PAVLOV
TRIVIA TRAINING

Become the
Smartest Person
in the Room.

Most trivia players hope their weak spots don't come up. Champions identify them and turn them into their strengths. Whether you're chasing your next championship or just tired of blanking on Opera, Pavlov is here to level up your game.

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John Keats
Literature · Poetry
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René Magritte
Visual Art
Music · Classical ↗
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Frédéric Chopin
Born
1810
Origin
Polish
Era
Romantic
The poet of the piano — composed almost exclusively for solo piano through nocturnes, études, and polonaises. Died of tuberculosis at 39.
Pavlovs
01 Polish composer
02 Nocturnes
03 Poet of the piano
04 Heart buried in Poland, body in Paris
05 Funeral March played at his own funeral
Highlights
1830 Leaves Poland forever
Left Warsaw at 20 amid the November Uprising — he would never return, carrying a jar of Polish soil with him to Paris.
1839 Piano Sonata No. 2 — the Funeral March
The third movement became the world's most recognizable funeral march — and was played at his own funeral ten years later.
How it works

Learn enough.
Or learn everything.

Every card is built as a natural depth ladder. Pavlovs teach you the common trivia triggers. Read the highlights to get more familiar. Go deeper to truly master the subject and make the knowledge stick.

01
Find Your Gaps
A quick diagnostic finds the categories costing you points — Opera, Poetry, Geography, whatever your blind spot is. Now you know exactly where to focus instead of guessing.
02
Train the Pavlovs
Pavlovs are your retrieval triggers — cues that fire the right answer automatically. Learn them for any subject and you'll rapidly upgrade your trivia game.
03
Go Deep. Master It.
Pavlovs are just the start. Get absorbed in a subject to really make it stick and keep leveling up above the competition.
The Pavlov Method

Ring the bell.
Know the answer.

A trivia pavlov is a reliable trigger — a cue that fires the right answer automatically. Just like Pavlov’s bell triggered his dogs. Master this concept and questions that seemed impossible will suddenly become easy.

Frédéric Chopin — Pavlovs
01 Polish composer
02 Nocturnes
03 Poet of the piano
04 Funeral March (Piano Sonata No. 2)
05 Heart buried in Poland, body in Paris
06 Lover of George Sand
Frédéric Chopin
Test Yourself

Can you answer
these questions?

Watch how knowing a Pavlov rings a bell and makes a tough question feel easy.

Visual Art
Question 1 of 2
Pavlov Cue
Belgian Surrealist painter of men in bowler hats
A
Salvador Dalí
B
René Magritte
C
Max Ernst
D
Giorgio de Chirico
Pavlov
Belgian Surrealist René Magritte
Magritte (1898–1967) placed ordinary objects in extraordinary contexts. The Son of Man — a bowler-hatted figure with an apple obscuring his face — is among the most recognised images in art history.
Lineage

Every card knows its
place in history.

Navigate the full chain of succession. Works for Presidents, Monarchs, Popes, and more.

US Presidents
British Monarchs
14
Franklin Pierce
Democrat · 1853–57
15
James Buchanan
Democrat · 1857–61
16
Abraham Lincoln
Republican · 1861–65
17
Andrew Johnson
Nat. Union · 1865–69
18
Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · 1869–77
US Presidents ↗
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Abraham Lincoln
16th
Party
Republican
Term
1861–65
The self-educated Illinois lawyer who led the Union through the Civil War, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and was assassinated at Ford's Theatre five days after Lee's surrender — widely regarded as one of the greatest presidents in US history.
Pavlovs
01Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
02Gettysburg Address
03Assassinated at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth
04Preserved the Union / Civil War
05Honest Abe · 6'4" — tallest president
Highlights
1863 Emancipation Proclamation
Declared enslaved people in Confederate states free — transformed the Civil War into a war of liberation. Did not apply to border states.
1863 Gettysburg Address
272-word speech at the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Redefined the war as a fight for human equality. Edward Everett's 2-hour speech before it is forgotten.
1865 Assassination at Ford's Theatre
Shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 — Good Friday — five days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Died the following morning.
1865 13th Amendment
Abolished slavery throughout the United States. Passed by Congress in January 1865 before his assassination.
Notable
Was largely self-educated — had less than one year of formal schooling in total.
At 6'4", remains the tallest president in history.
Suffered from severe depression throughout his life — he called it the "hypo".
His son Robert Todd Lincoln was present at or near the deaths of Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley.
Related
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Ulysses S. Grant
His most effective general who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox
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Andrew Johnson
VP who succeeded him and immediately began dismantling Reconstruction
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James Buchanan
Predecessor who handed him a nation on the brink of dissolution
Explore
The Proclamation's fine print +
Lincoln's depression — the "hypo" +
The night at Ford's Theatre +
Lincoln's legacy debate +
Connections

