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Subject: The Quiz and Crossword Contracts

Posted by: WesleyCrusher
Date: May 01 19

Sometimes a throwaway joke can inspire an idea. When explaining to a newer author how to best deal with challenge requirements in the edit process I mentioned, jokingly, that they had only become an issue since we had tasks like "Write a Fill the Blank quiz in a subcategory of Sci/Tech that you have exactly one quiz ranked worse than 50,000 in, featuring the name of a deceased actor from Bhutan in the title, using all 26 letters in the alphabet in each question and writing the info in limerick form". Then, about 20 minutes later, I was struck by the realization that, if this task were posted in the Lounge, someone would probably actually do it, sooner or later.

And that means we can make a game out of it, right?

So let's get creative - both in setting tasks and in solving them. Here are the current ten tasks:

Contract #312 - 22 points: Write a classic style quiz or photo quiz in the History category on the history of any one country that does not already have a history quiz on FT. (by BigTriviaDawg)
Contract #318 - 16 points: Write a quiz for the Sub-Sets Challenge. (by Kyleisalive)
Contract #320 - 14 points: Write a photo quiz about coronations. At least one question must be FITB, and one question 50/50. (by Reedy)
Contract #325 - 9 points: Write a quiz about Adrien Brody. (by VBookWorm)
Contract #328 - 6 points: Write a quiz about a Russian television series of your choice. (by VBookWorm)
Contract #329 - 5 points: Write a classification quiz where the categories are all related to ducks but are not in the animal or science categories. (by Ilona_Ritter)
Contract #330 - 4 points: Write a 15-question quiz with exactly six words in the title, without using the letter 'e' in the title. At least three questions must be FITB, and two T/F-Y/N questions. (by Reedy)
Contract #331 - 3 points: Create a crossword on the history of any country with no more than 20% fillers. (by Sam388)
Contract #332 - 2 points: Write a quiz containing the word 'Pizza' in its title that is exactly 15 questions long and is neither in Food (Hobbies), Sci/Tech, nor World. The quiz can be either a Photo Quiz or a Photo-Match Quiz. (by Ilona_Ritter)
Contract #333 - 1 point: Using COVID-19 as an example, write a quiz about epidemics that changed the course of history. (by 1nn1)


Once you have picked a task and written, please submit it with the entire contract stipulation (including the number) in the note to the editor.

Wait for the quiz to go online, then report it here to claim the contract. If it's good, you'll receive the task's point value for the leaderboard AND you get to set up a new contract, entirely of your choosing. Come up with an evilly convoluted challenge, set up an easy one in the hopes of it being snatched quickly or just use the opportunity to make someone write a quiz about THAT ONE topic you always wanted to play but never got the chance as all nineteen online entries about it are yours... anything goes as long as it is possible. ("Write a match quiz in which every answer is a pangram" would not work - answers that long would not be accepted in the format). You must provide a new contract stipulation in the same post as your claim or the claim is invalid.

Every time a new contract goes up, all others increase in value by one point. Thus, there will always be ten options and after the starting phase in which scores are a bit on the low side, there will be always be a task (the oldest one) worth at least 10, and possibly considerably more if no one has taken it for a while. Thus, the longer a contract sits there (and thus the harder it presumably is to fill), the more lucrative it will become. And at some point, even writing that Sci/Tech quiz named after a dead Bhutanese actor will sound like a really enticing proposition...

You can finish any unfinished quizzes/crosswords to fill a contract, no need to make a new template, as long as the template was never submitted by the time the contract went up. You can't claim your own contracts of course, although authors whose contracts go all too high in value are encouraged to prove that it CAN be done.

There is no reserving in this game - you need to be the first to claim a contract, by actually fulfilling it with a quiz that meets the requirement. There's also no double-dipping - if you submit a quiz, you fill one and only one contract with it (if it qualifies for more than one, you must indicate which one you want - it'll probably be the higher score).

Yes this counts for Pangalactic and while it is probably not the best idea to advertise what you are working on (someone else might feel encouraged to steal it from under your nose), bluffing and other tactics are perfectly legit in this game. The only thing we don't want to see is collusion - so don't post a contract specifically tailored to your best buddy.

As some authors may wish to request clarifications for a contract by personal message (to not immediately alert anyone to the fact they're working on), we ask that anyone who answers such a clarification request post the answer to the thread as well while preserving anonymity, so that everyone is on the same page regarding a specific task.

Also, importantly, please remember the editors are under no obligation to check your entry for compliance with the task. You will find that most are willing to send it back for fixes if they find an obvious, easily fixed, mismatch, but there are no guarantees. If your entry only almost qualifies and goes online, well, you have a good quiz online and a second opportunity to work on the contract, possibly even for a higher score.

