Questions

A quiz must have at least one question. Write them in the questions tab of your spreadsheet.

Multiple choice

At this point, only multiple_choice is supported. This includes true/false. A layout variant — multiple_choice_longform — is available in the questions spreadsheet and only triggers some small css changes to allow for longer response options. It is identical to multiple choice in every other respect.

Required configuration

value	purpose	default
type	multiple_choice or multiple_choice_longform	None
question	The text of the question. Think of this as a headline. Should be less than a tweet	140 chars max, but ~70 chars is ideal.

Responses (also required)

Multiple choice questions accept up to four potential responses, lettered a through d.

value	purpose	default
a	The text value from which the quiztaker will choose.	None
image_a	An optional image, set as the background of the response button.	None

Only one response can be the correct answer and it must be noted in the answer column by using the letter of the column. If c is the answer, then put the letter c.

Optional

value	purpose	default
blurb	An optional readout, in normal body font style. Should be complementary to the question. To keep each question view vertically concise, it's probably best not to use this with an image. This is a full HTML field, so embed codes (YouTube, Soundcloud, etc.) will work here.	None
question_image	Can be a presto ID or a CDN image. Image displays underneath the question text. Requires alt text to render.	None
question_image_alt_text	The required alternative text for the image. The image will not render without it. If using a presto ID for the image, this field is not required.	None
question_image_caption	If the image needs a caption. Can be used to overwrite presto captions if using a presto ID for the image.	None
question_image_credit	If you want a credit for the image. Can be used to overwrite presto credits if using a presto ID for the image.	None
hint	If you want stumped quiztakers to get a little extra help, filling out this field will cause a hint button to appear. When clicked, the button will display this text. Hints are noted in the question response payload.	None

For the end-of-quiz score summary scree

value	purpose	default
context	In the summary view, this is extra information about the questions topic and answer.
related_link	A recirculation link, to be displayed underneath the context, where a quiztaker can learn more about the question topic.
related_headline	Link text. Defaults to "Learn more about this"

Guess the Photo

Show the reader a blurry photo and a clue. They have five tries to guess correctly while time ticks on. After each guess, the photo unblurs a little and the reader (might) get another clue.

There are no changes to the standard spreadsheet format, but some of the columns have a different purpose.

Spreadsheet column	Purpose	Required
question	This is the main prompt/clue for the quiztaker. It will be displayed as soon as the the "begin" button is clicked.	Yes
blurb	This text is displayed to the reader before they start the quiz (in a visual format identical to the question). This should include instructions for the quiztaker to understand what to do.	Yes, to offer instructions
question_image	This is the main image. Obviously, this is important. Can be a presto ID or CDN url.	Yes
question_image_alt_text	Good descriptive alt text is required, but be sure not to give away the answer.	Yes
question_image_caption	Optional rewrite of the photo caption. Caption will display only on the summary view.	Yes, for CDN link.
question_image_credit	Optional rewrite of the photo credit.	Yes, for CDN link.
a, b, c, d	Additional prompts/clues can be added here, up to four (obviously). The prompt in a will display after the first guess, d after the fourth guess, etc.	-
answer	The correct answer as it should display in the summary. For checking responses, this is case insensitive.	Yes.
image_a, image_b, etc.	No function for this question type	-
max_guesses	Limit the number of quesses a quiztaker can make before the question reponses is deemed incorrect. This will default to 5. Let's not mess with this unless were are testing a clear hyopthesis. It is important to make sure any reference to total guesses in the blurb matches what is set here.	Default: 5
hint	Same as multiple choice, but the hint mechanism for the a - d columns might be more appropriate. Probably don't want to use both.	-
context	Same as multiple choice.	-
related_link	Same as multiple choice.	-
related_headline	Same as multiple choice.	-