Subject: Bus Ride Renewal Challenge
Posted by: Terry
Date: Mar 16 10
While the replacement of low-ranked quizzes is a continuing goal, preparation of extra quizzes to introduce variety for the tourists is also important now that the Bus Ride is well-established. Some tourists have been around the world over ten times, and even nice quizzes get repetitive. The lowest-ranked quiz currently used for the tour has a ranking that is roughly in the top third of all quizzes, so replacement is not an urgent matter, but we would still like to have new quizzes of a suitable quality to use as replacements, to provide a bit of diversity for those players who have played every day since the beginning, and who have probably memorised the answers to the current quizzes.
If you create a new quiz on a Bus Ride country, get it placed online, and have it place within a reasonable ranking, it may be rotated in to provide a more diverse program. Should your quiz manage a higher ranking than the current entry, it could become the permanent fixture, waiting for a future challenger. As an added bonus, we have modified the ratings system to give all quizzes in our rotation a ratings bump.
Feel free to use this thread to also "claim" a country so that you don't duplicate someone else's effort, and make sure to follow along with our later posts and updates to make sure that everything is in order. We look forward to seeing what you can come up with!
This link will show you what the ranking is for each of our current country quizzes.
LINK TO CURRENT BUS QUIZ STATUS:
http://www.funtrivia.com/buslist.cfm
Posted by: Terry
Date: Mar 16 10
While the replacement of low-ranked quizzes is a continuing goal, preparation of extra quizzes to introduce variety for the tourists is also important now that the Bus Ride is well-established. Some tourists have been around the world over ten times, and even nice quizzes get repetitive. The lowest-ranked quiz currently used for the tour has a ranking that is roughly in the top third of all quizzes, so replacement is not an urgent matter, but we would still like to have new quizzes of a suitable quality to use as replacements, to provide a bit of diversity for those players who have played every day since the beginning, and who have probably memorised the answers to the current quizzes.
If you create a new quiz on a Bus Ride country, get it placed online, and have it place within a reasonable ranking, it may be rotated in to provide a more diverse program. Should your quiz manage a higher ranking than the current entry, it could become the permanent fixture, waiting for a future challenger. As an added bonus, we have modified the ratings system to give all quizzes in our rotation a ratings bump.
Feel free to use this thread to also "claim" a country so that you don't duplicate someone else's effort, and make sure to follow along with our later posts and updates to make sure that everything is in order. We look forward to seeing what you can come up with!
This link will show you what the ranking is for each of our current country quizzes.
LINK TO CURRENT BUS QUIZ STATUS:
http://www.funtrivia.com/buslist.cfm
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guitargoddess 
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We'll also need more quizzes on some of the countries that DO have a well-written, newer quiz though, because many of the countries only have the one quiz. Unless we want to play repeat quizzes everytime we go around the world... which wouldn't be that big of a deal, I guess, since most people probably won't remember the answers 195 days later. P.S. I've already started research for a Solomon Islands quiz, so I'll 'claim' that one. Reply #1. Mar 16 10, 4:31 PM |
| Terry
Head Honcho 
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"We'll also need more quizzes on some of the countries that DO have a well-written, newer quiz though, because many of the countries only have the one quiz. Unless we want to play repeat quizzes every time we go around the world... which wouldn't be that big of a deal, I guess, since most people probably won't remember the answers 195 days later." The game really is designed only to be played once through, as it is a set rotation: 1 quiz per country. Of course, people are invited to play the same ones over and over again if they want. Reply #2. Mar 16 10, 4:34 PM |
EmmaF2008
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Oh...we should be through that list in what, a couple of weeks? LOL That is some list! :-) I've a couple of quizzes in progress, but I'll be back to claim one soon. Reply #3. Mar 16 10, 4:34 PM |
ThurstAsh
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Can we claim them on this page? Reply #4. Mar 16 10, 4:35 PM |
| guitargoddess
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Oh. So the countries that DO have multiple quizzes online will still only have the same quiz selected next time the bus visits there? Reply #5. Mar 16 10, 4:35 PM |
| Terry
Head Honcho
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"Oh. So the countries that DO have multiple quizzes online will still only have the same quiz selected next time the bus visits there?" Yes. I have a big table where I say Ethiopia=Quiz #22424, China=Quiz #6666, etc. The bus rolls through that table in random order, then starts at the top again. Reply #6. Mar 16 10, 4:39 PM |
salami_swami
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This is a great thread to have, Terry. I was actually talking with agony, and it got me inspired to do this... I had planned on making an entire quiz series with a LOT of the ones listed here... May I assume the higher up the list the more badly they need a quiz written? I'll be back shortly to claim one, by the way. Reply #7. Mar 16 10, 4:43 PM |
| salami_swami
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Two things.... Why is there a question mark next to Turkmenistan? Also, I will go ahead and claim Lesotho since it appears to need a quiz written quite badly. :-) Reply #8. Mar 16 10, 4:45 PM |
| ThurstAsh
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I think I'll take Madagascar... might take a while though since this will be my first geo quiz. Reply #9. Mar 16 10, 4:45 PM |
dcpddc478
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I will pick up Monaco...please:) Reply #10. Mar 16 10, 4:49 PM |
redwaldo
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I taught Chinese politics at university,so I'll do a general country quiz on China. Reply #11. Mar 16 10, 4:53 PM |
| salami_swami
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Clearly I counted wrong... I see 191 countries there, did I miscount, or what happened to the other four? ;-) Reply #12. Mar 16 10, 4:54 PM |
| guitargoddess
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Okay, so we only need new quizzes for the poorest ranked ones? If that's the case, then for some of them you can just replace the old quiz with one that's already online. For example, the Mexico one on that list is showing ranked in the 30000s, but here's a Mexico one with sunnies: http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Mexico--A-Taste-of-the-Culture-230266.html Reply #13. Mar 16 10, 4:55 PM |
| Terry
Head Honcho
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There are 192. We were missing 3 countries I think, but can't remember which ones were missing. I'll add em if anyone can work it out, lol Reply #14. Mar 16 10, 4:55 PM |
| salami_swami
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That's more about culture, though, whereas the other (the one in rotation for the game), is actually about the country itself. :-) Reply #15. Mar 16 10, 4:56 PM |
| guitargoddess
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Well what's wrong with having one on culture? It's still in the geography category, so it's not going to be entirely about history or anything. Here's one for Poland http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Fantastic-Poland-303419.html Reply #16. Mar 16 10, 4:59 PM |
| salami_swami
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I do not see Kazakhstan Reply #17. Mar 16 10, 4:59 PM |
glendathecat
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What's the state of play with Tuvalu? It seems to have a category but no quiz. Does this mean that the quiz is offline? I am quite happy to write a Tuvalu quiz if needed. Reply #18. Mar 16 10, 5:03 PM |
| salami_swami
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Yes, it is offline now, GTC. :-) I don't see Western Sahara, either. Reply #19. Mar 16 10, 5:04 PM |
| salami_swami
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Oh, and French Guiana! Reply #20. Mar 16 10, 5:05 PM |
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