And now have fun!

LEADERBOARD

bernie73 - 683 points
1nn1 - 411 points
RedHook13 - 257 points
leith90 - 236 points
Kankurette - 205 points
psnz - 183 points
reedy - 151 points
ramonesrule - 140 points
LadyNym - 107 points
zorba_scank - 78 points
Kyleisalive - 77 points
windrush - 68 points
Ilona_Ritter - 51 points
rossian - 48 points
Pollucci19 - 44 points
Lpez - 43 points
AcrylicInk - 38 points
fifiona81 - 35 points
Gracious1 - 34 points
VegemiteKid - 34 points
spanishliz - 33 points
WesleyCrusher - 26 points
CmdrK - 25 points
Saleo - 23 point
moonraker2 - 22 points
Rowena8482 - 21 points
Apathy100 - 20 points
BigTriviaDawg - 20 points
VBookWorm - 16 points
Sam388 - 9 points
Angikar - 4 points
Godwit - 4 points
Ceetee - 1 point

COMPLETED CONTRACTS
(For earlier contracts, please click here.)

Contract #301 - 1 point: Write a TRIC quiz (X, Y or Z, it doesn't matter) in a category you don't usually write in. - Bernie73
Contract #302 - 5 points: Write a quiz of any size or format in any category you like other than Celebrities. - Lpez
Contract #303 - 1 point: Create a symmetrical medium or large literature crossword focussing on a group or genre of authors, such as science fiction or the Lakes poets, or the Bloomsbury Group. The choice is up to you. No 2 letter words or IATA codes. - Psnz
Contract #304 - 5 points: Identify two words or phrases which meet these criteria: (a) 15-17 characters in length; (b) the same length; (c) connected in some significant way. Insert these words or phrases as the first and last lines of a puzzle and construct a symmetric crossword between them. No two-letter words or IATA codes, please. - Windrush
Contract #305 - 6 points: Write a 10 question, all multiple choice quiz on either Australian flora or fauna, then create a medium symmetric crossword on Australian flora and fauna. No two letter answers in the CW. Both Quiz and CW should have the same title. - Bernie73
Contract #306 - 8 points: Write a quiz with a title that contains the name of a country that starts and ends with the same letter. The quiz cannot go in the Geography category. - Ilona_Ritter
Contract #307 - 23 points: Write a classification quiz in the Entertainment category where all answer choices end with a vowel. - Reedy
Contract #308 - 21 points: Write a quiz with "Tom Hanks" in the title in any category except for Celebrities, Movies, People, or Television. - Ilona_Ritter
Contract #309 - 10 points: Write a large Religion crossword with at least 6 clues being 10 letters or longer, and at least 4 words relating to religious festivals (words can fit either or both criteria). No 2 letter words or IATA codes please. - Psnz
Contract #310 - 22 points: Construct a crossword with a least fifteen colors and then write a quiz using fifteen of the colors as names (first, last, or middle) for people (real or fictional) as the answers to the corresponding questions. - Ilona_Ritter
Contract #311 - 14 points: Write a quiz or crossword puzzle that is inspired by the work of another author on FunTrivia. - VBookWorm
Contract #313 - 13 points: Write a quiz from the "Old is New" list, using any of the 'new' quiz formats (order/label/classify), AND use an Author Challenge Title. - Bernie73
Contract #314 - 1 points: Write a quiz or crossword puzzle with a four word title where all four words begin with the same letter for either History or Humanities. Quiz must be a format other than MC. - Psnz
Contract #315 - 1 point: Construct a symmetric medium crossword puzzle whose answers do not contain any of the letters in "SKIN". No two-letter words or IATA codes, please. - Ceetee
Contract #316 - 5 points: Construct a symmetric medium crossword puzzle all of whose answers contain any of the letters in "SKIN". No two-letter words or IATA codes, please. - Windrush
Contract #317 - 1 point: Write a quiz or symmetrical crossword with a theme surrounding April Fools Day. - Kyleisalive
Contract #319 - 3 points: Create a symmetric medium or large crossword puzzle in which at least 60% of the clues or answers relate to loanwords commonly used in English. A minimum of six loanwords must be of Hungarian origin. No two-letter answers or IATA codes, please. - Windrush
Contract #321 - 2 points: Create a symmetrical crossword relating to important landmarks in Europe. These can be natural formations or man-made. - Psnz
Contract #322 - 9 points: Create a symmetric medium or large crossword puzzle in which at least 60% of the clues or answers relate to loanwords commonly used in English. A minimum of six loanwords must be of Italian origin. No two-letter answers or IATA codes, please. - Sam388
Contract #323 - 1 point: Construct a large symmetric crossword containing at least one word with consecutive double letters for 20 different letters (or more) of the English alphabet. The crossword title must include "double" or a variant of the word, such as "doubling." Please, no two-letter words, Roman numerals or IATA codes. - Leith90
Contract #324 (1) (2) - 3 points: Construct TWO crosswords, one large and one medium, to submit to the Brain Teasers category. Both puzzles should be in different sub-cats (eg, drop or add a letter, anagrams, cryptic etc) and the titles should reflect that they are a pair. Grids must be symmetrical with no two-letter words, IATA codes or Roman numerals please. - Psnz
Contract #326 - 2 points: Write a quiz that is meant to satisfy the Author's Gallery monthly challenge for at least one requirement. - VBookWorm
Contract #327 (1) (2) (3) - 6 points: Create a set of THREE linked crosswords (one small, one medium and one large) for either the Celebrities, History, Religion or Video Games categories. Titles should reflect that they are a set. Each puzzle grid must be symmetric, with no two-letter words, IATA codes or Roman numerals. - 1nn1

