Question types and specifications

There are multiple types of questions that you can add to your site.

Where questions are located

You can add questions to the following content types. In sessions, questions are used for timed live polls in sessions. For the other content types, questions go in the description and are available to answer as long as the content is available.

Click each link to see what questions look like in that content type:

On-demand content
Exhibitor suites
Lessons within a course (Legacy version only. If you are not using the legacy version of courses, your courses use a different set of question types. See Edit course lessons instead.)
Sessions and in-person sessions (See an example of a live poll)

Learn how to add questions in the front-end editor.

Specifications

Question type	Question text specs	Answer text specs	Can you set a correct answer?
Multiple choice Users select one answer. There’s a correct answer.	2,500 characters max. Can include images and formatted text.	100 characters max per answer (recommended). There’s no limit to the number of answers, but we recommend about 5.	Yes, one.
Poll Users select one answer. For collecting user data and opinions without a correct answer.	Same as above.	Same as above.	Not applicable. Polls are meant to collect user data or opinions.
Select many Users select more than one answer.	Same as above.	Same as above.	Yes, multiple.
Order Users put answers in order by clicking and dragging.	Same as above.	Same as above.	No
Fill in the blank Users type their own answer.	Same as above.	You don’t create answers. Users type their response in a single text box.	No
Rating Users choose a number on a scale.	Same as above.	Uses numbers on a scale instead of text. We recommend a 1-5 scale. Or up to 10 fits on both mobile and desktop screens.	No

Examples of each type of question. The light pink answers were selected by the user. The “order” answers were clicked and dragged. The “fill in the blank” answer was typed.

Question configuration options

Element	Options (click to enlarge example)
Percentage	Hide the percentage of users who chose each answer. (Normally it appears once users select their answer.) Only applies to Multiple Choice, Poll, and Select Many question types.	An answer without a percentage.