Global Trivia Challenge

I've joined this website, funtrivia.com. It is completely free and it is full of trivia quizes. What is really great about the site is the Global Trivia Challenge.

It runs every six hours. They have 15 categories to choose from, you pick 5, and answer 15 questions in each category. You are graded based on how many questions you got correct and how fast you did the quiz. As you get points you are moved up the ladder of the first level. Once you reach 100%, you move on to the next level. There are 10 levels. It has been running since December, I think, and the furthest anyone has gotten so far is level 8. It should take a few months more until this challenge is over and a new one starts. As you move up levels, the questions get tougher and it takes more points to advance in your level.

There are currently over 29,000 people participating in this challenge. The movement up the levels is determined partly by how well you do at the trivia but also by how often you play. The more you play the faster you'll move up the levels. That's a slight drawback since I can only play twice a day (I have to work and sleep) while I'm sure there are others playing 4 times a day. To help adjust for this they have created a second ranking which compares you to everyone else based on how well you did and not by how often you play.

There is also a hardcore version for the real trivia players. The site randomly chooses the five categories for you, you only have 90 seconds, and you have to get at least 9 right. Otherwise you don't get any points. I was doing this in the previous challenge but switched to normal mode for this one. It was getting a little too frustrating never scoring any points.

The site is great fun if you're a fan of trivia. They track all kinds of stats so you can measure your progress. There is also daily trivia games and quizes on all sorts of topics. The site keeps track of all your quiz playing as well if you want to compare yourself to others.