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Books trivia questions API

Novels, authors, characters and classic literature.

765 questions: 236 easy, 385 medium, 144 hard. New ones are added every week.

Sample questions

What item is placed beneath the mattresses to test a princess's sensitivity? · easy

Answer: Pea. Also offered: Pebble, Bean, Acorn.

Who wrote 'The Pillow Book'? · medium

Answer: Sei Shōnagon. Also offered: Banana Yoshimoto, Fumiko Enchi, Han Kang.

Who wrote 'The Name of the Rose'? · medium

Answer: Umberto Eco. Also offered: Italo Calvino, Milan Kundera, José Saramago.

Who wrote 'Carrie'? · medium

Answer: Stephen King. Also offered: Dean Koontz, Peter Straub, Clive Barker.

Who wrote 'The Rings of Saturn'? · hard

Answer: W. G. Sebald. Also offered: Thomas Bernhard, Peter Handke, Robert Walser.

Ask for books questions

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" "https://triviaapi.games/v1/questions?category=books&amount=10"

Add &difficulty=easy, medium or hard, or combine categories with commas. See the docs for every option.

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