Hi. I'm making a JavaScript quiz for school and I'm having some problems that I can't figure out. It can never get the user's response. It always says it's "undefined." Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? (Sorry the margins got messed up)
Thanks,
James
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>JavaScript Quiz</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
// JavaScript Quiz
//Thanks to http://search.nytimes.com/diversions/trivia/ for the questions and answers
var question = new Array(); var answer = new Array(); var correctAnswer = new Array(); var userAnswer = new Array();
question[1] = "What comedian had just started a new TV series, playing a mailman on "The Royal Family," when he died of a heart attack in 1991?"
correctAnswer[1] = "E"
userAnswer[1] = ""
answer[1] = "Bill Macy"
answer[2] = "James Coco"
answer[3] = "Gabriel Kaplan"
answer[4] = "Charles Ruggles"
answer[5] = "Redd Foxx"
question[2] = "Who was Fred Astaire's dance partner in the movie musical "Royal Wedding?""
correctAnswer[2] = "A"
userAnswer[2] = ""
answer[6] = "Jane Powell"
answer[7] = "Cyd Charisse"
answer[8] = "Judy Garland"
answer[9] = "Kim Hunter"
answer[10] = "Cathy Rigby"
question[3] = "What golfer won consecutive British Opens at Royal Troon in 1982 and Royal Birkdale in 1983?"
correctAnswer[3] = "D"
userAnswer[3] = ""
answer[11] = "Wayne Grady"
answer[12] = "Nick Faldo"
answer[13] = "Payne Stewart"
answer[14] = "Tom Watson"
answer[15] = "Jack Nicklaus"
question[4] = "What golden insect sits on top of the Royal Exchange in London?"
correctAnswer[4] = "A"
userAnswer[4] = ""
answer[16] = "Grasshopper"
answer[17] = "Mantis"
answer[18] = "Ant"
answer[19] = "Wasp"
answer[20] = "Mosquito"
question[5] = "The Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in the United States. In which U.S. state is it located?"
correctAnswer[5] = "E"
userAnswer[5] = ""
answer[21] = "California"
answer[22] = "Texas"
answer[23] = "Montana"
answer[24] = "New York"
answer[25] = "Colorado"
question[6] = "What is the official slogan of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?"
correctAnswer[6] = "B"
userAnswer[6] = ""
answer[26] = ""We always get our man""
answer[27] = ""Maintain the right""
answer[28] = ""We are family""
answer[29] = ""Be vigilant""
answer[30] = ""One Mountie, one riot""
question[7] = "What comic strip character was the subject of a top ten novelty hit for the Royal Guardsmen in 1966?"
correctAnswer[7] = "D"
userAnswer[7] = ""
answer[31] = "Popeye"
answer[32] = "Beetle Bailey"
answer[33] = "Alley Oop"
answer[34] = "Snoopy"
answer[35] = "Little Orphan Annie"
question[8] = "How many lines of verse occur in the stanza form known as "rhyme royal"?"
correctAnswer[8] = "C"
userAnswer[8] = ""
answer[36] = "4"
answer[37] = "5"
answer[38] = "7"
answer[39] = "14"
answer[40] = "16"
function displayResults()
{
userAnswer[1] = document.answers.Question1.value;
userAnswer[2] = document.answers.Question2.value;
userAnswer[3] = document.answers.Question3.value;
userAnswer[4] = document.answers.Question4.value;
userAnswer[5] = document.answers.Question5.value;
userAnswer[6] = document.answers.Question6.value;
userAnswer[7] = document.answers.Question7.value;
userAnswer[8] = document.answers.Question8.value;
var correctIncorrect1;
var correctIncorrect2;
var correctIncorrect3;
var correctIncorrect4;
var correctIncorrect5;
var correctIncorrect6;
var correctIncorrect7;
var correctIncorrect8;
if (userAnswer[1] == correctAnswer[1])
{
correctIncorrect1 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect1= "incorrect";
}
if (userAnswer[2] == correctAnswer[2])
{
correctIncorrect2 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect2 = "incorrect";
}
if (userAnswer[3] == correctAnswer[3])
{
correctIncorrect3 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect3 = "incorrect";
}
if (userAnswer[4] == correctAnswer[4])
{
correctIncorrect4 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect4 = "incorrect";
}
if (userAnswer[5] == correctAnswer[5])
{
correctIncorrect5 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect5 = "incorrect";
}
if (userAnswer[6] == correctAnswer[6])
{
correctIncorrect6 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect6 = "incorrect";
}
if (userAnswer[7] == correctAnswer[7])
{
correctIncorrect7 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect7 = "incorrect";
}
if (userAnswer[8] == correctAnswer[8])
{
correctIncorrect8 = "correct";
}
else
{
correctIncorrect8 = "incorrect";
}
var content="<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Quiz+
Results</TITLE></HEAD>"+
"<BODY><CENTER><H1>Quiz+
Results</H1></CENTER><P>" +
"<FONT COLOR='0000FF'><B>" +
"Question 1 was, "" + question[1] + ""<BR>" + "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[1] + "."<BR>" +
"The correct answer was, "" + correctAnswer[1] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect1 + ".<P>" +
"Question 2 was, "" + question[2] + ""<BR>"
+ "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[2] + "."<BR>" +
"The correct answer was, "" + correctAnswer[2] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect2 + ".<P>" +
"Question 3 was, "" + question[3] + ""<BR>" + "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[3] + "."<BR>" +
"The correct answer was, "" + correctAnswer[3] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect3 + ".<P>" +
"Question 4 was, "" + question[4] + ""<BR>" + "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[4] + "."<BR>" +
"The correct answer was, "" + correctAnswer[4] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect4 + ".<P>" +
