Hey guys! How's it going? We've got some time of awesome preparation on our hands! Whether you're in prep for nationals, or cramming for regionals in a couple weeks, God is with you and He is enabling you to do your very best - no matter what. :) Today I'm gonna touch specifically on the subject of doing multiples! Giving multiple question/answer combinations is a basic necessity once you start pre-jumping earlier, and it gives you way better chances at getting it right. The guidelines for doing multiples are on page 12 of the official rule book, and those are great to read over, in order to get a feel for how they're supposed to go. Here are the main points:
But obviously, there are a lot of differences in how you can do multiples because of the different question types, and there are specific rules for them as well. Lets go over those real quick... Generals & Situation: All of the questions have to come from the same passage I have a few posts about generals, but I think the one that mainly discusses pre-jumping and multiple-ing is my 7 Secrets to Rocking Generals - Part 1, and Part 2. Also, the categories on "Questions" and "Technical Quizzing" will have some great related posts as well! According To's: All of the questions have to come from the same verse I haven't done according to's for very long, and I haven't really ever made it my specialty, but I've learned a little about them anyway. The main thing in my opinion, is to try to get all the main areas of the verse, and to not bother saying the inverses of the questions you already asked - it'll just take up time. Book & Chapters: All of the questions have to come from the same chapter These questions (and Contexts) pair nicely with general question quizzers, I think, because both types give only a few words for the quizzer to go off, and the quizzer has to pin-point where the phrase originates, and then complete it. These usually start at the beginning of a verse, but sometimes at the beginning of a statement which could be in the middle of one - just try to become familiar with the passages inside and out :P Contexts: Question multiples may come from anywhere - different verses, chapters, and books You really have to be a good reflex jumper in order to specialize in these, because they're kind of unpredictable, but they're also a lot of fun, and easy to multiple on! Memory Verses: CANNOT be answered with multiples Doing multiples on according to's is probably the most common at higher-level tournaments. The quizzer typically jumps on the reference and then gives all of the possibilities they can from that verse, and that takes a lot of work to be able to do! I whole-heartedly commend anyone who has made according to's their question specialty! :P For all the other types (except memory of course) multiple-ing is slightly less frequent, but nonetheless necessary. The pre-jump information narrows down the search most of the time, but that is often only enough to figure out which passage the question is coming from, and not enough to figure out what exact question it is, so it's a good idea to ask a few different variations, once you think you know where it's heading. So there we go!
If you'd like more information on the guidelines for multiples, there's a button on the right hand side of my page that says "Official Rules" and that will take you directly to the online booklet. Also, I believe that the app for Teen Bible Quizzing includes the rule book as well, so that's an awesome and convenient way to get familiar with it too. :) Man, isn't this an awesome ministry we get to be part of? It's giving us the tools and motivation to dig into God's Word, and opportunity to play games with it along side other youths who are seeking the Lord as well. I'm SO excited about next season, with 1-2 Corinthians, and I've got some plans and ideas for the blog that I'm really looking forward to - I'll try to give y'all a sneak peak here in a few weeks! :P Anyways, God loves you sooooooo much! He calls you beautiful, perfect, holy, anointed, gifted, and blessed to be a blessing! We are all made on purpose with a purpose - don't let the devil deceive you into thinking that you don't have anything significant to give, because he's just terrified about what will happen when you begin to flow in the gifting and calling that God has placed specifically inside of you! Have a wonderful day and week my friends! And as always... Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory
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Hey guys! Today I thought I would talk to you a little about "next level quizzing". This can be both from the perspective of rising to your next level and improving yourself, or from the perspective of rising to the level of the best. Where are you in your goals right now? Where do you want to go? How hard are you willing to work? Also, you may want to check out my post about different levels of quizzing which has correlating, color coated, printable study guides! To me, there are three main areas in which we can focus on becoming better: studying, jumping, and answering questions. Studying - Time, Quality, and making a Schedule Time is essential; you may get a lot from the material from focusing well over short periods of time, but soaking in it is a good idea - especially for captains/co-captains (so that we get a deeper understanding of what's going on). We need to make sure that the time we are spending studying is actually having an effect - that we not only have quantity, but also quality. If we're not paying attention, we might not get much (if anything) out of the session. A sacrifice of time, together with our full attention, can have some awesome results! Making a schedule is also a good idea if you're having trouble getting into it. Knowing what to study and fun ways to do so is very helpful when you're struggling to find motivation. If you don't make a schedule regularly, my post "Composing a Simplistic Study Outline" would be a great place to start! Jumping - Pre-jumping, Team Strategy, and Reflex/Timed Styles Pre-jumping is a basic necessity for taking quizzing to the next level. It can seem a little daunting, since you have to finish the question and answer it, but after some practice it becomes a piece of cake! You have to get out of your comfort zone to pre-jump sometimes, and you have to assume that you know all the answers, so that you don't have to analyze it before you jump - as my old coach used to say, "Think on your feet, and not on your seat". In tournaments, its a good idea to have a team strategy. For example, someone to jump on memory verses, someone to jump on according to's, generals, etc. so that everyone knows what to focus on in the quiz round. Also, team strategy through splitting up the questions helps the individual quizzers know what to practice/study, and helps the team to support each other and share the load against a good opponent. The way I see it, there's two pre-jumping styles: reflex and timed. The timed-style is