Subject: Bus Ride Renewal Challenge
Posted by: Terry
Date: Mar 16 10
While the replacement of low-ranked quizzes is a continuing goal, preparation of extra quizzes to introduce variety for the tourists is also important now that the Bus Ride is well-established. Some tourists have been around the world over ten times, and even nice quizzes get repetitive. The lowest-ranked quiz currently used for the tour has a ranking that is roughly in the top third of all quizzes, so replacement is not an urgent matter, but we would still like to have new quizzes of a suitable quality to use as replacements, to provide a bit of diversity for those players who have played every day since the beginning, and who have probably memorised the answers to the current quizzes.
If you create a new quiz on a Bus Ride country, get it placed online, and have it place within a reasonable ranking, it may be rotated in to provide a more diverse program. Should your quiz manage a higher ranking than the current entry, it could become the permanent fixture, waiting for a future challenger. As an added bonus, we have modified the ratings system to give all quizzes in our rotation a ratings bump.
Feel free to use this thread to also "claim" a country so that you don't duplicate someone else's effort, and make sure to follow along with our later posts and updates to make sure that everything is in order. We look forward to seeing what you can come up with!
This link will show you what the ranking is for each of our current country quizzes.
LINK TO CURRENT BUS QUIZ STATUS:
http://www.funtrivia.com/buslist.cfm
Posted by: Terry
Date: Mar 16 10
While the replacement of low-ranked quizzes is a continuing goal, preparation of extra quizzes to introduce variety for the tourists is also important now that the Bus Ride is well-established. Some tourists have been around the world over ten times, and even nice quizzes get repetitive. The lowest-ranked quiz currently used for the tour has a ranking that is roughly in the top third of all quizzes, so replacement is not an urgent matter, but we would still like to have new quizzes of a suitable quality to use as replacements, to provide a bit of diversity for those players who have played every day since the beginning, and who have probably memorised the answers to the current quizzes.
If you create a new quiz on a Bus Ride country, get it placed online, and have it place within a reasonable ranking, it may be rotated in to provide a more diverse program. Should your quiz manage a higher ranking than the current entry, it could become the permanent fixture, waiting for a future challenger. As an added bonus, we have modified the ratings system to give all quizzes in our rotation a ratings bump.
Feel free to use this thread to also "claim" a country so that you don't duplicate someone else's effort, and make sure to follow along with our later posts and updates to make sure that everything is in order. We look forward to seeing what you can come up with!
This link will show you what the ranking is for each of our current country quizzes.
LINK TO CURRENT BUS QUIZ STATUS:
http://www.funtrivia.com/buslist.cfm
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reedy 
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And my UAE quiz: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizscores.cfm?qid=345200 Reply #761. Jan 05 12, 10:06 PM |
| reedy
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Oops, just took the link off my list of most recent plays - this one should work better: http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/The-Emirates-345200.html Reply #762. Jan 05 12, 10:07 PM |
salami_swami
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It'd be mucho easier to give Looney the ability. :P Reply #763. Jan 06 12, 9:49 AM |
kyleisalive
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http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Paradise-Lost-345203.html Looks like we've got one for The Maldives as well! Reply #764. Jan 06 12, 6:37 PM |
looney_tunes
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All of a sudden Bhutan is positively swimming in quizzes. All the newcomers from this stage of the Race will be checked as they get ranked, and made available for the Bus Tour. Highest ranked will be first in the rotation list. Reply #765. Jan 06 12, 9:36 PM |
tazman6619
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Laos is now online: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=344837 Reply #766. Jan 09 12, 9:50 AM |
Daaanieeel
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Has anyone done one on Cameroon yet? I'll have a shot at it if no-one has. Reply #767. Jan 09 12, 8:50 PM |
| kyleisalive
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Go for it! Reply #768. Jan 09 12, 9:11 PM |
| Daaanieeel
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http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Whats-the-Plan-Stan-Tajikistan-That-Is-344647.html A new option for Tajikistan. Reply #769. Jan 12 12, 9:33 AM |
| Daaanieeel
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My quiz is ready to go, but I won't submit it until the next Pit Stop in the Amazing Trivia Race. Reply #770. Jan 14 12, 7:51 AM |
| Daaanieeel
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The Llama's quiz on Switzerland has arrived! http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Switzerland---All-For-One-One-For-All-343271.html Reply #771. Jan 14 12, 11:58 PM |
playmate1111
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If nobody has claimed Malawi, I'll give it a go. Reply #772. Jan 15 12, 5:50 AM |
| looney_tunes
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Malawi is definitely in need of attention. Reply #773. Jan 15 12, 6:33 AM |
| tazman6619
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Libya is now online: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizdetails.cfm?quiz=344926 Reply #774. Jan 15 12, 10:31 AM |
shuehorn
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Since we wrote a quiz on Yemen for the Race, does it have a chance of being put in rotation for the Bus Ride, depending on how it does rating-wise compared to the other new quiz for Yemen? Reply #775. Jan 15 12, 8:48 PM |
| looney_tunes
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Sure does! I note all new quizzes that look even faintly promising, and when they are ranked I move the top two currently available to my lists for rotation. At the moment, there are about 27 countries planned to be replaced at the next rotation, but for some of them (need I say the B word?) no definite selection has yet been made. If new quizzes are good enough, they will replace the current quiz even if the current one has a better ranking - this is to offer some variety for the tourists - and the current one, or the highest-ranked alternative quiz, will be listed as the reserve for future rotations. If a new quiz is not close enough in ranking to justify replacing the current one immediately, or if the current one was just rotated in on the last changeover, the new one will go as the reserve. Over time, I aim to get all countries rotating quizzes on a regular basis, maybe about a third each tour. While we may not always have the very top-ranked quiz for the country in play, they will all be good quizzes, and tourists will have variety in their diet. But that can't happen until they all have rotation potential! Reply #776. Jan 15 12, 9:22 PM |
| shuehorn
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Thanks, looney! That is great, and I must say that I have been checking the bus ride every day to see if there are new quizzes that I haven't taken. I love it when I get a new one. After this race is over, I'll continue writing Geography quizzes to supplement the Bus Ride, especially on those countries where I've lived and worked before. Reply #777. Jan 15 12, 9:49 PM |
| looney_tunes
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*grins* Reply #778. Jan 16 12, 12:22 AM |
rossian
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L_T - I notice that Nigeria is still listed at the top. I did do a 'Lost in' for there, which I'm sure didn't escape your attention but do you still need another? Not that I'm offering, especially not with the race on, but just thought I'd clarify. Reply #779. Jan 16 12, 1:39 AM |
| Daaanieeel
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Geography is my new favourite FunTrivia category! With my Cameroon quiz ready to submit (I'll wait until the next Pit Stop, as mentioned), I think I might have a shot at Togo next. Just deciding if I should call it "Wake Me Up, Before You Togo" or "Want to Go to Togo?". I'm leaning towards the section option- seems more Geography friendly. Reply #780. Jan 16 12, 2:35 AM |
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