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“You get a rush or a neuroreward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline. “I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”

He said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing a video game. However, unlike gambling and even video games, Kounios says trivia is generally not a habit that’s a problem…

People like Kishler enjoy getting to interact with people at these events, especially compared to electronic trivia games.

She finds that doing well at trivia games gives her “a feeling of validation” and increases her self-esteem.

“I love general knowledge, geography, literature, music, science trivia,” she said. “I just love to accumulate knowledge. I like the exercise that it gives my brain and memory.”

She doesn’t view herself as a competitive person but nevertheless enjoys getting a bit amped up at trivia games.