# Open Trivia DB **URL:** https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/general/open-trivia-db/49.md [Latest](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/categories.md) --- ## [How To Report Incorrect Answers](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/how-to-report-incorrect-answers/37727)
**Author:** [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2020, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/how-to-report-incorrect-answers/37727 "2020-05-11T06:18:02Z")
Thanks for taking the time to report incorrect answers. Our staff carefully hand approves questions and answers on our Trivia database. Every now and then, there could be a time that the question might be incorrect. Tho… --- ## [About the Open Trivia DB category](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/about-the-open-trivia-db-category/8410)
**Author:** [@macdguy](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/macdguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/about-the-open-trivia-db-category/8410 "2016-05-02T07:36:59Z")
Talk about http://www.opentdb.com/ here! --- ## [Incorrect?: Question 1208; Eggplants](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-1208-eggplants/55114)
**Author:** [@Laz](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Laz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 12:46am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-1208-eggplants/55114 "2026-07-28T00:46:46Z")
The following question may be incorrect. Question ID: 1208 Question: An eggplant is a vegetable. Answer: False This relies on the presumption that fruits can not be vegetables, but vegetables are a rather informal cul… --- ## [Incorrect? Question ID 372](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-372/55081)
**Author:** [@BarbaricAvatar](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/BarbaricAvatar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-372/55081 "2026-07-07T09:54:53Z")
The question is: “What does the ‘MP’ in MP3 stand for?” And the incorrect answer is “Moving Picture” The MP is an abbreviation of MPEG-1 with the 3 representing Audio Level III. The MP in MPEG does indeed stand for ‘… --- ## [Incorrect?: Question 7046](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-7046/55013)
**Author:** [@BarbaricAvatar](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/BarbaricAvatar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-7046/55013 "2026-06-21T21:23:39Z")
The question is: “In the Seven Wonders of the World, which wonder is the only that has survived to this day?” The answers are Stonehenge, The Great Pyramid of Giza, The Colisseum and I think the 4th was The Parthenon. T… --- ## [Rate limiting parameters](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/rate-limiting-parameters/55014)
**Author:** [@nickeldan](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/nickeldan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 2:35am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/rate-limiting-parameters/55014 "2026-06-15T02:35:05Z")
I don’t think I’m making that many requests but I keep hitting a 429 Too Many Requests error when using the API. What exactly is the limit of requests per second/minute? --- ## [OPENTDB not responding](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/opentdb-not-responding/31165)
**Author:** [@cm\_an](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/cm_an)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/opentdb-not-responding/31165 "2026-04-15T20:08:09Z")
I have been using the opentdb api for several days now as I’ve been working on a project, but a few minutes ago both the API and website went down and are not responding. --- ## [Is there a known Trivia best score?](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/is-there-a-known-trivia-best-score/54288)
**Author:** [@TimeTravelingBaby\_19](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TimeTravelingBaby_19)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/is-there-a-known-trivia-best-score/54288 "2025-11-04T17:54:41Z")
I was curious to know if there’s been a recorded best score for Trivia. I currently have a best score of 9700, and was wondering if there was anybody with the same score or potentially one higher than mine. There’s no wa… --- ## [Rejected Questions Thread](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/rejected-questions-thread/53586)
**Author:** [@PlucktheDragon](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/PlucktheDragon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/rejected-questions-thread/53586 "2025-09-03T18:24:36Z")
No one has ever made a thread about their rejected questions on Open Trivia DB, so I decided to make one for the general topic for everyone who got their questions rejected. Here’s my first rejected question to start a … --- ## [Can't request questions of a specific level when retrieving api-call data](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/cant-request-questions-of-a-specific-level-when-retrieving-api-call-data/53367)
