Infoboxing

Infoboxing takes the box of key facts that sits at the top of many English Wikipedia articles and turns it into a quiz. The title, the pictures and other versions of the subject's name are blanked out, and you have to say which article the box belongs to. A clock tower's box, for example, still lists its architectural style, location, coordinates, construction dates, height and architects.

Every day brings a new numbered bout of five rounds, the same for everyone on that date. The first round is the easiest and the rounds get harder from there. You type one guess per round, or throw in the towel. Then the answer is shown with the infobox unmasked and a link to the article. A name the box itself shows, such as a birth name, is not counted against you, so typing one does not spend your guess. Getting all five right is called a knockout. A new bout starts at midnight where you are, and every past bout stays playable in the archive.

The game credits catfishing.net, where you guess articles from their categories, as its inspiration. Infoboxing swaps the category list for the infobox, which gives you numbers, dates and links to reason from. The infoboxes are captured ahead of time and checked the day before their bout, and each reveal names the exact revision it came from. Images that Wikipedia uses under fair use are left out, and a freely licensed picture or a drawn stand-in shows in their place.

It runs in the browser on a desktop or a phone, with no account and no ads. Progress is kept in your browser. It suits anyone who likes general knowledge quizzes and reading Wikipedia, and a bout takes a few minutes.