diff --git a/scenarioloaderuilayer.cpp b/scenarioloaderuilayer.cpp
index 49279ffe..7a193709 100644
--- a/scenarioloaderuilayer.cpp
+++ b/scenarioloaderuilayer.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ std::vector<std::string> scenarioloader_ui::get_random_trivia()
 		lang = "en";
 	}
 
+	if (triviaData[lang].empty())
+	{
+		ErrorLog("No trivia entries found for language \"" + lang + "\".");
+		return trivia;
+	}
+
+
 	// select random trivia
-	int i = Random(0, triviaData[lang].size() - 1);
+	int i = RandomInt(0, triviaData[lang].size() - 1);
 	std::string triviaStr = triviaData[lang][i]["text"];
 	std::string background = triviaData[lang][i]["background"];
 
diff --git a/utilities.cpp b/utilities.cpp
index bc1608bf..d96bb016 100644
--- a/utilities.cpp
+++ b/utilities.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@ double Random(double a, double b)
 	return interpolate(a, b, (double)val / Global.random_engine.max());
 }
 
+int RandomInt(int min, int max)
+{
+	std::uniform_int_distribution<int> dist(min, max);
+	return dist(Global.random_engine);
+}
+
+
 double LocalRandom(double a, double b)
 {
 	uint32_t val = Global.local_random_engine();
diff --git a/utilities.h b/utilities.h
index 4b2c557d..cd8ca7c9 100644
--- a/utilities.h
+++ b/utilities.h
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ inline long Round(double const f)
 }
 
 double Random(double a, double b);
-double LocalRandom( double a, double b );
+int RandomInt(int min, int max);
+double LocalRandom(double a, double b);
 
 inline double Random()
 {