QuizMaster

Create a quiz on any topic, (IQ, science, celebrities, pokemon...), in a matter of minutes! (Time frame does not include the creation of custom images). Questions and evaluations can show different images! Highly configurable!

Author's Notes:
Adjust quizriddles.txt to use your own questions and pictures. Adjust the Tag parameters in quiz5.html to adjust the language. Adjust the ShowAnswersStatus parameter to change if and when the solutions are shown.

Six skins included!

How To Use:

Download quizmaster.zip (410 KB)

Unzip with a compression utility.

Java Source: Unavailable

Sample HTML Source:

<APPLET NAME="QuizMaster" 
	CODE="QuizMaster.class" 
	ARCHIVE="QuizMaster.jar" 
	CODEBASE="." 
	WIDTH=600 
	HEIGHT=320>
<!--If you register this applet you will receive 
the registered jar file, which will remove the link back 
to us and any unregistered messages.-->

<PARAM NAME=QuizFile 
	VALUE="quizgeneral.txt">
<!--The data file that contains the questions, answers, 
picture names, explanations,...-->

<PARAM NAME=FileEncoding VALUE="standard">
<!--The encoding of the data file. It can be 
set to "standard" (default) or "Unicode". If you 
want to be able to use Chinese, Greek or other 
non-Latin characters (this text uses Latin 
characters) put it to Unicode and encode your 
quiz file in Unicode.-->

<PARAM NAME=ShowAnswersStatus VALUE="AtEnd">
<!--This sets if and when the answers should 
be shown. It can be set to "AtEnd" (default), 
"AfterEachQuestion" and "Not".-->

<PARAM NAME=ShowRestartQuizButton VALUE="Yes">
<!--If this is "Yes" or "True" then there will 
be a button shown to restart the quiz at the 
end of the quiz.-->

<PARAM NAME=NumberOfColumns VALUE="1">
<!--The number of columns for the possible ansers.-->

<!--Tags, used for translating the applet-->
<PARAM NAME=TagLoadingApplet 
VALUE="Loading QuizMaster... Please wait.">
<!--The tag when loading in beginning-->

<PARAM NAME=TagLoadingQuestion 
VALUE="Loading question... Please wait.">
<!--The tag when loading a question-->

<PARAM NAME=TagLoadingSolution 
VALUE="Calculating score... Please wait.">
<!--The tag when loading a question-->

<PARAM NAME=TagCorrect VALUE="Correct!">
<!--Added in front of the explanation of the 
solution when they answered the question correct-->

<PARAM NAME=TagWrong VALUE="Wrong!">
<!--Added in front of the explanation of the 
solution when they answered the question wrong-->

<PARAM NAME=TagShowSolution VALUE="View solutions">
<!--The tag of the button to show the solutions. Only 
used when ShowAnswerStatus is "AtEnd"-->

<PARAM NAME=TagNextSolution VALUE="Next solution">
<!--The tag of the button to show the next solution. 
Only used when ShowAnswerStatus is "AtEnd"-->

<PARAM NAME=TagNextQuestion VALUE="Next question">
<!--The tag of the button to ask the next question. 
Only used when ShowAnswerStatus is "AfterEachQuestion-->

<PARAM NAME=TagRestartQuiz VALUE="Take the quiz again">
<!--The tag of the button to restart the quiz-->
<!--End tag parameters-->

<!--Skin parameters configured to skin 1-->
<PARAM NAME=BackgroundSkinFile 
VALUE="backgroundskinfile1a.jpg">
<!--the background picture-->

<PARAM NAME=ButtonSkinFile 
VALUE="buttonskinfile1.jpg">
<!--the picture that has the buttons skins etc.-->

<PARAM NAME=BackgroundColor VALUE="000000">
<!--the color of the background when loading-->

<PARAM NAME=QuestionColor VALUE="FF9900">
<!--the color of a question-->

<PARAM NAME=QuestionFontStyle VALUE="TimesRoman">
<!--the style of font of a question-->

<PARAM NAME=QuestionFontSize VALUE="16">
<!--the size of font of a question-->

<PARAM NAME=AnswerColorOut VALUE="FFFF00">
<!--the color of an answers when the mouse is not 
over that answer-->

<PARAM NAME=AnswerColorOver VALUE="FFFF00">
<!--the color of an answer when the mouse is over 
that answer-->

<PARAM NAME=AnswerColorSolution VALUE="00FF00">
<!--the color an answer that is the solution to 
the question when the solution is shown-->

<PARAM NAME=AnswerFontStyle VALUE="Arial">
<!--the style of font of an answer-->

<PARAM NAME=AnswerFontSize VALUE="12">
<!--the size of font of an answer-->

<PARAM NAME=ExplanationColorCorrect VALUE="00FF00">
<!--the color of the explanation of the solution when 
the answer was correct-->

<PARAM NAME=ExplanationColorWrong VALUE="FF0000">
<!--the color of the explanation of the solution when 
the answer was wrong-->

<PARAM NAME=ExplanationFontStyle VALUE="TimesRoman">
<!--the style of font of the explanation-->

<PARAM NAME=ExplanationFontSize VALUE="16">
<!--the size of font of the explanation-->

<PARAM NAME=ScoreColor VALUE="FF9900">
<!--the color of the result-->

<PARAM NAME=ScoreFontStyle VALUE="TimesRoman">
<!--the style of font of the result-->

<PARAM NAME=ScoreFontSize VALUE="16">
<!--the size of font of the result-->

<PARAM NAME=ButtonColorOut VALUE="FFFF00">
<!--the color of the button text when the mouse 
is not over that button-->

<PARAM NAME=ButtonColorOver VALUE="FF9900">
<!--the color of the button text when the mouse 
is over that button-->

<PARAM NAME=TextXPosition VALUE="220">
<!--This is the X coordinate on where to start 
placing questions, etc. It depends on your skin 
and if you use pictures.-->

<PARAM NAME=TextYPosition VALUE="10">
<!--This is the Y coordinate on where to start 
placing questions, etc. It depends on your skin 
and if you use pictures.-->

<PARAM NAME=TextMaxWidth VALUE="370">
<!--This is the maximum width of the questions. 
If it goes over that, a new line is taken. It also 
is used for the ansers, but subtracted by 30.-->

<PARAM NAME=ImageXPosition VALUE="10">
<!--This is the X coordinate on where to start 
placing question images. It depends on your skin 
and if you use pictures.-->

<PARAM NAME=ImageYPosition VALUE="10">
<!--This is the Y coordinate on where to start 
placing question images. It depends on your skin 
and if you use pictures.-->

<PARAM NAME=ButtonsXPosition VALUE="220">
<!--This is the X coordinate of the top left 
corner of the lowest button. It depends on your 
skin and if you use pictures.-->

<PARAM NAME=ButtonsYPosition VALUE="290">
<!--This is the Y coordinate of the top left corner 
of the lowest button. It depends on your skin and if 
you use pictures.-->
<!--End skin parameters-->

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</APPLET>

Configuration: Extensive documentation in the zip file, including example text files for the quiz question/answer file and a FAQ!

Status: Free. $30 registration fee removes the embedded "Visit RealApplets" button.

Author: Geoffrey

Homepage: http://www.realapplets.com

Upload Date: July 31, 2001

Updated: November 2, 2001

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