Trivia Questions API

Trivia Questions API

The Trivia Questions API provides access to a database of over 150,000 trivia questions across several categories. The API can be integrated into trivia games, educational apps, or any other platform that requires a source of trivia questions.

API description

About the API:

The Trivia Questions API is a comprehensive tool that provides developers with access to a vast database of over 150,000 trivia questions covering a wide range of categories. This API is designed for use in trivia games, educational apps, and other platforms that require a source of trivia questions.

The Trivia Questions API is easy to integrate into any platform or application, providing developers with a fast and efficient way to add high-quality trivia questions to their projects. The API offers several categories, including sports, history, literature, science, and general knowledge, among others. This wide variety of categories makes it easy for developers to find questions that match their audience's interests.

One of the most significant advantages of the Trivia Questions API is its ability to provide a diverse set of questions that cater to users' varying levels of knowledge. The questions are curated to include both easy and difficult questions, ensuring that users can enjoy a challenging and engaging trivia experience.

In addition to the pre-existing categories, the Trivia Questions API also allows developers to create custom categories and tags, enabling them to tailor their questions to specific audiences or themes. This feature is especially useful for educational apps that require trivia questions on a particular topic.

Another significant advantage of the Trivia Questions API is that it provides accurate and up-to-date questions. The API is regularly updated to ensure that questions reflect current events and trends, ensuring that users always have access to fresh and relevant trivia questions.

The Trivia Questions API is also highly scalable, capable of handling a large number of requests simultaneously. This feature ensures that developers can provide a seamless trivia experience to their users, even during periods of high traffic.

In conclusion, the Trivia Questions API is a valuable tool for developers who want to add a high-quality source of trivia questions to their platforms or applications. The API's vast database of questions across multiple categories, ability to create custom categories and tags, accuracy, and scalability make it an excellent choice for any trivia game or educational app.

 

 

What your API receives and what your API provides (input/output)?

Get trivia questions based on your search queries. Select the number of questions to receive. Get their answers as well. 

 

What are the most common uses cases of this API?

  1. Trivia Games: Game developers can use the Trivia Questions API to develop trivia games for mobile devices, consoles, or web applications. The API's extensive database of questions across multiple categories ensures that game players can enjoy a diverse range of questions.

  2. Educational Apps: Educational apps can use the Trivia Questions API to develop interactive quizzes to help students learn about various subjects, such as history, science, or literature. The API can be used to create engaging and entertaining questions that make learning fun.

  3. Trivia Events: Event organizers can use the Trivia Questions API to create custom trivia events for corporate or social gatherings. The API's ability to create custom categories and tags allows event organizers to tailor their questions to specific themes or topics.

  4. Marketing Campaigns: Marketers can use the Trivia Questions API to create interactive campaigns to engage with their audience. By integrating trivia questions into their campaigns, marketers can create a fun and engaging experience that encourages participation and brand awareness.

  5. Training and Assessment: Employers can use the Trivia Questions API to develop training and assessment programs for their employees. The API's ability to provide a diverse range of questions across multiple categories can help employees improve their knowledge and skills, while also providing a fun and engaging way to learn.

Overall, the Trivia Questions API has a wide range of potential use cases that can benefit various industries and fields. By providing developers with a vast database of high-quality trivia questions, the API can help create engaging and entertaining trivia games, educational apps, and interactive campaigns. The API's flexibility and scalability make it an excellent choice for any project that requires a source of trivia questions.

 

Are there any limitations to your plans?

Besides the number of API calls, there are no other limitations.

API Documentation

Endpoints


Find trivia questions of a certain category, like "language arts", or "math". 

Possible categories:

- History. 
- Math.
- Language Arts. 
- Art.
- Sports.



                                                                            
GET https://www.zylalabs.com/api/1992/trivia+questions+api/1756/get+questions+by+category
                                                                            
                                                                        

