topical media & game development

topical media & game development
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  // chapter 9 addition to allow timed quizes
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  // questions and answers variables will holds questions and answers
  var questions = new Array();
  var answers = new Array(); 
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  var numberOfQuestionsAsked = 0;
  var numberOfQuestionsCorrect = 0;
  var currentQNumber = -1;
  // define question 1 
  questions[0] = new Array();
  questions[0][0] = "The Beatles were";
  questions[0][1] = "A sixties rock group from Liverpool";
  questions[0][2] = "Four musically gifted insects";
  questions[0][3] = "I don't know - can I have the questions on Baseball please";
  // assign answer for question 1
  answers[0] = "A";
  // define question 2
  questions[1] = new Array();
  questions[1][0] = "Homer Simpson's favorite food is";
  questions[1][1] = "Fresh salad";
  questions[1][2] = "Doughnuts";
  questions[1][3] = "Bread and water";
  questions[1][4] = "Apples";
  // assign answer for question 2
  answers[1] = "B";
  // define question 3
  questions[2] = new Array();
  questions[2][0] = "Lisa Simpson plays which musical instrument";
  questions[2][1] = "Clarinet";
  questions[2][2] = "Oboe";
  questions[2][3] = "Saxophone";
  questions[2][4] = "Tubular Bells"; 
  // assign answer for question 3 
  answers[2] = "C";
  
  // define question 4
  questions[3] = "In the Simpsons, Bleeding Gums Murphy played which instrument?" 
  // assign answer for question 4
  answers[3] = "\\bsax(ophone)?\\b";
  
  // define question 5
  questions[4] = "Which American President was involved in the Watergate Scandal?" 
  // assign answer for question 5
  answers[4] = "\\b((Richard |R\\.? ?)(Milhous |M\\.? )?)?Nixon\\b";
  
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          numberOfQuestionsCorrect = 0;
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     {
        quizTimerId = window.setInterval("updateTimeLeft()",1000);
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  }
  
  function answerCorrect(questionNumber, answer)
  {
     // declare a variable to hold return value
     var correct = false;
     // if answer provided is same as answer then correct answer is true
     var answerRegExp = new RegExp(answers[questionNumber],"i");
     if (answer.search(answerRegExp) != -1)
     {
        numberOfQuestionsCorrect++;
        correct = true;
     }
     // return whether the answer was correct (true or false)
     return correct;
  }
  
  function getQuestion()
  {
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        var questionNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * questions.length);
        while (questionsAsked[questionNumber] == true)
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           questionNumber = Math.floor(Math.random() * questions.length);
        }
        var questionLength = questions[questionNumber].length;
        var questionChoice;
        numberOfQuestionsAsked++;
        var questionHTML = "<h4>Question " + numberOfQuestionsAsked +  "</h4>";
        // Check if array or string
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        {
           questionHTML = questionHTML + "<p>" + questions[questionNumber] + "</p>";
           questionHTML = questionHTML + "<p><input type=text name=txtAnswer ";
           questionHTML = questionHTML + " maxlength=100 size=35></p>" 
           questionHTML = questionHTML + '<script type="text/javascript">'
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        }
        else
        {
        questionHTML = questionHTML + "<p>" + questions[questionNumber][0];
        questionHTML = questionHTML + "</p>";
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        {
           questionHTML = questionHTML + "<input type=radio ";
           questionHTML = questionHTML + "name=radQuestionChoice";
           if (questionChoice == 1)
           {
              questionHTML = questionHTML + " checked";
           }
           questionHTML = questionHTML + ">" +
              questions[questionNumber][questionChoice];
           questionHTML = questionHTML + "<br>"
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        }
        questionHTML = questionHTML + "<br><input type='button' "
        questionHTML = questionHTML + "value='Answer Question'";
        questionHTML = questionHTML + "name=buttonNextQ "; 
        questionHTML = questionHTML + "onclick='return buttonCheckQ_onclick()'>";
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        questionHTML = questionHTML + " questions correct out of " 
        questionHTML = questionHTML + numberOfQuestionsAsked;
        questionHTML = questionHTML + "<br><br>Your trivia rating is "
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        {
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           case 1:
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