public void Start()
{
Console.Title = "Trivia game by Michael";
Random rnd = new Random(); //setting up random number generator
int num = rnd.Next();
Goal = 1000;
Player player1 = new Player(); //initilazing the player setting score to zero and having player pick a name.
player1.Score = 0;
player1.Name = player1.GiveName();
Console.WriteLine($"Welcome, {player1.Name}, to a hand picked trivia quiz with question made specifically for you. \nPress any key to continue.");
Console.ReadKey();
Console.Clear();
Console.WriteLine("You will recieve questions from a random list. If you get them right you recieve their worth in points. If you get them wrong you will lose half their worth in points.");
Console.WriteLine("There is no timer so don't be afraid to take your time. Also if you find any bugs please tell me.");
Console.WriteLine($"Your goal is {Goal} points. Press any key to begin the trivia.");
Console.ReadKey();
Console.Clear();
TriviaItem[] TriviaItems = new TriviaItem[10];
TriviaItems[0] = new TriviaItem("What year was the compact disk first shown on television", "1982", "Obscure technology history", 100); //start of the trivia questions
TriviaItems[1] = new TriviaItem("What is the bit depth of the red book standard for cds", "16", "Sound technology facts", 200);
TriviaItems[2] = new TriviaItem("What weighs the same as a witch", "Duck", "movie references", 100);
TriviaItems[3] = new TriviaItem("Who killed Dumbledoor", "Snape", "Movie Spoilers", 100);
TriviaItems[4] = new TriviaItem("Some cats are allergic to people. True or False", "True", "Obscure facts", 150);
TriviaItems[5] = new TriviaItem("What is the national animal of scotland", "Unicorn", "Obscure facts", 50);
TriviaItems[6] = new TriviaItem("What does M&M stand for", "Mars and Murrie", "Very Obscure facts", 500);
TriviaItems[7] = new TriviaItem("The odds of getting a royal flush are 1 in..", "649740", "Statistics", 500);
TriviaItems[8] = new TriviaItem("Pepsi was the first soft drink in space. True or False", "False", "Obsure facts", 200);
TriviaItems[9] = new TriviaItem("Only ___ mosquitos will bite you. Male or Female", "Female", "bugs", 100); //end of the trivia questions
while (player1.Score < Goal) //loops questions until the player's score is higher than the goal of the game
{
string skip = "y";
while (skip != "n")
{
num = rnd.Next(TriviaItems.Count()); //selects a random number for the random trivia question
//Console.WriteLine(num); //writes the random number for testing purposes.
Console.WriteLine($"Your next question is about {TriviaItems[num].Topic} and is worth {TriviaItems[num].Worth} points\nWould you like to skip this question (y/n)");
ConsoleKeyInfo key = Console.ReadKey();
skip = Convert.ToString(key.KeyChar);
Console.Clear();// this section allows you to skip questions if you don't like the topic of them.
}
TriviaItems[num].DisplayQuestion(); //displays the random question
if (TriviaItems[num].CheckAnswer(Console.ReadLine()) == true) // checks if the answer was correct and gives/ takes away points accordingly
{
player1.AddPoints(TriviaItems[num].Worth);
Console.WriteLine($"Correct you just gained { TriviaItems[num].Worth} poins and are now at {player1.Score} total points.");
}
else
{
player1.RemovePoints(TriviaItems[num].Worth / 2);
Console.WriteLine($"Incorrect. The correct answer was {TriviaItems[num].CorrectAnswer}. You lost {TriviaItems[num].Worth / 2} points and are now at {player1.Score} total points.");
}
if (player1.Score < Goal)
{
Console.WriteLine("Press any key to continue on the the next question");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Congradulations. You win. I have yet to figue out a reward so take these free internet points.");
Console.WriteLine("Press any button to close the program.");
}
Console.ReadKey();
Console.Clear();
}
}
