animalQuiz.py

def check_guess(guess, answer):
  global score
  still_guessing = True
  attempt = 0
  while still_guessing and attempt < 3:
    if guess.lower() == answer.lower():
    #if guess.upper() == answer.upper():
      print('Correct answer')
      score = score + 3 - attempt
      still_guessing = False
    else:
      if attempt < 2:
        guess = input('Sorry wrong answer. Try again. ')
      attempt = attempt + 1  

  if attempt == 3:
    print('The correct answer is ' + answer)

score = 0
print('Guess the Animal!')
guess1 = input('Which bear lives at the North Pole? ')
check_guess(guess1, 'polar bear')
guess2 = input('Which is the fastest land animal? ')
check_guess(guess2, "cheetah")
guess3 = input('Which is the largest animal? ')
check_guess(guess3, 'blue whale')
guess = input('Which one of these is a fish? \n A) Whale\n B)Dolphin\n C)Shark\n D)Squid\n Type A, B, C, or D')
check_guess(guess, 'C')
guess4 = input('Mice are mammals, True or False ')
check_guess(guess4, 'True')

print('Your score is ' + str(score))