JavaScript Quiz App with Source Code

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hey..

Today I am going with JavaScript Quiz App

Features of this Quiz app

1) Set timer.
2) Show quiz score as percentage.
3)View correct answer options.
4)Randomize questions.
5)Go back to the previous question.
6)After completing the quiz you will see all the questions and 7)their answers.
8)You can add a JavaScript coding question.

Files Name-

asset (Folder)-> a) index.html b)css -> 1) style.css c)js -> 1) script.js 2)questions.js

First File - question.js (JSON File)

let jsq_questions = [
    {
        "id": 1,
        "question": "Which of the following is the correct syntax to redirect a URL using JavaScript?",
        "options": {
            "a": "window.location='http://www.google.com';",
            "b": "document.location='http://www.google.com';",
            "c": "browser.location='http://www.google.com';",
            "d": "navigator.location='http://www.google.com';"
        },
        "answer": "a"
    },
    {
        "id": 2,
        "question": "Inside which HTML element do we put the JavaScript?",
        "options": {
            "a": "<javascript>",
            "b": "\x3C/script>",
            "c": "<java>",
            "d": "<js>"
        },
        "answer": "b"
    },
    {
        "id": 3,
        "question": "Which of the following is a valid JavaScript file extension?",
        "options": {
            "a": ".java",
            "b": ".script",
            "c": ".js",
            "d": ".javascript"
        },
        "answer": "c"
    },
    {
        "id": 4,
        "question": " What does CSS stand for?",
        "options": {
            "a": "Computer Style Sheet",
            "b": "Common Style Sheet",
            "c": "Colorful Style Sheet",
            "d": "Cascading Style Sheet"
        },
        "answer": "d"
    },
    {
        "id": 5,
        "question": "what will be the output of this code?",
        "code": "console.log(typeof typeof 1);",
        "options": {
            "a": "number",
            "b": "1",
            "c": "string",
            "d": "true"
        },
        "answer": "c"
    }
];

Second File-> index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
    <title>JavaScript Quiz</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="./asset/css/style.css">
    <!-- Code Highlighter CSS -->
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/prismjs@1.28.0/themes/prism-tomorrow.min.css">
</head>

<body>


    <div class="jsq-container" id="jsq_box">
        <div class="jsq_header" style="display:none;">
            <div class="jsq_head_text">JavaScript Simple Quiz Application</div>
            <div class="jsq_time_left">Time Left <div id="jsq_timer">30</div> </div>
        </div>
        <div class="jsq_body">

            <div id="jsq_ifo_box">
                <div class="jsq_info_head">Some Rules of this Quiz</div>
                <div class="jsq_info_list">
                    <div>1. You only get 30 seconds for each question.</div>
                    <div>2. Once you have selected your option, it cannot be undone.</div>
                    <div>3. You can't select any option once time goes off.</div>
                    <div>4. You can not skip the quiz while playing.</div>
                    <div>5. You will get points based on your correct answers.</div>
                </div>
                <div class="jsq_info_footer">
                    <button class="jsq_btn" id="jsq_start">Start</button>
                </div>
            </div>

            <div class="jsq_main_content" style="display: none;">
                <h1 id="jsq_question"></h1>
                <div id="jsq_code_box"><pre class="language-js"><code></code></pre></div>
                <div id="jsq_options"></div>
            </div>

        </div>

        <div class="jsq_footer" style="display: none;">
            <button class="jsq_btn" id="prev_question">Previous</button>
            <div id="jsq_total">1 of 5 Questions</div>
            <button class="jsq_btn" id="next_question">Next</button>
        </div>
    </div>


    <!-- Code Highlighter JS -->
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/combine/npm/prismjs@1.28.0,npm/prismjs@1.28.0/components/prism-javascript.min.js"></script>
    <script src="./asset/js/questions.js"></script>
    <script src="./asset/js/script.js"></script>
</body>

</html>

Third File -> style.css

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans&display=swap');

body {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100%;
    background-color: #000;
}

* {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.jsq-container {
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 0 10px;
    color: #000;
    background-color: #fff;
    background-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #e2e2e2 0%, #aeaeae 100%);
    font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;
    width: 500px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2), 0 6px 20px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.20);
}

.jsq_header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 15px;
    border-bottom: solid 1px #c5c5c5;
}

.jsq_footer {
    border-top: 1px solid #9b9b9b;
    padding: 10px 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

/* info box */
.jsq_info_head {
    padding: 10px 5px;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: bold;
    border-bottom: solid 1px #aaaa;
}

