Apr 6, 2026

Build-It Project: A Quiz Game

Time to build something real with everything from Phase II so far. A quiz game is just three ideas working together: ask a question (input), check the answer (if), and keep a running score (a variable). Let’s build it one piece at a time.

Step 1: one question

Ask a question and respond to the answer:

Your code — edit it, then press Run

answer = input("What is the capital of France? ")
if answer.lower() == "paris":
  print("Correct!")
else:
  print("Sorry, it's Paris.")

We use .lower() so “Paris”, “PARIS”, and “paris” all count. Smart move — players type all sorts of ways.

Step 2: keep score

A score variable starts at 0 and goes up by 1 for each correct answer:

Your code — edit it, then press Run

score = 0

answer = input("What is the capital of France? ")
if answer.lower() == "paris":
  print("Correct!")
  score = score + 1
else:
  print("Sorry, it's Paris.")

print("Your score so far:", score)

score = score + 1 means “add one to the score” — exactly the growing-variable trick from Phase I, now counting points.

Step 3: more questions

Add more questions, each adding to the same score. Here’s a full three-question quiz:

Your code — edit it, then press Run

score = 0

a1 = input("What is the capital of France? ")
if a1.lower() == "paris":
  print("Correct!")
  score = score + 1
else:
  print("Nope, it's Paris.")

a2 = input("What is 6 times 7? ")
if a2 == "42":
  print("Correct!")
  score = score + 1
else:
  print("Nope, it's 42.")

a3 = input("What planet do we live on? ")
if a3.lower() == "earth":
  print("Correct!")
  score = score + 1
else:
  print("Nope, it's Earth.")

print("Quiz over! You scored", score, "out of 3.")

Three boxes pop up in turn, the score climbs with each right answer, and the program reports the total at the end. That’s a real game!

Step 4: a personalized ending

Use an if on the final score to give different endings:

Your code — edit it, then press Run

score = 3   # pretend they got all three for now

if score == 3:
  print("Perfect score! You're a genius.")
elif score >= 1:
  print("Nice work!")
else:
  print("Try again — you'll get it!")

Make it your own 🚀

Build your quiz. Start from the three-question version and:

Replace the questions with ones about your favorite topic (animals, sports, games, space).
Add a fourth or fifth question.
Add the score-based ending from Step 4 so the player gets a fun message.
Bonus: at the very start, ask the player’s name and greet them: name = input("What's your name? ").

Your code — edit it, then press Run

name = input("What is your name? ")
print("Welcome to the quiz,", name + "!")
score = 0

# add your own questions here, each adding to score

print(name + ", you scored", score)

What you learned

A quiz combines input (ask), if (check), and a score variable (count).
score = score + 1 adds a point.
.lower() makes word answers forgiving of capitals.
A final if/elif/else gives a personalized ending.

You just built an interactive game! Next time you’ll learn while loops, so a program can repeat — like letting the player guess again and again until they get it right. 🔁

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