Panasonic Launches Olympic QUIZ TRIVIATHLON Facebook App Using Cloud Service During London 2012

Panasonic Launches Olympic QUIZ TRIVIATHLON on Facebook (Graphic: Business Wire)

TOKYO--()--Panasonic Corporation, an Official Worldwide Olympic Partner, launched a Facebook app QUIZ TRIVIATHLON on July 27, 2012, to coincide with the opening day of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

QUIZ TRIVIATHLON
https://apps.facebook.com/triviathlon/

QUIZ TRIVIATHLON is an easy-to-play two-choice answer per question quiz application which includes over 700 questions about the history, sports and host cities of the Olympic Games. In this "competition of knowledge," you must continually answer the questions correctly in order to survive; one wrong answer will end the game. Join this campaign to accumulate your knowledge on the Olympic Games and make the London 2012 even more entertaining!

World Championship Starts August 10, 2012!

The QUIZ TRIVIATHLON World Championship will take place simultaneously around the world from August 10, three days before the closing of the Olympic Games. Using cloud services, questions will be simultaneously sent to all participants worldwide to challenge for the world's record for the longest streak of correct answers. The World Championship is a QUIZ TRIVIATHLON which requires the highest level of intelligence, physical stamina and mental endurance, as each question will appear every minute for participants to answer within that time limit.

The highest scoring TRIVIATHLON athletes are eligible to win a video message and autograph and a shareable special certificate with a photograph of a famous gold medalist according to the number of correct answers.

There are many ways to be the world's best - Join forces with friends? Rely solely on searches? Or, accumulate your knowledge beforehand? Panasonic awaits your challenging spirit in the ultimate Olympic trivia contest!

Dates:
1. QUIZ TRIVIATHLON: July 27 10:00 - August 9 9:59 (Greenwich Mean Time)
2. QUIZ TRIVIATHLON World Championship: August 10 10:00 - August 12 23:59 (Greenwich Mean Time)

 

World's Championship Special Prizes

Leaf rank:   Certificate with participant's name, best score, and world ranking
Bronze rank: Autographed certificate from a famous gold medalist
Silver rank: Autographed certificate with photograph of the famous gold medalist
Gold rank: Silver prize plus a video message from the famous gold medalist
Languages: English and Japanese
 

URL
Panasonic/Worldwide Olympic Partner Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/PanasonicWorldwideOlympicPartner/

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Contacts

Media Contacts:
Global Public Relations Office
Panasonic Corporation
Tel: +81-(0)3-6403-3040 Fax: +81-(0)3-3436-6766
Panasonic News Bureau
Tel: +81-(0)3-3542-6205 Fax: +81-(0)3-3542-9018

Release Summary

Panasonic Corporation, an Official Worldwide Olympic Partner, launched a Facebook app QUIZ TRIVIATHLON about the history, sports and host cities of the Olympic Games.

Contacts

Media Contacts:
Global Public Relations Office
Panasonic Corporation
Tel: +81-(0)3-6403-3040 Fax: +81-(0)3-3436-6766
Panasonic News Bureau
Tel: +81-(0)3-3542-6205 Fax: +81-(0)3-3542-9018