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Jul 2024
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What It Takes to Know Everything (Update...

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Victoria Groce is the best trivia contestant on earth. The winner of the 2024 World Quizzing Championship explains the structure of a good question, why she knits during competitions, and how to memorize 160,000 flashcards.

 

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    • Victoria Groce, “The Queen” on the television game show The Chase.

 

 

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