Free Trivia Question of the Day Widget for Your Website

Give your website a free daily trivia question. Paste one snippet and every visitor gets a fresh, bar-tested question each day — no accounts, no code skills, nothing to maintain. It rotates through 60 original questions automatically and works on any website builder that accepts custom HTML (Squarespace, Wix, WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, and plain HTML sites).

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<div id="ct-qotd"></div>
<script>
(function(){
  var qs=[["Which planet has the most moons?", "Saturn"], ["What is the only U.S. state that borders exactly one other state?", "Maine"], ["What does 'cerveza' mean in Spanish?", "Beer"], ["Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?", "Michelangelo"], ["What year did the Titanic sink?", "1912"], ["Which band released 'Hotel California'?", "The Eagles"], ["How many strings does a standard guitar have?", "Six"], ["What is the largest organ of the human body?", "The skin"], ["Which country is the birthplace of pizza?", "Italy"], ["What is the capital of Canada?", "Ottawa"], ["In which sport is a score of one under par called a birdie?", "Golf"], ["Who wrote 'The Great Gatsby'?", "F. Scott Fitzgerald"], ["What is the chemical symbol for iron?", "Fe"], ["Which ocean is the largest?", "The Pacific"], ["What is the tallest animal on Earth?", "The giraffe"], ["In which city is the Colosseum?", "Rome"], ["Which U.S. president appears on the $50 bill?", "Ulysses S. Grant"], ["What fruit is dried to make a prune?", "A plum"], ["Which board game features Boardwalk and Park Place?", "Monopoly"], ["How many time zones does Russia span?", "Eleven"], ["Which artist sang 'Purple Rain'?", "Prince"], ["What is the smallest prime number?", "Two"], ["Which country has a maple leaf on its flag?", "Canada"], ["What do bees collect from flowers to make honey?", "Nectar"], ["Which movie features the line 'Here's looking at you, kid'?", "Casablanca"], ["What is the longest-running American animated TV show?", "The Simpsons"], ["Which metal is liquid at room temperature?", "Mercury"], ["How many players does one soccer team have on the field?", "Eleven"], ["What is the national animal of Scotland?", "The unicorn"], ["Which planet is closest to the sun?", "Mercury"], ["Which cocktail combines vodka, ginger beer, and lime?", "A Moscow Mule"], ["Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?", "Marie Curie"], ["Which U.S. city is nicknamed 'The Windy City'?", "Chicago"], ["What is the largest desert in the world?", "Antarctica (a polar desert)"], ["Which instrument has 88 keys?", "The piano"], ["What is the fastest land animal?", "The cheetah"], ["Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?", "France"], ["In poker, which hand beats a flush?", "A full house"], ["What is the main ingredient in Japanese miso soup?", "Miso (fermented soybean paste)"], ["Which TV show is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana?", "Stranger Things"], ["How many hearts does an octopus have?", "Three"], ["Which singer is known as 'The Boss'?", "Bruce Springsteen"], ["What is the currency of Japan?", "The yen"], ["Which two primary colors mix to make green?", "Blue and yellow"], ["What is the largest island in the world?", "Greenland"], ["Which sport awards the Stanley Cup?", "Ice hockey"], ["Who directed the 1997 film 'Titanic'?", "James Cameron"], ["What is the hottest planet in our solar system?", "Venus"], ["What is the only food that never spoils?", "Honey"], ["Which U.S. state grows the most potatoes?", "Idaho"], ["What sport do wizards play on broomsticks in Harry Potter?", "Quidditch"], ["Which element has the atomic number 1?", "Hydrogen"], ["What year did the first iPhone launch?", "2007"], ["Which city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?", "Rio de Janeiro"], ["What is a group of lions called?", "A pride"], ["Which soda brand launched 'New Coke' in 1985?", "Coca-Cola"], ["What is the longest wall in the world?", "The Great Wall of China"], ["Who played Jack in the 1997 film 'Titanic'?", "Leonardo DiCaprio"], ["What is the most spoken language in Brazil?", "Portuguese"], ["Which classic arcade game stars a yellow circle eating dots?", "Pac-Man"]];
  var now=new Date();var start=new Date(now.getFullYear(),0,0);
  var day=Math.floor((now-start)/86400000);var q=qs[day%qs.length];
  var el=document.getElementById("ct-qotd");if(!el)return;
  el.innerHTML='<div style="max-width:420px;border:2px solid #d4a843;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;background:#fffdf7;color:#1a1a1a;">'
    +'<div style="font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c0392b;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px;">Trivia Question of the Day</div>'
    +'<div style="font-size:17px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;margin-bottom:12px;">'+q[0]+'</div>'
    +'<button id="ct-qotd-btn" style="background:#d4a843;color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:5px;padding:8px 18px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;">Reveal answer</button>'
    +'<div id="ct-qotd-ans" style="display:none;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:#2e7d32;margin-top:10px;"></div>'
    +'<div style="margin-top:14px;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px solid #eee;font-size:12px;">Powered by <a href="https://cheaptrivia.com/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=qotd" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color:#c0392b;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;">Cheap Trivia</a> — complete trivia nights for bars, delivered weekly</div>'
    +'</div>';
  document.getElementById("ct-qotd-btn").onclick=function(){
    document.getElementById("ct-qotd-ans").textContent=q[1];
    document.getElementById("ct-qotd-ans").style.display="block";this.style.display="none";};
})();
</script>

Who this is for

Bars, breweries, restaurants, coffee shops, libraries, offices — anyone whose audience likes a little daily brain workout. The question changes automatically at midnight, answers reveal on click, and the widget footprint is one small card that matches any site.

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