Subject: November 2023 Quiz Writing Month
Posted by: looney_tunes
Date: Oct 21 23
For the 15th edition of National Quiz Writing Month, we are giving the challenge a facelift, to concentrate on variety rather than just on volume – although, of course, we want to see a lot of new material! The site has a wealth of new formats available for quiz writers to use, and we want everyone to explore their potential.
Instead of counting questions, this year you will get 10 points for each quiz you submit that meets one of the 15 set criteria listed below. EACH QUIZ CAN ONLY COUNT ONCE, even if it fits in two spots, so you can strategise regarding how you place them. We will give credit for any quiz submitted during the month of November. If you have a template ready to submit but cannot do so in time, we will have a look at the template, and count it as long as the quiz looks ready to submit. Templates can be set up earlier, as one of the goals of this challenge is to encourage authors to get moving on those half-completed projects!
Here are the 15 criteria, worth 10 points each:
• A quiz using a Standard template (questions can be MC, FITB, T/F, 50/50, or any combination)
• A quiz using the standard Photo template.
• A quiz using the standard Match template
• A quiz using the Order template
• A quiz using the Label template
• A quiz using the Classification template
• A quiz using the Photo/Match template
• A quiz using the Mystery Sort template
• A quiz using the Fun Fill-It template
• A quiz using the Collection template
• A quiz that is an Adoption (or, if you can do so, Renovate an old quiz of your own)
• A quiz that is a Hot Topic
• A quiz that is an Old is New topic
• A quiz that is an Author Challenge
• A crossword (or alternatively, 10 single questions, each submitted to a different category)
If anyone manages to cover all 15 criteria before the end of the month, we will give an extra 50 points to an author who covers all 20 categories with their entries in the month. With careful planning, this might require another 5 quizzes; it could be a lot more if you play it comfortable on the first 15.
As you submit a quiz (you do not need to wait for it to go online), please post here so it can be recorded. You can provide the name of the quiz and the category to which it has been submitted, or just its quiz ID (the number you see in the URL just before the .html); it would be helpful if you also indicated the criterion being met, but we can check the template and make a decision on your behalf if you do not do so.
Authors need to be clear that EACH QUIZ CAN ONLY BE COUNTED FOR ONE CRITERION. The four quizzes that do not have a format specified must be in addition to another quiz in that format if both criteria are to be met. The aim here is variety, not shortcuts. Authors who change their mind about which criterion a specific quiz should be counted for just have to let us know. At the end of the month we will count how many quizzes and/or crosswords you have submitted which meet different criteria.
The names used to designate various levels of aspiration will use the same terms as in recent years, with roughly equivalent points needed:
• Personal = 10 points
• National = 20 points
• Worldwide = 50 points
• Galactic = 100 points
• Cosmic = 150 points
• Universal = 200 points
We haven’t worked out full details of the backstage mechanics, but this information should be enough to get you thinking and planning for an exciting month!
Posted by: looney_tunes
Date: Oct 21 23
For the 15th edition of National Quiz Writing Month, we are giving the challenge a facelift, to concentrate on variety rather than just on volume – although, of course, we want to see a lot of new material! The site has a wealth of new formats available for quiz writers to use, and we want everyone to explore their potential.
Instead of counting questions, this year you will get 10 points for each quiz you submit that meets one of the 15 set criteria listed below. EACH QUIZ CAN ONLY COUNT ONCE, even if it fits in two spots, so you can strategise regarding how you place them. We will give credit for any quiz submitted during the month of November. If you have a template ready to submit but cannot do so in time, we will have a look at the template, and count it as long as the quiz looks ready to submit. Templates can be set up earlier, as one of the goals of this challenge is to encourage authors to get moving on those half-completed projects!
Here are the 15 criteria, worth 10 points each:
• A quiz using a Standard template (questions can be MC, FITB, T/F, 50/50, or any combination)
• A quiz using the standard Photo template.
• A quiz using the standard Match template
• A quiz using the Order template
• A quiz using the Label template
• A quiz using the Classification template
• A quiz using the Photo/Match template
• A quiz using the Mystery Sort template
• A quiz using the Fun Fill-It template
• A quiz using the Collection template
• A quiz that is an Adoption (or, if you can do so, Renovate an old quiz of your own)
• A quiz that is a Hot Topic
• A quiz that is an Old is New topic
• A quiz that is an Author Challenge
• A crossword (or alternatively, 10 single questions, each submitted to a different category)
If anyone manages to cover all 15 criteria before the end of the month, we will give an extra 50 points to an author who covers all 20 categories with their entries in the month. With careful planning, this might require another 5 quizzes; it could be a lot more if you play it comfortable on the first 15.
