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 Apostrophes are not Difficult  
| An apostrophe is used to show possession, and to show where there is a missing letter. It really is quite simple. Let's see how you go as the quiz takes us step by step through a dispute between neighbours. |
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Average
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10Q |
6300 plays |
Jan 05 07 |
DevonshireLass
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| 2 |
Quiz-Making: Some Hints
| So, you've read the guidelines, taken several quizzes and want your own quizzes to be good. Here are some hints. (Most of the examples are based closely on quizzes actually submitted in Quizzyland). Have fun! |
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Average
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10Q |
9471 plays |
Jan 18 02 |
bloomsby
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Creating a History Quiz: Some Hints
| On the art of creating History quizzes. |
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Average
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10Q |
5856 plays |
May 31 03 |
bloomsby
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Plagiarism
| Plagiarism is the copying of material from an author's works without proper attribution. Quizzyland cannot accept plagiarized quizzes. Do you know how to avoid plagiarism? Identify whether each situation is an example of plagiarism. |
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Average
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10Q |
10443 plays |
Apr 25 02 |
crisw
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| 5 |
The Worst Quiz of All Time 2.0
| After a couple of years? experience and reflection, I realized I could do much worse.
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Average
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10Q |
1425 plays |
Oct 23 07 |
stuthehistoryguy
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Impossible General Knowledge
| Here are fifteen REALLY difficult questions BUT to help you to understand why people can sometimes perform better than chance when they don't know the answer, I've left you some clues and given you some hints as to what they are. |
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Average
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15Q |
6639 plays |
Jun 11 06 |
greybrow
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| 7 |
Stars and Stripes vs the Union Jack
| Both US and UK English spelling of words are accepted in FunTrivia quizzes. Neither is wrong with respect to the other, just different. This quiz will test your knowledge of differences in UK and US English usage. |
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Easy
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10Q |
3162 plays |
Feb 08 06 |
NatalieW
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A Correction Note? I Think Not!
| Have you made this same comment when you see that someone has sent you a correction note? Have you gotten so fed up with them that you ignore them? Have you just said, okay I?ll change it to make them happy? Let's see what is the correct way. |
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Easy
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10Q |
4557 plays |
Aug 07 04 |
linkan
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Quizzyland Etiquette
| Like any other sport, profession, or organization, Quizzyland has its own rules of conduct. In general, the Golden Rule applies in FunTrivia- you know, "do unto others..." See how much you know about Quizzyland etiquette. |
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Easy
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10Q |
5088 plays |
Mar 21 03 |
bullymom
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Correction Notices
| What is the most appropriate way to send, and respond to, a correction notice? |
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Easy
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10Q |
3894 plays |
May 05 04 |
agony
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How to Create a Good Quiz!
| If you have ever had a quiz rejected at Funtrivia, this quiz is for you. Within this quiz you will find some ideas on how to improve your reputation at Funtrivia with both the editors and your fellow quizmakers! |
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Average
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10Q |
4350 plays |
Jan 14 03 |
thejazzkickazz
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Common Multiple Choice Mistakes
| One difficulty I have noticed for quizmakers at this website is in the creation of incorrect answers for multiple choice questions. Below I will demonstrate how not to make your multiple choice questions dead giveaways! |
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Average
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10Q |
7008 plays |
Jan 30 03 |
thejazzkickazz
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| 13 |
Creating Your First Quiz
| Creating your first quiz can be an exciting challenge. These questions concern matters that should help to reduce frustration on submission. This quiz is intended to be useful, not hard. |
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Easy
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10Q |
6078 plays |
Dec 30 03 |
bloomsby
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It's Too? Two? To? Much!
