Streak · 10 days+200 XP
10-Day Trade Route Streak
Learn about one historic trade route or trading city each day. Check in with its name.
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The Merchant Challenge
Daily facts and stats about merchants, trade routes and the history of commerce, plus real challenges to put them to work.
Today's 3 challenges
Ancient Phoenician merchants were famous for trading a purple dye made from what?
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Today's round
- 5 questions
- 20s each
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Challenges
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Where Does It Come From?
Pick five items in your home and find out which country each was made in. Post a short write-up.
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Merchant Profile
Research a famous historical merchant and write a short profile. Post it.
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By the numbers
Live counts from MerchantChallenge.com. All arena stats →
Facts in the pack12
Visitors, 30 days39
Challenge joins16
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Who is this for?
Founders, operators and students proving execution speed in public.
What do winners get?
Rank, badges and league promotions. Some challenges carry a sponsor-funded prize, stated on the card.
How does the daily round work?
Everyone on this arena gets the same five questions each day, from easy to hard. You get one ranked attempt; practice rounds are unlimited.
How is my score calculated?
100 points per correct answer, up to 50 more for answering quickly, a combo multiplier for answers in a row, and 150 bonus points for a perfect round.
Is it free?
Yes. Playing, streaks, badges and leaderboards are free. Some challenges carry a sponsor-funded prize; the challenge card shows it when one is funded.