Origin

The Quizduell meme made its debut in January of 2018, when a small meme creator on Instagram called i_have_your_memes_ uploaded a screenshot of the German version of the app "QuizClash", called "Quizduell".

Spread

In the days following the 31st, a large number of variations to the original post where uploaded by both the account itself and other German-based memers, possibly in an attempt to popularize the concept.

The Quizduell meme came out of fashion in early March of 2018, but was revived for a short period of time by its original creator in May of the same year, when he uploaded the first photoshopped iteration. It then seemingly vanished entirely until September 26th, when a user by the name of Sir Schnitzel the Delicious uploaded a version of the meme to his Enjin profile.

Structure and Content

The meme format is based on the submission function of the QuizClash app, which allows users to send in new questions to be implemented. The build-up to the joke is given in the form of some type of question, with the punchline being the four answers. Since the concept is based around a quiz, it allows for a wide range of topics, from gaming references to political and historical memes, and racial stereotypes. The fact that a creator doesn't need any editing skills, but simply the app and his own creativity to create a varitation of this meme is likely what warrants its, all be it short-lived, popularity amongst German memers. While it was uploaded by some English-speaking memers as well, the Quizduell meme is best known under its characteristic name because of the fact that it is generally associated with the German app version.

External References

Instagram origin – Russia is democratic_

Other occurences – gasmasken_swagger

Enjin – Multiple choice ma boice