.jsq_info_list {
    padding: 20px;
}

.jsq_info_list > div {
    font-size: 15px;
    margin: 15px 0;
    margin-top: 0;
}

.jsq_info_footer {
    border-top: solid 1px #919191;
    padding: 10px 10px;
    text-align: right;
}

/* timer */
.jsq_time_left {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
}

div#jsq_timer {
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 13px;
    width: 28px;
    min-width: 28px;
    color: #fff;
    height: 28px;
    display: flex;
    background-color: #0064ff;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    margin-left: 10px;
}

/* show all answers list completed quiz*/
div#jsq_all_answers {
    margin: 30px 0;
    text-align: left;
}

.jsq_fnsh_question {
    font-weight: bold;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    font-size: 16px;
}

.jsq_finish {
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.jsq_finish_box {
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: center;
}

.jsq_answer_block {
    padding: 10px 10px;
    background-color: #ffffff66;
    border-radius: 5px;
    margin: 5px 0;
}

.jsq_fnsh_options {
    margin: 10px 0;
    margin-left: 20px;
}

.jsq_answer_block span {
    font-size: 13px;
    margin: 7px 0;
    display: block;
    color: #5b5b5b;
}

.jsq_fnsh_score {
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #0064ff;
}

.jsq_q_status {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: #9a009d;
    font-weight: bold;
    display: inline-block;
}

/* options */
div#jsq_options {
    margin: 15px;
    text-align: center;
    perspective: 500px;
}

div#jsq_options label {
    margin: 20px 0;
    display: block;
    border-radius: 5px;
    font-size: 15px;
    background-color: #e1ebff;
    color: #000000;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-align: left;
    display: flex;
}

div#jsq_options input[type=radio] {
    display: none;
}

div#jsq_options label:not(.disabled):hover {
    background-color: #cdddff;
}

div#jsq_options label.disabled {
    pointer-events: none;
}

/* incorrect option*/
div#jsq_options label.jsq-incorrect {
    color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #e94f4f;
}

/* correct option */
div#jsq_options label.jsq-correct {
    color: #ffffff;
    background-color: #42b55e;
}

/* options ID ABCD */
div#jsq_options label span:first-child {
    border-right: solid 1px #ffffff70;
    padding: 10px 10px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    border-radius: 4px 0 0 4px;
    font-weight: bold;
}

/* options text */
div#jsq_options label span:last-child {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 10px 10px;
}

/* question */
h1#jsq_question {
    font-size: 20px;
    margin: 35px 5px;
    line-height: 1.5;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: 400;
}

/* code box  */
div#jsq_code_box{
    display: none;
    margin: 15px;
}
div#jsq_code_box pre {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    background: inherit;
}

div#jsq_code_box code {
    line-height: 1.6em;
    overflow: auto;
    font-size: 14px;
    -moz-tab-size: 4;
    display: block;
    tab-size: 4;
    background-color: #2d2d2d;
    padding: 10px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    color: #fff;
    font-family: monospace;
    max-height: 400px;
}

button#next_question, button#prev_question {
    visibility: hidden;
}

button.jsq_btn {
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background: #007bff;
    border: solid 1px #007bff;
    font-size: 13px;
    padding: 5px 15px;
    cursor: pointer;
}

button.jsq_btn:hover {
    background: #005abd;
    border: solid 1px #005abd;
}

.jsq_score {
    font-size: 25px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: #102bdc;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.jsq_score b {
    display: block;
    margin: 8px;
    color: #bf28b0;
}

div#jsq_total {
    font-size: 13px;
}

/* animation incorrect option (shaking) */
.jsq_shake {
    animation-name: jsq_shake;
    animation-duration: .8s;
    animation-fill-mode: both;
}

@keyframes jsq_shake {
    0%, 100% {
        transform: translateX(0);
    }

    10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, 90% {
        transform: translateX(-5px);
    }

    20%, 40%, 60%, 80% {
        transform: translateX(5px);
    }

}

/* options animation */
@keyframes jsq_option_anm {
    0% {
        opacity: 0;
        transform-origin: 0 100%;
        transform: rotateX(-180deg);
    }

    100% {
        opacity: 1;
        transform-origin: 0 100%;
        transform: rotateX(0deg);
    }

}

.jsq_anm {
    animation-duration: .5s;
    animation-fill-mode: both;
    animation-name: jsq_option_anm;
    animation-delay: calc(0.1s * var(--jsq_at));
}

Fourth File->script.js

/**
* code generated by https://www.html-code-generator.com/javascript/quiz-generator
* created 2023/02/05
*/
(() => {