Get Questions by Category - Endpoint Features
Object Description
category [Required]
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            [{"ID":148672,"Subject":"Injuries","Question":"What kind of injury occurs when the elbow is forced to bend beyond its normal range of motion?","Answer":"hyperextension (elbow hyperextension)","Metadata":"elbow health injury science sports medicine"},{"ID":149075,"Subject":"Baseball History","Question":"Who was the first black American to serve as captain of a major league baseball squad?","Answer":"Willie Mays","Metadata":"20th century American history baseball black history people sports sports history trivia"},{"ID":148701,"Subject":" Organizations","Question":"IOC is an abbreviation for what organization?","Answer":"International Olympic Committee","Metadata":"abbreviation history international relations social studies sports sports history world history"},{"ID":114709,"Subject":" Exercise","Question":"Someone exercising and going for the burn is working muscles until a buildup of what acid causes a burning sensation in them?","Answer":"lactic acid","Metadata":"exercise health physiology science sports sports medicine"},{"ID":149346,"Subject":" Baseball History","Question":"Name the North Dakota man who, in 1961, broke Babe Ruth's \"unbreakable\" record.","Answer":"Roger Maris","Metadata":"1960s 1961 20th century American history baseball history North Dakota people sports sports history"},{"ID":148914,"Subject":"Sports Legends","Question":"With which sport are these names associated?   Ferguson Jenkins   Gaylord Perry   Walter Johnson   Nolan Ryan","Answer":"baseball","Metadata":"history people sports sports history"},{"ID":111221,"Subject":"Fractures","Question":"What kind of bones are usually involved in compression fractures?","Answer":"vertebrae","Metadata":"first aid fracture health injury science sports medicine"},{"ID":2344,"Subject":"Racing Biographies","Question":"Part of the life of Burt Munro, a New Zealand motorcycle racer, was depicted in what full-length movie?","Answer":"The World's Fastest Indian","Metadata":"biography cinema documentary motorcycle New Zealand people sports world history"},{"ID":64259,"Subject":"Sports History","Question":"In 1939, he stood before a crowd of more than sixty thousand fans in Yankee Stadium to bid farewell to a game in which he had become a legend.  Within two years of that tearful speech, he was dead of a paralyzing disease that still bears his name.  Who was he?","Answer":"Lou Gehrig","Metadata":"1930s 1939 20th century American history baseball disease New York paralysis people speech sports sports history"},{"ID":67928,"Subject":"Sports Figures","Question":"What winner of the Summer Olympics 1952 decathlon was later elected to the House of Representatives?","Answer":"Bob Mathias","Metadata":"1950s 1952 20th century American history decathlon Olympics people sports history"},{"ID":148800,"Subject":"Baseball Players","Question":"What nickname of the late Charles Dillon Stengel was also the name used by Ernest L. Thayer for a legendary batter from Mudville?","Answer":"Casey","Metadata":"baseball nickname sports sports history Thayer, Ernest"},{"ID":122188,"Subject":" Horse Gaits","Question":"Identify the gait of a horse described as a lateral two-beat gait in which the left front and left rear feet hit the ground at the same time and then the right front and right rear hit the ground at the same time.","Answer":"pace","Metadata":"biology horse science sports zoology"},{"ID":26758,"Subject":"Golf","Question":"What Latin term meaning \"equal\" is routinely used in the game of golf?","Answer":"par","Metadata":"golf Latin language sports vocabulary"},{"ID":148978,"Subject":"Athletes","Question":"These were champions in what Olympic sport?   Sonja Henie   Tenley Albright   Carol Heiss   Peggy Fleming   Dorothy Hamil   Michelle Kwan","Answer":"figure skating","Metadata":"Olympics people sports sports history woman"},{"ID":148956,"Subject":"Running","Question":"What foot-race involves a distance of over 42 kilometers?","Answer":"marathon","Metadata":"racing sports track"},{"ID":25033,"Subject":"Sports Slang","Question":"The phrase, \"hat trick,\" from cricket, hockey, and soccer has come to mean successfully doing practically anything how many times in a row?","Answer":"3","Metadata":"hockey language arts slang soccer sports vocabulary"},{"ID":149517,"Subject":"Bandages","Question":"The recommended first aid bandage for a collar bone fracture is called a figure of what?","Answer":"eight","Metadata":"bandage clavicle first aid fracture health science sports medicine"},{"ID":148881,"Subject":"Physical Fitness","Question":"Name a special form of calisthenics in which one set of muscles is exercised against another or against an immovable object.","Answer":"isometrics","Metadata":"calisthenics exercise health muscle sports sports medicine"},{"ID":47264,"Subject":"Battles","Question":"In 490 B.C., a small Greek army commanded by Miltiades defeated a much larger Persian force.  