**Author:** [@eagle275](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/eagle275)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/cant-request-questions-of-a-specific-level-when-retrieving-api-call-data/53367 "2025-05-26T09:24:11Z")
I’m using the german branch opentrivia.de, have successfully requested the category listing and a few sample questions .. but when retrieving questions I want to use the described api-call. But as soon as I submit categ… --- ## [Open Trivia Session Keyt](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/open-trivia-session-keyt/53307)
**Author:** [@fence\_rider](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/fence_rider)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/open-trivia-session-keyt/53307 "2025-05-15T16:42:32Z")
I’ve successfully integrated the open Trivia api into an app, but find the tools available to prevent duplicate questions limited. One thing that would help a lot is be ability to front load seen questions into a sessio… --- ## [Incorrect? Minor corrections/question edits](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-minor-corrections-question-edits/52881)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-minor-corrections-question-edits/52881 "2025-03-28T19:14:46Z")
Hello! Over the last week/two I’ve compiled a few notes for minor spelling/grammatical issues for a few questions. This will probably be my last post compiling these as the feedback from my project is winding down and I… --- ## [Suggestion: Posted guidelines for trivia submission](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/suggestion-posted-guidelines-for-trivia-submission/52753)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/suggestion-posted-guidelines-for-trivia-submission/52753 "2025-03-02T22:01:48Z")
Recently there was a topic on here about questions being rejected on OTDB. While I’ve been a frequent visitor and hopeful contributor to the service, I can’t say I’ve seen guidelines or rules for submissions. The only re… --- ## [Incorrect? Answer for Question 1073](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-answer-for-question-1073/52769)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-answer-for-question-1073/52769 "2025-03-02T21:53:26Z")
Hello! The question with an ID of 1073 (In “Clash Royale” what is Arena 4 called?) appears to have an incorrect answer. The current 4th arena is known as ‘Spell Valley’. When Clash Royale was released, the current answ… --- ## [Incorrect? Tabbing in question statement](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-tabbing-in-question-statement/52799)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-tabbing-in-question-statement/52799 "2025-03-02T21:52:24Z")
Hello! I would like to report an unexpected tab character in the statement for question ID 331. Below is how it appears when called via the API: It’s not game-breaking but a little unexpected when the statement is di… --- ## [Incorrect?: Question ID 4642 (Sonic 2)](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-4642-sonic-2/52776)
**Author:** [@Trip](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Trip)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-4642-sonic-2/52776 "2025-02-28T22:39:26Z")
Full question: “Sonic the Hedgehog 2” originally was going to have a time travel system. (True/False, correct answer listed as True) The problem as I see it: I get where the question is coming from, as it’s rooted in … --- ## [Suggestion: Categories](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/suggestion-categories/52752)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/suggestion-categories/52752 "2025-02-23T22:18:29Z")
Hello! I would like to propose two additional categories to potentially expand the pool of acceptable trivia or at least to declutter the General Knowledge category. I’ll list the suggested categories and potential ques… --- ## [Building a trivia app using open trivia db api](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/building-a-trivia-app-using-open-trivia-db-api/51050)
**Author:** [@Ethan\_Malenchek](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Ethan_Malenchek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/building-a-trivia-app-using-open-trivia-db-api/51050 "2025-02-23T21:10:25Z")
Hello! I am developing a trivia app using the open trivia db and was wondering if there is an api route for submittal of new trivia questions from the app so that a user could potentially submit new questions for review… --- ## [Incorrect? Clarification on 2 questions](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-clarification-on-2-questions/52745)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-clarification-on-2-questions/52745 "2025-02-20T01:49:55Z")
Hello! I wanted to mention two specific questions that to me were a little unclear/could use an update. Here they are: ID 91 - What was the punishment for Sysiphus’s craftiness? Spelling of Sysiphus to Sisyphus (At l… --- ## [Incorrect? Typos in Questions (sorry ahead of time)](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-typos-in-questions-sorry-ahead-of-time/52718)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-typos-in-questions-sorry-ahead-of-time/52718 "2025-02-19T18:43:48Z")
