5. Scoring

You can play a quiz as many times as you like but points are only awarded for the first time that you play a quiz. We calculate your DK Quiz score using the following criteria:

• Accuracy – this is our main judging criteria and has the most effect on your score
• Quiz difficulty – the level of the quiz (Easy, Medium or Hard) will have an effect on your score with more points awarded for Hard quizzes than Medium or Easy quizzes
• Time – achieving a good time on your quiz will boost your points further
• 100% correct first time – getting 20 out of 20 on your first play will also add to your points score

We’ve given you the option to choose whether you want to time your quiz or play at your leisure. The difference between the two is the effect it will have on your score.

When you play a timed quiz, the quicker you answer a correct question the more points go towards your score. On an untimed quiz you’re playing under less pressure so only your accuracy (amount of correct answers) counts towards your score.

The same score on a timed quiz will always score more highly than the same score on an untimed quiz.

We have created a comprehensive leaderboard that allows you to look at your quiz scores in a variety of ways. This gives you a great insight into how you compare with your fellow DK quizzers.

You can filter the leaderboard by category, difficulty and the time that quizzes have been played in.

The leaderboard columns are as follows:

• Name - your fellow quizzers (you can click on their names to view their profiles)
• Points - total points score
• Quizzes completed - number of quizzes taken and finished
• Correct answers - the amount of correct answers from the first play of a quiz (repeat play of the same quiz does not affect this score)
• Average accuracy - the average accuracy achieved throughout first plays of quizzes (repeat play of the same quiz does not affect this score)
• Gold stars - how many perfect scores have been achieved
• Longest correct streak - most correct answers achieved in a row. This applies across multiple quizzes taken over time.
• Longest incorrect streak - most incorrect answers achieved in a row. This applies across multiple quizzes taken over time.

It's also possible to view the leaderboard for each individual quiz so you can see how your score compares with other DK quizzers who have completed that quiz. All you need to do is click on the Quiz Leaderboard tab after playing.

Gold stars are given for completing a quiz with a perfect 20 out of 20 score whether it's the first time you play it or on a replay. You can get gold stars in both timed and untimed modes.