Name this battle now associated with long distance running.","Answer":"Marathon","Metadata":"ancient Greece ancient history B.C. battle defeat Europe Greece history social studies sports history war world history"},{"ID":148863,"Subject":" Races","Question":"Identify the major bicycle race inaugurated in Europe in 1903.","Answer":"Tour de France","Metadata":"1900s 1903 20th century cycling Europe sports sports history world history"},{"ID":149392,"Subject":"Physical Training","Question":"That there is an optimal level of overload that should be achieved and an optimal timeframe for this overload to occur is known as the principle of what?","Answer":"progression","Metadata":"exercise health science sports medicine"},{"ID":148836,"Subject":"Sports Vocabulary","Question":"What word in golf indicates a hole-in-one or in tennis, a serve not returned by the opponent?","Answer":"ace","Metadata":"golf sports tennis"},{"ID":126949,"Subject":"Injuries","Question":"The most common of all joint injuries is a sprained what?","Answer":"ankle","Metadata":"health injury joint science sports medicine sprain"},{"ID":149444,"Subject":" Athletes","Question":"Who set the gold-medal record in the 1972 Olympics that Michael Phelps broke in the 2008 summer games?","Answer":"Mark Spitz","Metadata":"2000s 2008 21st century American history Olympics people sports sports history swimming trivia"},{"ID":127797,"Subject":"Ear Problems","Question":"Name the painful condition resulting from water containing infectious agents getting trapped in the outer ear and ear canal.","Answer":"otitis externa (swimmer's ear)","Metadata":"ear health infection science sports medicine"},{"ID":67412,"Subject":"Shots","Question":"The first shot of the Civil War was fired at Fort Sumter by Edmund Ruffin.  It slammed into a wall of the fort at a point near the right ear of Captain Abner Doubleday, who is spuriously honored as the inventor of what sport?","Answer":"baseball","Metadata":"1860s 1861 19th century American history Civil War Doubleday, Abner Fort Sumter history social studies sports history war"},{"ID":149388,"Subject":"Sports","Question":"The first Army-Navy football game was held in 1890.  It began a long rivalry between academies located at Annapolis and where else?","Answer":"West Point","Metadata":"1890 1890s 19th century Annapolis football military academy sports sports history"},{"ID":150323,"Subject":" Wagering","Question":"What is the occupation of someone who accepts and pays off bets on sporting events?","Answer":"bookmaker (bookie)","Metadata":"economics gambling social studies sports vocabulary vocational"},{"ID":149534,"Subject":"Blisters","Question":"What is the common name for blisters that contain a great number of erythrocytes?","Answer":"blood blisters","Metadata":"blister erythrocyte first aid health injury science sports medicine"},{"ID":149257,"Subject":"Sports History","Question":"A hall of fame celebrating what sport is in Newport, Rhode Island?","Answer":"tennis","Metadata":"American history hall of fame history Rhode Island social studies sports sports history"},{"ID":26687,"Subject":"Sports","Question":"In what sport does a \"compeador\" participate?","Answer":"bullfighting","Metadata":"Spanish language sports tradition"},{"ID":149085,"Subject":"Sailing","Question":"What is the term for a retractable sailboat keel?","Answer":"daggerboard (centerboard)","Metadata":"boat sailing sports vocabulary"},{"ID":99028,"Subject":"First Aid","Question":"These are categories of what kind of injuries?   impacted   composite   comminuted   greenstick   compound","Answer":"fractures (broken bone)","Metadata":"first aid health injury science sports medicine \n Drug Abuse"},{"ID":126872,"Subject":"Inflammations","Question":"What kind of tendinitis results from tearing the tendon that attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone?","Answer":"Achilles tendinitis","Metadata":"anatomy health injury science sports medicine tendon"},{"ID":99511,"Subject":"Health Professions","Question":"What medical science deals with treating and preventing injuries incurred while participating in sports?","Answer":"sports medicine","Metadata":"career field of health health science sports \nDiagnostic Equipment"},{"ID":148746,"Subject":"Sports Legends","Question":"Leroy Satchell Paige is a legend in what sport?","Answer":"baseball","Metadata":"20th century American history history people sports sports history"},{"ID":149398,"Subject":"Its a Pain","Question":"While running, nearly everyone has experienced a sharp pain in the side just below the ribs.  Name this pain.","Answer":"stitch","Metadata":"health pain science sports medicine vocabulary"},{"ID":56087,"Subject":"Adventure Races","Question":"In 2012, some 150 runners faced bone-chilling temperatures and rarefied air to compete in the tenth annual Tenzing-Hillary Marathon on what Asian mountain?","Answer":"Mt. Everest","Metadata":"2012 21st century Asia history marathon (track) mountain racing social studies sports world history"},{"ID":149100,"Subject":" Ancient Sports","Question":"In the 708 B.C....
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Get Questions by Category - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/1992/trivia+questions+api/1756/get+questions+by+category&category=Required' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

