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Plagiarism
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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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10 Q
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crisw
Apr 25 02
63486 plays
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Apostrophes Are Not Difficult
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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
10 Q
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DevonshireLass
Jan 05 07
59817 plays
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Quiz-Making: Some Hints
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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
10 Q
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bloomsby
Jan 18 02
13326 plays
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Creating a History Quiz: Some Hints
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On the art of creating History quizzes.
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Average
10 Q
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bloomsby
May 31 03
7716 plays
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Creating Your First Quiz
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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
10 Q
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bloomsby
Dec 30 03
66780 plays
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The Worst Quiz of All Time 2.0
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After a couple of years' experience and reflection, I realized I could do much worse.
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Tough
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Oct 23 07
3597 plays
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How to Create a Good Quiz!
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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
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jan 14 03
57810 plays
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Impossible General Knowledge
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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
15 Q
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greybrow
Jun 11 06
12594 plays
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A Correction Note? I Think Not!
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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
10 Q
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linkan
Aug 07 04
8541 plays
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Stars and Stripes vs the Union Jack
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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
10 Q
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NatalieW
Feb 08 06
6738 plays
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Quizzyland Etiquette
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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
10 Q
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bullymom
Mar 21 03
7380 plays
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It's Too? Two? To? Much!
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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
10 Q
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crisw
Aug 18 00
13650 plays
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Correction Notices
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What is the most appropriate way to send, and respond to, a correction notice?
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Easy
10 Q
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agony
May 05 04
6540 plays
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Your You're Whosit Whatsit Test
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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
10 Q
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Bruyere
Mar 09 03
8298 plays
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Common Multiple Choice Mistakes
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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
10 Q
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thejazzkickazz
Jan 30 03
10221 plays
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Writing Quiz Questions That Don't Suck #1
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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
10 Q
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crisw
Jun 10 05
3630 plays
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Apostrophes
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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
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Sep 04 00
7365 plays
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FITB at FT
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Fill-in-the-blank questions are among the most difficult to write correctly, in FunTrivia quizzes. Here are some guidelines.
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Average
10 Q
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agony
Jan 11 09
942 plays
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How to Capitalize a Title
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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
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Jul 27 01
5256 plays
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It's Its!
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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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Easy
15 Q
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crisw
Jun 06 00
11169 plays
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Whose and Who's
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See if you know the difference between 'whose' and 'who's'!
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Easy
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Mar 07 01
6810 plays
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The Worst Trivia Quiz of All Time
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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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Average
10 Q
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stuthehistoryguy
Dec 29 04
60756 plays
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Punctuation
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Do you know what punctuation to use?
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Easy
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Feb 01 02
9537 plays
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Making Quizzes
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How much do you know about creating quizzes?
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Easy
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Aug 11 00
6855 plays
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You're Your Quiz's First Editor
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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
10 Q
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LadyCaitriona
Sep 30 01
5133 plays
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Interesting Info
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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
10 Q
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CellarDoor
Aug 03 02
6075 plays
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Basic Crossword Creation
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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
10 Q
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SilverMoonsong
May 24 07
2352 plays
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Your Quiz Has Been Placed Online!
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Congratulations! You have your first quiz online! Now what do you do?
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Easy
10 Q
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salami_swami
Jul 20 09
2328 plays
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How to Make a Quiz Quiz
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How much do you know about making quizzes?
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Easy
10 Q
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ladymacb29
Sep 25 00
6018 plays
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Please Punctuate!
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One of the most common reasons for quiz rejection is improper punctuation. See if you can pick out the properly punctuated sentence or sentences! No obscure semicolons or colons, just plain everyday commas and periods. This quiz uses US grammar rules.
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Easy
10 Q
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crisw
Aug 07 00
5688 plays
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