diff --git a/common/app/routes/Hikes/components/Questions.jsx b/common/app/routes/Hikes/components/Questions.jsx
index 1a7b08c9e3..38dade4633 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Hikes/components/Questions.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Hikes/components/Questions.jsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   Row
 } from 'react-bootstrap';
 
-const ANSWER_THRESHOLD = 200;
+const answerThreshold = 200;
 
 export default contain(
   {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default contain(
         isPressed,
         showInfo,
         shake,
-        username
+        isSignedIn: !!username
       };
     }
   },
@@ -51,56 +51,46 @@ export default contain(
       isPressed: PropTypes.bool,
       showInfo: PropTypes.bool,
       shake: PropTypes.bool,
-      username: PropTypes.string,
+      isSignedIn: PropTypes.bool,
       hikesActions: PropTypes.object
     },
 
-    handleMouseDown({ pageX, pageY, touches }) {
-      if (touches) {
-        ({ pageX, pageY } = touches[0]);
-      }
-      const { mouse: [pressX, pressY], hikesActions } = this.props;
-      hikesActions.grabQuestion({ pressX, pressY, pageX, pageY });
-    },
-
-    handleMouseUp() {
+    handleMouseUp(e, answer) {
+      e.stopPropagation();
       if (!this.props.isPressed) {
         return null;
       }
+
+      const {
+        hike,
+        currentQuestion,
+        isSignedIn,
+        delta
+      } = this.props;
+
       this.props.hikesActions.releaseQuestion();
+      this.props.hikesActions.answer({
+        e,
+        answer,
+        hike,
+        delta,
+        currentQuestion,
+        isSignedIn,
+        threshold: answerThreshold
+      });
     },
 
-    handleMouseMove(answer) {
+    handleMouseMove(e) {
       if (!this.props.isPressed) {
-        return () => {};
+        return null;
       }
+      const { delta, hikesActions } = this.props;
 
-      return (e) => {
-        let { pageX, pageY, touches } = e;
-
-        if (touches) {
-          e.preventDefault();
-          // these re-assigns the values of pageX, pageY from touches
-          ({ pageX, pageY } = touches[0]);
-        }
-
-        const { delta: [dx, dy], hikesActions } = this.props;
-        const mouse = [pageX - dx, pageY - dy];
-
-        if (mouse[0] >= ANSWER_THRESHOLD) {
-          return this.onAnswer(answer, true)();
-        }
-
-        if (mouse[0] <= -ANSWER_THRESHOLD) {
-          return this.onAnswer(answer, false)();
-        }
-
-        return hikesActions.moveQuestion(mouse);
-      };
+      hikesActions.moveQuestion({ e, delta });
     },
 
     onAnswer(answer, userAnswer) {
-      const { hikesActions } = this.props;
+      const { isSignedIn, hike, hikesActions } = this.props;
       return (e) => {
         if (e && e.preventDefault) {
           e.preventDefault();
@@ -109,20 +99,12 @@ export default contain(
         return hikesActions.answer({
           answer,
           userAnswer,
-          props: this.props
+          hike,
+          isSignedIn
         });
       };
     },
 
-    routerWillLeave(nextState, router, cb) {
-      // TODO(berks): do animated transitions here stuff here
-      this.setState({
-        showInfo: false,
-        isCorrect: false,
-        mouse: [0, 0]
-      }, cb);
-    },
-
     renderInfo(showInfo, info, hideInfo) {
       if (!info) {
         return null;
@@ -150,6 +132,8 @@ export default contain(
     },
 
