Quiz Game (Java Console Project)

Overview

This is a menu-driven Quiz Game built in Java using Object-Oriented Programming concepts.
The project allows users to:

• Create their own quiz by entering questions, options, and correct answers
• Play the quiz and get real-time scoring
• Save scores to a file for persistence
• View a Leaderboard (Top 5 players) with highest scores

This project demonstrates the use of Java OOP, Collections, File Handling, and Input Handling.

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Features

• Menu system
  • Create Quiz
  • Play Quiz
  • View Leaderboard (Top 5 scores saved from previous runs)
  • Exit
• Question randomization each time the quiz is played
• File handling to store all scores persistently (highscore.txt)
• Leaderboard system instead of a single high score
• Fully user-input driven (no hardcoded questions)

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🛠 Technologies Used

• Java (Core concepts: Classes, Objects, Collections, File I/O)
• Scanner for user input
• File Handling for persistent storage

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Project Structure

QuizGame

├── Question.java # Represents a single question

├── Quiz.java # Manages quiz logic and gameplay

├── HighScoreManager.java # Handles saving & displaying leaderboard

├── QuizGame.java # Main class with menu system

├── highscore.txt # (Auto-created) Stores scores persistently

└── README.md # Project documentation

How to Run

1. Clone the repository or download the project.
2. Compile the Java files:

   javac *.java

3.Run the main program: java QuizGame

Author Akankhya-Dash Developed as part of an Internship Project.