1. One of the question types that quizplayers hate to see is numerical questions- questions with a number as an answer, such as "How tall at the withers is an average Great Dane?" or "In what chapter did this incident occur?" Why are numerical questions not generally a good format to use? Because a more creative question can almost always be substituted Because their answers are often disputed All of these Because most quiz takers really don't care about these minute details

2. Which of the following questions would be the best to put on a quiz? Are some apples red? In the episode "One Really Stupid Event" of "That Stupid Show," when Dumbbell and Idiot were in the kitchen, what color was the glass to the right of the sink? What Chinese critter is the only member of the order Carnivora that is primarily vegetarian? How many spots does the average jaguar have?

3. Which of the following is not appropriate for a quiz? Fill in the blank questions Humorous questions Trick questions Challenging questions

4. What characteristic do the top 10 highest-rated quizzes at FunTrivia usually share? They are on entertainment-related topics They are among the simplest quizzes on FunTrivia They are rated "Average" to "Tough" in difficulty They are on topics that everyone knows a lot about

5. When writing a quiz about a specialized topic, you should make most of your questions on details that only someone who is an expert on that topic will know. True False

6. Here is a possible question for a quiz: "The East Sparvenian dodo has the loudest voice of any bird. How far away can you hear its mating call? A- 5 miles B- 7 miles C- 9 miles D- 11 miles Ho-hum. How boring. And, no doubt, different authorities will disagree on exactly how far away one can hear the Dodo, depending on how acute your hearing is, weather conditions, etc. What would be a better way to ask this question? If you were 9 miles away from an East Sparvenian Dodo, could you hear it? There's nothing you can do- junk the question. What is unusual about the mating call of the East Sparvenian dodo? How many miles can you hear a East Sparvenian dodo?

7. Here's a quiz question. "What is a defining feature of the anserines?" What is the main thing wrong with this question? It has no possible answer It's grammatically incorrect Nothing; it's a fine question It uses unfamiliar vocabulary but doesn't explain it

8. Here's that quiz question again: "What is a defining feature of the anserines?" What would be a better way to write this question? What is a defining feature of the anserines (geese and their relatives)? What is a defining feature (something that identifies) of an anserine? What makes something an anserine? The question is fine as it is

9. You've written a quiz on a subject that you are just crazy about. You realize that most people don't know as much about the subject as you do, and you aren't sure if your questions are too obscure, difficult, or boring. What should you do? Look over highly-rated quizzes on the topic and see how their questions compare to yours Ask a friend who doesn't know much about the subject to look your quiz over and tell you what they think of the questions Any of these Ask an editor to look your quiz over before you submit it

10. Which of the following is the best reason to write a quiz, and the most likely way to produce a quiz with good questions? Because you know a lot about a certain topic and want to show that you know more obscure details than anyone else Because you don't really know anything about the topic but are interested in it and trying to learn something Because you have a test coming up on that topic and you need to study for the test Because you know a lot about a certain topic and want to introduce people to that topic