Bloomberg's "Pointed" is a weekly news quiz designed for "risk-takers and news trivia enthusiasts," according to the Bloomberg Help Center. The quiz format goes beyond just testing knowledge of current events, also assessing players' confidence in their answers.
Key to its strategic gameplay, "Pointed" incorporates unique elements such as point allocations, leverages, and hedges. These features allow players to either embrace risk or play with caution, depending on their strategy.
The quiz is accessible weekly on Bloomberg.com, as well as on mobile devices and the Bloomberg Terminal. It is free to play and runs from Thursdays at 6 p.m. EST until Mondays at 11:59 p.m. EST. Players are given a pool of 100 points to allocate across 10 questions, without knowing the questions beforehand.
"Bloomberg This Weekend" hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo regularly participate in the quiz, as seen in various video segments covering topics such as AI, securities fraud, movies, bonds, streaming, yogurt, retail, cryptocurrency, and obituaries.
