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If you create quizzes, then this category is for you! Brush up on your grammar, punctuation and spelling skills, and learn the rules of Quizzyland. You'll create better quizzes as a result! Follow the link Quiz Creation Guidelines for a summary of the guidelines to be followed here in Quizzyland, and the links to writing quizzes for specific categories.
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category How to Write an Entertainment Quiz category Creating a Celebrities Quiz
category How to Create a Quiz for Hobbies/Games category Movies Quizmaker Tune-Up
category How to Make a Good Music Quiz category Writing Sports Quizzes
category Errors in 'Friends' Quizzes category Creating a History Quiz: Some Hints
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1 trivia quiz  Apostrophes are not Difficult coolicon
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.
Average 10Q
6300 plays
Jan 05 07
DevonshireLass
2 trivia quiz  Quiz-Making: Some Hints icon
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!
Average 10Q
9471 plays
Jan 18 02
bloomsby editor
3 trivia quiz  Creating a History Quiz: Some Hints icon
On the art of creating History quizzes.
Average 10Q
5856 plays
May 31 03
bloomsby editor
4 trivia quiz  Plagiarism icon
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.
Average 10Q
10443 plays
Apr 25 02
crisw editor
5 trivia quiz  The Worst Quiz of All Time 2.0 coolicon
After a couple of years? experience and reflection, I realized I could do much worse.
Average 10Q
1425 plays
Oct 23 07
stuthehistoryguy gold
6 trivia quiz  Impossible General Knowledge coolicon
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.
Average 15Q
6639 plays
Jun 11 06
greybrow
7 trivia quiz  Stars and Stripes vs the Union Jack coolicon
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.
Easy 10Q
3162 plays
Feb 08 06
NatalieW editor
8 trivia quiz  A Correction Note? I Think Not! coolicon
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.
Easy 10Q
4557 plays
Aug 07 04
linkan editor
9 trivia quiz  Quizzyland Etiquette coolicon
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.
Easy 10Q
5088 plays
Mar 21 03
bullymom
10 trivia quiz  Correction Notices coolicon
What is the most appropriate way to send, and respond to, a correction notice?
Easy 10Q
3894 plays
May 05 04
agony editor
11 trivia quiz  How to Create a Good Quiz! coolicon
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!
Average 10Q
4350 plays
Jan 14 03
thejazzkickazz gold
12 trivia quiz  Common Multiple Choice Mistakes coolicon
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!
Average 10Q
7008 plays
Jan 30 03
thejazzkickazz gold
13 trivia quiz  Creating Your First Quiz coolicon
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.
Easy 10Q
6078 plays
Dec 30 03
bloomsby editor
14 trivia quiz  It's Too? Two? To? Much! cool
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?
Easy 10Q
8772 plays
Aug 18 00
crisw editor
15 trivia quiz  Writing Quiz Questions That Don't Suck #1 coolicon
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?
Average 10Q
2160 plays
Jun 10 05
crisw editor
16 trivia quiz  Your You're Whosit Whatsit Test coolicon
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!
Easy 10Q
5052 plays
Mar 09 03
Bruyere editor
17 trivia quiz  Wild and Crazy Quiz Writing coolicon
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.
Tough 10Q
663 plays
Sep 11 07
uglybird editor
18 trivia quiz  Basic Crossword Creation coolicon
So, you think you?re ready to make a crossword puzzle? Here are some of the more common mistakes made by new crossword authors.
Average 10Q
1305 plays
May 24 07
SilverMoonsong editor
19 trivia quiz  Whose and Who's
See if you know the difference between 'whose' and 'who's'!
Easy 10Q
4461 plays
Mar 07 01
ladymacb29 editor
20 trivia quiz  Making Quizzes icon
How much do you know about creating quizzes?
Easy 10Q
4608 plays
Aug 11 00
ladymacb29 editor
21 trivia quiz  The Worst Trivia Quiz of All Time icon
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.
Easy 10Q
5748 plays
Dec 29 04
stuthehistoryguy gold
22 trivia quiz  It's Its! icon
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'.
Very Easy 15Q
8550 plays
Jun 06 00
crisw editor
23 trivia quiz  Count Me In! icon
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!
Average 10Q
1179 plays
Dec 12 06
LeoDaVinci editor
24 trivia quiz  Interesting Info icon
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.
Average 10Q
3354 plays
Aug 03 02
CellarDoor editor
25 trivia quiz  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?
Average 20Q
6159 plays
Aug 26 00
crisw editor
26 trivia quiz  Apostrophes icon
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.
Easy 10Q
4044 plays
Sep 04 00
ladymacb29 editor
27 trivia quiz  How to Capitalize a Title icon
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.
Easy 10Q
2961 plays
Jul 27 01
CellarDoor editor
28 trivia quiz  You're Your Quiz's First Editor icon
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'.
Very Easy 10Q
3072 plays
Sep 30 01
LadyCaitriona
29 trivia quiz  Punctuation
Do you know what punctuation to use?
Easy 10Q
5235 plays
Feb 01 02
ladymacb29 editor
30 trivia quiz  How to Make a Quiz Quiz
How much do you know about making quizzes?
Easy 10Q
4299 plays
Sep 25 00
ladymacb29 editor
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Some sample questions from this category:

* What is the number one reason that Quizzyland editors reject quizzes?
* You have a desire to create an original quiz; one that isn't like anything else in Quizzyland. On what topic could you write?
* Your quiz is rejected with a note to check your grammar, punctuation and spelling. Which of the following is NOT an appropriate response?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* Which of the following is correct?
* How many quizzes are you allowed to make?
* Which of the following is the BEST place to get information for quizzes?
* What's the BEST reason to create a quiz?
* How should you choose what category to put your quiz in?
* Which of the following categories gets the MOST quiz submissions of the four?
* A quiz on Julia Child's cooking show should NOT go in which of the following categories?
* What should you read before you create a quiz?

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