How to create a telegram bot quiz with single correct answer?

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I’m working on a telegram bot that needs to create quiz questions with only one right answer. Here’s what I have so far:

@bot.message_handler(func=lambda message: True)
def handle_quiz(message):
    if message.text == 'quiz':
        quiz_question = "What is the largest planet in our solar system?"
        answer_choices = ["Jupiter", "Saturn", "Earth", "Mars"]
        bot.send_poll(message.chat.id, quiz_question, answer_choices)

Right now my bot accepts any answer as correct which is not what I want. I need to make it so only one specific answer is marked as the correct one. The bot should work as a proper quiz where users get feedback on whether they chose right or wrong. I don’t want to use inline buttons for this, just the regular poll feature. How can I modify my code to specify which option is the correct answer?

2

To ensure that your Telegram bot correctly identifies the single right answer for your quiz, you need to set the type parameter to ‘quiz’ and use the correct_option_id to indicate the index of the correct answer. For example:

bot.send_poll(
    message.chat.id,
    quiz_question,
    answer_choices,
    type='quiz',
    correct_option_id=0
)

In this instance, since Jupiter is the correct answer and it is the first option, you specify correct_option_id=0. Using the quiz type allows immediate feedback to users, showing them whether their choice was correct or not.

3

add the correct_option_id param to your send_poll: bot.send_poll(message.chat.id, quiz_question, answer_choices, correct_option_id=0) since Jupiter’s index 0. also, don’t forget is_quiz=True or it’ll just be a reg poll.

4

You’re missing two key parameters: type='quiz' and correct_option_id. Since Jupiter’s at index 0 in your array, here’s what you need:

bot.send_poll(
    message.chat.id, 
    quiz_question, 
    answer_choices, 
    type='quiz',
    correct_option_id=0
)

I’d also add an explanation parameter like explanation="Jupiter is the largest planet by mass and volume" - helps users learn from their mistakes. Without these parameters, Telegram just treats it as a regular poll with no right/wrong feedback.