A browser-based trivia game with a retro 80s arcade aesthetic — built for fun and to sharpen vanilla web skills.
- Start a game — Click PRESS START to fetch 20 fresh trivia questions from the Open Trivia Database API.
- Answer questions — Four multiple-choice answers are displayed for each question. Select the one you think is correct.
- Get instant feedback — Your chosen answer is highlighted red or green immediately, and the correct answer is always revealed.
- Advance — Hit NEXT → to move to the next question after answering.
- Track your score — Your running score is displayed throughout the game.
- Leaderboard — After all 20 questions, your final score is automatically inserted into the Top 10 leaderboard so you can see how you stack up.
- Play again — Hit PLAY AGAIN to start a new round with a fresh set of questions.
| Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|
| HTML5 | Page structure and semantic markup |
| CSS3 | Retro 8-bit / Jeopardy-style layout and animations |
| Vanilla JavaScript (ES6+) | Game logic, DOM manipulation, API calls |
| Open Trivia Database API | Free, crowd-sourced trivia questions (opentdb.com) |
| Google Fonts | Press Start 2P & VT323 pixel/CRT fonts |
No frameworks, no build tools — just plain HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Ben Manning 📧 ben@manningdev.com