Inside Quizzing

Gryphon and Scott being with a quick announcement about the upcoming 2020-2021 PNW Quizzing season. Then the dynamic duo quickly move into part 2 of the discussion and debate over the worst rules of Bible Quizzing, the rules with which they would like to take umbrage. Unique words, determine word or phrase, context, prompts, and more. 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 to the podcast PNW Internetionals coaches Jeremy Swingle and Kristine Delamarter to talk all things coaching, but before they do, Scott offers an Internetionals statistics overview. Then Gryphon and Scott discuss two related rulings from Internetionals regarding when a jump should be a foul versus an error. Then the quizzing quartet discuss how to be a coach, how to recruit and motivate quizzers, how to setup teams, how to run practices, how to coach at meets, and how to put together an Internationals coaching strategy. At the very end, Jeremy promotes his and Jon's new podcast: John 3:15. (https://open.spotify.com/show/3zmpvLK7ItGlC6OBaCYG44) 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 being with a quick review of some of the Internetionals 2020 highlights, then quickly move into a short list of lingering questions and concepts. Then the dynamic duo spend the bulk of the episode discussing and debating the worst rules of Bible Quizzing, the rules with which they would like to take umbrage. 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 some listener questions and listener feedback, first about the ethics of challenging. Then the dynamic duo discuss in detail some edge cases for "out of context" and the concepts and implications of context in general. And finally, Gryphon and Scott explore how quizmasters are required to rule on provided reference in both reference questions and quote questions. 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 a variety of questions related to quizzing: What do you think is a good way to jump competitively in a virtual meet while still minimizing risk? What are ethical standards for quizzing and coaching in terms of challanging and protesting? Is there such a hing as being "too competitive"? And if so, what might that look like for quizzers and coaches? 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 with an Internetionals update. Then they proceed to answer listener questions. First, how to approach a question set that you are unfamiliar with. Second, how to adjust your jumping speed in the middle of a quiz to maximize the probability of getting a correct question. Then the dynamic duo discuss how to deal with strange quizmasters and the Internetionals question type distribution. 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 back regular guest Jeremy Swingle. Gryphon provides an Internet-ionals update. Then Scott and Jeremy discuss how best to prepare for and answer reference questions. Gryphon talks about Bible Quizzing evangelism and how best to go about it. Then Scott and Jeremy talk about the differences between material years, particularly as we move from Heb/Pet into Matthew. 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 Zachary Tinker, CMA Quizzing Leadership Team (CQLT) chair and quizzing leader in the Great Lake District. Zachary announces the upcoming "Internet-ionals" virtual quiz meet and answers questions about it from Scott and Gryphon. The trio then discuss several marked questions from the recent "COVIDQUIZ," the inter-district virtual meet between PNW, CMD, WCD, and Metro. Scott also leads a discussion around question types, specifically multiple answers and reference questions. 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

The "Inside Quizzing" podcast is a periodic discussion hosted by veteran Bible Quizzing leaders and innovators Gryphon Shafer and Scott Peterson, occationally including special guests from across Quizzingdom. Each episode, the dynamic duo discuss Quizzing topics, evanglism, methods and practices, study and strategy theory and tips, and anything else they find interesting related to Bible Quizzing.

Gryphon starts off the show with a bunch of news and announcements including: the upcoming virtual district meet 2, virtual quizzing outside our own PNW district, and what's next for PNW Quizzing (remainder of this season and looking into next season). Then Scott responds to the idea of a CBQZ Academy that trains and credentials officials and coaches. What makes a good quizmaster? Can that be trained and certified? And then Scott walks through SIT question theory and MA rules concerns. 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