Ranking the Eight Quiz Formats
First published: Saturday September 27th, 2025
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This is the full version of the excerpt seen in the JetPunk Magazine - Autumn 2025. I'd recommend reading this blog if you would like to read some information which didn't make that cut. Anyways, enjoy reading my rankings!
Introduction
Welcome to my ranking of all the quiz formats on JetPunk. Along with the rankings, I will be giving reasons for my decisions, as well as some bonus information. I should probably add, this is by no means an objective list, it is simply my opinion, which you are free to criticise. Now, let's get onto the rankings themselves, and at the bottom of the list...
#8 - Tile Select
This is to be expected since as a format, Tile Select is very limiting and works only in specific concepts, the majority of which have already been made. Basically, it's just multiple choice, just with more than one correct answer. According to this blog by Stewart, Tile Select is the least played quiz format by over 3.5 million plays, a gap which I see steadily increasing since the last featured quiz in this format was back in February 2024. There are however, things to like about Tile Select, such as the questions being sorted into panels and being able to shift through them with the arrows instead of scrolling down. The post-quiz design makes it very easy to understand which answers the user got correct and which ones they didn't.
In 2024, JetPunk received more takes from Chinese language quizzes than from Tile Select [1]
#7 - Multiple Choice
Here's where it might start to get a bit controversial, but just hear me out. I see Multiple Choice as a format that is here due to being so famous and necessary in other sites, not because it has anything special to offer. Recent updates, for example being able to see percentages on wrong answers, certainly made me consider putting Multiple Choice higher up, though until further additions, it's staying where it is.
#6 - Picture
Yet another extremely popular quiz format getting a low spot on this list. The points I made for Multiple Choice also count for this format though there are some differences which make this better. For one there is the option of adding hints underneath the picture and having to actually type something in, which makes you remember information better than clicking. Furthermore, much like Text quizzes, whammies can be enabled to punish the user taking the quiz for typing in wrong answers. Picture quizzes being more visually appealing than Multiple Choice quizzes cements its sixth position.
The most played quiz with the 'Picture' tag is a text quiz
#5 - Click
Realistically, this format cannot be ranked very different from Multiple Choice since they are very similar. The main reasons why Click is two spots higher is that it is faster paced and that some amazing quizzes (including this and this) can be made using this format. With the help of HTML, Click quizzes can become better than most SVG quizzes, though it isn't too frequent that we see quizzes like this. I personally prefer doing quizzes with two options with this format over Multiple Choice due to it being simpler and not needing to scroll.
overtired has 28 featured Click quizzes in English, for reference Quizmaster has 16
#4 - Map Quiz
Missing out on the top three is a very solid format which I don't have that much criticism for. The only thing I would say is that it would be nice to be able to click on the SVG itself, not the text on the side, but that has been added as its own format recently. If you're not a fan of typing yet you want to try a quiz with a map, then this is the format for you. Map Quizzes lack design grid and type-ins, which may make it ever so slightly easier for the user to create the quiz. This may encourage people who are new to making SVGs to utilise this format.
The colour of an object when highlighted in a Map Quiz is 0000ff
#3 - Click Map
This is the newest format but it isn't exactly a new concept, just an improvement on an already existing one. The interface is really clean and being able to click on the SVG itself without having to go to the text panel satisfies my lazy brain. The downside is that CSS animations won't function properly with this format, leading to certain ideas not being possible, though that is to be expected. There aren't too many quizzes I can think of which work better with this format compared to the Map Quiz one, however this is certainly one of them.
In the quiz creation menu, the Click Map format is known as 'Map Quiz #2' [1]
#2 - Sudden Death
There is nothing to hate about this format, and I mean nothing. If you know your stuff, Sudden Death quizzes should be a breeze, but you have to be extremely careful as a single careless click and the quiz abruptly ends. With the help of some code, masterpieces have been made with the help of Sudden Death. The only downside, which is not a problem of the format itself, is that users tend to spam Sudden Death quizzes due to how easy they are to make, but this can happen with any format. JetPunk's users also seem to agree with me on this ranking since 14 quizzes with this format have surpassed 100,000 plays, despite how recently it was implemented.
Before Sudden Death became an official format, it was a heavily modified text quiz
#1 - Text
Some people may call this format boring but they just don't know how to use it. This format has endless possibilities, including interesting statistical quizzes, SVG masterpieces, and things you didn't even know were possible. It truly is the 'everything' format. The addition of whammies in 2024 further solidified the Text format's position at number one since now, users could lose lives if they type in an incorrect answer, giving quiz-makers more concepts to play with.
Due to having complete freedom over the format, Text quizzes can be used as a testing ground for coding and SVGs
This is my first time writing a blog in over a year, a gap which was probably caused by my subpar writing skills. I might make another blog this year in which I rank every single quiz of mine, though I won't guarantee it. That's all from me for now, I'd be glad to hear your feedback and opinions in the comments.
I love this blog, as you know
I am very glad to be part of such a great blog made by the community. I'll try to find a way to write for the magazine consistently, though no promises.
I use them for maps mainly tho
Personally, I think Multiple Choice quizzes would be more fun if the answers were revealed straight away when answering each question, as with the Daily Quiz.
It's probably not coincidence that Tile Select and Multiple Choice are at the bottom of your list and both require you to wait until the end of the quiz to see what you got right and wrong. It somehow feels more exam like, and doesn't have that immediacy that other formats have. The insta-dopamine hit of getting an answer, or the "rats!" of missing one. Also, reading the explanations requires you to check through afterwards rather than reading them while the subject is fresh.
I've still enjoyed playing and making quizzes in the format, but relatively speaking I'm less excited about taking a multiple choice quiz than other formats. The Daily Quiz by contrast is one of the most fun things on the site imo.
Re. Sudden Death - the one change I'd make is adding a minesweeper-like right click to mark red herrings.