Guidelines for Quiz Creation
Important: ALL of the following sets of
guidelines are
relevant for the
category you would like to submit to. Please read all of them carefully
and keep them in mind as you develop your quiz. Thanks!
The following sets of guidelines apply to quizzes created in
Acronyms and Initialisms.
Guidelines for Acronyms and Initialisms
No special instructions.
Guidelines for Language Use
No special instructions.
Guidelines for Humanities
Titles of books, song titles, art pieces, play titles, as well as quotes, require quotation marks.
Spelling and grammar are, as always, important.
Please note that the following sub-categories are restricted:
Vocabulary
Spelling
Greek mythology
Only the most exceptional and original quizzes in these sub-categories will be accepted. ("Exceptional" means precisely that and not simply "adequate" or "competent").
Very simplistic quizzes on any topic will likely be rejected.
Interesting additional information is required on all questions. Repetition of the answer is not acceptable.
Plagiarism is not allowed at Quizzyland. Sources must be cited if quotes and/or definitions are drawn word-for-word (or nearly so), and quote marks must be used for the borrowed excerpts.
For vocabulary quizzes (a restricted category) don't rely on obscurity resulting from regionalism or from subject specialism (jargon).
Quizzes on specific artists, philosophers, social scientists, etc. should be redirected to the people category. Likewise for mixed people quizzes in any of these fields.
While quizzes on musicals and the performed versions of plays belong in the theater sub-category, quizzes on the written works themselves should be directed toward the literature category.
Quizzes on the discipline of architecture belong in the sub-category 'architecture', but quizzes that include trivia about buildings (e.g. how tall, location, etc.) and other man-made constructs should be sent to the world category (world sites sub-category).
Have fun!
Please do not write or submit a quiz until you have played a few games and are familiar with Quiz Creation Guidelines. Link to the Ask the Quiz Editors forum.