gordibhoy, in quizzes sometimes the setter actually stipulates that entrants should not seek help on sites like this. others do not. I wouldn't think many people know whether the setter of your quiz has said that or not.
it's all a bit rum really,considering that most prize crosswords offer a bigger prize and nobody bats an eyelid about help for those. sometimes people delude themselves that giving "clues", no matter how obvious is OK. as if that means the asker is somehow solving the clue themself, which,of course,they are not. it's a strange old world,eh!