| Ahh! Those pesky words that sound the same but are spelled differently- too, to, two, for example. Do you know when to use each word? |
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Easy
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10Q |
8772 plays |
Aug 18 00 |
crisw
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Writing Quiz Questions That Don't Suck #1
| The difference between a ho-hum quiz that gets little play and poor ratings and a great quiz is often how well the questions are written. Do you know how to tell a great question from a boring one? |
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Average
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10Q |
2160 plays |
Jun 10 05 |
crisw
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Your You're Whosit Whatsit Test
| Here's an English tune-up quiz on common errors based on editing here at Quizzyland for the past two years and teaching ESL a few years. Some of these are hard to nip in the bud, but I know you can do it! |
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Easy
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10Q |
5052 plays |
Mar 09 03 |
Bruyere
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| 17 |
Wild and Crazy Quiz Writing
| See if you?re cut out to write wacky quizzes. Interesting information sections disclose this author?s favorite web sources of odd and entertaining quiz tidbits. |
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Tough
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10Q |
663 plays |
Sep 11 07 |
uglybird
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| 18 |
Basic Crossword Creation
| So, you think you?re ready to make a crossword puzzle? Here are some of the more common mistakes made by new crossword authors. |
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Average
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10Q |
1305 plays |
May 24 07 |
SilverMoonsong
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| 19 |
Whose and Who's
| See if you know the difference between 'whose' and 'who's'! |
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Easy
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10Q |
4461 plays |
Mar 07 01 |
ladymacb29
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| 20 |
Making Quizzes
| How much do you know about creating quizzes? |
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Easy
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10Q |
4608 plays |
Aug 11 00 |
ladymacb29
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| 21 |
The Worst Trivia Quiz of All Time
| In a recent Quiz Makers' Guild meeting, several "bad" sorts of questions were identified. By way of example, I, the humble Stuthehistoryguy, offer this quiz. |
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Easy
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10Q |
5748 plays |
Dec 29 04 |
stuthehistoryguy
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It's Its!
| One of the most common mistakes editors find in quizzes is confusion over when to use 'its' and 'it's'. If you create quizzes, help me out by taking this quiz! If the usage is correct, pick 'yes', otherwise, pick 'no'. |
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Very Easy
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15Q |
8550 plays |
Jun 06 00 |
crisw
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Count Me In!
| Numbers are fun, they're everywhere we go,
But to use them in a quiz, their rules we must know!
Here you can refine your knowledge of the usage of numbers that appear your quiz. It's all in the numbers! |
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Average
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10Q |
1179 plays |
Dec 12 06 |
LeoDaVinci
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| 24 |
Interesting Info
| You've probably noticed that quizzes throughout most of Quizzyland now need interesting info attached to most of the questions. Put yourself in an editor's shoes, and see if you can spot the subtle difference between failure and success. |
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Average
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10Q |
3354 plays |
Aug 03 02 |
CellarDoor
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| 25 |
A Night *In* The Movies
| On a recent night, I did some editing in the Movies category. There were 66 quizzes waiting to go online. All of these phrases are from these quizzes. Can you help me correct them? |
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Average
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20Q |
6159 plays |
Aug 26 00 |
crisw
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Apostrophes
| I'll give you a sentence that may or may not have an apostrophe problem in it. You choose the sentence with the apostrophes and punctuation in the correct places. |
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Easy
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10Q |
4044 plays |
Sep 04 00 |
ladymacb29
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| 27 |
How to Capitalize a Title
| Titles are everywhere! There are song titles, movie titles, album titles, names of TV shows and episodes, book titles, poem titles - even the titles of your quizzes. See if YOU know how to capitalize them correctly. |
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Easy
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10Q |
2961 plays |
Jul 27 01 |
CellarDoor
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| 28 |
You're Your Quiz's First Editor
| Knowing the difference between 'your' and 'you are' is a huge help in getting your quiz through on the first go-round. Remember: 'your' means belonging to you. 'You're' is a contraction for 'you are'. |
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Very Easy
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10Q |
3072 plays |
Sep 30 01 |
LadyCaitriona
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| 29 |
Punctuation
| Do you know what punctuation to use? |
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Easy
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10Q |
5235 plays |
Feb 01 02 |
ladymacb29
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| 30 |
How to Make a Quiz Quiz
| How much do you know about making quizzes? |
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Easy
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10Q |
4299 plays |
Sep 25 00 |
ladymacb29
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