Fun & Trivia Skills¶
In a nutshell
These skills cover jokes, quotes, trivia, general-knowledge lookups, and word games.
Fun & Trivia¶
Dad Jokes¶
Installer optional (extra-skills feature)
Brighten your day with dad humor. Laughter is not guaranteed, but eye rolls are likely.
Usage examples:
- Can you tell jokes?
- Make me laugh.
- Do you know any Chuck Norris jokes?
- Tell me a joke about dentists.
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Say a joke.
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Tell me a joke.
- Do you know any jokes?
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-icanhazdadjokes · pip install ovos-skill-icanhazdadjokes · Maturity: Stable
Parrot¶
Installer default
Turn OpenVoiceOS into an echoing parrot! Make OVOS repeat whatever you want.
Usage examples:
- Tell me what I just said.
- say Goodnight, Gracie
- speak I can say anything you'd like!
- start parrot
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repeat Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore
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Repeat what you just said
- What did I just say?
- Can you repeat that?
- stop parrot
- Repeat that
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-parrot · pip install ovos-skill-parrot · Maturity: Stable
Confucius Quotes¶
Manual install only
Quotes from Confucius.
Usage examples:
- Quote from Confucius
- When did Confucius die
- When was Confucius born
- Who is Confucius
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-confucius-quotes · pip install ovos-skill-confucius-quotes · Maturity: Stable
Today in History¶
Manual install only
Provides historical events for today or any other calendar day using information pulled from Wikipedia.
Usage examples:
- who died today in history?
- who was born today in history?
- What historical events happened on June 16th?
- Tell me about events in history on December 12th
- What happened today in history?
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-days-in-history · pip install ovos-skill-days-in-history · Maturity: Stable
Number Facts¶
Manual install only
Facts about numbers.
Usage examples:
- random number trivia
- trivia about next week
- trivia about tomorrow
- fact about number 666
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fact about yesterday
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curiosity about year 1992
- math fact about number 7
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-number-facts · pip install ovos-skill-number-facts · Maturity: Stable
Movie Master¶
Manual install only
Find information about movies, actors, and production details. Easily find information about a movie with your voice.
Usage examples:
- What are popular movies playing now?
- Tell me about the movie _______
- What genres does the flick _______ belong to?
- Who plays in the movie _______?
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How long is the movie _______?
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Look for information on the movie _______.
- Do you have info on the film _______?
- What is the movie _______ about?
- What are the highest rated movies out?
- When was the movie _______ made?
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-moviemaster · pip install ovos-skill-moviemaster · Maturity: Stable
The skill needs your own free TMDb API key in its skill settings. Without one it speaks an error instead of answering. Recent alphas no longer bundle a shared key.
ISS Location¶
Manual install only
Track the location of the International Space Station.
Usage examples:
- When is the ISS passing over
- Where is the ISS
- Tell me the ISS location
- how many people are on board of the space station
- Who is on board of the space station?
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-iss-location · pip install ovos-skill-iss-location · Maturity: Stable
DuckDuckGo¶
Installer default
Use DuckDuckGo to answer questions.
Usage examples:
- ask the duck about the big bang
- when was stephen hawking born
- who is elon musk
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-ddg · pip install ovos-skill-ddg · Maturity: Stable
Wikipedia¶
Installer default
Query Wikipedia for a summary answer.
Usage examples:
- Search wikipedia for chocolate
- Tell me about beans on wikipedia
- Check Wikipedia for beans
- What does wikipedia say about the Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Tell me about Elon Musk on wiki
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-wikipedia · pip install ovos-skill-wikipedia · Maturity: Mature
WikiHow¶
Installer default
How to do nearly everything.
Usage examples:
- how do i get my dog to stop barking
- how to boil an egg
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-wikihow · pip install ovos-skill-wikihow · Maturity: Stable
Wolfie (Wolfram Alpha)¶
Installer default
Use Wolfram Alpha for general knowledge questions.
Usage examples:
- How tall is Mount Everest?
- What's 18 times 4?
- How many inches in a meter?
- What is Madonna's real name?
- When was The Rocky Horror Picture Show released?
- ask the wolf what is the speed of light
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-wolfie · pip install ovos-skill-wolfie · Maturity: Mature
Wordnet¶
Manual install only
Use Wordnet to answer dictionary-like questions.
Usage examples:
- what is the definition of ...
- what is the antonym of ...
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-wordnet · pip install ovos-skill-wordnet · Maturity: Stable
Spelling¶
Installer default
Provides the spelling of words and phrases upon request.
Usage examples:
- How do you spell bureaucracy?
- How do you spell aardvark?
- Spell omnipotence
- Spell succotash
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-spelling · pip install ovos-skill-spelling · Maturity: Stable
Personal¶
Installer default
Learn history and personality of the assistant. Ask about the 'birth' and parentage of the voice assistant and get a taste of the community who is fostering this open source artificial intelligence.
Usage examples:
- Where were you born?
- What are you?
- When were you created?
- Who made you?
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-personal · pip install ovos-skill-personal · Maturity: Stable
Hello World¶
Installer default
Introductory skill so that skill authors can see how an OVOS skill is put together.
Usage examples:
- Hello world
- Thank you
- How are you?
Install
OpenVoiceOS/ovos-skill-hello-world · pip install ovos-skill-hello-world · Maturity: Stable
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