     renderQuestion(number, question, answer, shake) {
+      const { hikesActions } = this.props;
+      const mouseUp = e => this.handleMouseUp(e, answer);
       return ({ x }) => {
         const style = {
           WebkitTransform: `translate3d(${ x }px, 0, 0)`,
@@ -160,13 +144,13 @@ export default contain(
           <Panel
             className={ shake ? 'animated swing shake' : '' }
             header={ title }
-            onMouseDown={ this.handleMouseDown }
-            onMouseLeave={ this.handleMouseUp }
-            onMouseMove={ this.handleMouseMove(answer) }
-            onMouseUp={ this.handleMouseUp }
-            onTouchEnd={ this.handleMouseUp }
-            onTouchMove={ this.handleMouseMove(answer) }
-            onTouchStart={ this.handleMouseDown }
+            onMouseDown={ hikesActions.grabQuestion }
+            onMouseLeave={ mouseUp }
+            onMouseMove={ this.handleMouseMove }
+            onMouseUp={ mouseUp }
+            onTouchEnd={ mouseUp }
+            onTouchMove={ this.handleMouseMove }
+            onTouchStart={ hikesActions.grabQuestion }
             style={ style }>
             <p>{ question }</p>
           </Panel>
@@ -175,19 +159,20 @@ export default contain(
     },
 
     render() {
-      const { showInfo, shake } = this.props;
       const {
         hike: { tests = [] } = {},
         mouse: [x],
         currentQuestion,
-        hikesActions
+        hikesActions,
+        showInfo,
+        shake
       } = this.props;
 
       const [ question, answer, info ] = tests[currentQuestion - 1] || [];
 
       return (
         <Col
-          onMouseUp={ this.handleMouseUp }
+          onMouseUp={ e => this.handleMouseUp(e, answer) }
           xs={ 8 }
           xsOffset={ 2 }>
           <Row>
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Hikes/flux/Actions.js b/common/app/routes/Hikes/flux/Actions.js
index 5220286759..25c879d302 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Hikes/flux/Actions.js
+++ b/common/app/routes/Hikes/flux/Actions.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { Actions } from 'thundercats';
 import debugFactory from 'debug';
 
 const debug = debugFactory('freecc:hikes:actions');
+const noOp = { transform: () => {} };
 
 function getCurrentHike(hikes = [{}], dashedName, currentHike) {
   if (!dashedName) {
@@ -35,18 +36,17 @@ function findNextHike(hikes, id) {
   return hikes[currentIndex + 1] || hikes[0];
 }
 
-function releaseQuestion(state) {
-  const oldHikesApp = state.hikesApp;
-  const hikesApp = {
-    ...oldHikesApp,
-    isPressed: false,
-    delta: [0, 0],
-    mouse: oldHikesApp.isCorrect ?
-      oldHikesApp.mouse :
-      [0, 0]
-  };
 
-  return { ...state, hikesApp };
+function getMouse(e, [dx, dy]) {
+  let { pageX, pageY, touches } = e;
+
+  if (touches) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    // these re-assigns the values of pageX, pageY from touches
+    ({ pageX, pageY } = touches[0]);
+  }
+
+  return [pageX - dx, pageY - dy];
 }
 
 export default Actions({
@@ -107,64 +107,115 @@ export default Actions({
     };
   },
 
-  grabQuestion({ pressX, pressY, pageX, pageY }) {
-    const dx = pageX - pressX;
-    const dy = pageY - pressY;
-
-    const delta = [dx, dy];
-    const mouse = [pageX - dx, pageY - dy];
+  grabQuestion(e) {
+    const { pageX, pageY } = e;
+    const delta = [pageX, pageY];
+    const mouse = getMouse(e, delta);
 
     return {
       transform(state) {
-        const hikesApp = { ...state.hikesApp, isPressed: true, delta, mouse };
-        return { ...state, hikesApp };
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          hikesApp: {
+            ...state.hikesApp,
+            isPressed: true,
+            delta,
+            mouse
+          }
+        };
       }
     };
   },
 
   releaseQuestion() {
-    return { transform: releaseQuestion };
-  },
-
-  moveQuestion(mouse) {
     return {
       transform(state) {
-        const hikesApp = { ...state.hikesApp, mouse };
-        return { ...state, hikesApp };
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          hikesApp: {
+            ...state.hikesApp,
+            isPressed: false,
+            mouse: [0, 0]
+          }
+        };
+      }
+    };
+  },
+
+  moveQuestion({ e, delta }) {
+    const mouse = getMouse(e, delta);
+
+    return {
+      transform(state) {
+        return {
+          ...state,
+          hikesApp: {
+            ...state.hikesApp,
+            mouse
+          }
+        };
       }
     };
   },
 
