Ahq hack

To be fair, it appears HQ already takes steps to make some of its questions difficult to Google. But that three separate people have all come up with ways to cheat at HQ Trivia perhaps points to a bigger issue. While this makes it hard for a human to answer questions, it also stymies a script or bot attempting to scrape the text of the questions and answers. Lag Daddy, you may save us all.

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While Approach 2 is correct more often than Approach 1 , it can sometimes underperform. Take a look at the following:. The answer from looking at the Google results is clearly Mauna Kea. However, there are several instances of Mount Everest on the page. The last approach uses the Google Custom Search API to query the question three times, with a different answer choice appended to it each time.

This essentially restricts the search results page to only include results that contain the answer choice. On the main screen, before a game starts, place two fingers near the bottom half of the screen, just above the buttons.

Swipe up towards the top of the screen and repeat this motion quickly we know it sounds fake, but honestly it really works. The trick seems to only work once per day, so don't expect to load up on tons of lives at all one time.

HQ is likely aware of the hack at this point, so make sure you get a chance to try it before it disappears. There's no saying how much longer it will be around or whether or not it's an intentional Easter egg.