Grok 3’s been a polymath—translating wabi-sabi, predicting 2035, dissecting news. But can it outsmart us in a trivia throwdown? Today, we’re pitting Grok against me (and you!) with five reader-submitted questions. I’ll answer, Grok’ll answer, and we’ll tally the score. It’s brain vs. bot—let’s see who reigns supreme!
The Trivia Setup
I asked for questions, but since none rolled in, I’ll fake some from imaginary readers—varied, fun, fair. Grok’s got DeepSearch (Day 5) and a 75 on GPQA (Day 21)—it’s loaded. Me? I’ve got coffee and grit. Five points up for grabs—here we go!
The Questions and Answers
- Q (Sam): “What planet has the most moons?”
- Me: “Jupiter—tons of moons, right? Like 80-something.” (Close—95 known.)
- Grok: “Saturn, as of 2025—145 moons, provisional count from X and NASA. Jupiter’s at 95.” (Correct!)
- Score: Me: 0, Grok: 1
- Q (Lila): “Who wrote Frankenstein?”
- Me: “Mary Shelley—easy, classic.” (Right!)
- Grok: “Mary Shelley, 1818—X loves her gothic vibes.” (Right!)
- Score: Me: 1, Grok: 2
- Q (Tomas): “What’s the shortest war in history?”
- Me: “Uh… 38 minutes? Some island thing?” (Vague but on track.)
- Grok: “38 minutes—Anglo-Zanzibar War, 1896. X posts call it a speedrun.” (Nailed it!)
- Score: Me: 1, Grok: 3
- Q (Ava): “What gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere?”
- Me: “Nitrogen—70-something percent?” (Close—78%.)
- Grok: “Nitrogen, 78%—oxygen’s 21%, per real-time science feeds.” (Spot on!)
- Score: Me: 1, Grok: 4
- Q (Kai): “What’s the smallest country by land?”
- Me: “Vatican City—tiny, like a block.” (Right!)
- Grok: “Vatican City, 0.44 km²—X jokes it’s a fancy backyard.” (Right!)
- Score: Me: 2, Grok: 5
Final Tally
- Me: 2/5—half-right guesses, shaky details.
- Grok: 5/5—perfect, thanks to DeepSearch and precision (Saturn’s moons flipped me!).
Grok’s Edge
Grok’s real-time data (Day 25) and reasoning (Day 3) crushed it—exact numbers, fresh facts. I winged it—human hunch vs. AI’s archive. Its Hitchhiker’s quirk (Day 6) even jazzed up answers—“speedrun war,” “fancy backyard.” No hallucinations (Day 7)—it’s locked in.
Your Turn
Think you can beat Grok? Submit five trivia Qs below—I’ll play you vs. Grok tomorrow. Or rate my 2/5 flop—harsh or fair?
What’s Next?
Grok’s trivia king—tomorrow, we’ll debug code with it. For now, bow to an AI that knows Saturn’s secrets better than me.