26.1.2 RAA! Trivia - Printable Version

RAA! Trivia - Printable Version

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RAA! Trivia - RETRO™ - 09-30-2026

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What is RAA! Trivia?

RAA! Trivia turns your server chat into a game show. Every few minutes a question pops up in chat, four answers appear underneath, and players race to click the right one. The first correct answer wins points, money, XP or items, and climbs the leaderboard.

It ships with 6,200 hand-checked questions: 100 in every one of 62 categories, from Minecraft mobs and redstone to movies, music, sports, science and riddles. Each category has an even mix of Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert questions, plus a fair share of True/False. Every question is family-friendly, and no question or answer is repeated anywhere in the list.

Everything is configurable, every message uses MiniMessage, and every question lives in a plain YAML file. You never have to touch Java to add your own questions.

A question in chat: hover the category and difficulty for details, then click your answer.

Features

✔ Click-to-answer gameplay

Multiple choice in chat: players click A, B, C or D (or type the letter)
One guess per player, so nobody can spam every letter
Choices are shuffled every time, so memorising letters won't work
Optional multiple winners per question with place multipliers
Correct answers typed in chat can be hidden, so nobody can copy them
Clickable [Skip] button for staff

⏱ Automatic rounds & matches

Automatic rounds on a timer, only when enough players are online
Matches: staff can start a run of several questions with live standings and placement rewards (1st, 2nd, 3rd...)
Themed nights: start a match from a single category or a whole group, like /trivia start group music 10
Smart variety: no question repeats until its category runs out, and random matches spread across categories

☑ Player voting

Before each automatic round, players vote on the topic by clicking a group in chat
Live vote counts in the sidebar, a closing warning and an action-bar countdown
Ties are drawn at random; if nobody votes, a random group from the ballot is used

The topic vote, with live counts in the sidebar.

☰ Scoreboard, boss bar & effects

Sidebar scoreboard: question number, category, time left, the top players and your own place
Final standings stay up after the round ends
Optional always-on mode shows the leaderboard between rounds
Boss-bar timer, action-bar countdown, titles and sounds, each one switchable
Your other plugins' scoreboards are restored as soon as trivia ends
Folia doesn't support sidebars, so there the sidebar switches off by itself. Everything else works.

A match in progress: sidebar standings, boss-bar timer and action-bar countdown.

★ Rewards, streaks & stats

Reward trivia points, money, XP, items and console commands. Money is paid through RAA! Economy or Vault
Rewards scale by difficulty, can be added per question, and can be set for match placements
Streak bonuses and chat announcements when a player gets on a roll
Stats for points, correct answers, first-place wins, matches won, current streak and best streak
Leaderboard (/trivia top) with an optional daily or weekly reset

▣ Built-in GUI

/trivia menu opens a GUI with your stats, every category, the leaderboard and a mute toggle
Staff get start, stop and skip controls right in the menu
Every button's slot and item can be changed in config.yml

The /trivia menu.

⚙ Server-owner friendly

/trivia reload reloads everything. A broken question is skipped, and the console names the file and question ID
Upgrade-safe questions: files you edit are never overwritten, and files you delete are never brought back
Turn off any question or whole category with enabled: false
Players can mute trivia or hide the scoreboard for themselves (the setting is saved)
World whitelist or blacklist
Stats are saved safely with atomic writes and automatic backups
Only the Paper API: no NMS and no reflection
Folia-ready: all scheduling runs on Folia's region and entity schedulers

62 Categories · 6,200 Questions

Every category has 100 questions, split evenly: 25 Easy, 25 Medium, 25 Hard and 25 Expert.

✦ Entertainment
Famous Actors, Famous Movies, Movie Quotes, TV Shows, Animated Movies & Cartoons, Disney & Pixar, Superheroes & Comics, Video Games, Anime & Manga, Broadway & Musicals

♫ Music
Rock Songs, Pop Songs, Hip-Hop & Rap, Country Music, 80s Music, 90s Music, 2000s Music, One-Hit Wonders, Famous Bands, Music Legends
(Questions are about artists, albums and song titles. There are no lyrics.)

✎ Books & Words
Best-Selling Books, Classic Literature, Authors, Book Characters, Famous Quotes, Nursery Rhymes & Children's Books, Mythology, Fairy Tales

⚽ Sports
NFL & American Football, NBA & Basketball, MLB & Baseball, NHL & Hockey, Soccer & Football, Olympics, Sports Nicknames, Famous Athletes, Sports Records

⚛ Knowledge
World Geography, World Capitals, U.S. States & Presidents, World History, Science, Space & Astronomy, Animals, Food & Drink, Inventions, Brands & Logos

☺ Fun / Party
2000s Nostalgia, 1980s & 1990s Nostalgia, Internet & Memes, Holidays, Board Games, Riddles, True or False, Random General Knowledge

⛏ Minecraft
Minecraft General, Mobs, Items, Redstone, Biomes, Minecraft History, Minecraft 26.x (covers the newest drops, up to 26.3)

Commands

Main command: /trivia. Aliases: /tr, /quiz, /raatrivia. Categories and player names tab-complete.

