Thread: Help with class, interface, enum

I just finished this guessing game and I have completed the first part
(answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Kiwi? ", keyboard);
and compiled it with no errors and works. Then I did the same with the bottom and it doesnt work. What have I done wrong?

public class animalquiz
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
        boolean answerIsCorrect;
 
        System.out.println("Think of an animal.\n");
 
        if(ask("Is it a bird? ", keyboard))
        {
            if(ask("Is it native to Australia? ", keyboard))
            {
                answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a kookaburra? ", keyboard);
            }
            else
            {
                if(ask("Is it a Colourful? ", keyboard))
                {
                    answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Parrot? ", keyboard);
                }
                else
                {
                    if(ask("Does it fly? ", keyboard))
                    {
                        answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Crow? ", keyboard);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if(ask("Does it live in a cold place? ", keyboard))
                        {
                            answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Penguin? ", keyboard);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Kiwi? ", keyboard);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            {
                if(ask("Does it live in the ocean? ", keyboard))
                {
                    answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a fish? ", keyboard);
                }
                else
                {
                    if(ask("Is it Cold blooded? ", keyboard))
                    {
                        answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Snake? ", keyboard);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if(ask("Does it have a pouch? ", keyboard))
                        {
                            answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Kangaroo? ", keyboard);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if(ask("Is it Domestic? ", keyboard))
                            {
                                answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Dog? ", keyboard);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
 
            if(answerIsCorrect)
            {
                System.out.println("Yes! I am invincible!");
            }
            else
            {
                System.out.println("Oh. Well, thank you for playing.");
            }
        }
    }
 
 
        /**
         * A utility method to ask a yes/no question
         * 
         * @param question the question to ask
         * @param a scanner for user input
         * 
         * @return whether the user answered "yes" (actually, whether the user answered anything starting with Y or y)
         */
        private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
        {
            System.out.print(question);
 
            String answer = keyboard.nextLine().trim();
 
            return answer.charAt(0) == 'Y' || answer.charAt(0) == 'y';
        }
 
}

I dont know how to do this... Im writing the program with blue j.
its the line here thats the issue:

private static(problem here) boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)

I know for fact what i wrote works, since I was able to test the logic before this error occurred.

How do I do this? There is no text. I get this though:

animal quiz.JPG

Im sorry all I could find is this, and it not even close to what you have:

Class documentation
<---- javadoc command: ---->
C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_15\bin\javadoc.exe
-author
-version
-nodeprecated
-package
-noindex
-notree
-nohelp
-nonavbar
-source
1.7
-classpath
C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueJ\lib\bluejcore.jar;C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueJ\lib\junit-4.8.2.jar;C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz
-d
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\doc
-encoding
UTF-8
-charset
UTF-8
-docletpath
C:\Program Files (x86)\BlueJ\lib\bjdoclet.jar
-doclet
bluej.doclet.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDoclet
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java
<---- end of javadoc command ---->
Loading source file C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java...
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: illegal start of expression
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: illegal start of expression
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: ';' expected
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: ')' expected
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: illegal start of expression
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: ';' expected
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: not a statement
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
C:\Users\Krystle\Desktop\BlueJ projects\Animal Quiz\animalquiz.java:99: error: ';' expected
private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
^
8 errors

I've tried and I still get the same error, Could you help edit and check please?

--- Update ---

I now have this code, still same error:

import java.util.Scanner;
/**
 * Write a description of class animalquiz here.
 * 
 * @author (your name) 
 * @version (a version number or a date)
 */
public class animalquiz
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Scanner keyboard = new Scanner(System.in);
        boolean answerIsCorrect;
 
        System.out.println("Think of an animal.\n");
 
        if(ask("Is it a bird? ", keyboard))
        {
            if(ask("Is it native to Australia? ", keyboard))
            {
                answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a kookaburra? ", keyboard);
            }
            else
            {
                if(ask("Is it a Colourful? ", keyboard))
                {
                    answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Parrot? ", keyboard);
                }
                else
                {
                    if(ask("Does it fly? ", keyboard))
                    {
                        answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Crow? ", keyboard);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if(ask("Does it live in a cold place? ", keyboard))
                        {
                            answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Penguin? ", keyboard);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Kiwi? ", keyboard);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
 
                if(ask("Does it live in the ocean? ", keyboard))
                {
                    answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a fish? ", keyboard);
                }
                else
                {
                    if(ask("Is it Cold blooded? ", keyboard))
                    {
                        answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Snake? ", keyboard);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        if(ask("Does it have a pouch? ", keyboard))
                        {
                            answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Kangaroo? ", keyboard);
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            if(ask("Is it Domestic? ", keyboard))
                            {
                                answerIsCorrect = ask("Is it a Dog? ", keyboard);
                            }
                        }
                    }
 
 
 
 
 
        if(answerIsCorrect)
        {
            System.out.println("Yes! I am invincible!");
        }
        else
        {
            System.out.println("Oh. Well, thank you for playing.");
        }
 
 
        /**
         * A utility method to ask a yes/no question
         * 
         * @param question the question to ask
         * @param a scanner for user input
         * 
         * @return whether the user answered "yes" (actually, whether the user answered anything starting with Y or y)
         */
        private static boolean ask(String question, Scanner keyboard)
        {
            System.out.print(question);
 
            String answer = keyboard.nextLine().trim();
 
            return answer.charAt(0) == 'Y' || answer.charAt(0) == 'y';
        }
 
    }
}

I fixed my problem and everything works now.