Trivia Night Answer Sheet Template

1. Trivia Night Answer Sheet Template Download

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The Trivia Action template lets you create Actions without writing a single lineof code. The template lets you choose a personality and specify the questions,answers, and configuration for the Action in a Google Sheet. Then, after completingthese quick steps, you'll have a fully working Action that you can test and submitfor approval.

Build your Action

To build your Action using a trivia template, do the following:

1. Go to the Actions Console and log inwith your Google account.
2. Click on New project to create a new project.
3. Select which language you want your Action to support. You can add additionallanguages later on if you'd like; this decision isn't final.

4. Give the project a name and click on Create project.

5. Under More options near the bottom of the page, pick Templates.

6. Click on the TriviaSileo dose in cats. option. You'll now be taken to apage where you can enter information about your Action.

7. In the Personality section, select one of the available personalityoptions and click Next.

   Use the players below to hear audio samples of each personality. Note thatnot all personalities are currently available in every language.

   Voice	Sample
   Regal Queen	Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Audio element.
   Mr. Montgomery	Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Audio element.
   Beeps the Robot	Your user agent does not support the HTML5 Audio element.

   Each personality has different spoken prompts and sound effects that usershear as they play the game.

   Note: You can also use a custom personality by configuring your Action's sheetto use your own audio files. For more information on custom configurationoptions, see the configuration parameterssection.

8. In the content section, click onBulk upload the content for your Action using Google Sheets. You will seethe following prompt:

9. Click on the Make a copy of the pre-filled Google Sheet for editinglink and click Make a Copy.

10. Update the Questions & Answers tab of your sheet copy with your ownquestions and answers. Try adding fun follow-ups that give usersextra facts about the answer.

    Note: Before you start planning out the content of your Action,review our content best practices and guidelines.

11. Update the Configuration tab of the sheet with the name of your Action.You can further customize your game by optionally assigning a difficulty and/or categoryto each question, and provide custom sounds via audioURLs. For more information on custom configuration options, see theconfiguration parameters section.

12. When you finish filling out the sheet, go back to the Actions Consoleand click Next to move on to the Connect Sheet step.

13. Copy and paste your Google Sheet's URL into the Add your sheet's URL toupload your content field and click Upload:

    Note: When your sheet has been validated, a notification thatsays Validated Successfully appears. If you run into any errors, see theTroubleshooting section.

14. Click on Create App. The Overview page appears, showing you anotification that says Created. It might take a minute before the pagerefreshes and the notification appears.

Add question difficulty and/or category

You can optionally configure your trivia Action's questions to be grouped by up to threedifficulty levels, custom categories, or both. When users invoke your Action, theywill be prompted to select the difficulty and/or category level at the startof each game. On a device with a screen, the user is presented withsuggestion chips to select the category or difficulty level.

You can use this example trivia game sheetwith both question difficulties and categories to get started.

The following sections describe how to add difficulty levels and/or categoriesto your quiz:

• Difficulty levels - To add difficulty levels to your questions, add a column to yoursheet's Questions & Answers tab titled 'Difficulty/Grade Level',then add a difficulty or grade level to each question in your sheet. You candenote up to three different difficulty levels, e.g. 'Easy,' 'Medium,' and'Hard.'

  • You may also want to set some custom configuration parameters, namelyDifficultyOrGradeLevelPrompt, DefaultDifficultyOrGradeLevel, andDifficultyOrGradeLevelSuggestionChip1/2/3.

• Categories - To add categories to your questions, add a column to your sheet'sQuestions & Answers tab titled 'Category/Topic, then add a categoryor topic to each question in your sheet. You can denote up to three differentcategories, e.g. 'Science,' 'Math,' and 'General Knowledge.'

  • You may also want to set some custom configuration parameters, namelyCategoryOrTopicPrompt, DefaultCategoryOrTopic, andCategoryOrTopicSuggestionChip1/2/3.

• Difficulty levels and categories - To add both difficulty levels andcategories to your questions, followthe instructions above to create and populate both the'Difficulty/Grade Level' and 'Category/Topic' columns.

  • In addition to the configuration parametersabove, you may also want to set FirstChoice and SecondChoice.

Edit the content of your Action

If you want to change your Action's content, navigate to Overview on the leftnavigation bar, then hover over Actions and click the pencil icon followedby Trivia actions.

