online quiz
Introduction
Online quizzes are a popular form of entertainment for web surfers. Online quizzes are generally free to play and for entertainment purposes only though some online quiz websites offer prizes. Websites feature online quizzes on many subjects. One popular type of online quiz is a personality quiz or relationship quiz which is similar to what can be found in many women's or teen magazines. Websites hosting quizzes include Quizilla, FunTrivia, OkCupid, Sporcle, Quizlet, and JetPunk.
Blog quizzes
Blog quizzes (also known as quiz blog) refer to a specific genre of quizzes which are conducted by the quizzers on blogs.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} Blog quizzes may be about verbs{{cite news |first=Pam |last=Nelson |title=Take a Triangle Grammar Guide quiz |url=http://blogsarchive.newsobserver.com/grammar/index.php?title=take_a_triangle_grammar_guide_quiz_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 |work=The News & Observer |date=2007-11-05 |access-date=November 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426205351/http://blogsarchive.newsobserver.com/grammar/index.php?title=take_a_triangle_grammar_guide_quiz_1&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 |archive-date=April 26, 2013 |url-status=dead }} or a wide range of other topics.
Educational quizzes
Quiz is one of the most common eLearning patterns for many of the online course. Some companies and schools use online quizzes as a means to educate their employees or students respectively. Popular websites hosting quizzes for this purpose include Quizlet and Revision Quiz Maker.
Practical applications
Many online quizzes are set up to actually test knowledge or identify a person's attributes. Some companies use online quizzes as an efficient way of testing a potential hire's knowledge without that candidate needing to travel. Online dating services often use personality quizzes to find a match between similar members.
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