# Trivia Question Generator (Open Trivia DB) (`smilemask/trivia-question-generator`) Actor

Pull trivia questions with the correct answer and distractors, filterable by category (general knowledge, science, geography, history, entertainment and more), difficulty and question type. Free Open Trivia DB API, no key, CC BY-SA 4.0 licensed question data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/smilemask/trivia-question-generator.md
- **Developed by:** [돈벼락](https://apify.com/smilemask) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Trivia Question Generator (Open Trivia DB)

Pull trivia questions with the correct answer and distractors, filterable by category (general knowledge, science, geography, history, entertainment and more), difficulty and question type. Free Open Trivia DB API, no key, CC BY-SA 4.0 licensed question data.

### What does Trivia Question Generator (Open Trivia DB) do?

Generate trivia questions with answers by category and difficulty, from a database of 4,000+ verified questions.

### What can you use it for?

- Generate quiz content for apps, newsletters or social posts.
- Build trivia games or Q\&A bots with ready-made answer keys.
- Create study or icebreaker question sets by topic.
- Localize or remix public-domain-licensed trivia content.

### Why use this Actor?

- **Fast and cheap:** lightweight HTTP-based Actor with no browser, so runs finish in seconds and cost very little.
- **No API keys or accounts needed** for the data source (see notes below).
- **Clean, structured JSON** that you can export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or pull through the Apify API and integrations.
- **Scheduling, webhooks and integrations:** run it daily and send results to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, n8n or your own API.

### Input

Configure the run in the **Input** tab (all fields have sensible defaults).

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `category` | string (9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32) | no | - | Trivia topic. |
| `difficulty` | string (easy / medium / hard) | no | - | Question difficulty. |
| `type` | string (multiple / boolean) | no | - | Multiple choice or true/false. |
| `maxResults` | integer | no | `10` | How many trivia questions to return. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

### Output

Results are stored in the default dataset. Download them from the **Output** tab or via the API.

#### Example result

```json
{
  "category": "Celebrities",
  "type": "boolean",
  "difficulty": "easy",
  "question": "Tupac Shakur died due to complications from being stabbed in 1996.",
  "correctAnswer": "False",
  "incorrectAnswers": "True",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T20:36:22.191Z"
}
```

#### Output fields

| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| `category` | string | "Celebrities" |
| `type` | string | "boolean" |
| `difficulty` | string | "easy" |
| `question` | string | "Tupac Shakur died due to complications from being stabbe... |
| `correctAnswer` | string | "False" |
| `incorrectAnswers` | string | "True" |
| `scrapedAt` | string | "2026-10-13T20:36:22.191Z" |

### How much does it cost?

The Actor is billed by Apify according to the pricing shown on the **Pricing** tab of this page. Runs are small and fast, and the Apify Free plan includes monthly platform credits so you can try it at no cost. You can set a maximum cost per run, and the Actor stops cleanly when that limit is reached.

### Notes and limitations

- Question and answer text is quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0; keep attribution and the same licence when reusing the text itself.
- The source API allows one request per 5 seconds per IP; large maxResults values are drawn from a single request (max 50).

### Tips

- Start with a small test run, then scale up the input.
- Use **Schedules** to automate recurring runs and **Webhooks** or **Integrations** to deliver the data where you need it.
- Call the Actor from your code with the Apify API or the official JavaScript and Python clients.

### FAQ

**What does correctIndex mean?**

The 0-based position of the correct answer once it is shuffled into the allAnswers list, so you can build a multiple-choice UI directly.

**Can I get true/false questions only?**

Yes, set Question type to Boolean (true / false).

### Feedback

Found a bug or need an extra field? Open an issue from the **Issues** tab of this Actor and it will be looked at quickly.

### More tools from the same author

- [Word Finder: Synonyms, Rhymes & Related Words (Datamuse)](https://apify.com/SmileMask/datamuse-word-finder) - Find words by meaning, sound or spelling: synonyms, rhymes, related words, parts of speech and definitions.
- [TV Show Search: Shows, Networks, Ratings & IMDb IDs (TVmaze)](https://apify.com/SmileMask/tvmaze-tv-show-search) - Search TV shows via TVmaze: genres, status, network, premiere date, rating, IMDb ID and summary.
- [Wikipedia Trending: Top Viewed Articles per Day & Language](https://apify.com/SmileMask/wikipedia-trending-articles) - The most viewed Wikipedia articles of any day in any language: rank, views and links.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/smilemask/trivia-question-generator/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `category` (type: `string`):

Trivia topic.

## `difficulty` (type: `string`):

Question difficulty.

## `type` (type: `string`):

Multiple choice or true/false.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

How many trivia questions to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxResults": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxResults": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("smilemask/trivia-question-generator").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "maxResults": 10 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("smilemask/trivia-question-generator").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxResults": 10
}' |
apify call smilemask/trivia-question-generator --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,smilemask/trivia-question-generator"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/NPM9G52DD0l474lCU/builds/wIyZRrtnhKP0o2Jmt/openapi.json