Inside Quizzing
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.
Episodes
October 23, 2023 • 77 mins
Gryphon recounts the most recent past meet, District Meet 1 at Madras. Scott and Gryphon discuss the emerging strategies and tactics on display at the meet. Then the dynamic duo deep dives into the theory and practice of 2-team and 4-team quizzes under both Second Age and Third Age systems relative to 3-team quizzes, including any advantages and disadvantages to teams competing across the various formulations. And finally, Scott sh...
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October 16, 2023 • 62 mins
Gryphon and Scott first discuss how to memorize, including various ways each memorize and some useful analogies of mental conditioning. They also chat about ways to memorize with others and gain support from even non-quizzers in memorization investment. Then the dynamic duo discuss how to prepare and use reference materials, both for open book quizzing and for private and group study. They also deep dive into various strategies for...
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August 14, 2023 • 95 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss and then deep dive into the Christian Bible Quizzing (CBQ) rules version 1.1, specifically it's small but important differences to the version 1.0 used at the recent International Open Championships (IOC). Then the dynamic duo explore open book theory including scoring probabilities, pro/con-missional aspects thereof, and what this all means for quizzers and coaches. As always, email questions and comments...
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July 17, 2023 • 118 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss the International Open Championship meet hosted at Seattle Pacific University the previous week. The dynamic duo discuss the meet highlights and dig into what worked in Quizzing strategy and where teams could have improved. The pair also discuss a handful of proposed rules changes for the next version of the CBQ rule book. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @In...
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June 26, 2023 • 92 mins
Gryphon and Scott welcome back special guest Andrew Borden to continue their review the Christian Bible Quizzing (CBQ) rules system. In this, part 3 of the series, the tremendous trio discuss: rulings, timeouts, fouls, and appeals. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. Chat in near-real-time on the #inside-quizzing Slack channel.
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May 22, 2023 • 68 mins
Gryphon and Scott welcome special guest Andrew Borden to continue their review the Christian Bible Quizzing (CBQ) rules system. In this, part 2 of the series, the tremendous trio discuss: scoring, including quizzer points, ceilings, and bonus team points; query identifiers and quiz flow; and query base subtype and translation distribution. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizz...
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May 8, 2023 • 79 mins
Gryphon and Scott review the Christian Bible Quizzing (CBQ) rules system at an introductory level and deep dive on the unspoken implications of how its parts fit together in operation. In this, part 1 of the series, the dynamic duo discuss: the preamble, quizzes, materials, query process, query types (both base subtypes and quizzer-selected subtypes), and the concept of context. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.or...
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March 27, 2023 • 58 mins
Gryphon and Scott dig into various needs and structures of recording and tracking Bible Quizzing statistics. The dynamic duo discuss minimum viable statistics operations at the quiz, meet, and season level. Then they discuss wish-list ideas for statistics, both in the current "Second Age" systems and in the upcoming "Third Age" CBQ system. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizz...
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March 6, 2023 • 53 mins
Gryphon and Scott have no pre-planned notes of any kind and instead riff on a topic known only to Scott prior to recording. The dynamic duo also discuss the origin of the term "riff" (and they riff on that a little). As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. Chat in near-real-time on the #inside-quizzing Slack channel.
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February 13, 2023 • 78 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss various strategies and theories of strategies for maximizing scoring in Christian Bible Quizzing (CBQz), the new official name for the Third Age of Quizzing that's starting now. The dynamic duo also discuss various extrapolations from these theories and related preparation and performance philosophies. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. Chat in...
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January 23, 2023 • 39 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss the the brutal and unrelenting realities of geography as it pertains to operating various Bible Quizzing programs at both the region, district, and international levels of scope. The dynamic duo wax philosophic over various modes and methodologies for maximizing the true mission of Quizzing with regard to managing a cruel and unfair geographic distribution of quizzing teams. As always, email questions and ...
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January 9, 2023 • 86 mins
Gryphon and Scott walk through 3 topics, all in the context of the Third Age of Quizzing. First, the dynamic duo discuss timeouts in under Third Age rules and contrast them with how Second Age timeouts work, both from a practical level but more importantly a strategic view. Then Gryphon and Scott explore ideas for the best way to prepare for the International Open Championships (IOC), which looks at the practical implications of th...
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Gryphon and Scott cover 3 topics: First, a set of various Quizzing announcements including upcoming PNW Quizzing meets and the remainder of the PNW season. Second, the dynamic duo review the "preview version" of Third Age rule book, with Scott probing and asking questions and Gryphon providing background. Then finally, Scott and Gryphon discuss a handful of things they notice quizzers are doing (and have been doing for a while) tha...
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December 12, 2022 • 76 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss 3 topics, after Gryphon provides a Third Age International Open Championship (IOC) meet update. First, the dynamic duo dive into a theoretical byproduct of objective rule: how it looks ridiculous 1 iota on either side of the objective rule. Then Gryphon and Scott brainstorm ideas for improving audience engagement, including ways to increase interest from a wider viewing pool. Then they discuss some paragra...
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November 28, 2022 • 73 mins
Gryphon and Scott tackle 2 theoretical topics. First, Gryphon shares a "Cartesian Grid Quizzing Theory" whilst Scott translates out of nerd-speak into normal-human-speak. The theory revolves around the correlation between investment (i.e. memorization, study, and practice) and reward (i.e. scoring) in Quizzing, and how in designing the Third Age of Quizzing we might want to consider expanding the length of the line. Then Scott intr...
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November 14, 2022 • 81 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss the different personality types of volunteers and the pros and cons of each for certain roles. They then discuss coordinating volunteers effectively along with a few related philosophies of leadership. Then the dynamic duo dig deep into various hypotheticals about Quizzing motivation on different parts of the quizzing strata. Then they discuss some of the implications of moving from a single translation to...
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October 24, 2022 • 81 mins
Gryphon and Scott open the episode by nerding out over a challenge that came up in the most recent PNW district meet at Madras the prior weekend. Then the dynamic duo again answer listener email about the future of Quizzing and how to save Quizzing. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. Chat in near-real-time on the #inside-quizzing Slack channel. The CBQZ web-based Bible ...
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October 3, 2022 • 74 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss various comments from a listener email. First, they dig into the various areas of optimization for setting Quizzing toward mission, beyond just rules and procedures. Then they discuss ways coaches can incentivize quizzers and to what degree other influencers like pastors and parents have on quizzer success. There's some discussion around "open book" Quizzing, the pros and cons. Then the dynamic duo discuss...
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September 26, 2022 • 89 mins
Gryphon and Scott first discuss various ways to generate valid quiz sets from question sets and the implications of each approach. Then the dynamic duo answer listener questions about the Third Age of Quizzing, introduced in the previous episode. As always, email questions and comments to iq@cbqz.org and follow us on Twitter: @InsideQuizzing. Chat in near-real-time on the #inside-quizzing Slack channel. The CBQZ web-based Bible Qui...
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September 12, 2022 • 104 mins
Gryphon and Scott discuss what a hypothetical "juniors" program might look like and if it would be a positive return on investment. Gryphon provides a CBQZ update and PNW Quizzing season status update. Then the dynamic duo invest the majority of the episode talking about the history and future of Bible Quizzing. Gryphon explains the theory of the "ages" of Quizzing. Scott walks through reasons why the Second Age of Quizzing is and...
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