Hi guys!

So can it really be true that yet another British Summer is over? Or are we all holding out for a little more sunshine?! Fingers crossed but I predict rain, rain and more rain over the next few weeks!

On a happier note, we’ve got some great news. You guys out there, ‘Mr and Mrs Know it all’s’  have managed to create just under 60,000 UGC questions since Triviala started! Thats LOADS! Give yourselves a pat on the back from us

If you’re a fan of our Facebook page (and if you’re not why not?! Do it NOW!) you will have noticed we have been advertising all our latest winners on our page… there have been so many lucky winners, it’s hard to keep up!

But now, when you win on Triviala, before you withdraw your prize you have the options to share your winnings with all your friends on Facebook and Twitter:

If that won’t make your mates jealous, I don’t know what will!

FACTS OF THE WEEK

Once again, loads of quizzes have been played over the last few days. But the champion UGC player this week goes to….

gandalf1516 who played a whopping 168 quizzes. Well done, 50 crowns coming your way today!

The top played quizzes this week is quite a mix of music, movies and georgraphy. Intrigued?

1ST PLACE: Ultimate Lead Singers by larsenb with 348 plays. 50 crowns on their way to you!

2ND PLACE: Twilight Saga Movies Quiz created by chazspiers had 297 plays this week.

3RD PLACE: What is my Capital? by leisss whose quiz got 276 plays.

CONGRATS guys, you’ve been working hard, adding more to your knowledge database and have racked up a HUGE …. 24,872 number of quizzes played this week!

Have a great weekend guys and get Tweeting, Facebooking and Quizzing!

Over here at Triviala HQ, our talents are endless. Not only are we the largest online trivia website in the UK, where users can make their own quizzes, play against friends in trivia tournaments, play word, puzzle and trivia games AND win HUGE cash prizes….we also can tuck under our belt hosts of the first ever Triviala Quiz Night.

A few weeks backs we got involved with the IAA (International Advertising Association) with our very own Wade McElwain hosting the funnest night in town, a live and interactive Triviala Quiz Night. With games such as Celebrity Mug Shots, Guess the Song Music Mash and even a large and live version of our newest game Face Off it was a great success, with teams fighting it out to become the Triviala Quiz champions. So a big shout out to the winners…. CNN!!

Check out the FANTASTIC video below to see how the night unravelled:

Other news this week, it seems our DAILY HOT TOPIC quizzes have been keeping you all occupied over the last few weeks. Glad you like them all!

Fun facts for this week:

1st most played quiz- DAILY HOT TOPIC: Star Trek with 2356 plays

2nd most played quiz- DAILY HOT TOPIC: Doctor Who with 1960

3rd most played quiz- DAILY HOT TOPIC: Sex and the City with 1839 plays

Our cracking top player of the week goes to….

Prekat who played a HUGE 89 quizzes. You’ve got yourself 50 crowns!

And big claps all round to everyone who helped play all 22,013 quizzes this week….you clever bunch!!

Hi guys,

As I’m sure you’re aware we’ve got an AMAZING application on our Facebook page called QuizWiz.

All the quizzes are made by you lovely people and you have the option to play by yourself, in a group or even challenge a friend to play your chosen quiz. Who’ll come up top??

We’ve got a HUGE database of quizzes just waiting to get played and you can even create your own, just like you do on Triviala. They can be anything that takes your fancy….be it anything from football to food, cocktails to cricket or Twilight to Tennyson!

Invite your friends to add the QuizWiz app and play group games between you with all the quizzes you’ve made!

It’s so much fun so why not get playing now??

The sun is out and shining over here at Triviala HQ so what better day than this to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to yet another one of our £500 Jackpot winners!

So everyone, a big congrats to Julie Stone (ceejaystone) who has sent us in a lovely photo of herself and the coveted cheque…

Fancy being in with a chance to win 500 quid?! Then keep playing Triviala, the more crowns you earn the more you can enter into all our prize draws.

We’ve got loads going on at Triviala right now, new and improved Crossword game, battleships style game Pirate Wars and our new multiplayer quiz game QuizWiz on Facebook.

