- Points are earned per correct answer, with a speed bonus on timed quizzes
- Your highest score per quiz is what counts toward the leaderboard
- XP is separate from your quiz score and accumulates forever
- Leaving an answer blank scores the same as wrong - always guess
How does quiz scoring work?
Each quiz on DoQuizzes awards points for correct answers. The exact calculation depends on the quiz format and whether the quiz is timed. Here is a full breakdown.
Timed quizzes
On timed formats like Classic, Multiple Choice, and Picture, each correct answer earns a base number of points plus a speed bonus. The faster you answer correctly, the more points you earn for that question.
| Answer speed | Points earned |
|---|---|
| Very fast (first 20% of time) | Base points + full speed bonus |
| Fast (20-50% of time) | Base points + partial speed bonus |
| Slow (50-80% of time) | Base points + small bonus |
| Very slow (last 20% of time) | Base points only |
| Timeout or no answer | 0 points |
| Wrong answer | 0 points |
Non-timed quizzes
Some formats - Order and Sortable - do not use a countdown timer. These award points purely based on accuracy: how many items you placed correctly. Take your time and focus on getting answers right. Table quizzes are timed overall but let you fill cells in any order, so time management across the full grid matters more than speed on any single cell.
How to compute your score
Your final score is the sum of all points earned across every question. The results screen shows your total points, your percentage accuracy, and your ranking versus all other players who have attempted that quiz - your position on the quiz-specific leaderboard.
Example: a 10-question timed quiz where base points = 100 per question and max speed bonus = 50. A perfect score at maximum speed = 1,500 points. If you answer 8 correctly at average speed (roughly 120 points each), your score is approximately 960 points.
What is the difference between score and XP?
- Score - your points total for one specific quiz attempt. Determines your rank on that quiz's leaderboard. Only your highest attempt is saved per quiz.
- XP - cumulative experience points earned across all activity on DoQuizzes. Never resets. Determines your player level and global leaderboard rank.
Every completed quiz awards XP regardless of your score. Even a low-scoring completion awards base XP for finishing. See XP and Points for the full breakdown of how XP accumulates and what affects it.
Scoring in Multiplayer
In Multiplayer sessions, the same speed-and-accuracy formula applies, but scores are shown on a shared live leaderboard after each question. The competitive pressure of live play often pushes players to answer faster than they would solo, which can either improve or hurt accuracy depending on your approach. See How to Win at Trivia for multiplayer-specific strategy.
How many questions should a quiz have?
Most quizzes on DoQuizzes are 10 to 20 questions. A 10-question quiz takes about 3 to 5 minutes. A 20-question quiz takes 6 to 10 minutes. Longer quizzes award proportionally more XP and points. If you are aiming to top the leaderboard for a specific quiz, replaying it multiple times will improve both your speed and accuracy - both of which contribute to your maximum possible score.