random-trivia-category-facts

Fetches a random trivia fact from a specific category such as science, sports, history, or geography using the Open Trivia Database API. Great for learning quick, interesting facts by topic.

Installation

Via npx (Recommended, zero-install):

npx @dennisk2025/random-trivia-category-facts

Or install globally with npm:

npm install -g @dennisk2025/random-trivia-category-facts

Then run:

random-trivia-category-facts

Adding to Claude Desktop

Add this to your Claude Desktop config file at:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Example config section:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trivia-facts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@dennisk2025/random-trivia-category-facts"]
    }
  }
}

Usage

You can access the following tool in Claude Desktop (or by direct JSON tool invocation):

Tool: get_random_trivia_fact

Returns a random trivia fact from a chosen category. Provides the question, correct answer, and category.

Parameters

• category (string, optional): The category of trivia fact to fetch. Example: "Science & Nature", "Sports", "History", "Geography". If not provided, a random supported category is chosen.

Example Calls

Get a random science fact:

{
  "tool": "get_random_trivia_fact",
  "arguments": {
    "category": "Science & Nature"
  }
}

Get a random fact from a random supported category:

{
  "tool": "get_random_trivia_fact",
  "arguments": {}
}

Supported Categories

• Science & Nature
• Sports
• History
• Geography

Output Format

The result will contain:

• question (string): The trivia question.
• correct_answer (string): The answer.
• category (string): The trivia category.

Example result:

{
  "question": "What is the chemical symbol for Hydrogen?",
  "correct_answer": "H",
  "category": "Science & Nature"
}

Error Handling

If you provide an unsupported category or the API fails, an error message will be returned.