshire

    • @chrisalan5610
      @chrisalan5610 3 года назад +28

      @@eneco3965 Yes, but a fine young chap all the same. The hatred will just make him more British

    • @OneStarRating
      @OneStarRating 3 года назад +9

      You can also add well to the end.

    • @zevaronxz7288
      @zevaronxz7288 3 года назад +10

      Bemanuell killingstone

    • @gurgy3
      @gurgy3 3 года назад +6

      Maxl Rosewoodshire

  • @RoyWoodJrOfficial
    @RoyWoodJrOfficial 10 месяцев назад +1

    ".....like a communal flesh light" bravo. just fucking bravo.

  • @caravanofpigeons8240
    @caravanofpigeons8240 3 года назад +9

    RUclips is recommending you like crazy right now. I finally gave in, and I'm so glad I did.

  • @cy_young_9104
    @cy_young_9104 2 года назад +1

    Running ads is the simplest way to monetize. I’m shocked they didn’t do it.

  • @oregonjohnson
    @oregonjohnson 3 года назад +113

    There’s an 8 episode podcast from the Ringer called Boom Bust about the rise and fall of this app, I highly recommend it for anyone interested in a deeper dive on the subject. They actually got interviews with Scott and a variety of other people who worked at the company. Really interesting stuff.

  • @PhoenixAngel429
    @PhoenixAngel429 Год назад +1

    I remember that my dad played this a lot as he was going through chemo before he died. So it has a soft spot for me.

    • @Mike_Scarn
      @Mike_Scarn Год назад

      Wow, same. What type of cancer did your dad have?

  • @3dimensionalgames959
    @3dimensionalgames959 3 года назад +27

    The fact that I only recognized him by his subway book pranks really reflects his fame

  • @raespice
    @raespice 3 года назад +7

    Wow I literally forgot this existed. It’s like a fever dream. What was the competitor? I feel like it had a green icon and had two male hosts and everyone shipped them haha

  • @prisonmike6871
    @prisonmike6871 3 года назад +3

    y’all remember that one birds nest soup question??

  • @pimptom8704
    @pimptom8704 3 года назад +33

    I was looking up something ordinary gamers in the search and I found this channel because I forgot to put in the gamer. Honestly some pretty interesting stuff I sound my complete accident. Glad I found this channel.

  • @MaxwellBlue
    @MaxwellBlue 3 года назад +31

    Do an episode on job interviews... Seems like they've changed over the years and everyone hates them.

  • @peytont9337
    @peytont9337 3 года назад +5

    I used to play this a lot in late 2017 early 2018, the daily games got annoying and I had completely forgot about it until a couple months ago when it randomly crossed my mind. Love this video for updating me on what actually happened !

  • @jelloman4238
    @jelloman4238 3 года назад +37

    8:54 Calli made it in the video lol

    • @mex_I.M
      @mex_I.M 3 года назад +5

      She did performed a longest eldrich abom summoning ritual for a few hours.

    • @naya3149
      @naya3149 3 года назад +8

      Guess I'm not the only one who watches both ordinary things and hololive.

    • @mex_I.M
      @mex_I.M 3 года назад +1

      @@naya3149 yea internet historian brought me here. And Sseth brought me to Internet historian. And Gachi brought me to SSeth. There are probably some common ground with all.

    • @naya3149
      @naya3149 3 года назад

      @@mex_I.M The algorithm brought me here. Who are gachi and sseth? I've never heard of them.

    • @mex_I.M
      @mex_I.M 3 года назад

      @@naya3149 type in "gachimuchi" in private browser. Same with "seeth Tzeentch" I kinda want to let u experience that is discovering those 2 things.

  • @maxkimmings4361
    @maxkimmings4361 3 года назад +1

    “And then, tragedy struck-“ *advert*
    is the biggest blueballs ever

  • @BlueEyesWhiteCinnamonRoll
    @BlueEyesWhiteCinnamonRoll 3 года назад +93

    HQ felt straight out of a dystopian horror movie

  • @Sharpshooter649
    @Sharpshooter649 3 года назад +9

    Even in 2019, HQ Trivia had major glitches. One time, I made it to the final question when the grand prize was $100,000 but my screen froze

  • @KyleZelenak
    @KyleZelenak 3 года назад

    the volume difference between cuts in this video gave me whiplash

  • @yungoldman2823
    @yungoldman2823 3 года назад +17

    Oof that clip of quiz daddys youtube was...oof

  • @BrentBlueAllen
    @BrentBlueAllen 2 года назад

    My poor widdle ears can't handle the volume swings between quiet commentary and loud HQ+reaction clips

