Gjett kjendisen (VG)
Name the day's Norwegian celebrity from a pixelated photo.
Every day: One Norwegian celebrity a day, the same for everyone, hidden behind a pixelated photo: name them in ten tries, with a new hint (age, gender, municipality, profession) after each guess. New puzzle: Once a day; the site does not state the time.
Gjett kjendisen (Guess the celebrity) is VG's daily game in Norwegian. A pixelated photo hides one Norwegian public figure; you search for names and each guess unlocks another hint about the person's age, gender, home municipality or profession, with ten attempts.
About Gjett kjendisen (VG)
Gjett kjendisen is one of the daily games on VG, Norway's largest newspaper, alongside its word games Ordstjernen and Ordstrekket. Each day it asks a single question: hvem er dagens kjendis, who is today's celebrity? Everyone sees the same pixelated photograph.
You search for a name and submit it. Each guess gives you another hint about the answer, drawn from four facts: age, gender, municipality and profession. You have ten attempts in all, and a calendar strip above the game lets you go back to earlier days.
The celebrities are Norwegian, from television, sport, music and politics, so it suits people who follow Norwegian news and culture; Norwegian learners will find it a test of how well they know the country's public faces. The game also has statistics and leaderboards.
How to play Gjett kjendisen (VG)
- Open Gjett kjendisen on VG and look at the day's pixelated photo.
- Search for a Norwegian celebrity and submit your guess.
- Read the new hint after each guess: age, gender, municipality or profession.
- Find the person within ten attempts.
Tips
- Use the first hints to fix the age range and profession before guessing names.
- The municipality hint can point to a local sports star or musician.
- Play earlier days from the calendar to learn the kind of people who come up.
Questions
Who makes Gjett kjendisen?
VG, the Norwegian newspaper, as part of its games section.
How many guesses do I get?
Ten, with a new hint after each one.
Can I play past days?
Yes. A calendar above the game lists earlier days.
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