Tabloid Launches Facebook Sports Quiz

Sports fans in Chicago now have the chance to see their witticisms in print thanks to a newspaper’s use of Facebook.

The application from daily tabloid RedEye invites Facebook users to take part in its mock quiz where fans compete to give their funniest responses to the day’s burning sports question.



Members can then vote for their favourite and the winner is included in the newspaper’s print version of the game - known as Five on Five.

Editor & Publisher reports: “The Five on Five page is RedEye’s latest use of Facebook, the social networking site which, like the commuter daily, targets a younger, urban, and professional demographic.

“A RedEye announcement quoted the frequent Five on Five contributor, Bag Boy, who wears a shopping bag over his head: ‘Facebook is for delusional people with too much time on their hands. That’s why I’m confident all Chicago sports fans will join me on it.’”