News Quiz Support

News Quiz Support

FAQ

Quiz Creation

  • How do I make a quiz?

    Simply click the Create Quiz button. 


    There are many ways to use AI to create a quiz, including:

    • Multiple article URLs
    • Homepage or sectional page URL
    • Single article URL
    • Paste text

    You can also create a quiz manually.

  • What's included in a quiz?

    Quizzes include:

    • Questions
    • Photos (optional and if available)
    • Answers
    • Article summaries
    • Article links
    • Article headlines (for Score page)
  • How many questions can a quiz have?

    Each quiz can have 12 questions. 


    Note: when creating a quiz using AI, AI can create a maximum of 6 questions at once. You can always add more questions from the Quiz Editor by clicking Add Question.

  • How many URLs can I add when creating a quiz?

    When creating a quiz by adding multiple article URLs, you can add up to 6 URLs. After the quiz is created, you can add more questions by clicking Add Question.

  • What are the different ways I can use AI when creating a quiz?

    There are many ways to use AI to create a quiz, including:

    • Multiple article URLs
    • Homepage or sectional page URL
    • Single article URL
    • Paste text
  • Can AI make a quiz from any homepage or sectional page?

    Yes! Simply click the Create Quiz button and then select the option to create a quiz by homepage or sectional page. 


    It's magical 🪄

  • Can my quiz include photos?

    Yes! Photos can be automatically included when creating a quiz with AI. Or, you can always manually add photos to any question or answer manually by editing a question and pasting the URL of the image.

  • Can my quiz include video?

    Sort of. While you can't embed video directly into a quiz question or answer, you can link to video from the answer. To do this, go to the Quiz Editor, click Action > Edit, and then paste the link to the video in the "Learn More" button field on the answer card. 


    Related, you can change the "Learn More" button text to anything you want, such as "🎥 Watch video".

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  • Can my quiz include audio?

    Sort of. While you can't embed audio directly into a quiz question or answer, you can link to audo from the answer. To do this, go to the Quiz Editor, click Action > Edit, and then paste the link to the audio in the "Learn More" button field on the answer card. 


    Related, you can change the "Learn More" button text to anything you want, such as "🎙️ Listen to podcast".

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  • Can I just make a quiz manually or am I required to use AI?

    Yes! Click Create Quiz and then select the manual option.

  • Does AI really write an entire quiz from my homepage or sectional page?

    Yes! It's magical 🪄

  • Can AI create multiple questions from a single article?

    Yes! You simply indicate how many questions you want it to generate from the article.

  • How do I know AI doesn’t make up news?

    Our AI is constrained to the content that you provide (in the form of content at URLs you enter, or text you paste). Our AI only creates quizzes based on this content, which means our AI can't make up news.

  • How long does it take to make a quiz?

    The time depends on the AI method you choose and how many questions you ask AI to write. Generally, for a 6-question quiz, you can expect it will take a couple minutes.


    For a manually-created quiz, it will take as long as it takes for a human to do all the work, which is typically several hours.

  • How many questions can there be in a quiz?

    When you are creating a quiz, the number of questions that can be created depends on the AI method you choose (typically the maximum will be 8 or 10 questions).


    Regardless, you can always add questions one-by-one from the Quiz Editor by clicking the Add Question button. 

  • Can I add a subscription card to my quiz?

    Yes! From the Quiz Editor, click the Add Question button.

  • Can I add a donation card to my quiz?

    Yes! From the Quiz Editor, click the Add Question button.

  • What information does AI use to make my quiz?

    Our AI is constrained to the content that you provide (in the form of content at URLs you enter, or text you paste).

  • Does AI write the answer summaries too?

    Yes

  • Why do I keep getting an error when I try to make a quiz?

    AI isn't perfect and sometimes it will fail. Try a different creation method and see if that works. If not, contact News Games support.

  • Why aren’t all the questions being created when I make a quiz?

    AI isn't perfect and sometimes it will get mixed up. Try it again and see if it works. If not, contact News Games support.

  • Can I change the color of the buttons for my quiz?

    Yes. You can do so in your profile.