  • @margatrea
    @margatrea 3 года назад +4

    Dude. I found your channel last night when I was going trough a very, very rough mental health crisis and I binged watched almost your whole channel from 2am to 7 in the morning. You were able to make me laugh, educate and e entertain me and effectively helped to manage my crisis. Thank you so freaking much. I absolutely love your videos, your snarky British humour and politically charged commentary. I’ll share them with everyone I know. Please keep making them, you deserve so much more attention.
    Love from Portugal ❤️

  • @totallyrandomofficial
    @totallyrandomofficial 3 года назад +6

    loved the quiz daddy joke, the execution - perfect.

  • @juno5589
    @juno5589 3 года назад +152

    i was just fucking thinking abt this game, so crazy this came up in my recommended

    • @multijxde1855
      @multijxde1855 3 года назад +1

      Same

    • @joec3818
      @joec3818 3 года назад +1

      Yeah I was just thinking ab what happened to this

    • @andis7187
      @andis7187 3 года назад +1

      Me too, I still have it downloaded but haven’t touched it for years

  • @MadeInHeavxn
    @MadeInHeavxn 3 года назад +4

    hq was a whole mess and i for some reason specifically remember elmo on it at one point

  • @mireyas28
    @mireyas28 3 года назад +31

    I used to play this and I learned that everyone around me is as dumb as me and just pretends they know anything

  • @RaymerGames
    @RaymerGames 3 года назад +18

    *MORE ORDINARY THINGS. MORE ORDINARY THINGS. MORE ORDINARY THINGS!*

  • @sufferingtogether8827
    @sufferingtogether8827 3 года назад +17

    Informative content, well-written scripts, witty, on-topic, funny and sharp bits
    You deserve way more subs

  • @gymzilla12
    @gymzilla12 3 года назад +8

    Why was I laughing so hard at the hq drop pillow 😂 “this is not a parody”

  • @HB00-c3t
    @HB00-c3t 3 года назад +31

    My senior year, a few fellow students and I took a class at the other high school in our district. We would bus there and back everyday. On the bus back, there was always an HQ quiz going. Everyday me and the other students would all play HQ and help each other with the questions and all promised to share if we won. We never did win.

  • @kidathlete
    @kidathlete 3 года назад +35

    It's about time! The content is so well made, you deserve the recognition.

    • @OrdinaryThings
      @OrdinaryThings  3 года назад +1

      thank dude, i appreciate that!

    • @enocv
      @enocv 3 года назад

      @@OrdinaryThings hey ... how do i find you on social media ? id like to follow you at leats in insta... youre so cool... best youtuber ever

  • @levelmake7758
    @levelmake7758 2 года назад +1

    They couldn’t put like... an ad at the start of the game, and another ad at the end of the game?

  • @jack.soncalo
    @jack.soncalo 3 года назад +16

    I think they should try again, but fix the issues with implementing ads, airing the show ~less~ than daily, and smaller but more rewards, like top 100 players get $5, first gets $100

  • @raptor4840
    @raptor4840 3 года назад +6

    Damn I subbed to you back when you collaborated with Internet Historian last month then promptly binged all your videos. Glad to see you blew up so much since then

  • @tomotion
    @tomotion 3 года назад +1

    14:43 "Think she's spotted it. That's right sweetheart... Ergonomic management keyboard"

  • @Chachixo
    @Chachixo 3 года назад +6

    *turns volume up for narration*
    *pauses video in the middle of hysterical screaming*
    *turns video back down*
    repeat

    • @jackradzelovage6961
      @jackradzelovage6961 3 года назад

      BBC did that with old top gear all the time. turned up for jeremy richard and james so they could tell me how this v12 was special, then immediately id get a 737 takeoff in my earholes.

  • @Gbralta
    @Gbralta 2 года назад +1

    Until today, I’d never heard of this thing.

  • @xanderunderwoods3363
    @xanderunderwoods3363 4 дня назад +1

    I remember the good ol days of playing this

  • @johngrantcampbell9264
    @johngrantcampbell9264 3 года назад +4

    Finally. A new upload. I’ve been looking forward to this

  • @SlXkxmx
    @SlXkxmx Год назад +2

    Wow, I completely forgot about HQ trivia

  • @GregOfficially
    @GregOfficially 3 года назад +8

    I remember whenever someone beside Scot would come on and the chat would be so mean to them and belittle them, they chanted we want Scot and they would drag out the game to be long as possible, probably since it was laggy