    // include question array object;
    let questions = jsq_questions;

    let question_index = 0;
    let score = 0;
    let time_left = 30;
    let timer_fun = '';
    let current_question_completed = false;

    const next_button = document.getElementById("next_question");
    const prev_button = document.getElementById("prev_question");
    const start_button = document.getElementById("jsq_start");

    const replaceHTMLtags = text => text.replace(/</g, "&lt;").replace(/>/g, "&gt;");
    const stopTimer = () => {
        clearInterval(timer_fun);
        document.getElementById("jsq_timer").innerHTML = '0';
    };

    const startTimer = (time_value) => {
        timer_fun = setInterval(() => {
            if (time_value <= 0) {
                stopTimer();
                optionSelected();
            }
            document.getElementById("jsq_timer").innerHTML = time_value;
            time_value -= 1;

        }, 1000);
    };

    // get all options radio
    const getAllOptions = () => document.querySelectorAll("input[name=jsq_option]");

    // after selected option disable radio 
    const disableOptions = () => {
        let option_radios = getAllOptions();
        option_radios.forEach(element => {
            element.disabled = true;
            element.nextElementSibling.classList.add("disabled");
        });
    };


    // evaluate the user selected option answer
    const optionSelected = () => {
        let score_set = '0';
        let status = 'time out';
        let answer = questions[question_index].answer;
        let options_radios = getAllOptions();
        options_radios.forEach(element => {

            // correct answer [color green]
            if (element.value == answer) {
                element.nextElementSibling.classList.add("jsq-correct");
            }

            // user selected incorrect answer [color red]. 
            if (element.checked && element.value != answer) {
                element.nextElementSibling.classList.add("jsq-incorrect", "jsq_shake");

                // set user selected option. after preview all answers list
                questions[question_index].user_selected = element.value;
                score_set = 0;

                status = 'incorrect answer';
            }

            // user selected answer correct
            if (element.checked && element.value == answer) {
                score++;
                score_set = 1;

                status = 'correct answer';
            }

        });
        // set question answer status
        questions[question_index].status = status;
        // set score
        questions[question_index].score = score_set;
        // set current question completed
        questions[question_index].completed = true;

        current_question_completed = true;

        disableOptions();
        stopTimer();
        next_button.style.visibility = 'visible';
    };

    // show next question and options
    const showQuestion = () => {
        let current_question = questions[question_index];
        let options_div = '';
        let options = current_question.options;
        let id_number = 0;
        let option_id = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'];

        for (let key in options) {
            options_div += '<div class="jsq_anm" style="--jsq_at:' + (id_number + 1) + '">' +
                '<input type="radio" name="jsq_option" id="option_' + id_number + '" value="' + key + '">' +
                '<label for="option_' + id_number + '"><span>' + option_id[id_number] + '</span><span>' + replaceHTMLtags(options[key]) + '</span></label>' +
                '</div>';
            id_number++;
        }

        document.getElementById("jsq_question").innerText = current_question.question;
        document.getElementById("jsq_options").innerHTML = options_div;
        document.getElementById("jsq_total").innerText = '' + (question_index + 1) + ' of  ' + questions.length + ' Questions';
        showCodeBox(current_question);
        let option_radios = getAllOptions();
        option_radios.forEach(element => {
            element.addEventListener("change", optionSelected);
        });
        startTimer(time_left);
        current_question_completed = false;
    };

    // show all question answers
    const showAllAnswers = () => {
        let div = '';
        for (let i = 0; i < questions.length; i++) {
            let question_list = questions[i];
            let options = question_list.options;
            div += '<div class="jsq_answer_block">';
            div += '<div class="jsq_fnsh_question">' + (i + 1) + ', ' + replaceHTMLtags(question_list.question) + '</div>';
            div += '<div class="jsq_fnsh_options">';
            for (let key in options) {

                if (question_list.answer == key) {
                    div += '<span style="color: green;font-weight: bold;">' + replaceHTMLtags(options[key]) + '</span>';
                } else if (question_list.user_selected == key) {
                    div += '<span style="color: red;font-weight: bold;">' + replaceHTMLtags(options[key]) + '</span>';
                } else {
                    div += '<span>' + replaceHTMLtags(options[key]) + '</span>';
                }
            }
            div += '</div>';
            div += '<div class="jsq_q_status">status : ' + question_list.status + '</div>';
            div += '<div class="jsq_fnsh_score">score : ' + question_list.score + '</div>';
            div += '</div>';
        }

        document.getElementById("jsq_all_answers").innerHTML = div;
        document.getElementById("all_answer_btn").remove();
    };