  • Can I change the font of my quiz?

    Yes. You can do so in your profile.

  • Can a quiz be made from a PDF?

    Not yet.

  • Can a quiz be made from a podcast?

    Sort of. Currently, our AI doesn't read audio files, but if you have the transcript (or the transcript is on a public webpage), then you can use one of our AI creation methodologies (e.g. create quiz with pasted text, or create quiz with single article URL) to create your quiz.

  • Can a quiz be made from a video?

    Sort of. Currently, our AI doesn't read video files, but if you have the transcript (or the transcript is on a public webpage), then you can use one of our AI creation methodologies (e.g. create quiz with pasted text, or create quiz with single article URL) to create your quiz.

  • Why can it sometimes take AI so long to make a quiz?

    AI is doing a lot of work and it takes time. Typicall a full quiz will be created within a couple minutes. By comparison, it typically takes a human several hours to do the same thing.

  • Can I have a quiz with a welcome message?

    Yes. In the Quiz Editor, click the Add Question button > Manual > enter your information (including the button text in an answer choice field) and be sure NOT to select the correct answer radio button next to the answer choice field.

  • Can I set whether a question is part of the score calculation?

    Yes. This is useful for things like sponsored questions or informational questions where you don't want it factored into the user's quiz score.


    In the Quiz Editor, Click Actions > Edit for the question, then click Advanced and you'll see the option.

  • Can I set whether pagination is shown for a quiz question?

    Yes. This is useful for things like welcome questions.


    In the Quiz Editor, Click Actions > Edit for the question, then click Advanced and you'll see the option.

  • Can I create a question without a correct answer?

    Yes. In the Quiz Editor, click the Add Question button > Manual > enter your information (including the button text in an answer choice field) and be sure NOT to select the correct answer radio button next to the answer choice field.

  • Creating a quiz from my homepage seemed magical - how did it do it?

    Magic 🪄 :)

Quiz Editing

  • Can I edit my quiz after AI makes it?

    Yes! You can fully edit your quiz after it is created by AI.

  • Do I need to fact check my quiz after AI makes it?

    Fact checking isn;t necessary per se since our AI is constrained to the content you link to (or paste), but AI can make mistakes, so we highly recommend you review your quiz before you publish it.

  • How does the Iterate feature work?

    Iterate allows you to iterate directly with AI on a specific question. 


    The way it works is that you provide prompts to our AI and it will return an updated question. 


    Iterate is "cascading" meaning that each time you provide a prompt, it relates to the most recent version. This make iterative truly iterative. You always have the option of going back and forth between versions and choosing the one you liek the best.


     To use Iterate, in the Quiz Editor, click Actions > Iterate!

  • Can I regenerate a quiz question after it is created by AI?

    Yes! From the Quiz Editor click Actions > Regenerate. The question will be regenerated from scratch bu our AI.

  • How do I change the order that my quiz questions appear?

    Drag and drop the questions in the Quiz Editor.

  • Can I add questions once I’ve created a quiz?

    Yes! Click the Add Question button from the Quiz Editor.

  • Can I use AI to write questions once I’ve created a quiz?

    Yes! Click the Add Question button from the Quiz Editor.

  • Can I crop the photos in my quiz?

    Yes! Ffrom the Quiz Editor, click Actions > Edit, the click Crop beside the image URL.

Quiz Publishing

  • How do I publish my quiz?

    Simply click the Publish button from the Quiz Editor.

  • Can I schedule my quiz to be published?

    Yes! Simply click the Schedule button from the Quiz Editor.

  • Can I preview my quiz before publishing it?

    Yes! Click Preview from the Quiz Editor.

  • Can I share the preview of my quiz?

    Yes! Just share the URL of your quizz's preview.

  • How do I change the publish date that appears above my quiz?

    Go to your list of quizzes and click Actions > Change quiz display date.


    Note: the quiz display date is the date that appears at the top of your quiz and is for display only, meaning that it does not affect the actual publish date of your quiz.

  • Can I customize the publish date that appears above my quiz?

    Yes! You can:


    • Turn it on/off
    • Add text precedign the date

    Go to your Profile > Advanced and you'll see the options.

