Scoring in the Lore Quiz is not just "right or wrong" across the board. Depending on the question format, Buddzy uses different scoring logic to make results fair and meaningful. Understanding how scoring works will help you both create better quizzes and feel better about your results when you take one.
How It Works
There are two scoring systems in play, depending on the question type:
Binary Scoring (Multiple Choice)
For standard multiple-choice questions like What Would I Do, Vibe Check, Memory Lane, and Predictor formats, scoring is straightforward. You either get it right or you do not. Each question is worth exactly 1 point — pick the correct answer and you score, pick anything else and you get zero. No partial credit, no "close enough."
Scale Scoring (Rating Questions)
For Hot Take Radar questions that use a 1-to-5 scale, things work a bit differently. Since these questions measure opinion alignment on a spectrum, Buddzy recognizes that being close to the right answer still means something.
Here is how it breaks down:
- Exact match — You nailed it. Full point. You and your friend are completely aligned on this opinion.
- Off by 1 point — You get Partial Lore Knowledge credit. So if the correct answer is 4 and you guessed 3 or 5, you still get partial credit. You were in the neighborhood.
- Off by 2 or more — No credit. You were too far off to claim you understand this person's stance.
The Partial Lore Knowledge system makes Hot Take Radar questions less punishing while still rewarding precision. Being one notch off on a 5-point scale shows you mostly get your friend's vibe, and the scoring reflects that.
Why It Matters
The dual scoring system means different question formats carry different strategic weight. Multiple-choice questions are all-or-nothing gambles, while rating questions offer a safety net for being close. When you are building a quiz, keep this in mind — a quiz full of binary questions will produce more dramatic score differences, while rating questions smooth things out.
Pro Tips
- When taking a quiz, commit to your gut feeling on multiple-choice — there is no partial credit to play it safe
- On Hot Take Radar questions, even if you are unsure, picking a number close to what you think is still worth something
- As a quiz creator, mixing binary and scale questions creates a more nuanced leaderboard
- Pay attention to Partial Lore Knowledge results — they show where your friends almost get you
Good to Know
- Final scores are calculated as a percentage of total possible points
- The 85% Milestone is the gold standard for proving you know someone deeply
- Leaderboards rank participants by their total percentage score
- Scale questions can never give more than 1 full point, even with partial credit