Daily game

Ten questions, each a little harder than the last. Two lives, no clock and nothing to read first. Everyone on the site gets the same ladder today.

10 rungs, 2 lives

About a minute · one scored run

Level Up today

Resets at midnight EST

Your games

Your streak and today’s scores show here once you play.

Yesterday’s champion

How to play

Pick one of four answers on each rung. A right answer keeps you climbing; a wrong one costs one of your two lives and shows the right answer. You climb ten rungs, or until the second wrong answer ends the round. There is no clock, so take your time.

Scoring

Ten points for each right answer, out of 100. One miss is 90. The server grades every rung as you go.

FAQ

Is it the same for everyone?

Yes. Every reader on the site gets the same ten questions today, in the same order; the four answers are shuffled for each run.

Can I pause?

Yes. Closing play mode or the tab changes nothing; reopen it the same day and carry on at the same rung.

Does a wrong answer end the round?

The first wrong answer costs a life and you climb on. The second ends the round.

Where do the questions come from?

They are drawn from our articles and written so you can answer without having read them. After you finish, each answer links to the article it came from.