  • Can I remove the publish date that appears above my quiz?

    Yes! You can:


    • Turn it on/off
    • Add text precedign the date

    Go to your Profile > Advanced and you'll see the options.

  • How do I embed my quiz on my website?

    To embed your quiz on your site:

    1. Click "Embed" on the left navigation pane.
    2. Copy the embed code
    3. Paste the embed code into a page on your site
  • Can I change the quiz name on my NewsQuiz.ai microsite?

    Yes! Go to Profile > Advanced.

  • Can I add a logo to the quiz on my NewsQuiz.ai microsite?

    Yes! Go to Profile > Advanced.

  • Can I unpublished a quiz?

    Yes! Go to the Quiz Editor and click the Unpublish button.

  • How often do I need to update my embed code?

    Never! You embed once and then never need to worry about it again. 


    Note: browser technology is continually evoloving so there may be times in the future when you need to update your embed code so that all the functionality of your embedded quiz continues to work. If/when this is the case, we will provide you with the changes you need to make to your embed code.  

  • When I publish a quiz, is it instantly viewable on my website?

    Yes!

  • Can I have more than one quiz live at a time?

    No. Currently, only one quiz is viewable at a time.

  • Can I put my quiz behind my paywall?

    Yes! Simply embed the quiz on a page that is behind your paywall.

  • Can I make my quiz only available to my subscribers?

    Yes! Simply embed the quiz on a page that is behind your paywall.

  • Can I have a vanity URL for my quiz on my NewsQuiz.ai microsite?

    Yes! You can map a subdomain (e.g. quiz.yoursite.com) or your root domain (e.g. yoursite.com) to your quiz.


    Contact us to enable this functionality.

  • Can I customize the emojis that end users see on the Score page?

    Yes! Go to Profile > Advanced.

  • Can I customize my embed code?

    Yes! You can customize your embed code however you want. 

End-user Experience

  • What makes quizzes valuable for end users?

    End users value quizzes in several ways:

    • Curated content 
    • Informative
    • Tests their knowledge in a fair way
    • Clean, simple design, without clutter
    • Ability to learn more about topics
    • Seeing how they scored relative to others 
    • Allows them to easily share their results 
  • Do users get their score at the end?

    Yes! Not only do users get their score, they also see how they did compared to others who took the same quiz.

  • Do users see how they compared to other people who also took the quiz?

    Yes! For each question, they see how many others answered correctly, and at the end, theu see how they did compared to others who took the same quiz.

  • Can users sign up to get alerted every time the quiz is published?

    Yes! To accomplish this:

    • Using your email service provider (e.g. Mailchimp), create a signup form 
    • From the Quiz Editor, click Add Question and then select the Subscribe option. This will insert a subscription card in your quiz where you'll link to your signup form.
    • If you embed your quiz on your site, add a link to your signup form on the page.
  • Can users donate to my organization?

    Yes! To accomplish this:

    • From the Quiz Editor, click Add Question and then select the Donate option. This will insert a donate card in your quiz where you'll link to your donation page.
  • What features make the end user UX great?

    End users value quizzes in several ways:

    • Curated content 
    • Informative
    • Tests their knowledge in a fair way
    • Clean, simple design, without clutter
    • Ability to learn more about topics
    • Seeing how they scored relative to others 
    • Allows them to easily share their results 
  • Does the quiz work on both mobile and desktop?

    Yes! Our platform was built from the ground-up using modern technologies to work natively on both mobile and desktop.

  • Can users take my quiz on my site?

    Yes! Simply add an iFrame to your site. To find iFrame code, go to your NewsQuiz.ai portal and click Embed iFrame in the Nav.  

  • I don’t want to embed the quiz - is there a way users can take my quiz without it being embedded on my site?

    Yes! Your quiz is automatically available on our site as your own quiz microsite. To see your quiz's address, go to your portal, click Profile and you'll see your URL at NewsQuiz.ai towards the top of the page.

  • Can I add advertisements to my quiz?