From there, you can follow the instructions under Content again to re-uploadyour sheet to reflect any changes.

Add additional languages to your Action

Once you've successfully uploaded a Google Sheet for your first language, youcan add additional languages by uploading additional sheets for each newlanguage. On the Overview page, click Modify languages to add a new language, then navigateto Build > Actions and select the new language from the dropdown.

You'll be prompted to select a personality and upload a new sheet, sofollow the Build your Action instructions above to walkthrough the setup for each language.

Configuration parameters

You can customize your Action with categories, difficulty and grade levels, or evencustom audio files to build your own personality. To configure a custom option,type the key and value in the Configuration tab of your sheet.

You can add the following optional keys in the Configuration tab of theGoogle Sheet to further customize your Action:

Test your Action

Click on Simulator in the left column to test your Action via a web interface.To invoke your Action, say or type Talk to my test app in the simulator. You canalso test your Action via Google Assistant on your phone or voice-activated speaker if yourdevice and Actions project are using the same Google account.

If your Action is set up for multiple languages, you can test each language bytoggling the Language dropdown menu in the simulator.

Trivia Night Answer Sheet Template Download

Submit your Action

When the Actions section is complete and you have tested your Action, you maysubmit your Action to Google for review. If your Action is approved, it will beavailable to Assistant users.

To submit your Action, do the following:

1. Go to the Overview page for your project in theActions Console.

2. Navigate to Setup > Invocation.

   1. Invocation name: Enter your Action's invocation name. This name is howusers invoke your Action.
   2. Directory title: Enter your Action's name for the directory. This nameis presented to users in the Assistant Directory.
   3. Google Assistant voice: Pick which voice you would like your Actionto use. You can hear audio samples of each voice on the Languages and Localespage.

3. Navigate to Deploy > Directory information.

   1. Details: Add your Action's introduction, short description, and a fulldescription that clearly explains what the Action is used for and what itdoes. You also need to add useful sample invocations,
   2. Images: Add two images, one for the banner and one for the logo.
   3. Contact details: Add an email contact. Our review team uses thisemail address to give feedback on your Action. Users can also see thisemail address to contact you.

   4. Privacy and Consent: Add the URL to your Action's privacy policy. Theprivacy policy explains how you handle user data and appears publicly.

      Note: If you're unsure how to start building your privacy policy, clickthe LEARN MORE link for a sample that you can either use as-is oredit as you need.

   5. Category: Select the most appropriate category for your Action to liveunder in the Assistant Directory.

   6. For Families: If you would like your Action to be targeted to kids andfamilies, select Yes.

      Note: Targeting kids and families means that you will need to join theActions for Families program and agree to additional terms. Learn moreon the Actions for Families docs.

   7. Alcohol and Tobacco: If your Action references alcohol or tobacco atall, select Yes.

   8. Testing Instructions: Add any specific testing instructions ifrequired. These are only visible to our review team. Generally, forActions that you build with the trivia template, you can leave this blank.

   9. Transaction: Template Actions don't perform Transactions, so you canleave this blank.

4. Navigate to Deploy > Release.

5. If there are any error messages on the top, you should follow theinstructions provided to address the issue. Otherwise, click Submit forproduction.

Troubleshooting

If your Action isn't working, see if you're running into one of the issues belowand try following the recommended troubleshooting steps:

• Change the default title in the Configuration tab of your Google Sheet

  Go back to your content sheet and open the Configuration tab. Change thename of the Action by using a new title instead of The Fun Trivia Game. Go tothe Actions Console and connect the sheet again.

• Unsupported Google Sheet Configuration tab key

  This error means one of the key-value pairs in the Configuration tab ofthe your content sheet is incorrect. Refer to list ofConfiguration Parametersand make sure your keys are all spelled correctly.

• Failed to get conversion

  If you see this error, refresh the web page and try again.

• Request Access Error

  You might see a screen requesting access permission when you try to accessthe pre-filled template content sheet. If this occurs:

  1. Log out of all Google accounts and close all browsers.
  2. Reopen your browser and log back in with the account that you're usingfor your Actions Console project.
  3. If the error message persists, try using Incognito mode in Chrome.

• Simulator Not Responding

  If the simulator doesn't show the Test or Authorizebutton, refresh the web page and try again.