"Question 5 was, "" + question[5] + ""<BR>" + "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[5] + "."<BR>" + "The correct answer was, "" + correctAnswer[5] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect5 + ".<P>" +
"Question 6 was, "" + question[6] + ""<BR>" + "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[6] + "."<BR>" + "The correct answer was, "" +
"" + correctAnswer[6] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect6 + ".<P>" +
"Question 7 was, "" + question[7] + ""<BR>" + "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[7] + "."<BR>" + "The correct answer was, "" + correctAnswer[7] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect7 + ".<P>" +
"Question 8 was, "" + question[8] + ""<BR>" + "Your answer was, "" + userAnswer[8] + "."<BR>" + "The correct answer was, "" + correctAnswer[8] + "."<BR>" +
"You were " + correctIncorrect8 + ".<P>";
//Line 202
document.open();
document.write(content);
document.close();
}
// -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<CENTER>
<H2>
<FONT COLOR="#FF0000">
Welcome to the JavaScript quiz!
</FONT>
</H2>
</CENTER>
<P>
<H3>
<FORM METHOD=POST NAME="answers">
1. What comedian had just started a new TV series, playing a mailman on "The Royal Family," when he died of a heart attack in 1991?
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question1" VALUE="A" checked> A. Bill Macy
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question1" VALUE="B"> B. Cyd Charisse
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question1" VALUE="C"> C. Gabriel Kaplan
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question1" VALUE="D"> D. Charles Ruggles
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question1" VALUE="E"> E. Redd Foxx
<P>
2. Who was Fred Astaire's dance partner in the movie musical "Royal Wedding?"
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question2" VALUE="A" checked> A. Jane Powell
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question2" VALUE="B"> B. Cyd Charisse
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question2" VALUE="C"> C. Judy Garland
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question2" VALUE="D"> D. Kim Hunter
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question2" VALUE="E"> E. Cathy Rigby
<P>
3. What golfer won consecutive British Opens at Royal Troon in 1982 and Royal Birkdale in 1983?
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question3" VALUE="A" checked> A. Wayne Grady
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question3" VALUE="B"> B. Nick Faldo
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question3" VALUE="C"> C. Payne Stewart
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question3" VALUE="D"> D. Tom Watson
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question3" VALUE="E"> E. Jack Nicklaus
<P>
4. What golden insect sits on top of the Royal Exchange in London?
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question4" VALUE="A" checked> A. Grasshopper
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question4" VALUE="B"> B. Mantis
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question4" VALUE="C"> C. Ant
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question4" VALUE="D"> D. Wasp
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question4" VALUE="E"> E. Mosquito
<P>
5. The Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in the United States. In which U.S. state is it located?
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question5" VALUE="A" checked> A. California
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question5" VALUE="B"> B. Texas
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question5" VALUE="C"> C. Montana
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question5" VALUE="D"> D. New York
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question5" VALUE="E"> E. Colorado
<P>
6. What is the official slogan of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question6" VALUE="A" checked> A. "We always get our man"
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question6" VALUE="B"> B. "Maintain the right"
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question6" VALUE="C"> C. "We are family"
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question6" VALUE="D"> D. "Be vigilant"
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question6" VALUE="E"> E. "One Mountie, one riot"
<P>
7. What comic strip character was the subject of a top ten novelty hit for the Royal Guardsmen in 1966?
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question7" VALUE="A" checked> A. Popeye
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question7" VALUE="B"> B. Beetle Bailey
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question7" VALUE="C"> C. Alley Oop
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question7" VALUE="D"> D. Snoopy
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question7" VALUE="E"> E. Little Orphan Annie
<P>
8. How many lines of verse occur in the stanza form known as "rhyme royal"?
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question8" VALUE="A" checked> A. 4
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question8" VALUE="B"> B. 5
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question8" VALUE="C"> C. 7
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question8" VALUE="D"> D. 14
<BR>
<INPUT TYPE="RADIO" NAME="Question8" VALUE="E"> E. 16
<P>
<CENTER>
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="Submit Quiz" onClick="displayResults();">
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="Reset">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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