Trivia Mountain
Free to play · No sign-up · New questions every day
How it works ↓The basics
How Trivia Mountain works
Trivia Mountain is a free daily quiz built around one simple idea: the higher you climb, the more every answer is worth — and the more you stand to lose. Each round is 15 multiple-choice questions that start easy and end hard, drawn from a fresh set published every morning.
There is no account to create, no app to install and no clock running against you. There is not even a start screen — open the page and question one is already in front of you. See how far up the mountain you can get before the questions outrun you.
15 questions, four choices each
Every round is exactly 15 multiple-choice questions, ordered from approachable to genuinely difficult. All four options are written to be plausible, so nothing can be eliminated at a glance.
The stakes rise as you climb
Question one is worth 10 points. Question 15 is worth 150. The further up the mountain you get, the more a single answer swings your total.
Points come off for wrong answers
This is not a quiz where guessing is free. A wrong answer subtracts the same number of points a correct one would have added, which makes knowing when to stop as important as knowing the answer.
Scoring
Every step up the mountain is worth more
The 15 questions are split into six stages. Within a stage every question carries the same value, and that value is both the reward for a correct answer and the penalty for a wrong one. Clear all 15 and you finish on 500 points, a perfect round.
| Stage | Questions | Points at stake |
|---|---|---|
| Trailhead Accessible openers. Most adults will get these with a moment’s thought. | 1–5 | ±10 |
| Foothills Genuine general knowledge. An educated guess usually isn’t enough. | 6–8 | ±15 |
| The Ridge Solid knowledge of a subject area, without needing to be a specialist. | 9–11 | ±25 |
| The Headwall Hard. Expect to be choosing between two answers that both look right. | 12–13 | ±50 |
| Near the Summit Very hard, and the last question you can still walk away from safely. | 14 | ±80 |
| The Summit The “I should have known that” question, worth almost a third of a perfect round. | 15 | ±150 |
| Perfect round | 500 | |
There is no floor on your score. Miss enough of the expensive questions and you can finish below zero, which is why the two safety valves below matter so much.
Safety valves
Skips and walking away
Two mechanics let you get out of a question you cannot answer. Used well, they are the difference between a good score and a wasted climb.
Skip — 2 per round
Passes on the current question without gaining or losing a single point. The correct answer is revealed and you move on. You get 2 per round and they do not carry over to tomorrow. Skips are not available on question 15.
Walk away — bank what you have
Ends the round immediately and keeps every point you have banked so far. It becomes available once both skips are gone, and it is always offered on question 15 — the moment when 150 points are on the line.
Strategy
Five ways to score higher
- 1
Read all four options before you commit
Distractors are deliberately written to look reasonable. The option that sounds right first is often the one designed to catch you.
- 2
A coin flip is worth nothing
Because a wrong answer costs exactly what a right one pays, a straight 50/50 guess is break-even on average. Only guess when you genuinely think you are better than a coin flip — otherwise a skip or a walk-away is the stronger move.
- 3
Save your 2 skips for the expensive questions
Spending a skip on a 10-point opener protects you from a small loss. Spending it on question 13 protects you from a 50-point one. Skips are not available on the final question, so plan to have them gone by then.
- 4
Bank a good score instead of defending it
If you have built a strong total by question 14, remember that question 15 can take 150 points back off you. Walking away keeps everything you have earned.
- 5
Play the whole board, not the question
A perfect round is 500 points, but the top three questions alone are worth 280 of them. Getting the first twelve right and stopping still beats a reckless summit attempt.
The questions
A new set every single day
A fresh set of 15 questions is written and published automatically every day at around 04:00 UTC. Each set is built to a strict difficulty curve: the openers are things most adults will know, the middle demands real general knowledge, and the last two are meant to be genuinely hard.
Topics are spread deliberately wide — history, science, geography, sport, language, film, music, television, food and current events — with a cap on how many questions can come from any single subject. Every new set is also checked against the previous month so the same answer does not come round twice in thirty days.
Questions are drafted with the help of a large language model and filtered automatically for repeats, giveaway wording and implausible answer choices. That process is good but not infallible. If you find a question you believe is wrong or ambiguous, tell us and we will correct it.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is Trivia Mountain free to play?
Yes. Every round is completely free, there is nothing to buy, and there is no premium tier. The site is supported by advertising.
Do I need an account to play?
No. There is no sign-up, no login and no email address required — opening the page drops you straight onto question one. Because there are no accounts, your score is not stored anywhere either. It lives in your browser for the length of the round and then it is gone.
How often do the questions change?
A new set of 15 questions is published every day at roughly 04:00 UTC. Everyone who plays on a given day sees the same set, so you can compare your score with a friend without either of you getting an easier climb.
Can I play more than once a day?
You can replay as many times as you like, but you will see the same 15 questions until the next day’s set is published. Replaying is a good way to test whether walking away early would have beaten your first attempt.
Is there a time limit?
No. There is no countdown and no penalty for thinking. Take as long as you want on each question — the only thing that costs you points is answering incorrectly.
What happens if I get a question wrong?
You lose exactly what you would have gained. A wrong answer on question 15 costs 150 points, the same amount a correct answer would have earned. Your total can go negative, and the round continues either way.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. The board, the answer buttons and the question ladder all adapt to small screens, and nothing needs to be installed. It runs in any modern mobile or desktop browser.
I think an answer is wrong. Can I report it?
Please do. Send the question wording and the date you played it via the contact page and we will review and correct it.
Ready for today’s climb?
15 questions, 500 points, and no way to know how far you will get until you start.