Day 3 - Add a Quiz Question - Hacktoberfest 2026

What You'll Do

Add 1 multiple-choice question to an existing quiz. Pick any topic you know well and write a question that helps others learn.

Step by Step

1. Pick a quiz

Browse content/quizzes/ and pick a quiz file that matches your expertise. For example, docker-quiz.json or kubernetes-quiz.json. Read a few of its questions so yours does not repeat one.

2. Add your question

Add a new object to the end of the questions array:

{
  "id": "default-network-driver",
  "title": "Default Network Driver",
  "description": "Which network driver does Docker use when you start a container without --network?",
  "options": ["bridge", "host", "overlay", "none"],
  "correctAnswer": 0,
  "explanation": "bridge is Docker's default network driver. It creates a private internal network on the host, so containers on it can talk to each other.",
  "difficulty": "beginner",
  "points": 10
}

id must be unique inside the quiz file. Use lowercase words and dashes.
title is a short label, and description is the question itself.
correctAnswer is the position of the right option, counting from 0.
difficulty is beginner, intermediate, or advanced. Give it points like the other questions at the same level in that file.
situation, codeExample, and hint are optional. Many questions use them, so copy the pattern if it fits.

Tips for good questions:

Make all options plausible (no joke answers)
Write a clear explanation for the correct answer
Focus on practical knowledge, not trivia

3. Update the totals

At the top of the same file:

Add your question's points to totalPoints.
Add 1 to the matching level in metadata.difficultyLevels. For a beginner question, that is beginner.

4. Check your change

pnpm test tests/quiz-validation.test.ts
pnpm quiz:validate

The test checks the JSON and the question shape. pnpm quiz:validate also warns if totalPoints does not match the sum of the question points.

5. Submit your PR

git checkout -b hacktoberfest/add-quiz-question
git add content/quizzes/your-quiz.json
git commit -m "Add quiz question to [quiz-name]"
git push origin hacktoberfest/add-quiz-question

"Just contributed a quiz question to @thedevopsdaily! Can you get it right? #Hacktoberfest #DevOpsDaily"

Day 3 - Add a Quiz Question

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