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Trivia questions for
apps & games.

License professionally written trivia questions for apps and games, websites, publishers and interactive entertainment. Choose from multiple choice, question & answer, true or false, ordering, image trivia and Who Am I formats. Tailor the topics and difficulty to your audience.

Multiple formats / Popular subjects / Difficulty and topic tags
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One library. Many ways to play. TEXT QUESTIONS IMAGE TRIVIA PUZZLES BESPOKE WRITING
Choose the interaction

Six trivia question formats.
Different ways to play.

Our trivia content can be supplied for digital games, mobile apps, websites, publishing and live entertainment. Choose existing questions from our database or commission original content created for your product. The examples below show how each format works.

CHOOSE THE ANSWER A/B

Multiple choice.

Accessible, flexible and easy to build into games, apps and published quizzes.

EXAMPLE Which planet is known as the Red Planet? A. Venus / B. Mars / C. Saturn / D. Neptune
SAY THE ANSWER Q/A

Question & answer.

Direct prompts for presenters, print, live hosting and open-answer play.

EXAMPLE What is the capital of Canada? Answer: Ottawa
MAKE THE CALL T/F

True or false.

A quick decision that can give a round pace and broad accessibility.

EXAMPLE Venus is the closest planet to the Sun. Answer: False
FIND THE SEQUENCE 1-3

Put in order.

Arrange dates, events, places or people to create a different challenge.

EXAMPLE Put these events in chronological order. A format that rewards more than recall.
LOOK CLOSELY

Image questions.

Use a visual clue to identify a person, place, object or detail. Image assets can accompany the question.

EXAMPLE / IMAGE QUESTION
Which planet is pictured? Answer: Saturn
FOLLOW THE CLUES

Who Am I?

Reveal a person through a sequence of clues, from broad hints to the decisive detail.

EXAMPLE / WHO AM I? My plays are performed around the world. I wrote Hamlet. Who am I? Answer: William Shakespeare

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Explore the subjects

Big genres.
Deep subtopics.

Choose a broad mix of General Knowledge or focus on the subjects your audience loves. Explore some of our most popular categories below.

POPULAR CATEGORY

Entertainment

  • Celebrity
  • Pop culture
  • Gaming
POPULAR CATEGORY

Sport

  • Football
  • Formula 1
  • US sports
POPULAR CATEGORY

Film

  • Blockbusters
  • Classics
  • Awards
POPULAR CATEGORY

Television

  • Series
  • Reality TV
  • Comedy
POPULAR CATEGORY

Music

  • Artists
  • Albums
  • Decades
POPULAR CATEGORY

Food & lifestyle

  • Cuisine
  • Brands
  • Culture
POPULAR CATEGORY

General Knowledge

  • History
  • Geography
  • Science
POPULAR CATEGORY

Books & art

  • Authors
  • Literature
  • Artists

Need a specific niche? See more existing topics or brief our writers on something new.

Find the right mix

The detail
behind each question.

Content can be selected by category, subcategory and difficulty, then delivered with agreed fields for your team. The structure helps you build the right selection for a product, series or publishing schedule.

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EXAMPLE CONTENT RECORD VERIFIED
CategoryFilm
SubcategoryAwards
Question typeMultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
DeliveryAgreed format
A practical way to choose

Start with the audience.

The best topic list is the one that works for the people who will play, read or watch.

AUDIENCE

Who is it for?

Age, interests, knowledge, market and the level of challenge you want.

EXPERIENCE

How will it play?

Quick rounds, open answers, a long game, live hosting or daily publishing.

PRODUCTION

How will it ship?

Volume, format, metadata, rights and delivery schedule agreed in the brief.

Two ways to get the content

Ready to license.
Ready to create.

01 / EXISTING LIBRARY

Trivia question database.

License ready-made trivia questions from our large commercial database, organised by subject, subcategory and difficulty.

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02 / ORIGINAL WRITING

Custom trivia questions.

Commission original trivia content for a particular subject, audience, tone, game mechanic or product requirement.

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Common questions

Good to know.

Which trivia formats can we license for apps and games?

We supply multiple choice, question & answer, true or false, ordering, image trivia and Who Am I questions. We can discuss a mix that works with your product mechanics, audience and publishing plan.

Can we select narrow subtopics?

Yes. The database includes category and subcategory tags. If a brief calls for content outside the existing library, we can scope bespoke writing.

Can the questions be sorted by difficulty?

Yes. Database questions are graded easy, medium or hard, making it possible to plan a difficulty mix.

Are the sample questions on this page the content we would receive?

No. These are simple illustrations of the formats. We will select or write content for your actual brief.

The right question starts with the brief

Tell us what your audience loves.

Share the subjects, question types, volume and channel. We will recommend a content mix that fits.

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