Whatever the draw, online quizzes are leaping and growing in popularity. Quizilla is one of the biggest quiz sites. I can remember when it was just beginning. Yet another Net novelty, I thought. I don't remember if I bookmarked it at the time or just wandered off and forgot about it. But, I've since been back countless times. Almost always through someone's personal site, blog or journal.
Many quizzes are geared to online dating. "What's your flirting style?" "What movie sex goddess are you most like?" "What kind of cocktail would you be?" "What type of Beauty are you?"
Almost another half are geared to discovering your personality. "What's your Inner Eye Color?" "Could you be depressed?" "Are you a geek or a freak?" "Are you a Woman or still a Girl?" "Which century are you most suited to?" "Do you really like your job?"
The rest I bunch into a random category of oddness. Like a junk drawer full of movie star posters, old birthday candles and other weird things only a very select group of people could ever really understand and appreciate. Have you ever seen a quiz like: "Which of my Friends are you Most Like?" Now you get the idea. What meaning does something like that really have for you? But, do you take that quiz anyway? Are you so hooked on online quizzes that you can't pass up any of them?
Maybe you should branch out and try writing a quiz of your own. Plan a topic that suits you. Think of questions that are interesting yet will help to narrow down a focus to the category answers you plan. I think creating a quiz is quite a bit of work, planning and thought. Make the first one something flip that doesn't matter. Keep it simple and make sure anyone taking the quiz understands this isn't meant to change their life. Mainly, have fun with it yourself.
Try something along the lines of "Which lip gloss are you most like?" Pick flavours and make the questions pretty leading. What would you prefer to eat? lemons, chocolate, bubble gum... etc. At the end of the quiz your flavours would be lemon, chocolate, bubble gum and so on. Give a personality profile for each flavour. Lemon lovers are tart and active. Chocolate lovers are sweet and sensual. You get the idea... give it a try, just for fun.
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