Python Mini-Games - Quiz & Word Guessing (Jupyter Notebook)

This repository contains two simple Python games built as learning projects:

1. Geography Quiz Game
2. Hangman Game

Both are designed to practice core Python concepts using Jupyter Notebook.

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🌍 Geography Quiz Game

A quiz game about geography questions, built in Python. The player has a limited number of attempts to answer correctly.

📌 Overview

• The game asks random geography questions.
• The player must answer correctly to score points.
• Winning condition: 5 correct answers.
• Losing condition: 3 incorrect answers.

🧠 Python Concepts Used

• Dictionaries (storing question → answer pairs)
• Randomness (random.choice to pick a question)
• Input/output (input(), print())
• Control flow (if/elif/else)
• Loops (while loop to keep asking questions)
• Counters (track correct and incorrect answers)
• Functions (to reuse game logic with different sets of questions)

🕹️ Example Questions

1. On which continent is Mount Everest located? → Asia
2. On which continent can you see the most penguins? → Antarctica
3. In which country is the Eiffel Tower located? → France
4. Berlin is the capital of? → Germany
5. From which country do the Samurais come? → Japan
6. Where would you go if you wanted to see kangaroos? → Australia
7. n which continent is the Amazon Rainforest mainly located? → South America
8. In which country is it a tradition to paint your face on the Day of the Dead? → Mexico

💻 Code Examples (Key Concepts)

Dictionary of Questions

quiz = {
    "On which continent is Mount Everest located?": "Asia",
    "What is the largest country in the Americas?": "Canada",
    "On which continent can you see the most penguins?": "Antarctica",
    "In which country is the Eiffel Tower located?": "France",
    "Berlin is the capital of?": "Germany",
    "From which country do the Samurais come?": "Japan",
    "Where would you go if you wanted to see kangaroos?": "Australia",
    "On which continent is the Sahara Desert located?": "Africa",
    "In which country is it a tradition to paint your face on the Day of the Dead?": "Mexico",
    "Tikka Masala is a traditional dish from...?": "India",
    "On which continent is the Amazon Rainforest mainly located?": "South America"
}

While Loop with Win/Lose Conditions

while correct < 5 and wrong < 3:
    question = random.choice(list(quiz.keys()))
    answer = quiz[question]
    choice = input(question + " ")

    if choice == answer:
        correct += 1
        print("Correct!")
    else:
        wrong += 1
        print("Wrong!")

Encapsulating in a Function (simplified)

def quiz_game(questions_dict):
    # Same logic wrapped in a function
    # so it can be reused with any set of Q&A
    ...

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🔤 Word Guessing Game

A classic word-guessing game where one player chooses a secret word and the other tries to guess it before running out of attempts.

📌 Overview

• One player chooses a secret word.
• The guessing player tries to guess letters.
• Correct guesses reveal the letters in place.
• Incorrect guesses reduce the number of attempts and draw the hangman.
• Winning condition: Guess the word before attempts run out.
• Losing condition: Run out of attempts before guessing the word.

🧠 Python Concepts Used

• Strings and lists (managing the secret word and underscores)
• Loops (while)
• Conditionals (if/elif/else)
• String methods (.lower(), .capitalize())
• User input validation\
• Game state tracking (remaining attempts, guessed letters)

💻 Code Example (simplified)

while attempts != 0:
    guess = input('Enter a letter or the full secret word: ').lower()

    if guess == secret_word:
        print(f'You guessed it! The secret word was: {secret_word}')
        break
    elif guess in secret_word:
        hidden_word[secret_word.index(guess)] = guess
        print(' '.join(hidden_word))
        continue
    else:
        attempts -= 1
        print(f'Wrong, try again. Remaining attempts: {attempts}')

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📝 Notes

These two games were built as part of my Python learning journey in 2025. They focus on practicing: - dictionaries,

• loops,
• conditionals,
• randomness,
• functions, and
• user interaction via input()/print() in Jupyter Notebook.