As you submit a quiz (you do not need to wait for it to go online), please post here so it can be recorded. You can provide the name of the quiz and the category to which it has been submitted, or just its quiz ID (the number you see in the URL just before the .html); it would be helpful if you also indicated the criterion being met, but we can check the template and make a decision on your behalf if you do not do so.
Authors need to be clear that EACH QUIZ CAN ONLY BE COUNTED FOR ONE CRITERION. The four quizzes that do not have a format specified must be in addition to another quiz in that format if both criteria are to be met. The aim here is variety, not shortcuts. Authors who change their mind about which criterion a specific quiz should be counted for just have to let us know. At the end of the month we will count how many quizzes and/or crosswords you have submitted which meet different criteria.
The names used to designate various levels of aspiration will use the same terms as in recent years, with roughly equivalent points needed:
• Personal = 10 points
• National = 20 points
• Worldwide = 50 points
• Galactic = 100 points
• Cosmic = 150 points
• Universal = 200 points
We haven’t worked out full details of the backstage mechanics, but this information should be enough to get you thinking and planning for an exciting month!
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ponycargirl
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Week Four: Science/Mystery Sort link  https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/scitech/the-elements-414601.htmlHumanities/Adopted "In Love With Shakespeare's Words" https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/humanities/in-love-with-shakespeares-words-46554.htmlWorld/Label - "Best of the Best: Christmas Destinations 2 submitted I think that completes the list! In the other quiz categories: History/Collection - link https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/history/napoleon-at-war-defeats-413947.htmlHobbies/Collection - "Gee I Really Like Those Hot Wheels!" - submitted https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/hobbies/-gee-i-really-like-those-hot-wheels-414660.htmlFor Children/Mystery - "Go Tell It on the Mountain" - submitted Television/Collection - "Who's Who: Mayberry, North Carolina" https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/television/whos-who-mayberry-north-carolina-414674.htmlMovies/Collection - 'Forever "Frozen"' https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/movies/forever-frozen-414696.htmlMusic/Collection - "Peace and Love" submitted Animals/Mystery - "I'm Seeing Red Again" submitted Entertainment/Order - All I Want For Christmas Is...Part 2! submitted It's not midnight yet, but I think I'm done! I will do a double check! Reply #281. Nov 30 23, 8:47 PM |
Catreona 
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My author challenge ID 405123 has been submitted in Animals. That's my tenth. Here's the list: A quiz using a Standard template: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/general/heads-up-411249.htmlA quiz using the standard Match template: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/literature/wwii-novel-match-53909.htmlA quiz using the Order template: I Will Dry Them All(in the cue) A quiz using the Classification template: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/music/donny-marie-or-donny-marie-412125.htmlA quiz using the Photo/Match template: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/music/name-that-tune-413360.htmlA quiz using the Fun Fill-It template: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/music/a-boy-and-a-girl-414704.html• A quiz using the Collection template: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/geography/cities-and-towns-in-massachusetts-414007.htmlA quiz that is an Adoption: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/general/catreonas-common-bond-95122.htmlA quiz that is an Author Challenge: A Tale of a Whale (in the cue) Wildcard: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/general/my-desert-island-discs-414490.htmlI entered late with a goal of Worldwide and a wild dream of making Galactic. Clearly, with hard work and belief in yourself, dreams can come true! Thank you to looney_tunes and all the editors for their heroic efforts this month. I stand in awe of my fellow challengers, from those who made it to Universal to those for whom Personal was, well, a wild dream and who met that challenge and conquered it. Not sure I have the stamina to go through this again, but it was a great experience. Reply #282. Nov 30 23, 8:53 PM |
Ilona_Ritter
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My collections quiz on state capitals is up: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/geography/and-the-state-capitals-are-414616.html I just submitted my started photo quiz to animals Reply #283. Nov 30 23, 9:48 PM |
wellenbrecher
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I have submitted a quiz in Movies https://www.funtrivia.com/edit.cfm?qid=151 and have a last quiz ready to be submitted in Humanities https://www.funtrivia.com/edit.cfm?qid=414693Reply #284. Nov 30 23, 11:06 PM |
1nn1
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It was a mad scramble this last week to get my 50 points done but I made it. 1. Author Challenge - General 2. Adopted - Geography 3. Fun Fill It - Music 4. Crossword - General 5. Order Quiz - General Reply #285. Dec 01 23, 2:07 AM |
looney_tunes
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1nn1, can you please provide some IDs for your quizzes, so I can categorise them on my spreadsheet? I only see one General quiz online, along with a Geography and a World, all photo quizzes (although one or more could be meeting another criterion). And I can't find your crossword, since I don't edit them. Reply #286. Dec 01 23, 3:01 AM |
Gispepfu
