Circa: Daily History Trivia

About Circa: Daily History Trivia

Circa works like Wordle for history: one question a day, built on a real On This Day event with a blank in it, such as a battle, an election or an invention. You type the answer letter by letter and the cards flip gold when you are right. Each question has three credits; wrong guesses and hints cost one each. Get it right and your streak goes on, get it wrong and it starts again. A full set of five daily questions earns bonus XP, and a perfect 5/5 with no credits lost earns the laurel wreath.

After playing, the Daily Chronicle lays out the day's history as a newspaper, with Wikimedia photos and Deep Reads, longer stories behind the events. Questions span ten categories, from politics, wars and economics to sports, pop culture, inventions and the arts.

There is also a Weekly League leaderboard, best-of-seven head-to-head battles against friends with a 30-second timer and gems to wager, and cosmetics such as profile banners and card styles across 16 prestige levels. Circa is free with no ads. It is made by Jacob Brumm and came out on iOS in March 2026.

How to play Circa: Daily History Trivia

1. Open Circa to see today's date and its On This Day question.
2. Read the event and work out the missing word.
3. Type the answer letter by letter; correct letters flip gold.
4. You have three credits: each wrong guess or hint costs one.
5. Answer correctly to keep your streak, then read the Daily Chronicle for the day's history.

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Tips

• The year shown above the question narrows the answer a lot, so read it first.
• Count the letter boxes before guessing: they give the length of the missing word.
• Save hints for the last credit; a perfect 5/5 needs no credits lost.

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