Lets say you pay a dollar to be asked a question (ex. What color is the sky?) you are given four multiple choice answers (a. green, b. red, c. blue, d. purple) and 5 seconds to answer. If your respond correctly you get $1.50 for your intial payment of a dollar, and if you answer incorrect than you forfeit your dollar.
Is this considered gambling?
Lets say you pay me to do the research to find out the answer to your question.