What is Quiz: Definition and 167 Discussions

A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which players attempt to answer questions correctly about a certain or variety of subjects. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, or skills. They can also be televised for entertainment purposes, often in a game show format.

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    News Test Your Knowledge: A Little Quiz on US Activities in the Middle East

    A little quiz. Answer only yes or no. If you feel the need to add something other than yes or no, place it at the end of the post please. 1) Have US economic and military activities caused social/economic problems in the Middle East? 2) If your answer to Q1 was yes, is the US...
  2. U

    The World's Most Retarded Political Quiz

    Enjoy: http://www.transtopia.org/quiz.html
  3. Gokul43201

    Can You Ace This Math-Sci-Tech Trivia Quiz?

    Math, Science & Technology Related Trivia Questions Rules : # answer without googling - makes it more fun and broadens participation # only one answer allowed per person - same reasons as above 1. Greek Myth : At the time of creation, everything sprang from an unordered and formless...
  4. Janus

    The Ultimate SF quiz: THE ANSWERS

    Okay, Its been a week since I posted my SF quiz, and it looks like its run its course. So for all of you who are dying to know, here are the answers. For those of you who still wish to play, go to : https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=28103 and then come back here to see...
  5. Janus

    The ultimate Science Fiction quiz.

    Okay all you SF fans out there, just how much of a fan are you? The following is a triva quiz I've cooked up. How many can you get right? A couple of ground rules first: 1.No googling for the answers. (I can't really stop you, but since this quiz is only for fun, you'd be just...
  6. J

    Possible title: Can you solve these mathematical challenges?

    Here are three questions. Feel free to answer any or all. Question #1 you can work out with some simple algebra. I will warn you that the other two questions are not ones you are likely to be able to answer just by straining your brain. You will probably only be able to answer #2 and #3 by...
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    Bad question on a take home quiz

    I don't know... I've worked through this problem about ten times, but each time, I get the same answer. It's a kind of easy problem too. I don't konw what my problem with this is. If f(x) = sin (x/2), then there exists a number c in the interval pi/2 < x < (3*pi / 2 that satisfies the...
  8. Monique

    Test Your Knowledge with PressAnyKey Quiz

    http://www.pressanykey.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/pak/jquiz.cgi
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    Discover Your Ideal Personality Type with Our Free Quiz | HumanMetrics

    http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp What did everyone get? --- Me: eNTp: "Inventor type" # slightly expressed extrovert # moderately expressed intuitive personality # slightly expressed thinking personality # moderately expressed perceiving personality Though the...
  10. kat

    News World's Smallest Political Quiz

    Take the World's Smallest Political Quiz Evidently (and I would agree) "According to your answers, your political philosophy is on the border of left-liberal and libertarian. My Personal Self-Government Score is 90%. My Economic Self-Government Score is 50%.
  11. Monique

    Quiz: why does a cow have 4 stomachs

    Anyone have an idea?
  12. S

    Creating Engaging Quiz Questions: Tips & Best Practices

    Can I post True or False questions or multiple choices questions as long as the no one pin points the exact answer for it?
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    Question For Physics Take Home Quiz that I just can't get

    A large tractor of a mass 13,600kg is being pulled by 2 smaller tractors. The tensions in the towing chains apply forces T1 and T2 at 2 different angles (25degrees and 35degrees, respectively) with respect to the tractor's axis. In addition, the large tractor's engine produces a forward drive...
  14. Rockazella

    Einstein's Intelligence Quiz ?

    I felt like showing up my mom one night, so I went searching for online IQ tests. While searching I came across this thing: http://www.business.uiuc.edu/broker/iq.htm I'm curious to know if this is legit or not. Has anyone heard of, or tried this before? Anyway, if it is, or even if it...
  15. J

    Maths Quiz: Solve the Surd Puzzle

    Okay Maths quiz! normal rules apply (first to answer question correctly gets to ask the next question, etc.): 1) &radic;(5 + &radic;(24)) = ? in exact surd form
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    Vipers Weekly Quiz: Newton, Schrodinger, Hawking

    Ok here goes... Where was Sir Issac Newton born? Which animal did Schrodinger lock in a box full of radioactive waste? What was the name of the first book that Hawking published?
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    What Religion Might You Be According to the Beleif-O-Matic Quiz?

    [SOLVED] Beleif-O-Matic Not quite sure where to put this but here seemed as good a place as any. This link seemed kind of interesting and pretty fun. You answer the question about how you think about god and religion and it returns what your most likely religions are. Kind of interesting, it...
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