Trivia Question of the Day: Introducing Plinkle Trivia

How Plinkle Trivia works

• Slide the claw along the top rail and tap to drop the ball. On a keyboard, the arrow keys aim and Enter drops.
• The five slots at the bottom are categories, drawn each day from Geography, Entertainment, History, Art & Literature, Science & Nature, and Sports & Leisure.
• Land in a slot and its next question opens. The first question in a slot is worth 10 points, the second 20, up to 50 for the fifth.
• Right or wrong, that slot then moves on to its next, harder question. Land there again to climb its ladder.

Answering the trivia question of the day

Type your answer into the blanks. The first letter of every word is given, so you can see how long the answer is and how each word starts. You have 25 seconds per question, and Pass skips one you do not know.

Wildcards, hints and the time bonus

Three wildcard cups hang in the pegs. The middle cup pays +75 and the two side cups pay +50. Each catches the ball once and keeps its category hidden until the question opens. Answer it, and the ball drops on to a slot for a second question on the same drop.

You get five hints a day, shared across every question. Each one reveals the next letter of the answer and costs 3 points.

Get every answer right and you earn a time bonus: +50 if your total answering time is under 30 seconds, +25 if it is under 45. The top score is 375.

Missed a day? The archive holds every board since launch. A free account plays the last 7 days, and Greatest Games Plus opens the rest.

One tip

A slot you have already visited pays more the next time. If you know a category well, aim for it again and climb toward its 50-point question. The pegs will not always agree with you, but the claw shifts the odds.

Finish your five drops and share your card: one green or red square per drop, your wildcards underneath, and your score. Want more daily trivia questions? Our roundup of the best daily trivia games has 21 more to try.

Plinkle Trivia is live now.