Fancy earning yourself some more crowns? Then check this out…

Each day you login to Triviala you’ll automatically get 10 Crowns! On top of that, if you login everyday for a week you’ll get aditional bonus of 20 Crowns AND if you login everyday for a month you get another extra 100 Crowns! So what are you waiting for?! Go earn some crowns simply by having fun!

After months of speculation, rumours and trying to keep their unconfirmed relationship secret….Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart tell the world they are a couple at long last!

The stars of the Twilight films who play the ‘irrevocably in love’ vampire Edward Cullen and mortal Bella Swan have come clean about their relationship which they have both denied for some time. The attention surrounding the lovebirds started when filming began for the second film in the saga ‘New Moon’. Since late 2008, they have tried to avoid all public appearances together as to not rouse suspicions…but we all secretly knew right?! They have constantly reiterated they were ‘just good friends’ but heart throb Pattinson revealed all on the red carpet at this years BAFTA’s.

The former Harry Potter star said: “It is extremely difficult but we are together, yes.

‘We can’t arrive at the same time because of the fans. It goes crazy. This was supposed to be a public appearance as a couple but it’s impossible. We are here together and it’s a public event but it’s not easy.”

Wow! How long has he been itching to say that?! He must’ve also been very proud of his American girlfriend as she won the Rising Star award at the BAFTA ceremony. Despite not mentioning Pattinson in her acceptance speech, she did thank all the hardcore Twilight fans who voted for her as this specific award was voted for by the public. It was no surprise to see her take home the accolade as the Twilight saga is most definitely the phenomenon of the moment. However, I’m sure there are many a broken hearted teen (and a few adults…ahem) who will shed a tear over the recent announcement… but there’s always Taylor Lautner I suppose!

Do you know your Cullens from your Blacks? Alice’s secret power to Jane’s? Who said what in which book?! We’ve got SO many Twilight quizzes for you to play you won’t know where to start… so I’ll give you a head start! Find them all right here.

Enjoy!

Katie Price has married Celebrity Big Brother winner, cage fighter Alex Reid in a 22 minuite ceremony in Las Vegas. The mother of three only divorced ‘Mysterious Girl’ singer Peter Andre in May 2009.

The newlyweds have been dating for seven months and has been a rollercoaster on/off saga. When Price appeared for the second time on ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’, in her exit interview she publicly dumped Alex on air. After saying she had done “a lot of thinking in the jungle” she went onto say “I wanted to be on my own, I don’t need a relationship. I hope we can remain friends”. Ant and Dec then asked her if Alex was still her boyfriend, she simply said “I’m not with him”.

Some people have said Katie has wed the CBB cross dressing winner for popularity and media attention. However, her agent has published a statement claiming that: “Their decision to marry has not been made with any media deal in place. It is purely down to their love for each other.” Hmmm, well this is publicity hungry Jordan we are talking about and I’m not that convinced, are you?

In an interview with OK magazine only published on Tuesday, Price had said that she will be having children with Alex and that they would be “together forever”.

According to reports, the couple didn’t allow any filming or photography to take place during the ceremony. Although ITV2’s cameras were there as they also screen Price’s relality TV show. So no doubt there will be at least some footage or a predictable OK front cover story! Let’s just wait and see…

What do you think about Jordnas latest conquest? True love or jumping on Alex’s fame bandwagon? Fancy seeing how much you know about Katie Price and ever interesting trials and tribulations then click here for loads of quizzes. Or Big Brother fans can test their knowledge on a decade of housemates!

After the terrible earthquake that hit Haiti recently, Simon Cowell will be pulling in numerous A list singers to record a charity single to raise money to help Haiti victims.

The charity single will be a cover of REM’s song “Everybody Hurts” and Cowell is in talks with various artists to try and get as many stars involved as possible. Although the final line up has not been revealed, it is rumoured Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams will be asked. Simon will also be hoping to get Take That and Susan Boyle involved but has already signed up both Cheryl Cole and Leona Lewis.

Lewis said: You can definitely count me in. What’s happened is absolutely heartbreaking and I really hope everyone pulls together to help”.

Stars over the pond have also been major players in raising money for the people of Haiti with U2 and Jay Z already recording their own charity singles.  Lionel Richie is also preparing to be joined by other stars to cover Michael Jackson’s classic song “We are the Wolrd”.

