Segfault with initializing an int

#else
cout << "Welcome to Matt Boler's Trivia Quiz Game!" << endl;
string userContinue = "";
string no = "No";
NodePtr head;
int numQuestions = 3;
generateHardCodedList(head);
while(userContinue.compare(no) != 0)
{
string question, answer;
int score;
cout << "Enter a question:";
getline(cin, question);

cout << "Enter an answer:";
getline(cin, answer);

cout << "Enter award points:";
cin >> score;

cin.clear();
cin.ignore(INT_MAX, '\n');

cout << "Continue? (Yes/No)" << endl;
getline(cin, userContinue);
numQuestions++;
}
//ANYTHING PAST HERE IN THE ELSE BLOCK FAILS VIA SEGFAULT OR JUST NOT RUNNING. NO IDEA WHY
int score = 0;
NodePtr cur = head;
for(int x = 1; x < numQuestions; x++)
{
cur = cur->next;
if(askQuestion(head, x) == 0)
{
  score += cur-> points;
}

}


#endif
return 0;
}

...

void generateHardCodedList(NodePtr& root)
{
string q1 = "How long was the shortest war on record? (Hint: how many     minutes)";
string ans1 = "38";
int pts1 = 100;

string q2 = "What was the Bank of America's original name? (Hint: Bank of Italy or Bank of Germany)";
string ans2 = "Bank of Italy";
int pts2 = 50;

string q3 = "What is the best-selling video game of all time? (Hint: Call of Duty or Wii Sports)";
string ans3 = "Wii Sports";
int pts3 = 20;

appendNode(root, q1, ans1, pts1);
appendNode(root, q2, ans2, pts2);
appendNode(root, q3, ans3, pts3); 
}

This is a program to add trivia questions to a linked list in c++. Anything after the while loop causes an error. Specifically, initializing an int causes a segfault; trying to print to console with cout refuses to print anything out.