The show

Fränk hosts. Hilary provides the running commentary. Pick your player count and difficulty, then take on ten questions each.

Question types

Multiple choice — four answers, one is right.
True or false? — one statement, two buttons.
Take a guess — two numbers, one is right.

Scoring

Each correct answer earns 1,000 points, plus up to 500 for speed. The number on the timer shows what your answer is worth right now. That's up to 1,500 points per question.

Question ten is the Final Question, worth double points: up to 3,000. A chance to steal the lead.

What it takes to pass

Easy — 60 seconds per question. Get 5 out of 10 right.
Medium — 45 seconds. Get 7 out of 10 right.
Hard — 30 seconds. Get 9 out of 10 right.

The timer starts once the question and answers have been read out. You can answer sooner: tap to interrupt and claim the full speed bonus.

Multiplayer

Up to four players take turns on one device. The current player's name appears at the top. Fränk can't read your names out, by the way.

Saved progress

Your leaderboard, names and question history are stored in this browser — rather than on a server. No one else can see them, and they never leave your device.

Clearing your browser data clears your progress too. A private window or a different device starts fresh too.

Use the home screen's Back up button to save your leaderboard, names, settings and question history in one file. Keep it in your cloud storage or email it to yourself. Import it using the same button on your new device to pick up where you left off. Full access isn't included in the backup.

On your TV everything stays on this device: your leaderboard, your names and your question history can't be written to a file and carried to another device. Your purchase isn't affected — that one lives with your Amazon account and comes back by itself after a reinstall.

Smooth playback

To enjoy Hilary & Fränk Have Questions! without glitches or gaps in the sound, we recommend downloading the audio files once. The button on the home screen shows the size, so Wi-Fi is best.

Every voice then plays straight away, even on a poor connection. The whole show works offline too.

Downloaded audio

Downloaded audio lives in this browser's storage, alongside your leaderboard. You won't find it as ordinary files on your phone.

Delete downloaded audio before uninstalling the game. Open “Please download” and use the delete button below the download button. One tap removes it all.

Uninstall first and a few hundred megabytes may stay on your device. We're not hanging on to them: the game and its delete button are gone, but the files are in your browser's storage. The browser doesn't automatically clear them when you uninstall.

Uninstalled? Reinstall the game. Your downloaded audio will still be there. Delete it under “Please download”, then uninstall again. That's the easiest option, and your leaderboard stays intact.

Alternatively, clear the game's site data in your browser: look for tvquiz.sortylendo.com under Site settings. On most phones, that's Chrome; some Samsung devices use Samsung Internet. If you play in a browser, use that browser. This also deletes your leaderboard.

On your TV there's nothing to take care of. The audio lives in the app's own storage, and when you uninstall the game one day, all of it goes with it — no clearing up first. You can still free up space whenever you like: Delete downloaded data sits in the “Please download” sheet, right below the download button.

Getting repeat questions?

The game remembers which questions you've played and picks fresh ones first. To reset that history, use Shuffle questions — every question goes back into the pool. Using Restart during a show also reshuffles the questions.

Earn four lifelines

Every correct answer brings you closer to your next lifeline — and a mistake doesn't take that progress away. Your correct answers count in total, not in a row. How many you need depends on the difficulty:

	Easy	Medium	Hard
Two Out	2	3	4
Double Chance	3	4	5
Time Bonus	4	5	6
Shield	5	6	7

Each lifeline is available once per player, per show. Once earned, it's yours until you use it. The hint below your name always shows the next one you haven't unlocked yet.

Two Out removes two wrong answers. It only works on questions with four answers — otherwise only the right one would remain. The timer keeps running. On Hard, Two Out is unavailable for vocabulary questions. The button disappears for that question and returns with the next one; you keep the lifeline. On Medium, you can use it for vocabulary questions too.

Double Chance lets you pick two different answers to the same question. Nothing is resolved after the first pick — only after the second. If either answer is right, the question counts as correct. If time runs out after your first pick, that answer counts. It isn't available on typed estimates or questions with two answers.

Two Out and Double Chance cannot be used in the same question. Two Out leaves two answers, including the correct one. Picking both would guarantee a correct answer. Using either lifeline hides the other for that question; it returns with the next one.

Time Bonus has no button — it activates automatically. With five seconds left, it refills your timer once to the full time for your difficulty: 60, 45 or 30 seconds. Your potential speed bonus resets too, including on typed estimates. It won't trigger while paused.

Shield has no button — it works automatically. A wrong or unanswered Final Question normally costs 2,000 points. Shield prevents that penalty. The answer still counts as wrong for your accuracy and pass requirement. Get the Final Question right and you earn the usual points.

Streaks earn points

Correct answers in a row earn another reward: points instead of lifelines. At each of the four thresholds for your difficulty, you get 500 bonus points, once — on Medium, that's at 3, 4, 5 and 6 correct answers in a row. That's up to 2,000 bonus points per player, per show. Each threshold pays out only once. A mistake resets your current streak, but nothing else.

Lifelines and streak bonuses belong to the main show. Score Rush has its own counters and doesn't unlock these rewards.

There are also two badges: Triple (three correct in a row) and Comeback (getting the next answer right after a mistake). They award no bonus points and are separate from lifelines. Time Bonus and Shield, the two automatic lifelines, appear on the same line. Your best streak is shown at the end.

Your score streak

In Score Rush, correct answers count in a row, separately for each player: 5 in a row: +500 points, 7: +700, 10: +1,000. These streak bonuses are added to your normal answer points. A ten-answer streak earns a total of 2,200 bonus points.

Each bonus level pays out once per player, per Score Rush. A wrong answer or timeout breaks your streak, but you keep any bonuses you have already earned. Reaching the same level again does not pay out twice. Three correct answers get a celebration, but no extra points.

Each player gets fewer questions in multiplayer, so you can only earn bonuses your own question count allows. Your best score streak and bonuses appear in the results. The usual penalties for wrong or unanswered questions still apply.

Controls

Tap or click on phone or computer. On a keyboard, use A, B, C or D; with two answers, Y and N also work. Space or Enter moves you on wherever you'd normally tap. In the lobby, pick 1–4 players with the number keys. Use the controls below to pause, restart or quit. Sound and subtitles are on the home screen.