diff --git a/src/timequiz.c b/src/timequiz.c
index 5a78f6d..41f2aa3 100644
--- a/src/timequiz.c
+++ b/src/timequiz.c
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ void timequiz() {
         printf("Answer (1-4): ");
         scanf_s("%d", &userAnswer);
 
+    while (!isValidAnswer(userAnswer)) {
+           printf("Invalid input. Please enter a number between 1 and 4: ");
+           scanf_s("%d", &userAnswer);
+        }
+
 	processUserAnswer(userAnswer, correctIndex, &score, &totalCorrectAnswers, answers[questionIndex]);
 
 	totalAnsweredQuestions++;