General Knowledge Quiz🧠Brain Trivia

How to play Brain Trivia

Brain Trivia is a ten-question general knowledge quiz. Questions are picked at random from eight categories: science, geography, history, sports, pop culture, technology, nature and maths, with no more than two from any one. Each has four answers and a 15-second timer. Click or tap an answer, or press 1 to 4.

A correct answer scores 100 points plus a speed bonus of up to 100 more, depending on the time left. Answers in a row build a streak multiplier that rises by half each time, reaching three times the points from the fifth in a row. A wrong answer or a time-out scores nothing, resets the streak and shows you the right answer.

Tips

• ▸Never let the timer run out. A time-out counts as wrong anyway, so if you are unsure, a guess costs you nothing extra.
• ▸Answer as soon as you are sure. The speed bonus shrinks steadily as the bar empties.
• ▸On a computer, keys 1 to 4 match the numbered answer buttons and are quicker than the mouse.
• ▸Streaks matter most late in a round, when one fast answer with the full multiplier is worth up to 600 points.

Brain Trivia FAQ

How many questions are in each quiz?

Ten. They are drawn at random from a bank of 128 questions, so each round mixes different topics.

What is the highest possible score?

Just under 5,000 points. That needs all ten answers right, each given almost instantly, so the multiplier reaches three times by the fifth question and stays there.

Is there a penalty for a wrong answer?

You don't lose any points, but you get nothing for that question and your streak multiplier goes back to the start.