Showing posts with label site features. Show all posts
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Timed Quiz Generator

Published on Sunday, November 07, 2010 in ,

Make Your Own Timed Quiz

Have you ever wanted to make your own custom How Many Xs Can You Name In Y Minutes?-style quiz for your website, but didn't know how? Using this timed quiz creator it's easy!

To learn how to use this timed quiz generator, there are three tutorials available:

TEXT: Timed Quiz Generator Tutorial (excluding Final Message Options)

TEXT: Final Message Options Tutorial

VIDEO: Full Tutorial (Also accessible via the video tutorial button below)

Simply enter the topic of the quiz, in both plural and singular form (e.g., Simpsons and Simpson), and select a time in minutes and seconds. Enter a main answer (e.g., Grandpa Simpson), and, optionally, up to 6 acceptable alternatives (e.g., Abe, Abraham Simpson), then click the Add answer/alternatives to list button. You may add as many answers and alternatives as needed this way, but you must have at least two main answers, and all your answers and alternatives must be at least two letters long (otherwise your quiz won't function correctly). When you're finished adding answers and alternatives, click the Generate quiz code button to get the HTML/CSS/Javascript code (all in one file!) for your quiz. Copy and paste this into your favorite code or text editor, save it with the extension .html, upload it to your site, and you have your own custom timed quiz!

Make a mistake? Thought of a new alternative? Click on the Edit Mode checkbox, move the arrow up and down to select the answer you wish to edit, click Edit answer next to arrow button, and that answer will be brought back into the Main Answer and alternative boxes so you can edit them. When done, click Return edited answer/alternatives to list, and your edited answers will now appear. Uncheck Edit Mode to keep adding new answers, or generate the code with the new answers. You can also delete the selected answer, or even clear the entire list while in edit mode.

This is a great way to attract and entertain visitors to your site, and the more you know about CSS, HTML, and Javascript, the better able you'll be to edit and customize your quiz to better fit in with your site. Worried about people using their browser's View Source feature to see the answers? Don't be, as the answers and their respective alternatives are obfuscated in the generated code. If you need inspiration for quiz topics, look here and here.

Note: I take no responsibility for the consequences of using any quiz or quizzes you create with this tool in any manner, nor do I make any guarantees concerning any such quiz or quizzes.



Basic Information
Quiz Topic (plural):

Quiz Topic (singular):

Time Limit: :


Answer and acceptable alternatives
Main Answer:
      alternative:
      alternative:
      alternative:
      alternative:
      alternative:
      alternative:





Answers/Alternatives List:

Edit Mode                                        

                      




Final Message Options:

Show primary message if or more correct answers are given

Primary Message:

Primary Link (optional):

Show secondary message if fewer correct answers are given

Secondary Message:

Secondary Link (optional):

Links open in new window




Quiz Code:

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Nim Strategy Calculator

Published on Saturday, November 06, 2010 in ,

To learn how to use the Nim Strategy Calculator, see my Nim Strategy Calculator post.

To learn more about the game of Nim, see my Secrets of Nim series of posts.

Single-Pile Nim Strategy Calculator


Player who makes the last move is the:   Winner   Loser

Maximum number of objects (limit):

Nim Game is played:   down to 0   up to limit

Number of objects used per turn ranges from 1 to:




Multi-Pile Nim Strategy Calculator


Player who makes removes the last object is the:   Winner   Loser

Number of piles:  

Number of objects in pile #1:  
Number of objects in pile #2:  
Number of objects in pile #3:  
Number of objects in pile #4:  
Number of objects in pile #5:  
Number of objects in pile #6:  
Number of objects in pile #7:  
Number of objects in pile #8:  
Number of objects in pile #9:  





Multi-Pile Nim Next Move Calculator


Player who makes removes the last object is the:   Winner   Loser

First move of the game:

Number of piles:  

Number of objects in pile #1:  
Number of objects in pile #2:  
Number of objects in pile #3:  
Number of objects in pile #4:  
Number of objects in pile #5:  
Number of objects in pile #6:  
Number of objects in pile #7:  
Number of objects in pile #8:  
Number of objects in pile #9:  





Single-Pile Wise-Guy Nim Strategy Calculator


Before using this particular Nim strategy calculator, please see my Wise-Guy Nim post.

Player who removes the last object is the:   Winner   Loser

Maximum number of objects (limit):





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Introduction

Published on Friday, October 01, 2010 in , ,

Welcome to the Grey Matters Mental Gymnasium! This section of the Grey Matters site is dedicated to teaching you to effectively improve and display your mental prowess. Imagine doing complex math in your head faster than someone with a calculator, solving challenging puzzles with ease, or even displaying your amazing memory! This site, and the ones to which it links, will help you learn these and other mental feats with which you can amaze your friends, family and interested onlookers.

How is this possible? The challenging mental feats will be taught by minimizing the number of rules, patterns or other mental constructs required to present them. What you do need to know will often be associated with things you already know, which will also make the learning process easier. Mostly the things taught will be not only fun to do, but you'll also have fun watching your friend's and family's jaws drop when you perform these feats.

The things taught here are not magic tricks that give the mere appearance of mental prowess, but the actual means to display legitimate mental agility under test conditions. Because of this legitimacy, this means that much of what you learn here can be applied in various ways in the real world.

Enjoy!