In America, over 100 celebrities too part in a ‘Hope for Haiti’ Telethon and raised over £35 million to go to the Haiti relief. The telthon was set up by George Clooney with celebrities such as Cameron Diaz, Zac Efron, Sasha Baron Cohen and Reese Witherspoon picking up the phone to donators. The telethon was televisied on MTV and people saw the likes of Madonna, Justin Timberlake and Rihanna performing. Users can download all the songs performed and all donations will go straight to the earthquake relief charities.

Please follow us on Twitter for loads more news and updates.

2009 was the year of unemployment, busting banks and a wet summer that didn’t see the sun put his hat for long at all.

But as Britain continues to face the ‘big freeze’ and the coldest spell recorded for 20 years, it’s looking like a gloomy start to 2010. Over 1000 people from the UK and Ireland took part in a survey conducted by Triviala.com revealing that over the last decade, 30% asked were not looking forward to 2010 and cannot see the current economy taking a positive turn or recovering from the country’s state of recession.

Around a third of people said that they were basing their New Years resolutions around saving money with the usual promises of eating less chocolate, going to the gym more and curbing our bad habits taking a back seat.

Scott O Donnell, spokesman for Triviala.com said: “its not surprising the survey suggests 75% of people will be using more online discount vouchers in the coming year. We are all looking to the web for entertainment and ways to save.”

The survey also revealed that while more than half of the adults asked were looking to be taking less holidays this year, they were also expecting another rainy summer in the UK.

However, we aren’t expecting 2010 to be completely full of doom and gloom as it seems the British public are feeling positive about our sporting stars and events this year. Still riding high on England’s 2009 Ashes win, Jenson Button with his F1 victory and the medal winning rising stars of the 2008’s Beijing Olympics, a staggering 70% of people are feeling positive and holding out for more sporting success this year. As we all know, nothing beats watching Wimbledon on ‘Murray Mount’ and cheering on England at the pub during the World Cup. The stresses of work and financial worries are put aside for those 90 minutes.

So whilst we have come to the end of the noughties and started the year knee deep in snow, all is still not lost! 2010 could be the year for change- let’s hope for more sporting celebrations with gold medals to boot and fingers crossed we are brought a hot, hot summer after surviving a icy cold winter.

Years we were not looking forward to

1. 2010

2. 2000

3. 2009

4. 2008

5. 2001

6. 2007

7. 2002

8. 2005

9. 2006

10. 2004

Thanks to all of the people who participated in the survey.

Jonathan Ross has announced he’s leaving his job as a radio and TV presenter at the BBC.

The presenter who has worked with the cooperation for 13 years decided not to renegotiate his contract which is due to end in July.

Ross announced he would be quitting his BBC1 talk show, his Radio 2 Saturday morning programme and his late night film programme, but will be able to continue to host the BAFTA Film Awards and other specials.

Although Ross, 49, was suspended in 2008 over a series of phone calls made to the actor Andrew Sachs on Russell Brand Radio 2 show, he’s announcement has come at an unexpected time. The phone scandal “had blown over and he was getting on with things at the BBC.”

His salary a reported £18 million over the last three years has also caused controversy and he was expected to take a pay cut following other BBC stars. The presenter has said his decision is not “financially motivated”.

In a statement the presenter said: “While there I have had a wonderful time working with the BBC, and am very proud of the shows I have made while there”. Jonathan Ross is thought to already have offers from US TV and the UK’s other channels ITV and Channel 4.

Ross has thanked his fans posting on Twitter: “Thanks for all the kind words about my decision. I feel sad that I can’t keep making the shows so many of you love.””

Ahh we’re going to miss Jonathan Ross, Friday nights won’t be the same

If you’re feeling a little nostalgic, why don’t you play some of our fantastic quizzes about all the great BBC shows over the years from The Young Ones to Dragons Den.

Boodle and the rest of the Triviala team would like to say a BIG congratulations to our latest £500 Jackpot prize winner:

Pat Bennison (prawn) pictured below:

Pat was thrilled to have won £500 and when we asked her what she will be spending her winnings on, she said:

“This has come just right for a little Christmas spending! Thanks to Triviala for the great competitions”.

So Pat will be enjoying her Christmas shopping a little bit more this year!

If you’d like to be in with a chance of winning cash prizes on Triviala, then make sure you enter our weekly prize draws.