What are forums for? of course those quizzes were a waste of time.
Forums are an alternative to the standardized bulletin board system (BBS) made popular in the 90's for discussion of general topics. They are called Forums, BBS, and Message Boards (or just boards, due to their layouts).
The one we are on right now is run by phpBB, and is a very customizable and easily manageable BBS.
When it comes to BBS, my personal favorite is actually vBulletin, due to is very high customizability, and its ease of use.
Theres my answer.