Inside Quizzing

Gryphon and Scott discuss and debate a series of curious and interesting questions quizmasters marked for edit during the Madras quiz meet. Gryphon makes a brief announcement about East Hills Alliance Church in Kelso. Then the dynamic duo review Hebrews chapters 10. And then Gryphon and Scott detail ideas around maintaining quizzer energy levels through a complete quiz meet weekend and why this is important, often critical. Finally, they discuss how maintaining a stabilized attitude regardless of question or quiz outcome is equally if not potentially even more important. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott discuss the awesome meet that took place the previous weekend at Madras. They discuss the energy level, the statistics data, and how those things might be correlated. Gryphon recounts a few specific quizzes, including the Adult Quizzing League (AQL) quizzes and the meet Finals quiz. Then Scott details a series of interesting statistics coming out of the meet. The dynamic duo then discuss a series of interesting rulings on questions and challenges coming out of the Madras meet. Then finally, Gryphon and Scott discuss the time gap between Meets 2 and 3, how it crosses over Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years, and how best to study and be ready for meet 3 in early January. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott quickly overview what's upcoming at District Meet 2 at Madras before jumping into a discussion about Hebrews chapter 9, including study strategies for PNW quizzers. Gryphon provides a CBQZ "version 2" update. Scott walks through several individual and team-based stategies specific to District Meet 2 and this particular time of the regular quiz season. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott announce various things and stuff related to the upcoming District Meet 2 at Madras. Gryphon announces the location for District Meet 3 (which will be at North Seattle Alliance). The dynamic duo review Hebrews chapters 7 and 8. Then Scott introduces the topic of key verses theory, or the philosophy and practice of key verses lists and key question types. Gryphon and SCott then discuss a specific MACVR question that was marked at the previous meet. And finally, Scott walks us through question writing best practices. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott recap the cool things that happened at the first regular season district meet this past weekend at EBC (Eastridge Baptist in Kent). Final statistics, meet logistics, and the premier of Adult Quizzing League. The dynamic duo then review Hebrews chapters 5 and 6 with an eye toward memorization tactics and strategies. Gryphon provided some CBQZ updates including the announcement that the official Prince Bride materials set is available. He's also working on a Prince Bride questions set when time permits. Then Scott and Gryphon engage in a few more umbrage dialogues. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott start off by talking about what to expect at PNW's first regular season quiz meet, coming up in a few days at EBC in Kent. They then answer several listener questions from 2 different listeners, one about what the word "word" means in a rulebook context, and another about rhetorical MA questions. The dynamic duo discuss Hebrews chapters 3 and 4 whilst offering some memorization and preparation advice. Then they move into the first of the "Umbrage Dialogues," topics about which either Gryphon or Scott take umbrage. This week's topic: making a profit via Bible Quizzing. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott are finally back after their long summer hiatus to discuss the new Bible Quizzing season. The dynamic duo start off with a brief recap of the pre-season Scramble meet in the PNW District. They then move on to discuss the upcoming Meet 1 of the regular season, hosted at Eastridge Baptist Church in Kent, Washington. They discuss registration details and some meet announcements including the new Adult Quizzing League sub-program. Gryphon and Scott review Hebrews chapters 1 and 2 with an eye on ways to prepare for quizzing. Then they tackle a listener question: What's the widest split in points possible? And they conclude by talking about CBQZ and The Princess Bride. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott welcome special guest Allen from Metro District, and the trio discuss various similarities and differences between Metro and PNW. They then discuss the "Winternationals" event, similar to GWI. And then the trio discusses ways used to recruit churches into the quizzing program. Finally, Allen offers up a "weird PNW story." Gryphon announces and discusses Adult League quizzing. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Inspired by a listener question, Gryphon and Scott discuss how best to study over the summer to prepare for the new season without risk of burn out. They then deep-dive into the differences between John and the Hebrews, 1 and 2 Peter materials. Scott talks about the statistics of each book, and Gryphon highlights some of the history around the books and their different literary styles. The dynamic duo also discuss the upcoming season for the PNW District, and Gryphon provides a CBQZ technology update. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app

Gryphon and Scott recap the second portion of Internationals, the exciting and riveting Finals Championship that took place in conjunction with LIFE in Orlando. Gryphon recounts some observations of the migration from the University to the Marriott Hotel. The dynamic duo discuss a handful of quizmaster rulings that came out of Internationals and a few related ones from other meets. Then they spend the bulk of the episode discussing proposed IBQ rules changes and their implications. As always, email questions and comments to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. The CBQZ web-based Bible Quizzing application is hosted at: https://cbqz.org/app