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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looney_tunes
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I do have Lost in Nigeria listed, so it should be removed from this list. Kyle, when you have a moment? Sometime soon I'll go over the posted list and make sure that I have let kyle know all the countries that can be removed. I seem to have forgotten to do so, at least for a couple of countries. :( We definitely want authors to target those in need first. In the meantime, if in doubt, post here, and I can tell you whether or not the country is still a semi-orphan. Reply #781. Jan 16 12, 3:46 AM |
playmate1111 
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Right I will do Malawi. Reply #782. Jan 16 12, 7:33 AM |
Daaanieeel
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My Cameroon quiz is online now. http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Cameroon--Africa-in-Miniature-345381.html Reply #783. Jan 20 12, 4:25 AM |
habitsowner
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The Cameroon quiz was good, too! Reply #784. Jan 20 12, 7:36 PM |
dcpddc478
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I have submitted The Gambia...off to brew a new pot of coffee for my pecan pie:) Reply #785. Jan 21 12, 1:35 PM |
| looney_tunes
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I have noticed that the current Papua New Guinea quiz's ranking has plummeted, and will use the pit stop to write a replacement for it. Reply #786. Jan 21 12, 3:34 PM |
| Daaanieeel
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Anna's is online. http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/An-Interesting-Tour-of-The-Gambia-345351.html Reply #787. Jan 22 12, 5:02 AM |
| playmate1111
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Great quiz Anna :) Reply #788. Jan 22 12, 9:45 AM |
| dcpddc478
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Thanks Playmate! Reply #789. Jan 22 12, 4:10 PM |
| looney_tunes
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I have just submitted a Papua New Guinea quiz to Geography, and got so fascinated by the things I couldn't include that I have started another one for World. It's a good thing the country needs two new quizzes. :) Reply #790. Jan 26 12, 1:38 AM |
| Daaanieeel
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Here it is: http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Papua-New-Guinea---Unity-in-Diversity-345891.html Reply #791. Jan 27 12, 4:59 PM |
| looney_tunes
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Update on the great Bhutan challenge. The Amazing Trivia Race produced four candidates as alternative quizzes for Bhutan. As of last night's ranking, the position is as follows: 2174 current quiz http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Bhutan---Small-Country-Big-Dragons-324068.html 1398 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Bhutan---Dont-Worry-Be-Happy-345260.html 4341 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Bhutan---Asias-Forgotten-Gem-345208.html 8676 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/The-Thunder-Dragon-Kingdom---Bhutan-345184.html 38133 http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Kingdom-of-Bhutan-345236.html So Bhutan has gone from having only one possible quiz to having five acceptable ones! When I give my next list of rotations to Terry, I will check the relative rankings again, and the top-ranked of the four new quizzes will be given the nod. Those of you who wrote the other fantastic quizzes, please consider adopting some of the other needy countries when you have a moment. Reply #792. Jan 31 12, 4:13 AM |
| looney_tunes
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And here's my second PNG quiz. http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/World/Some-Tourist-Highlights-of-Papua-Niugini-345950.html Reply #793. Jan 31 12, 5:11 AM |
| looney_tunes
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And the winner of the great Bhutan playoff comes from 4Pi: http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Geography/Bhutan---Asias-Forgotten-Gem-345208.html Bhutan now has more good replacement quizzes than most other countries! Reply #794. Feb 04 12, 5:36 AM |
| looney_tunes
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Today I went through every country to check on the current status of available quizzes. The list at the top of the page is now absolutely up to date as of today. When you look at the list of current quizzes via the link, you will see some countries with lower-ranked quizzes, but there are 35 quizzes in the wings ready for the next rotation, and those lower-ranked countries are already set for replacement. I monitor all new quizzes on specific countries, and check them against what is currently available when they get ranked. This means that a quiz written for a country that is not at the top of this page could still get into the Bus Ride rotation, so by all means write on it if you are so inclined. This list is intended for people who just want to choose a country in need and find out about it so that they can write a quiz that will be useful. The Bhutan leg of the Amazing Trivia Race showed how well that can be done by lots of you authors, so keep them coming, please. Reply #795. Feb 04 12, 5:42 AM |
rossian
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You've done a fantastic job with this, L_T. I'm always pleased to go to the Bus Ride and find that the day's quiz is one I haven't previously played. Reply #796. Feb 04 12, 5:53 AM |
zorba_scank
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I agree with Pam. You've done a great job with this, L_T. Reply #797. Feb 04 12, 6:25 AM |
| Daaanieeel
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I've given up my idea for a Togo quiz, so it's back up for grabs. Reply #798. Feb 12 12, 2:00 AM |
| looney_tunes
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I recently wrote a Togo quiz, so it can serve as a replacement for the current quiz, which ranks around 40,000 - that makes it acceptable as a rotation quiz, so Togo can be removed from the list of countries needing another quiz. As usual, anyone who wants to write a Togo quiz is welcome to do so, but they need to beat one of the current 'top two' to join the scene. Reply #799. Feb 12 12, 2:45 AM |
| rossian
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It's Uruguay today, so I ended up playing my own quiz. That's always so stressful and a real test of memory! Reply #800. Feb 14 12, 4:27 AM |
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