Swipe-based visual trivia game system

A trivia game system comprising:

• a question generation module configured to generate a plurality of trivia questions, each trivia question comprising at least one visual stimulus and a textual prompt, wherein each trivia question is configured to be presented on a display interface;
• a swipe-based interaction mechanism configured to detect a user input with respect to the presented trivia question, wherein the user input indicates a response as to whether the combination of the visual stimulus and the textual prompt is true or false;
• a key management module configured to:
• award one or more virtual keys to a user for responding to questions, and
• manage the use of virtual keys to open virtual treasure chests;
• a game life management module configured to:
• deduct game lives from a user's game for incorrect responses;
• restore lives over time;
• and
• restore lives in response to user's interaction with advertisements;
• a scoring module configured to track user performance based on correct and incorrect responses;
• and
• a difficulty adjustment module configured to modify the difficulty of presented questions based on user performance.