Content Best Practices

• Question Format:
  • Keep questions clear and short. Don't force the user to hold a lot ofwords in their heads.
  • Keep the answers even shorter. One or two-word answers work best.
  • Make sure your questions are actually asking the user a question.
    • Try to start with question words such as who, what, or when.Guide users to the kind of answer they should give.
  • Since users can't interrupt a question, it's helpful to introducea list of answers with 'Which of these options…' Users might try toanswer a question before they hear them all, so let them know thatmore are coming.
    • Ordinal answers like first one, 3rd, and second option areunderstood by the Assistant as valid responses to multiple-choicequestions, so your users can respond however feels the most naturalto them.
• Synonyms: If you think there are multiple correct ways to answer aquestion, you can set multiple synonyms by using the ' ' key as a separator.For example, if a question's answer is set to 'United States USA US', a usercould say any of these synonyms to correctly answer the question.

• Engagement: To vary the questions and keep things moving, try to mix indifferent types of questions (like true or false).

• Cultural Reach: To engage the maximum number of users, try to offerquestions that many people can relate to, regardless of their ethnic orclass background. Remember that not everyone has been exposed to the sameclassical and cultural references.

• Understandability: Answers work best when they require three or fewerwords. If the user has to give a lengthy response, the voice-detectionerror gap widens.

• Efficiency: It's best to use contractions wherever possible ('I'm'instead of 'I am') to speed up TTS playback.

• Age Appropriateness: Determine your target audience before you createyour questions and answers. We recommend targeting your content for ageappropriateness.

• Gender Diversity: For maximum user engagement, remember that you'retargeting diverse genders. Try to use pronouns, examples, and subject matter that a maximum number of users can relate to.

General Guidelines and Restrictions

• The maximum question length is 200 characters.
• Try not to include complicated or very long words that may be hard for thecomputer speech to pronounce or users to understand. For example,mechanoreceptors or proprioceptors.
• Do not ask two questions such as 'How many x are there? What are they?'as a part of one single question.
• The maximum answer length is 25 characters.
• The maximum questions per round is 10 questions.
• You can add up to 1000 questions per Action. If you have more than 1000questions, you can replace the content periodically, or create multiple Actions and categorize the questions accordingly.
• In the absence of a follow-up statement, leave the cell empty. Do not addprogramming characters such as n, nr.

• Refrain from using questions with multi-word answers that have overlappingwords. For example:

  • Question: What are the necessary ingredients for XYZ?

  • Possible Answers:

    sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

    sunlight, carbon dioxide and oxygen

    sunlight, oxygen and water

• Be cautious while using multi-word, non-overlapping answers, because itmight be difficult for users to repeat back the whole answer. For example:

  • Question: What are the necessary ingredients for XYZ?

  • Answers:

    sunlight, water, carbon dioxide

    oxygen, nitrogen, selenium

• Do not include special characters such as '^', ':' , '(' , ')'

• You may include '&', '$', '#', '@' in your questions and answers. If you do, pleasetest them on a device to ensure they are spoken correctly and the answersare speech-recognized correctly.

• If you have abbreviations or mathematical symbols as a part of the questionor answer, make sure you test each phrase to hear how the Assistantspeaks it and if the speech recognition works. For example,'O₂' (for oxygen), 'NAACP,' and 'a+b=c+d' may not be spoken orspeech-recognized as you expect.

• To test how the Assistant speaks a single question containing theabbreviations or symbols, update the sheet to contain that single questionas the first question, set 'RandomizeQuestions' = 'No', and re-test itwith the Actions simulator.

FAQ

What does it cost to create a template Action?

There is no cost; we host everything for you for free.

Do you support categories?

Yes, a trivia game can have up to 9 categories.

How do I add custom audio to my Action?

Use the Configuration Parameters tab to provide audio URLs as key-valuepairs. Ensure your URLs useHTTPS links and your audio files are in one of the supported formats listed inSSML audio.

How do I track analytics associated with the Action? Can I customize themetrics?

You can use the Actions Consoleto track analytics for your Action. You can also use Google Analyticsby specifying the Google Analytics ID in the Configuration tab of your sheet.

Can I submit my Action to the Actions for Families program?

Depending on your Action's content, template Actions can comply with the Actions for Families.You just need to submit your Action for the program, as described in the Submitting your Actionsection of the Actions for Families guide.