Search for trivia questions containing a certain string.

 



                                                                            
GET https://www.zylalabs.com/api/1992/trivia+questions+api/1757/search+trivia+questions
                                                                            
                                                                        

Search Trivia Questions - Endpoint Features
Object Description
search_term [Required]
Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            [{"ID":77403,"Subject":"Planet Comparisons","Question":"While the average densities of terrestrial planets is about 5 times the density of water, what category of planets have average densities of just 1.5 that of water?","Answer":"Jovian (outer, gas giants)","Metadata":"astronomy earth science planet science solar system"},{"ID":67875,"Subject":"Heroes","Question":"This is about whom?   In 1927, this lanky stunt flier called the Flying   Fool courageously piloted his monoplane from   New York to Paris in a grueling 33 hours 39   minutes.","Answer":"Charles Lindbergh","Metadata":"1920s 1927 20th century American history aviation hero history pilot social studies"},{"ID":37482,"Subject":"Local Government","Question":"Name the only state that has parishes instead of counties.","Answer":"Louisiana","Metadata":"American government government local government parish social studies"},{"ID":103653,"Subject":" Machines","Question":"The larger the diameter of the wheel in comparison to the diameter of the axle, the greater the mechanical what?","Answer":"advantage","Metadata":"machine mechanics physical science physics science wheel and axle"},{"ID":13442,"Subject":"Literary Techniques","Question":"What kind of comparison is illustrated in these lines?   Just as a caterpillar comes out of its cocoon,     so we must come out of our comfort zone.   Just as the sword is the weapon of a warrior,     a pen is the weapon of a writer.","Answer":"analogy","Metadata":"language arts literary technique literature"},{"ID":79659,"Subject":"Stars","Question":"Through a telescope, Betelgeuse appears red while Rigel appears blue.  From this information alone, what can be said about Rigel in comparison to Betelgeuse?","Answer":"Rigel is hotter. (Betelgeuse is cooler.)","Metadata":"astronomy earth science science star universe"},{"ID":102092,"Subject":"  Illusions","Question":"On warm days, air next to pavement is rarefied in comparison with that above it.  At a sufficient angle of incidence, objects beyond the area are mirrored as if by polished silver, giving the impression of water.  Name this phenomenon.","Answer":"mirage","Metadata":"angle of incidence atmosphere earth science meteorology physical science physics science"},{"ID":58957,"Subject":"Religious Atrocities","Question":"This is about what slaughter named for a saint?   In the morning when the church bells sounded,   the Parisians rose in a fury and massacred   Huguenots all over the city.  The Seine ran red   with the blood of thousands.","Answer":"St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre","Metadata":"16th century atrocity Europe France history Huguenot massacre Reformation social studies world history"},{"ID":77919,"Subject":"Planet Comparisons","Question":"Name either of the two coldest planets in our solar system.","Answer":"Uranus, Neptune","Metadata":"astronomy earth science planet science solar system"},{"ID":63016,"Subject":"Pilots","Question":"In 1927 who piloted a Ryan monoplane, and upon landing in Paris, became the first pilot to solo across the Atlantic Ocean?","Answer":"Charles Lindbergh","Metadata":"1920s 1927 20th century American history Atlantic Ocean aviation history Paris people pilot social studies"}]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Search Trivia Questions - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/1992/trivia+questions+api/1757/search+trivia+questions&search_term=Required' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

Fetch a number of random trivia questions. Returns a different set each time.

 



                                                                            
GET https://www.zylalabs.com/api/1992/trivia+questions+api/1758/get+random+questions
                                                                            
                                                                        

Test Endpoint

API EXAMPLE RESPONSE

       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            [{"ID":111701,"Subject":"Serious Symbols","Question":"What symbol reminiscent of pirates indicates a poisonous substance?","Answer":"skull and crossbones","Metadata":"health pirate poison science symbol toxicology"},{"ID":30918,"Subject":"Capital Cities","Question":"Tripoli is the capital of what African country?","Answer":"Libya","Metadata":"Africa capital city geography social studies Tripoli"},{"ID":18241,"Subject":"Punctuation","Question":"If you alphabetize the three \"terminal marks\" used to punctuate the ends of sentences, which one comes first?","Answer":"exclamation point","Metadata":"grammar language arts punctuation"},{"ID":86544,"Subject":"Storms","Question":"What kind of storm are you experiencing during these conditions?   The wind is blowing at 63 kph.  The air   temperature is -6 degrees F.  It is snowing   heavily.","Answer":"blizzard","Metadata":"earth science meteorology science snow storm wind"},{"ID":44247,"Subject":"Crime","Question":"What kind of game involves a scheme by which a swindler wins the trust of his victim and then cheats him of his money by taking advantage of this relationship?","Answer":"confidence (con) game","Metadata":"crime law offense social studies"}]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

Get Random Questions - CODE SNIPPETS


curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/1992/trivia+questions+api/1758/get+random+questions&amount=Required' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 

    

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Headers

Header Description
Authorization [Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed.


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