Computeractive – 6 January 2016

3
2
1
1
3
2
4
4
STEP You now need to add an appropriate icon for
your topic. Th ankfully, QuizUp has many
4 customisation options making this process easy.
Move your cursor over the colour grid on the left 1 , then
select the one you want. Next, select one of the categories
on the right 2 to see a list of relevant icons, then click to
select the one you want. If you’re struggling for the right
icon, click Randomize 3 to see randomly generated icons.
Click Next 4 to proceed.
STEP Now click ‘+Add a New Question’ and type your fi rst
question in the fi eld at the top 1 . You’ll see four tiles for
5 your answers. Type the right answer in the green tile 2 ,
and the three wrong answers in the white ones. If you want to add
an image to the question, click the small image icon 3 , navigate to
the relevant image in the QuizUp folder on your Desktop, then
click Open to add it. Move your cursor over the image to see a
zoom slider that you can use to better focus on a particular area.
When you’ve fi nished, click Save Question 4.
3
2
5
2
1
1
3
4
4
STEP Now click ‘+Add New Question’ 1 and repeat
Step 5 to add at least six more questions. When
6 people take the quiz, they’ll see any seven
(randomly selected) questions. Likewise, your answers,
too, will appear shuffled. To edit a question, click it 2 ,
then make the changes you want. When you’re happy
with your quiz, tick the ‘Terms of Use’ box 3 , then click
Create Topic 4.
STEP To get an idea of how your quiz appears online, click Play 1 ,
then click ‘Play now’. QuizUp will pair you with a random
7 opponent. You get 10 seconds for every question and points
are based on how quickly you select the right answer. Click the
Questions tab 2 to edit your questions or add more. Th e Settings
tab 3 lets you edit your quiz name, tagline and its icon. Now copy
the URL 4 and share the quiz with your friends, using email or
Facebook. As they complete it, their ranking 5 will appear in the list.
Don’t forget to take our ‘Technology in 2015’ quiz (see Intro). ●
6 – 19 January 2016
41