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Here is my full list: - Match Quiz: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/sports/fifa-world-cup-history-part-2-414367.html- Standard Quiz: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/sports/rugby-scoring-possibilities-414443.html- Hot Topic Quiz: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/movies/the-elementals-of-elemental-414612.html- Collection Quiz: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/world/spanish-verbs-collection-414647.html- Classification Quiz submitted, not yet online: (#414438) I hardly believe that I could send in 5 quizzes on a single month, the only other time I managed to do it was back in April when I was rushing to get as many TRIC badges as possible. My last goal of the year will be reaching 50 total quizzes before the year ends. I have 4 to go, including the one already submitted, so I think it's quite possible. Reply #287. Dec 01 23, 8:35 AM |
psnz
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Crosswords completed in November: Animals Stray Species https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10334 Geography Sightseeing Safari https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10336 Celebrities Sublime Stars https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10338 Hobbies Sweet Stuff https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10340 Video Games Skirmishing Software https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10344 General States Style https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10346 Religion Sacred Styles https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10347World Standard Signs https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/play.cfm?gid=10352Television Small Screen Literature Staging Shakespeare Movies Silver Screen For Children Spot-on Spelling Brain Teasers Shortened States Entertainment Sundry Strips History Silver Snippets Music Symphonic Strains Sports Snow Sports Sci/Tech Science Subjects People Some Smiths Humanities Simply Similes Those without links are awaiting submission. My thanks to spanishliz, kyleisalive, and Fifiona81 for their editing prowess thus far. Reply #288. Dec 01 23, 12:00 PM |
JanIQ
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Congrats Psnz to make the full 20 categories with crosswords. I find doing this with quizzes quite difficult. Reply #289. Dec 01 23, 12:38 PM |
| psnz
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Thank you, JanIQ. As you might be able to determine from the crossword titles, my theme was the letter "S". Eighteen of the 20 puzzles also have every clue begin with that letter. Things did get a bit rushed towards the end, but I got there. Some puzzles were relatively easy to produce, while others proved troublesome. Amongst that set are several themed puzzles with no fillers: I was quite proud of that. Reply #290. Dec 01 23, 1:06 PM |
lordprescott
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That's quite impressive! Congratulations! Reply #291. Dec 01 23, 2:08 PM |
| Catreona
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Kind of mind blowing, actually. Well done! Reply #292. Dec 01 23, 7:14 PM |
Snowman
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This is the photo quiz that was submitted in November, placed online. https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Television/Props-to-You-335195.html Reply #293. Dec 01 23, 10:50 PM |
| 1nn1
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As requested: 1. Category 14 Author Challenge - General - https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/general/unusual-utah-413588.html2. Category 11 Adopted - Geography - https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/geography/pittsburgh-usa-central-11475.html3. Category 9 Fun Fill It - Music/Thematic Fun. This is an advent Calendar quiz to go online second half of December 4. Category 15 Crossword - General https://www.funtrivia.com/crossword/build.cfm?gid=10396 (Submitted)5. Category 4 Order Quiz - General - https://www.funtrivia.com/edit.cfm?qid=414703 (submitted)Reply #294. Dec 03 23, 7:51 PM |
| Catreona
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My order quiz is up: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/history/i-will-dry-them-all-412722.html Reply #295. Dec 03 23, 8:52 PM |
| wellenbrecher
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My Humanities quiz from November is now online: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/humanities/surreal-414693.html Reply #296. Dec 05 23, 1:37 AM |
| looney_tunes
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There will be a bit of a wait before I post my final congratulatory summary - a few people who said they were planning to participate have not posted any results, so I need to find the time to do some digging around to see what I can find for myself, then get suitable assistance for what I cannot see. I don't want to leave anyone out! Reply #297. Dec 05 23, 2:24 AM |
| Catreona
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Here's my last one, Author Challenge: https://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Animals/A-Tale-of-a-Whale-405123.html Reply #298. Dec 05 23, 12:38 PM |
sally0malley
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Unfortunately, I was unable to meet the requirement for Worldwide. Here are my quizzes for National: https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/world/a-mans-home-is-his-castle-414253.html https://www.funtrivia.com/quiz/general/inge-by-inge-punny-you-should-say-that-414489.html Reply #299. Dec 05 23, 1:56 PM |
| looney_tunes
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Quiz Writing Month Results, 2023 (first of multiple posts) The new-look QuiWriMo asked authors to extend themselves in new ways, aiming to increase the range of their authoring skills, not just increase their output. It was exciting to see people learning to use some of the new templates provided in the last year, as well as including quizzes using some of the old favourites. The target set was to use each of the 14 templates that were available at the start of the month, and round it up to a nice total of 15 using either a crossword or a range of single questions. One player, Midget40, met this COSMIC goal, producing 14 quizzes and one crossword. Reply #300. Dec 10 23, 1:40 AM |
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