Hello! I’ve received a few reports of typos across statements and answers from a few users who’ve been interacting with questions from Open Trivia DB. Instead of making separate threads as I had intended I’d like to con… --- ## [Incorrect? Categories](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-categories/52740)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-categories/52740 "2025-02-18T23:42:51Z")
Hello! I wanted to make this topic as two specific questions have popped up in general knowledge that maybe would be suited for the politics category. Feel free to treat these as suggestions and nothing more. ID 1588:… --- ## [Incorrect? Answer for Question ID 463](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-answer-for-question-id-463/52719)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-answer-for-question-id-463/52719 "2025-02-12T19:49:01Z")
Question ID: 463 Type: True/False Question: “Typewriter” is the longest word that can be typed using only the first row on a QWERTY keyboard. I’ve received a report of this question potentially being incorrect with th… --- ## [Incorrect? Question ID 2262](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-2262/52716)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-2262/52716 "2025-02-12T19:45:44Z")
Question ID: 2262 Category: Entertainment: Film The question statement is the following: “Which actor plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars Episodes I-lll?” While this looks OK at first glance, it appears the “III” is re… --- ## [Incorrect? Question ID 6538](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-6538/52717)
**Author:** [@TrivialTrivia](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TrivialTrivia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-question-id-6538/52717 "2025-02-12T19:44:03Z")
Question ID: 6538 Category: Entertainment: Books The question statement is the following: Shub-Niggurath is a creature that was created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his novel “The Lord of The Rings”. While this looks OK a… --- ## [Issue with account verification for Open Trivia Database \[solved, im an idot\]](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/issue-with-account-verification-for-open-trivia-database-solved-im-an-idot/52712)
**Author:** [@TheLemon27](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/TheLemon27)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 3:28am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/issue-with-account-verification-for-open-trivia-database-solved-im-an-idot/52712 "2025-02-12T03:28:25Z")
Hi, I thought your trivia database project looked cool and wanted to contribute to it, but the email that was supposed to be sent for account verification hasn’t been sent. Oddly, the email to make an account on this for… --- ## [Quiz Game](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/quiz-game/52682)
**Author:** [@ryven](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/ryven)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/quiz-game/52682 "2025-02-07T00:39:42Z")
hi, I’m excited to share my latest project with you all: Quiz game! Using the OpenTDB API, I’ve created a fun and challenging trivia experience. I developed this as a way to expand my skills, and I’d really appreciate … --- ## [Incorrect? Category](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-category/52147)
**Author:** [@Kristoffer\_Linder](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Kristoffer_Linder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/incorrect-category/52147 "2024-11-12T19:38:50Z")
ID: 1797 Mean girls shouldn’t be in the Category “Entertainment: Music” as it is a movie --- ## [Feedback: Category Question Count Lookup Options](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/feedback-category-question-count-lookup-options/52141)
**Author:** [@Kristoffer\_Linder](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/Kristoffer_Linder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/feedback-category-question-count-lookup-options/52141 "2024-11-12T07:26:16Z")
Hey! I’m working on an app now that only uses multiple answers and want to be able to see how many questions there is in a category if their request fails. So they know how many they can get. The only way to see how man… --- ## [Download Opentdb](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/download-opentdb/50458)
**Author:** [@inkihh](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/inkihh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 10:48pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/download-opentdb/50458 "2024-08-30T22:48:04Z")
Hello, can I download Opentdb to use in a project? Thanks --- ## [OpenTrivia DB Usage / Dump Question](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/opentrivia-db-usage-dump-question/51264)
**Author:** [@thecoolwinter](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/u/thecoolwinter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 8:27pm UTC](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/t/opentrivia-db-usage-dump-question/51264 "2024-08-10T20:27:02Z")
Hello! I’m hoping to use the Open Trivia DB hosted by y’all amazing folks in an app I’m developing. I’d hate to spam your servers with extra load w/o paying you for it, so I was hoping to download the database so I can … [Next page](https://forums.pixeltailgames.com/c/general/open-trivia-db/49.md?page=1)