Crave giveaway: Take our 'Crowd Control' quiz, enter to win a Parrot drone
How well do you know the bizarre plot and characters of CNET's first-ever crowdsourced science fiction novel? Test yourself with this quiz, then enter to be rewarded for your expertise.
- Finalist for the Nesta Tipping Point prize and a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Editor's note: Some giveaways require leaving a comment to enter, but not this one. We've turned off comments on this post to prevent confusion.
We're nearing the end of our groundbreaking crowdsourced science fiction novel, "Crowd Control: Heaven Makes a Killing," with 18 installments published as of Friday on CNET and just a handful more to go before we reach the end of our tale of eternal life and a global battle for the future of humanity.
If you've managed to follow the twists and turns of this story written and edited by contributors via a single Google Doc, you deserve recognition for your "Crowd Control" fandom. So we worked up a quiz to test your knowledge of the project, with a prize up for grabs for two lucky readers who show their grasp of the exploits of Meta, Charles and Rebecca Danish, the Parker family and the rest of our heroes.
An extra charge in your wallet.
The free goods? A Parrot Bebop Drone and Skycontroller for one randomly chosen person who gets seven or more quiz answers correct and a PlusUs LifeCard credit-card-size portable battery for one who gets six or fewer right.
The Bebop quadcopter drone "gets points for being a compact, durable, easy-to-use quadcopter for capturing good video and photos," says CNET reviewer Josh Goldman. The Skycontroller has two precise joysticks for navigating the Bebop and can be used as a standalone remote or paired with a smartphone or tablet.
Our other prize, the LifeCard 1,500 mAh ultraportable power bank, easily fits into any wallet for quick on-the-go charging of iOS or Android devices.
For a chance to win one of these prizes, just take the below quiz, click on the Twitter icon at the end of it and tweet to share your score. See official rules for more details.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. DATA RATES MAY APPLY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. YOU HAVE NOT YET WON. MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., 18 YEARS OLD OR AGE OF MAJORITY, WHICHEVER IS OLDER IN YOUR STATE OF RESIDENCE AT DATE OF ENTRY INTO SWEEPSTAKES. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Sweepstakes ends at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, June 27, 2016.