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bernie73 star


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I would like to claim

Contract #194 - 5 points: What's that I hear? A homophone is a word which sounds the same as another word, but is spelled differently, ie: die/dye or for/four/fore. Create a small or medium symmetrical crossword containing homophones. A small grid should contain 6 sets of two-word homophones and a medium grid 9 sets of two. No two-word answers please (by Leith90)

with my crossword puzzle
link https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=8454

For the next contract, I propose
Write a quiz of any length, in any format, and in any category, where all of the answers are six letters long.

Reply #521. Jul 15 21, 6:47 AM
kyleisalive


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I'm taking a stab at the whale contract with the intent to skate by on technicalities. Wish me luck.

Reply #522. Jul 15 21, 10:14 AM
kyleisalive


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link https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/World/Oh-All-the-Ways-Youll-Go-406188.html

Here’s 152. I’ll chat about it when I’m not on mobile. Contract a-coming.

Reply #523. Jul 16 21, 6:15 PM
moonraker2 star


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Bravo! Good work Kyle.

Reply #524. Jul 17 21, 4:56 AM
bernie73 star


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I would like to claim

Contract #195 - 5 points: Write a quiz or crossword on the Disco Era of the late '70s. (by 1nn1)

for my quiz
"Never Going Back Again"
link https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Music/Never-Going-Back-Again-406109.html

For the next contract I propose (with the permission of psnz )
Create a medium symmetric crossword containing at least 10 words with at least two "c's" in each of those words.




Reply #525. Jul 17 21, 9:53 AM
psnz star


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(( For the next contract I propose (with the permission of psnz )
Create a medium symmetric crossword containing at least 10 words with at least two "c's" in each of those words. ))

No problem with me.

Of course I would also stipulate no two letter words, Roman Numbers or IATA codes.

Does this mean that I can now both propose a contract here and later claim it?

Reply #526. Jul 17 21, 12:47 PM
kyleisalive


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So, to explain #152: "Write a quiz in which every question contains the name of a philanthropic organisation that works only with humans. All the organisations should belong to or have started in the same country. The names should not appear as is and can be used in any order in the question. Every word in the official names should be used. No abbreviations should be used."

It really appeared that the contract was going to be one of those ones that wasn't going to move or, at the worst, create something a bit janky. I wasn't really into the idea of working 'foundation' and 'organization' into the majority of questions, so I went on technicalities.

- "every question contains the name of a philanthropic organisation that works only with humans"
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Way
I know that there's also a United Way Worldwide. That oversees this.

- "All the organisations should belong to or have started in the same country."
It started in Denver.

There's also nothing in the contract indication that each question needs a different organization name.


New contract: Write a quiz for the FunTrivia Book Club.

Reply #527. Jul 17 21, 2:51 PM
psnz star


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I would like to claim Contract #189: Write either a quiz or crossword about famous people born in July. (by Bernie73)

My "Born on the Fourth of July" crossword is at:
link https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=8481

New Challenge:
Double Trouble: Create TWO symmetric crosswords which are also double pangrams. Each one needs to use every letter of the alphabet twice. Both crosswords MUST use the same grid, with no repeated clues, two-letter words or IATA codes.

Reply #528. Jul 19 21, 3:28 PM
bernie73 star


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I would like to claim
Contract #188 - 15 points: Complete a quiz entitled "For Your Eyes Only" but it cannot be in Movies, Literature or relate to James Bond. (by Pollucci19)

for my quiz "For Your Eyes Only"
link https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/SciTech/For-Your-Eyes-Only-406205.html

For the next contract, I propose:
Create a quiz entitled "All the King's Men" in any category other than Literature, Movies, or Music.