    Yes! From the Quiz Editor, simply click Add Question and then select Manual. From there, write whatever you'd like for the ad. You can optionally add a photo.

  • Can my quiz have a sponsored question?

    Yes! From the Quiz Editor, simply click Add Question and then select Manual. From there, write whatever you'd like for the ad. You can optionally add a photo.

  • Is there a leaderboard?

    No.

  • Can I have a custom URL for my quiz on my NewsQuiz.ai microsite?

    Yes! Contact us if this is of interest.

  • Can I customize the emojis that end users see on the Score page?

    Yes! Go to Profile and click Advanced; you'll see the option towards the bottom. To replace the emojis, either insert them using you computer's emoji selector (Mac: Hold Control + Command + Space bar; Windows: Windows logo key + . (period)). Alternatively, do an Internet search for Emojis and copy and paste. 

Quiz Analytics

  • What analytics can I see for my quizzes?

    In your portal, you can see:

    • Total number of quiz starts
    • Total responses to each question
    • Total quiz Completion Rate
    • Completion Rate per question 

Marketing Your Quiz

  • What are best practices for marketing my quiz?

    Let's assume you promote your quiz every Friday.

    1. Include a link to your quiz in your Friday newsletter.
    2. Include a link to your quiz from your homepage on Firday and through the weekend.
    3. If you have an email alert subscriber list, send an email to them on Friday.
    4. Mention the quiz in your X feed on Friday. 
    5. If you have other channels to reach your audience (e.g. radio, podcast, etc), be sure to mention your quiz on Friday.
  • What kind of volume should I expect for my quiz?

    When you launch your quiz, you'll see rapid growth initially and then growth will flatten out over the course of a couple months - this will be your most engaged and loyal users who will return every week to take your quiz.


    As a general rule of thumb, you can expect that your weekly quiz starts will be approximately 5-10% of your core newsletter subcription size. For example, let's say your core newsletter had 50,000 subscribers, you could expect that your weekly quiz starts would be 2,500-5,000.  

Making Money With Your Quiz

  • Can I make money with my quiz?

    Yes! Many News Quiz customers are successfully making money with their quizzes. Here are a few ways to generate revenue:

    1. Add a donation card to your quiz and drive donations directly from the quiz. To add a donation card, go to the Quiz Editor, click Add Question, and choose Donation.
    2. Add advertisements around your quiz (this assumes you embed your quiz on your website).
    3. Sell sponsored questions for your quiz. When you do so, you can add the sponsored question to your quiz by going to the Quiz Editor and clicking Add Question > Manual.
  • Can I add advertisements to my quiz?

    Yes! Simply add advertisements around your quiz on your quiz host page (this assumes you embed your quiz on your website).

  • Can my quiz have a sponsored question?

    Yes! You can add the sponsored question to your quiz by going to the Quiz Editor and clicking Add Question > Manual.

  • Can I collect donations through my quiz?

    Yes! Add a donation card to your quiz and drive donations directly from the quiz. To add a donation card, go to the Quiz Editor, click Add Question, and choose Donation.

  • Can I drive subscriptions to other products/services through my quiz?

    Yes! Go to the Quiz Editor, click Add Question and then select Manual.

Account & Pricing

  • How much does it cost?

  • How many quizzes can I make per month?

  • How many quiz starts are allowed per month?

  • What happens if I exceed the allowed number of quiz starts?

  • Is there a maximum number of questions my quiz can have?

    Yes. A total of 12. When creating a quiz with AI, the maximum questions you can do at once is 6. Once you've created a quiz, you can add up to 6 more questions from the Quiz Editor.

  • Do you provide a full service option?

  • Am I locked into a long-term contract?

    No. Our pricing plans are monthly and you can cancel anytime.

  • Can I switch from full service to self service?

    Yes, anytime.

Company

  • Can I invest in NewsQuiz.ai or News Games?

    No. We are a private company and are not accepting investment.

  • Who are the investors behind NewsQuiz.ai and News Games?

    Our founders have invested in News Games with their blood, sweat, and cash :) 

  • Who owns NewsQuiz.ai and News Games?

    News Games is a private company backed by its founders.

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