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JavaScript

[SOLVED] Help with code - crown type not changing

My score variable changes fine but my crownType variable is staying as "bronze" for some reason.

Any ideas why?

var message = alert("Get ready for the quiz!");
var score = 0;
var crownType = "";
var questionOne = prompt("Is the sun hot?");
if ( questionOne.toUpperCase() === "YES" ) {
 score += 1; 
}
var questionTwo = prompt("Do snakes have arms?");
if ( questionTwo.toUpperCase() === "NO" ) {
  score += 1;
}
var questionThree = prompt("Do laptops use electricity?");
if ( questionThree.toUpperCase() === "YES" ) {
  score += 1;
}
var questionFour = prompt("Do cars use gas?");
if ( questionFour.toUpperCase() === "YES" ) {
  score += 1;
}
var questionFive = prompt("Is there such thing as 'hybrid' vehicles?");
if ( questionFive.toUpperCase() === "YES" ) {
  score += 1;
}
if (score === 0 || 1 ) {
 crownType = "bronze";
}
else if ( score === 2 || 3 ) {
 crownType = "silver";
}
else {
  crownType = "gold";
}
message = alert("All done! you scored " + score + "/5. you earned a " + crownType + " crown!");
Nate Conley
Nate Conley
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1 Answer

I've been doing a lot more JavaScript lately than Java, but this looks suspicious: (score === 0 || 1 )

I would expect (score===0 || score===1) otherwise the 1 would represent "true" every time.

Thanks! that's exactly what I needed.