   answer({
+    e,
     answer,
     userAnswer,
-    props: {
-      hike: { id, name, tests, challengeType },
-      currentQuestion,
-      username
-    }
+    hike: { id, name, tests, challengeType },
+    currentQuestion,
+    isSignedIn,
+    delta,
+    threshold
   }) {
+    if (typeof userAnswer === 'undefined') {
+      const [positionX] = getMouse(e, delta);
+
+      // question released under threshold
+      if (Math.abs(positionX) < threshold) {
+        return noOp;
+      }
+
+      if (positionX >= threshold) {
+        userAnswer = true;
+      }
+
+      if (positionX <= -threshold) {
+        userAnswer = false;
+      }
+    }
 
     // incorrect question
     if (answer !== userAnswer) {
       const startShake = {
         transform(state) {
-          const hikesApp = { ...state.hikesApp, showInfo: true, shake: true };
-          return { ...state, hikesApp };
+          return {
+            ...state,
+            hikesApp: {
+              ...state.hikesApp,
+              showInfo: true,
+              shake: true
+            }
+          };
         }
       };
 
       const removeShake = {
         transform(state) {
-          const hikesApp = { ...state.hikesApp, shake: false };
-          return { ...state, hikesApp };
+          return {
+            ...state,
+            hikesApp: {
+              ...state.hikesApp,
+              shake: false
+            }
+          };
         }
       };
 
       return Observable
         .just(removeShake)
         .delay(500)
-        .startWith({ transform: releaseQuestion }, startShake);
+        .startWith(startShake);
     }
 
     // move to next question
@@ -198,22 +249,21 @@ export default Actions({
     }
 
     // challenge completed
-    const optimisticSave = username ?
+    const optimisticSave = isSignedIn ?
       this.post$('/completed-challenge', { id, name, challengeType }) :
       Observable.just(true);
 
     const correctAnswer = {
       transform(state) {
-        const hikesApp = {
-          ...state.hikesApp,
-          isCorrect: true,
-          isPressed: false,
-          delta: [0, 0],
-          mouse: [ userAnswer ? 1000 : -1000, 0]
-        };
         return {
           ...state,
-          hikesApp
+          hikesApp: {
+            ...state.hikesApp,
+            isCorrect: true,
+            isPressed: false,
+            delta: [0, 0],
+            mouse: [ userAnswer ? 1000 : -1000, 0]
+          }
         };
       }
     };
@@ -223,26 +273,16 @@ export default Actions({
           const { hikes, currentHike: { id } } = state.hikesApp;
           const currentHike = findNextHike(hikes, id);
 
-          // go to next route
-          state.location = {
-            action: 'PUSH',
-            pathname: currentHike && currentHike.dashedName ?
-              `/hikes/${ currentHike.dashedName }` :
-              '/hikes'
-          };
-
-          const hikesApp = {
-            ...state.hikesApp,
-            currentHike,
-            showQuestions: false,
-            currentQuestion: 1,
-            mouse: [0, 0]
-          };
-
           return {
             ...state,
-            points: username ? state.points + 1 : state.points,
-            hikesApp,
+            points: isSignedIn ? state.points + 1 : state.points,
+            hikesApp: {
+              ...state.hikesApp,
+              currentHike,
+              showQuestions: false,
+              currentQuestion: 1,
+              mouse: [0, 0]
+            },
             toast: {
               title: 'Congratulations!',
               message: 'Hike completed',
@@ -250,6 +290,12 @@ export default Actions({
                 state.toast.id + 1 :
                 0,
               type: 'success'
+            },
+            location: {
+              action: 'PUSH',
+              pathname: currentHike && currentHike.dashedName ?
+                `/hikes/${ currentHike.dashedName }` :
+                '/hikes'
             }
           };
         },