What is Wikitrivia?
Wikitrivia is a timeline trivia game built on Wikipedia and Wikidata. You get a card for something famous, like an invention, a building or a historical event, and you have to drop it in the right place on a growing timeline of other cards.
Every correct placement makes the timeline longer and harder, while a wrong guess counts against you. There is a daily game for everyone to share, and a free play mode with themed and featured decks. It is a great way to discover how much history you actually know.
Main Features
- Place Wikipedia facts in chronological order on a timeline
- Play the daily game and compare with friends
- Use free play for unlimited rounds
- Choose featured or themed card decks
- Learn a short fact about each card
- No sign-up needed
How to Get Started with Wikitrivia
- Open wikitrivia.tomjwatson.com in your browser.
- Pick Daily or Free Play.
- Drag each new card to where it belongs on the timeline.
- Keep your streak going as long as you can.
Wikitrivia Pricing
It is completely free and open source, with no account or paid options.
Who Should Use It?
- History and trivia fans
- Students revising dates
- Teachers looking for a classroom quiz
- Wikipedia rabbit hole explorers
- Friends who like daily challenges
Wikitrivia Alternatives
- The Higher Lower Game: a quick guessing game about Google searches
- Freerice: answer trivia questions to donate rice
- The Library of Babel: explore a library holding every possible page
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wikitrivia free?
Yes. Wikitrivia is completely free to play in your browser. There is no sign-up, no paid tier and the code is open source on GitHub, so you can play the daily game and free play as much as you like.
Where do the Wikitrivia questions come from?
All the cards are built from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Each one is a notable event, invention, place or person with a known date, which is why the game can cover so many different topics.
How do you lose in Wikitrivia?
A wrong placement counts against you, so the aim is to keep placing cards correctly and build the longest streak you can on the timeline.