Inside Quizzing

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 typ...

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,...

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, a...

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 trai...

Gryphon and Scott first discuss the first ever PNW Virtual Quiz Meet, which occurred the previous weekend. They discuss the pros and cons, what worked, lessons learned, and overall thoughts. Then the dynamic duo discuss a few quizzing theories including: the meta foul area reading just the book name, and the introduction of the Theory of Cyclical District Strength. Then Gryphon and Scott discuss h...

Gryphon and Scott begin with a material overview of the final chapter of this season, 2 Peter, chapter 3. Then the dynamic duo discusses several topics, including new Matthew materials availability and the upcoming PNW Virtual Quiz Meet. Gryphon and Scott discuss Virtual Quizzing rules and process. And then the two answer the critically important philosophical question: Is Bible Quizzing a sport?...

Gryphon opens the show with a sad, sobering account of the current state of the COVID-19 virus and its impacts on PNW Bible Quizzing and other Bible Quizzing programs. Scott and Gryphon then discuss what they learned about "virtual quizzing" from a series of video conference quizzing tests they conducted a couple days prior with volunteers from several quizzing districts across the United States a...

Gryphon and Scott begin by diving into an overview of 2 Peter, chapter 1. Then the dynamic duo answers 2 listener questions. First, a question from Luke from Canadian Midwest District about homonyms in questions and the legalities surrounding them. Second, a question from Matthew from Pacific Northwest District about Great West Invitational preparation strategies for a PNW key-verse specialist. Gr...

Gryphon and Scott return following District Meet 4 in Lighthouse. They being with an overview of 1 Peter, chapter 5. Then the dynamic duo switches focus to the previous meet, overviewing the highlights and then diving into the list of marked questions from the meet, discussing and debating details. Then Gryphon and Scott discuss what factors exist that cause a quiz meet to stay on schedule or fall...

Gryphon and Scott begin with an overview of 1 Peter, chapter 4. Then the dynamic duo discuss evangelism of Bible Quizzing. Things that work. Things that don't work. Obstacles in the way. And some successes they've had. Gryphon and Scott also discuss Great West Invitational strategies in terms of how to form teams and how PNW has done this in the past. And Gryphon provides an International Bible Qu...

Gryphon and Scott begin by diving into an overview of 1 Peter, chapter 3. Then the dynamic duo spend the rest of the episode talking about wise things from outside the world of quizzing that might just have positive implications for quizzing if imported. They begin the thread by discussing video reply in the world of British sports, then they talk about the book Good to Great. They debate the meri...

Gryphon and Scott are joined by special guest Allen from Metro District as they first conduct an overview of 1 Peter, chapter 2. Allen provides an introduction to and a summary of the Winternationals quiz meet recently concluded in his area. The trio discuss the idea of 30-point Q3V question types and the possible implications of their inclusion. Then then discuss how, as a coach or quizzer or mee...

Gryphon and Scott are joined by once special guest, now regular guest Jeremy as they first conduct an overview of 1 Peter, chapter 1. Then the trio turn their attention to the questions from PNW District Meet 3 that quizmasters marked for edit in CBQZ. The trio discuss each set of marked questions, why they are poor questions, and how to improve on their quality. Then Gryphon, Scott, and Jeremy pr...

Gryphon and Scott are back for their first podcast of 2020. The dynamic duo review Hebrews chapters 11, 12, and 13. Gryphon provides an update about the upcoming Meet 3 hosted at NSA/NSC. Then Scott and Gryphon discuss various tips and ideas for starting, leading, and participating in all-rookie start-up teams, from churches that are new to quizzing. As always, email questions and comments to iq@c...

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...

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...

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 a...

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 di...

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 tha...

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 a...

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 incl...

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...

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...

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...