Questions (Quiz)

What it does

The Questions challenge type presents the player with a knowledge question and one or more answer options. It supports multiple-choice (A/B/C/D/E/F), free-text answers, and multiple correct answers. This is the most commonly used challenge type.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Role	Agency or Admin
Event state	Event must be stopped

Player experience

1. The challenge activates when the team reaches the GPS location (or via QR/iBeacon/code).
2. The player sees the question text and the answer options (or a free-text input field).
3. The player selects an answer and submits.
4. If configured, a correct/wrong feedback message is shown (text, image, or video).
5. Points are awarded based on correctness.

Questions challenge creation form

Type-specific fields

These fields appear in addition to the common challenge fields. For list, create, edit, and delete operations, see Event — Challenges.

Field	Type	Description	Required
Answer Type	Select	Multiple choice or free text	Yes
Question	Text	The question text shown to players	Yes
Answer A	Text	First answer option	Yes (for multiple choice)
Answer B	Text	Second answer option	No
Answer C	Text	Third answer option	No
Answer D	Text	Fourth answer option	No
Answer E	Text	Fifth answer option	No
Answer F	Text	Sixth answer option	No
Correct Answer	Select	Which answer(s) are correct	Yes
Show the correct answer after answering incorrectly	Checkbox	Displays the correct answer as feedback	No
Video/Message to show when answer is correct	HTML	Rich content shown on correct answer	No
Video/Message to show when answer is wrong	HTML	Rich content shown on wrong answer	No

Behavior and rules

• Multiple choice allows up to 6 options (A-F). At least option A is required.
• Free text mode compares the player’s typed answer against the correct answer string.
• Points are awarded only for correct answers. Incorrect answers score 0.

Tip

Enable Show correct answer for educational events where learning matters more than competition. Players see the right answer after a wrong attempt.

• Correct/wrong feedback supports HTML with embedded images from the gallery. Images are auto-cleaned on save.

Related pages

• Challenge Types Overview
• Event — Challenges