alexa-samples / skill-sample-python-quiz-game

An Alexa Skill Sample showing how to build a quiz game skill in Python.

Build An Alexa Quiz Skill in Python using ASK Python SDK

What You Will Learn

• AWS Lambda
• Alexa Skills Kit (ASK)
• Using the Skill builder (beta)
• Voice User Interface (VUI) Design

What You Will Need

• Amazon Developer Portal Account
• Amazon Web Services Account
• The sample code on GitHub.
• ASK Python SDK
• A basic understanding of Python.

What Your Skill Will Do

The Skill allows users to request a quiz about the 50 States of the USA. They will receive 10 random questions or they can ask for specific information, such as, "tell me about New York". This simple "quiz" skill will teach you how the different pieces of the Alexa Skill development process fit together.

We use will use the Skill builder UI to build the Skill although the quiz itself does not employ the new "Dialog-Delegate interface" model.

Concepts

This simple sample shows how to use render template directives in the alexa skill built using ASK Python SDK.