`get_questions`

Pack: trivia · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/trivia/mcp

Get trivia questions from the Open Trivia Database. Optionally filter by category, difficulty, and question type.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`amount`	number	no	Number of questions to return. Defaults to 10. Max 50.
`category`	number	no	Category ID to filter by. Use list_categories to get available IDs.
`difficulty`	string	no	Difficulty level. One of: easy, medium, hard.
`type`	string	no	Question type. One of: multiple (multiple choice), boolean (true/false).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "amount": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/trivia/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_questions","arguments":{"amount":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_questions', {
  "amount": 10
});

More examples

{
  "amount": 5,
  "category": 9,
  "difficulty": "hard",
  "type": "multiple"
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, questions

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of questions returned
`questions`	array	Array of trivia questions

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of questions returned"
    },
    "questions": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of trivia questions",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "category": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Trivia category name"
          },
          "difficulty": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Question difficulty level"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Question type (multiple or boolean)"
          },
          "question": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The trivia question text"
          },
          "correct_answer": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "The correct answer"
          },
          "incorrect_answers": {
            "type": "array",
            "description": "Array of incorrect answer options",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "category",
          "difficulty",
          "type",
          "question",
          "correct_answer",
          "incorrect_answers"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "questions"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trivia": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/trivia/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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