diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a957a9c..127ae3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "1.9.0",
+  "version": "1.9.1",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index d3f9d76..2b03d02 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -10,7 +10,21 @@
     font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen,
     Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;
 }
- 
+
+.answer-feedback {
+    transition: opacity 0.3s ease-in;
+    opacity: 0.8;
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 50%;
+    left: 50%;
+    z-index: 99999999;
+    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
+}
+
+.hide {
+    opacity: 0;
+}
+
 :root {
     --secondary: #00c1fc;
     --primary: #ffda54;
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx
index fa191a8..fa11cc6 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/TensePicker.tsx
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ export function getRandomTense(type: "basic" | "modal" | "perfect", o?: T.Perfec
     return tns;
 }
 
-function TensePicker({ onChange, vps, mode }: {
+function TensePicker({ onChange, vps, mode, locked }: {
     vps: T.VPSelectionState,
     onChange: (p: T.VPSelectionState) => void,
     mode: "charts" | "phrases" | "quiz",
+    locked: boolean,
 }) {
     function onTenseSelect(o: { value: T.VerbTense | T.PerfectTense } | null) {
         const value = o?.value ? o.value : undefined; 
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ function TensePicker({ onChange, vps, mode }: {
                 options={tOptions}
                 {...zIndexProps}
             />
-            {vps.verb && <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between align-items-center mt-3 mb-1" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
+            {vps.verb && !locked && <div className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-between align-items-center mt-3 mb-1" style={{ width: "100%" }}>
                 <div className="btn btn-light clickable" onClick={moveTense("back")}>
                     <i className="fas fa-chevron-left" />
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
index 5d2d125..2b6233e 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@ import { randomSubjObj } from "../../library";
 import shuffleArray from "../../lib/shuffle-array";
 import InlinePs from "../InlinePs";
 import { psStringEquals } from "../../lib/p-text-helpers";
+import classNames from "classnames";
+import { randFromArray } from "../../lib/misc-helpers";
 // import { useReward } from 'react-rewards';
 
 const kingEmoji = "👑";
 const servantEmoji = "🙇‍♂️";
+const correctEmoji = ["✅", '🤓', "✅", '😊', "🌹", "✅", "✅", "🕺", "💃", '🥳', "👏", "✅", "💯", "😎", "✅", "👍"];
 
 // TODO: Drill Down text display options
 
@@ -34,6 +37,8 @@ const servantEmoji = "🙇‍♂️";
 
 // TODO: error handling on error with rendering etc
 
+const checkDuration = 400;
+
 type QuizState = {
     answer: {
         ps: T.SingleOrLengthOpts<T.PsString[]>;
@@ -62,18 +67,26 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
     );
     const [mode, setMode] = useStickyState<"charts" | "phrases" | "quiz">("phrases", "verbExplorerMode");
     const [quizState, setQuizState] = useState<QuizState | undefined>(undefined);
+    const [showCheck, setShowCheck] = useState<boolean>(false);
+    const [currentCorrectEmoji, setCurrentCorrectEmoji] = useState<string>(randFromArray(correctEmoji));
     // const { reward } = useReward('rewardId', "emoji", {
     //     emoji: ['🤓', '😊', '🥳', "👏", "💯", "😎", "👍"],
     //     lifetime: 50,
     //     elementCount: 10,
     //     elementSize: 30,
     // });
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (mode === "quiz") {
+            handleResetQuiz();
+        }
+        // eslint-disable-next-line
+    }, []);
     useEffect(() => {
         setVps(o => {
             if (mode === "quiz") {
-                return getRandomVPSelection("both")(
-                    makeVPSelectionState(props.verb, o)
-                );
+                const { VPS, qs } = makeQuizState(vps);
+                setQuizState(qs);
+                return VPS;
             }
             return makeVPSelectionState(props.verb, o);
         });
@@ -130,8 +143,17 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
     function checkQuizAnswer(a: T.PsString) {
         if (!quizState) return;
         if (isInAnswer(a, quizState.answer)) {
-            // reward();
-            handleResetQuiz();
+            setShowCheck(true);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                handleResetQuiz();
+            }, checkDuration / 2);
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                setShowCheck(false);
+            }, checkDuration);
+            // this sucks, have to do this so the emoji doesn't change in the middle of animation
+            setTimeout(() => {
+                setCurrentCorrectEmoji(randFromArray(correctEmoji));
+            }, checkDuration * 2);
         } else {
             setQuizState({
                 ...quizState,
@@ -219,6 +241,7 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
                     vps={vps}
                     onChange={quizLock(setVps)}
                     mode={mode}
+                    locked={!!(mode === "quiz" && quizState)}
                 />
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -228,10 +251,15 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
         {(vps.verb && (mode === "charts")) && <ChartDisplay VS={vps.verb} opts={props.opts} />}
         <span id="rewardId" />
         {(mode === "quiz" && quizState) && <div className="text-center">
+            <div style={{ fontSize: "4rem" }} className={classNames("answer-feedback", { hide: !showCheck })}>
+                {currentCorrectEmoji}
+            </div>
             {quizState.result === "waiting" ? <>
                 <div className="text-muted my-3">Choose a correct answer:</div>
-                {quizState.options.map(o => <div className="pb-3">
-                    <div className="btn btn-outline-secondary" onClick={() => checkQuizAnswer(o)}>
+                {quizState.options.map(o => <div className="pb-3" key={o.f}>
+                    <div className="btn btn-answer btn-outline-secondary" onClick={() => {
+                        checkQuizAnswer(o);
+                    }}>
                         <InlinePs opts={props.opts}>{o}</InlinePs>
                     </div>
                 </div>)}
@@ -248,9 +276,6 @@ export function VPExplorer(props: {
                 </div>
             </div>}
         </div>}
-        {mode === "quiz" && <div style={{ height: "300px" }}>
-            {/* spacer for blank space while quizzing */}
-        </div>}
     </div>
 }
 
@@ -398,7 +423,7 @@ function getRandomVPSelection(mix: MixType = "both") {
         };
         return {
             subject: s,
-            verb: mix === "both" ? randomizeTense(v, false) : v,
+            verb: randomizeTense(v, true),
         };
     };
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts b/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts
index 2c539cf..2b480f9 100644
--- a/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ export function randomNumber(minInclusive: number, maxExclusive: number): number
     return Math.floor(Math.random() * (maxExclusive - minInclusive) + minInclusive); 
 }
 
+export function randFromArray<M>(arr: M[]): M {
+    return arr[
+        Math.floor(Math.random()*arr.length)
+    ];
+}
+
 // TODO: deprecate this because we have it in np-tools?
 /**
  * Sees if a possiblePerson (for subject/object) is possible, given the other person