Open Trivia Database

Open Trivia Database MCP Connector for Claude

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Access 13,000+ community-curated trivia questions from OpenTDB � filter by category, difficulty, and type with session-based deduplication.

6 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire entertainment research and trivia auditing workflow with The Trivia API, the comprehensive source for high-quality quiz data. By connecting The Trivia API to your agent, you transform complex content searches into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve random trivia questions, audit category distributions, and query specific difficulty levels without you ever touching a trivia portal. Whether you are building social applications or conducting research on general knowledge, your agent acts as a real-time creative assistant, ensuring your content is always engaging and well-categorized.

What you can do

  • Question Auditing — Retrieve random trivia questions instantly and maintain a clear view of content and choice distribution.
  • Category Oversight — Browse available trivia categories like 'Arts & Literature', 'Film & TV', or 'Science' to identify relevant themes for your audience.
  • Difficulty Discovery — Query questions by specific difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) to understand the cognitive scale of the content.
  • Tag Intelligence — Retrieve available trivia tags to identify relevant stylistic markers for your quiz applications.
  • Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your trivia research workflow is always operational.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. No API Key required (The Trivia API is a free and open service)
  3. Start managing your trivia intelligence through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Content Creators — monitor trivia trends and retrieve fresh questions straight from your workflow.
  • App Developers — verify question availability and audit category distributions without manual searching.
  • Educators & Gamers — perform rapid audits of trivia content and identify relevant markers through natural language.
  • Operations Leads — automate entertainment data querying to orchestrate cross-functional creative teams smoothly.
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6 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_category_question_count

Get the number of questions available in a specific category

get_global_question_count

Get total number of questions in the entire OpenTDB database

get_trivia_questions

Supports category, difficulty, and type filters. No API key required. Get random trivia questions from the Open Trivia Database

list_categories

List all available trivia categories with their IDs

request_session_token

Use the token in subsequent get_trivia_questions calls to guarantee unique questions. Tokens expire after 6 hours of inactivity. Request a new session token to avoid duplicate questions

reset_session_token

Reset a session token to start receiving all questions again

See how to talk to your AI agent using Open Trivia Database.

Get 5 random trivia questions from the 'Science' category using Trivia API.

I've retrieved 5 science trivia questions for you! They cover topics from biology to physics and are identified as having varied difficulties. Would you like the correct answers or another set of questions?

Show me easy trivia questions about 'Geography'.

I've identified several easy geography questions! Notable entries include queries about major world capitals and landmarks. I can provide the full list of choices for each question if you'd like.

List all available trivia categories.

I've scanned the category catalog. There are 10 main groups available, including 'Arts & Literature', 'Film & TV', 'Food & Drink', 'General Knowledge', and 'Geography'. I can help you retrieve questions for any of these specific themes.

No. The Trivia API provides a free and open service. This server works out of the box without any static credentials required.

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