A fun, digital quiz tournament to protect you and your family & fight the virus together!
From April 21st to May 21st 2021, it’s your turn to strike back against the coronavirus. It’s easy and fun: just join our quiz game on COVID-19. Build up valuable knowledge as you score points and compete with others!
You can also win great prizes such as a Samsung Galaxy S10, 60€ phone credit, and accredited e-learning degrees. All participants can also earn an official atingi learning certificate of participation!
Pfizer, Astra Zeneca or Moderna...?! Types of Covid-19 vaccines & how they work
Can you spot the most common conspiracy theories & misconceptions?
Can you guess by what percentage global CO2 emissions dropped during the lockdowns? Facts on how the virus has changed the world!
Do you know who to trust? International, up to date & reliable sources!
What do the new Covid-19 variants mean for vaccination campaigns?
Every week, there are 2 Challenge Days. On every Challenge Day, you can either win mobile phone credit worth 60 Euro OR an online language course for a language of your preference from Babbel for 12 months!
Every week, you can win a Samsung Galaxy S10 or a Career Coaching where you learn CV writing skills, how to effectively use LinkedIn to network, how to ace interviews and more!
The player with the highest overall score in the game wins the recognized & accredited e-learning courses from EdX worth 1,500€. You will have the choice to select one nanodegree course and HarvardX courses up until a combined total worth of 1,500€ — offered and certified by none other than Harvard University!
Please note that you are only allowed to participate in 1 Daily Prize lottery and 1 Weekly Prize lottery, not multiple — everyone should have a fair chance to win after all! As atingi is the organizer of this contest, you also must register on our completely free-of-charge e-learning website online.atingi.org to be eligible to win. Winners will be announced on online.atingi.org
The Highest Score Prize Winner will be announced on Friday, 21st of May, which will be broadcasted as a Digital Live Event Award Ceremony on atingi’s website.
All players who have reached the minimum score required to be eligible for the Weekly Prize lotteries are informed via a pop-up in the game and invited to attend the digital prize drawing ceremonies on atingi's website. For the Daily Prizes, winners will be announced as part of the weekly award ceremonies.
The Contest Against Corona will kickoff with an online event, which will be broadcast live on 23 November at 10:00 GMT. Do not miss it! We will explain how to play the quiz game and let you know how you can compete most effectively, either by yourself or as part of your group! Moreover, we invited a round of experts, who will introduce to you the topics of the contest. At the end of the event, we will count down together and gaming will start! Watch here or via the atingi youTube channel.
You can start gaming on 23 November, 11:00 GMT and keep playing until 11 December, 14:00 GMT. The quiz game consists of multiple-choice questions on four different topics.
Play as many rounds as you can to collect points, climb up the high score and increase your chances of winning. Make sure to add your name and e-mail address to your profile, otherwise you won’t be able to win any prizes. Check out how it works below. Also, remember to check out the learning tips at the end of each round to keep improving your game and thereby, of course, your corona knowledge.
In week one we will play starter level questions and release more advanced questions on 30 November. For more information on how to play, please check the following section. Also, follow us on facebook to receive regular updates on the contest.
Are you up for a challenge? Today, you receive double points for every round you play — all day long! Next to quickly climbing up the high score, you also have the chance to become winner of the day. The winners of Challenge day I will be announced on 27 November via the quiz game dashboard.
The winners of week one will be announced on 30 November at 13:00 GMT via the quiz game dashboard.
Are you up for a challenge? Today, you receive double points for every round you play — all day long! Next to quickly climbing up the high score, you also have the chance to become winner of the day. The winners of Challenge day II will be announced on 4 December via the quiz game dashboard.
The winners of week two will be announced on 7 December at 13:00 GMT via the quiz game dashboard.
Are you up for a challenge? Today, you receive double points for every round you play — all day long! Next to quickly climbing up the high score, you also have the chance to become winner of the day. The winners of Challenge day III will be announced on 10 December via the quiz game dashboard.
The Contest Against Corona will close with an online event, which will be broadcast live on 11 December at 14:00 GMT. Tune in and find out whether you are among the winners of the Contest! We also have some more experts and other guests coming in, and we'll hear about our gamers’ experiences. More details will be published soon.
Which avatar will you pick? The dragon? The alien? The coronavirus monster? The robot? Simply pick a username, select your avatar and your are ready to play!
To collect points, you must answer multiple choice questions relating to Covid-19. Each round has 6 multiple choice questions. The goal is to collect as many points as possible by quickly selecting the correct answer.
Invite your friends to play against you and earn extra points as a reward. Let's see who knows more about Covid-19!
Anyone aged 16+ can participate! All you need is an internet browser — in other words you can play the game from your smartphone, desktop, or laptop. To be eligible for prizes, you must be located in the MENA region, Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia (incl. Philippines). For the full Terms & Conditions please click here.
atingi, an international digital learning project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
Contest Against Corona is organized by
atingi's vision is a world in which digital learning is accessible, inclusive, relevant, safe & secure for all learners. It contributes to this vision via its free-of-charge digital learning platform. For more information, visit online.atingi.org.
Please send an email to atingi@giz.de with the Subject line "Contest Against Corona Support"
To be eligible for prizes, you must be located in the MENA region, Sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia (incl. Philippines). You also need to register on https://online.atingi.org/
All players who have reached the minimum score required to be eligible for the Weekly Prize lotteries are informed via a pop-up in the game and invited to attend the digital prize drawing ceremonies. The Weekly Prize Winners will be announced at a Digital Live Event Award Ceremony on atingi’s website and winners will also be notified via email. For the Daily Prizes, winners will be announced via email and on atingi’s website.
No, but you can still continue playing to earn the atingi badge, and you are also still eligible to earn your way with your points to the high-score prize!
As soon as you are confirmed as a winner, atingi will get in touch with you about how to best send you your prize.
Once you have reached a certain amount of points, you will automatically get a completion certificate issued by atingi.
"I would really like to thank the organizers of this contest. This contest really allowed us to strengthen our knowledge about the disease and it helped us. It was very interesting and fun and we learned a lot!"
Donald Yannick Tiendrebeogo