https://www.sporcle.com/blog/category/how-to/ Mentally Stimulating Articles Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:18:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 https://www.sporcle.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png https://www.sporcle.com/blog/category/how-to/ 32 32 https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2020/11/how-to-host-a-trivia-night/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 18:52:34 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=46456 So you want to organize a little online get-together with a bunch of people because it’s 2020 and we all know what that means. But all this virtual communication can be a bit awkward, and [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2019/10/guidelines-tips-for-creating-quizzes-with-images/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 21:44:02 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=42151 Clickable Quizzes In general, images should be resized to be no larger than 200px in either width or height.* Whenever possible, all question images should have identical dimensions to one another (but not necessarily matching [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2019/04/how-to-make-a-basic-grid-quiz/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:26:04 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=38919 You may have already heard the news, but Sporcle now has a new quiz type – Grid quizzes! This new format is great for making crosswords, Sudokus, and many other types of word and number [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2019/03/how-to-memorize-the-countries-of-europe/ Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:00:34 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=38161 With 47 countries, memorizing all of Europe’s nations can be a little tough. The easiest ones, like the UK, France, Italy, and Spain, have guess rates of over 95% on our Countries of Europe quiz. [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2019/01/quiz-design-for-colorblindness/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 16:00:08 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=36655 When creating quizzes for a general audience, you probably consider your data first and foremost. But as we’ve outlined before, color and formatting choices can drastically affect the player experience. Color can add thematic flavor, [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2018/08/how-to-make-a-picture-box-quiz/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:53:48 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=33677 If you’re familiar with Sporcle, it’s likely that at one time or another you have come across a picture box quiz. There are certainly some great ones on the site. However, for a long time [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2018/07/quiz-making-tips-a-guide-to-quiz-style/ Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:32:27 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=32902 Making quizzes on Sporcle is a many-layered challenge. Finding the perfect, original topic, figuring out the best way to present it, researching and fact checking… and the cherry on top, styling. This step may be [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2018/06/adding-images-to-quizzes-on-sporcle/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 23:00:21 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=32022 A picture is worth a thousand words. That being said, all those words can get complicated pretty quickly. There are many factors to consider when choosing an image for a quiz. What image should you [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2018/06/hidden-features-of-sporcle/ Sun, 03 Jun 2018 15:00:09 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=31504 Almost all of our users know how to find and play a quiz. Most can probably find comments, challenges, groups, even showdowns. Quiz creators use a whole other set of features on top of all [...]]]> https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2017/12/10-must-have-resources-for-creating-sporcle-quizzes/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:00:07 +0000 http://www.sporcle.com/blog/?p=26942 Whether you’re just getting started on creating Sporcle quizzes or are already well-published, you can always add new resources to your arsenal. We have help for every step of the way. Must-Have Resources for Creating [...]]]>