Reply #529. Jul 22 21, 9:43 AM
Fifiona81


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I'd like to claim:
Contract #198 - 6 points: Create a symmetric crossword puzzle focused on a decade prior to the 21st century. ALL FILLERS must be neutral or appropriate to the time period, The puzzle must be submitted to a category other than GENERAL and contain no two-letter words. (by Bernie73)

link https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=8497

Replacement challenge: Create a crossword of any size and about any topic, but all of the answers must have an odd number of letters.

Reply #530. Jul 24 21, 2:27 PM
pollucci19 star


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I will claim that one Fi... Contract 204 All of the answers below are 3 and 5 letters, bar one, which is 9 letters

link https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=8501

New contract: Create a quiz on men's cologne

Reply #531. Jul 28 21, 5:55 PM
psnz star


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I would like to claim Contract #201: Create a medium symmetric crossword containing at least 10 words with at least two "c's" in each of those words. (by Bernie73)

My "Carpe Diem! (To seize the day)" crossword is online at:
link https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=8508

New Challenge:
Movie Madness - Choose a movie and create a symmetric crossword puzzle based on its title. The puzzle cannot be submitted to the GENERAL, MOVIES or TELEVISION categories. No two-letter words or IATA codes, please.

Reply #532. Aug 02 21, 1:31 PM
bernie73 star


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I recently discussed Contract #186 with a FunTrivia member. The conclusion of our discussion was that I will be pretty open-minded in what I accept as the "chapters"of a book as long as you can provide some justification for your choices.

Reply #533. Aug 02 21, 8:25 PM
leith90 star


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I would like to claim Contract #202: Create TWO symmetric crosswords which are also double pangrams. Each one needs to use every letter of the alphabet twice. Both crosswords MUST use the same grid, with no repeated clues, two-letter words or IATA codes.

link https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=8491
link https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=8496

New challenge: You think a double pangram is hard? Try a quadruple pangram. Create a crossword of any size, featuring a quadruple pangram where every letter appears four times. The grid must be symmetrical and contain no two-letter words or IATA codes.

Reply #534. Aug 03 21, 5:23 PM
1nn1


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I would like to claim Contract #186 please.
The Bible is a a well known book which has some chapters named after biblical people. This People quiz asks questions about more contemporary people that share the same names, one name per question.
link https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/People/People-with-Biblical-Names-406127.html
To replace this challenge, write a quiz about a movie and a book where one is based on the other. The quiz questions must highlight the differences between the the two media (James Bond and Star Wars topics and titles are excluded).

Reply #535. Aug 07 21, 1:21 PM
Kankurette star


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I'd like to claim Contract #197 - 11 points: Write a quiz with six of the same vowel in the title. The quiz can be in any category but the chosen category cannot contain the chosen vowel.

My quiz is in Television and the vowel is A: link https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Television/Madoka-Usagi-and-Sakura-406344.html

My challenge: write a quiz about the animal associated with your star sign (sheep for Aries, fish for Pisces etc). If you're a Gemini, write a quiz about twins, real or fictional. If you're a Virgo, write a quiz about a woman from the Bible. If you're a Libra, write a quiz about law. If you're an Aquarius, write a quiz that has something to do with water.

Reply #536. Aug 07 21, 1:24 PM
bernie73 star


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1nn1, I have a question about your as not yet number contract:
To replace this challenge, write a quiz about a movie and a book where one is based on the other. The quiz questions must highlight the differences between the the two media (James Bond and Star Wars topics and titles are excluded).

I was wondering in which category it would be placed. A quick look at the Literature and Movies subcategories didn't pull one that would seem to fit with comparing different versions of the same story. By comparison, in both Literature and Movies, it seemed easier to find subcategories for comparing different works of literature or different movies.

I thought maybe that it would fit in Entertainment since I've used that before when comparing a character in movies, video games, television, etc. I didn't quite see the right fit there for your contract.

Reply #537. Aug 07 21, 5:57 PM
bernie73 star


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Kankurette, for Contract #208, the only Zodiac sign that I think might not be addressed is Sagittarius. Would that sign fit under centaurs, humans, horses, archers/archery, or something else?

Reply #538. Aug 07 21, 6:03 PM
kyleisalive


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Re: 207 my thought is that the only possibility is Entertainment. These types of quizzes, sadly, are often buried in sections that are a little bit harder for people to sift through (like TV & Movies Mixture). There are a few that *might* go into Entertainment By Themes. The only other option would likely be Entertainment Grab Bag.

Reply #539. Aug 07 21, 6:17 PM
1nn1


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Bernie, whenever there is a quiz which includes at least two media, (such as movies and novels), Entertainment is the logical for it to be placed. Many a James Bond book/movie combo question/quiz of mine has landed there. (and one of the reasons James Bond was excluded in the contract).

Reply #540. Aug 07 21, 6:29 PM


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