Pull one thread.
See where it goes.

Every card links outward to the people, movements, and ideas around it. Start on Magritte — follow a connection to Dalí — follow another to Breton and the Surrealist movement. The rabbit hole goes as deep as you want.

VISUAL ART ↗
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René Magritte
Born
1898
Origin
Belgian
Movement
Surrealism
Pavlovs
01Belgian Surrealist
02Bowler hat figures
03Ceci n'est pas une pipe
04The Son of Man (apple face)
Related
Salvador Dalí
fellow Surrealists · complex rivalry
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Report Card

Know exactly
where you stand.

Every domain graded A through F. Your strongest categories, your blind spots, and how far you’ve come — all in one place.

B
Overall Grade
6 of 9 domains assessed · 214 cards explored
History
A-
90%
Music
B+
87%
Mythology
B
83%
Visual Art
C+
77%
Literature
C
73%
Science
D+
67%
★ Strongest
Greek Mythology A+
American History A
Classical & Opera A-
✗ Weakest
Roman Mythology D
Painting & Drawing D+
European History C-
C+
B
+11 pts in 2 weeks
History · Music · Mythology all improved
The 80/20 principle

You don't need
to know every opera.

You don’t need to know 500+ Operas to be good at the category — you really just need to remember 20 or so and you’ll be surprised at how easily that covers most Opera questions. Same with Poetry, Classical Music, and every other category that feels intimidating.

Pavlov is built around this reality. We’ve done the work to find the high-frequency subjects in every category to help you master the ones that account for <20% of the field but >80% of the questions. Learn those first, and then go deeper to become a trivia genius.

You'll be surprised how quickly a scary category becomes one of your strongest.
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OperaFeels impossible
~20
Must-know operas that account for the vast majority of opera questions in competitive trivia
Full Pavlov set in the app →
Master these and Opera becomes one of your strengths
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PoetryFeels impossible
~25
Must-know poets who appear in competition trivia again and again — the same names, the same works
Full Pavlov set in the app →
Master these and Poetry becomes one of your strengths
Knowledge domains

9+ domains.
30+ categories.

9+ domains, 30+ categories at launch — each built from the ground up with deep knowledge cards, Pavlovs, and biography chapters. Categories marked as coming soon are already in development.

MythologyFolklore & Legend
Greek GodsRoman GodsNorse MythologyHeroes & MonstersEgyptianCeltic
100+ cards at launch
HistoryPeople & Events
US PresidentsWorld LeadersAncient WorldWars & ConflictsExplorersRevolutions
100+ cards at launch
MusicComposers & Artists
Classical ComposersJazz MusiciansOperaRock & PopMusic Theory
100+ cards at launch
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Visual ArtArtists & Movements
RenaissanceImpressionismModern ArtSculptureArchitecturePhotography
100+ cards at launch
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LiteratureAuthors & Works
NovelistsPoetsPlaywrightsNobel LaureatesChildren's Lit
100+ cards at launch
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ScienceDiscoveries & Minds
PhysicistsBiologistsChemistsAstronomersInventorsMathematics
100+ cards at launch
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SportsAthletes & Moments
Olympic ChampionsIconic AthletesChampionshipsRecords & Firsts
100+ cards at launch
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GeographyPlaces & Wonders
MountainsRiversBodies of WaterCountries & CapitalsNatural Wonders
100+ cards at launch
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FilmDirectors & Classics
DirectorsBest Picture WinnersActors & ActressesFilm Movements
100+ cards at launch
1,000+
Knowledge Cards at Launch
9+
Domains
30+
Categories
2,500+
Pavlovs at Launch
Coming soon
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