Players

/trivia: help and the current round status
/trivia menu: open the GUI
/trivia vote [group]: vote on the next topic
/trivia stats [player]: view stats
/trivia top [page]: view the leaderboard
/trivia categories: list every category
/trivia toggle: mute or unmute trivia for yourself
/trivia scoreboard [on|off]: hide or show the sidebar for yourself
/trivia answer <text>: answer by command (clicking is easier!)

Staff

/trivia start [category|random] [count]: start one question, or a match if count is above 1
/trivia start group <group> [count]: start a match from one group
/trivia start vote [count]: hold a topic vote right now
/trivia stop: stop the current session
/trivia auto [on|off]: pause or resume automatic rounds (the setting survives restarts)
/trivia skip: skip the open question
/trivia reload: reload the config and all questions

Examples:

Code:
/trivia start mobs

/trivia start random 10

/trivia start 26x 5

/trivia start group music 10

Permissions

raatrivia.play: answer questions and see trivia (default: everyone)
raatrivia.toggle: /trivia toggle and /trivia scoreboard (default: everyone)
raatrivia.stats: your own stats and the leaderboard (default: everyone)
raatrivia.stats.others: other players' stats (default: op)
raatrivia.start: start questions and matches (default: op)
raatrivia.stop: stop sessions, and pause or resume automatic rounds (default: op)
raatrivia.skip: skip questions (default: op)
raatrivia.reload: reload (default: op)
raatrivia.admin: all of the above (default: op)

Default Rewards

Easy: 5 points, $25, 10 XP
Medium: 10 points, $50, 20 XP
Hard: 20 points, $100, 40 XP
Expert: 35 points, $200, 75 XP

Plus streak bonuses and match placement rewards. You can change all of these, and add items or console commands, in config.yml.

PlaceholderAPI

Code:
%raatrivia_points%          %raatrivia_period_points%

%raatrivia_wins%            %raatrivia_correct%

%raatrivia_streak%          %raatrivia_best_streak%

%raatrivia_matches_won%     %raatrivia_rank%

%raatrivia_period_rank%     %raatrivia_muted%

%raatrivia_active%          %raatrivia_next%

%raatrivia_auto%            %raatrivia_category%

Requirements

Paper or Purpur 26.1.2 / 26.2 / 26.3, or Folia 26.1.2 / 26.2 (no sidebar on Folia)
Java 25
Optional, for money rewards: RAA! Economy (works on Paper, Purpur and Folia, no Vault needed), or Vault plus any Vault economy plugin (EssentialsX, CMI...)
Optional: PlaceholderAPI for placeholders

Installation

Drop RAATrivia-1.0.0.jar into your plugins/ folder
Start the server. The console should show RAA! Trivia loaded 62 categories, 6200 questions
Tweak plugins/RAATrivia/config.yml to your liking
Run /trivia reload, and you're done!

Adding Your Own Questions

Each category is one YAML file in plugins/RAATrivia/questions/. Add a question at the end of the file and run /trivia reload:

Code:
  - id: mob-101

    difficulty: HARD

    type: MULTIPLE

    question: "Which mob can drop a nautilus shell when killed?"

    choices:

      - "Guardian"

      - "Drowned"

      - "Squid"

      - "Turtle"

    answers:

      - "Drowned"

    hints:

      - "<gray>It is an underwater zombie."

The plugin also installs HOW-TO-ADD-QUESTIONS.md next to the question files. It is a complete guide with templates and a ready-made prompt, so you can hand it to an AI and generate new categories in minutes.

FAQ

Q: Can players cheat by copying answers from chat?
A: No. Correct answers typed in chat are hidden, each player gets one guess, and the choices are shuffled every time.

Q: Will updating the plugin wipe my custom questions?
A: Never. The plugin only updates bundled files you haven't touched. Your edits are always kept.

Q: Is it safe for younger players?
A: Yes. All 6,200 questions are written to be suitable for all ages.

Q: Do I need Vault?
A: No. Money rewards work with RAA! Economy on its own, or with Vault plus an economy plugin. With neither, money rewards are skipped and everything else still works.

Q: Can I pay money rewards on Folia?
A: Yes, with RAA! Economy. It talks to RAA! Trivia directly and never blocks the server.

Q: Can I run trivia only in certain worlds?
A: Yes. Use the worlds whitelist or blacklist in config.yml.

RAATrivia-1.0.2.jar (Size: 570.16 KB / Downloads: 0)

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