    // If there is coding in this question, it will appear in this code box. show hide box
    const showCodeBox = (current_question) => {
        let code_box = document.getElementById("jsq_code_box");
        let pre_code = document.querySelector("#jsq_code_box code");

        if (current_question.code == undefined) {
            code_box.style.display = 'none';
            pre_code.innerText = '';
        }else{
            code_box.style.display = 'block';
            pre_code.innerText = current_question.code;
        }
        // highlight code 
        pre_code.innerHTML = Prism.highlight(pre_code.innerText, Prism.languages.javascript, 'javascript');
    };
    // question completed show result
    const completedQuiz = () => {
        let div = '<div class="jsq_finish_box">';
        div += '<div class="jsq_finish">You have completed the Quiz!</div>';
        div += '<br>';
        div += '<div class="jsq_score">Your score: <b>' + score + ' out of ' + questions.length + '</b> <b>' + Math.round((100 * score) / questions.length) + '%</b></div>';
        div += ' <button class="jsq_btn" id="all_answer_btn">Check your answers</button>';
        div += '<div id="jsq_all_answers"></div>';
        div += '</div>';
        document.getElementById("jsq_box").innerHTML = div;
        const all_answer_btn = document.getElementById("all_answer_btn");
        all_answer_btn.addEventListener("click", showAllAnswers);
    };


    // go next question
    const nextQuestion = () => {
        // if option not selected
        if (!current_question_completed) {
            return;
        }

        question_index++;
        if (questions.length - 1 < question_index) {
            stopTimer();
            completedQuiz();
            return;
        }

        next_button.style.visibility = 'hidden';

        if (questions[question_index].completed) {
            next_button.style.visibility = 'visible';
        }

        if (question_index > 0) {
            prev_button.style.visibility = 'visible';
        }

        if (questions[question_index].completed) {
            showPrevQuestion();
        } else {
            showQuestion();
        }
    };

    // show previous question and options
    const showPrevQuestion = () => {
        let current_question = questions[question_index];
        let options_div = '';
        let options = current_question.options;
        let id_number = 0;
        let option_id = ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'];

        for (let key in options) {
            let class_name = '';
            if (key == current_question.answer) {
                class_name = 'jsq-correct ';
            }
            if (current_question.user_selected == key) {
                class_name = 'jsq-incorrect ';
            }
            options_div += '<div>' +
                '<input type="radio" name="jsq_option" id="option_' + id_number + '" value="' + key + '" disabled>' +
                '<label for="option_' + id_number + '" class="' + class_name + 'disabled"><span>' + option_id[id_number] + '</span><span>' + replaceHTMLtags(options[key]) + '</span></label>' +
                '</div>';
            id_number++;
        }
        document.getElementById("jsq_question").innerText = current_question.question;
        document.getElementById("jsq_options").innerHTML = options_div;
        document.getElementById("jsq_total").innerText = '' + (question_index + 1) + ' of  ' + questions.length + ' Questions';
        showCodeBox(current_question);
    };

    // go previous question
    const prevQuestion = () => {
        if (question_index < 1) {
            return;
        }

        question_index--;
        current_question_completed = (questions[question_index].completed ? true : false);
        if (question_index < 1) {
            prev_button.style.visibility = 'hidden';
        }
        if (question_index >= 0 || questions[question_index].completed) {
            next_button.style.visibility = 'visible';
        }
        stopTimer();
        showPrevQuestion();
    };

    // start quiz
    const startQuiz = () => {
        document.querySelector(".jsq_header").removeAttribute("style");
        document.querySelector(".jsq_main_content").removeAttribute("style");
        document.querySelector(".jsq_footer").removeAttribute("style");
        document.querySelector("#jsq_ifo_box").remove();
        showQuestion();
    };

    next_button.addEventListener("click", nextQuestion);
    prev_button.addEventListener("click", prevQuestion);
    start_button.addEventListener("click", startQuiz);
    // code generated by https://www.html-code-generator.com/javascript/quiz-generator

})();

Thank You 😍😍
Shivani Tiwari(Software Developer)

Top comments (3)

Al - Naucode • Feb 6 '23

Great article, you got my follow, keep writing!

Shivani tiwari • Mar 14 '23

thank you 🙂

Vinc008 • Nov 27 '23 • Edited

Hello Shivani,
Great quiz code thanks a lot.
However, I got a question. Is it possible to add picturers.
After a question I have added a br code, but this doesn't work.
do you have a solution??
Thanks in advance!

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