usually what the memory and according to quizzers use. They practice jumping on their question specialty, so that they jump right as the necessary information is revealed (i.e. just as the first syllable of the verse, or verse reference, is said) which is pretty consistent for these types. The reflex-style, on the other hand, requires the quizzers who specialize in pretty much all other types of questions, to hear what the quiz master is saying, and then anticipate when the unique information will be given. For general questions, it can be anywhere from two to five syllables, for situation it can be as little as the first sound, and contexts are kind of unpredictable. Question specialty - Why, How, and Studying Accordingly Pretty much all of the top quizzers choose and focus on a specific question type, and we call that their question specialty. When you have one type of question to focus on, it makes practices more intense, study time more beneficial, and tournaments simpler. Also, you're better able to help your team, by giving them some near-guaranteed points per round, as the fruit of your work. Most people find their question specialty either their first or second season, and that just by figuring out what they enjoy the most and what they're best at - and then they usually sick with and build on that for the remainder of their quizzing career. You can switch your question specialty later on (I'm focusing on according to's right now for my team, even though my original specialty was generals), but it can be difficult. Of course, each question type requires slightly different skills, and many different ways to study and practice them. In my post about Behind the Scenes of Top Ten Quizzers, I asked five different people what their number one tip would be for their question type - two according to quizzers, two general question quizzers, and one memory quizzer. And since I specialized in generals, I wrote a Part 1 and Part 2 about how to rock those! Taking yourself to that next level is definitely a challenge, but it's nothing you can't handle! I would encourage you, that while you're improving yourself, to not lose focus of why we're doing this.
In the end, the person who places thirtieth at a tournament could be getting more from the material, and growing more in their walk with the Lord through quizzing, than the person who gets first. Ask Him why He said what He did, and what those weird parables mean, why the drops of His blood and sweat had your name written on them. When we do well in quizzing, as we're learning to do, we have to make sure that it's actually accomplishing some eternal good - or else it means nothing. But the awesome news is, that once Jesus is the foundation and center of our motivation, quizzing becomes so much easier! It destroys any performance-related stress, gives the sport real purpose, and enables you to grow closer to God while participating in an awesome and fun ministry! I hope that these things help you along on your quizzing journey, and motivate you to keep chugging along in your walk with the Lord! Thanks for reading! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory Hey guys!! How are you today? What's God teaching you? I wanted to talk to you guys today about... dun, dun, dun... MOTIVATION! Or inspiration, or zeal, or whatever you like to call it :P To quiz, you must learn how to be self-motivated. Google definition (:P) for self-motivation: "Initiative to undertake or continue a task or activity without another's prodding or supervision" and that's pretty much the gist of it. When you're self-motivated, you hit three birds with one stone (ouchy):
So it's really a win-win situation, because you aren't dependent on other people (most people don't like when they're leaned on all the time), and you'll learn some great life skills and build up your will power for when you grow up and are living in the real world. So I'm going to show you some things I've learned, which motivate me to do my best, and try to become a better person and quizzer! Whenever I really don't feel like getting down into Luke, or I don't feel like putting in the effort and setting aside an hour of my day for studying, I just remind myself of these things (usually only takes one or two of them to convince me :P) and I'm able to get to it! And, as a plus, I'm learning how to really enjoy it more consistently!
I've been trying to establish for myself, through the Word, a good foundation of... 1) who I am in Christ, 2) where I want to go in my life, 3) how hard I'm willing to work in order to get there, 4) how big I'm willing to dream, and 5) how much of the past I'm willing to let go of. And all of these work together to form excitement for my future (motivation) and ability to work harder while I'm in high school, and setting my life into motion. But in regard to quizzing, keeping track of how you're doing is essential if you want this point to make a difference. Know how far you've come, congratulate yourself in view of your progress, keep your eyes on the future (what you want from it) and know that you are capable of attaining it. And finally, realize and remind yourself everyday that every hour, every effort, counts. Know your worth, and your potential! Don't you dare look at yourself through your own eyes, or through the eyes of others: see yourself as God sees you!
There's really two different areas in which we can do this: competition and attitude. Moving up to Colorado has played a pretty big part in how this now motivates me to be a better quizzer. If I can be completely transparent with you guys, I seriously considered quitting the sport, a few weeks after moving up. And that was partly because I was intimidated by the idea of being the "grandma" (as we joked about in south Texas) of the district. I didn't think I was good enough, to be a mentor or an example, I think is the kindest way to put it. But I came to learn that all I have to do is focus on myself (more on this here), encourage and build up these incredible kids, and then they take that and fly away with it! With some help from a few old friends, I finally reached the conclusion that being the best version of myself, working hard and doing my best, involuntarily enables me to better lead/direct the newer quizzers in my district.
Obviously, making it fun is something that each quizzer will have to figure out how to do for their particular personality. Some people find it more enjoyable to sit down with a nice drink and kind of chill while they study, and other people like to get their heart pumping and workout or dance around and sing between reading/quoting verses. But the possibilities are endless, as to how you can manipulate your study time into something that you genuinely enjoy and look forward to. I'm obviously still working on this, and it's hard sometimes to come up with a way to make it fun, just because of all the extra brain power we're using to get through high school (or middle school). A good idea, one that's helped me, is to sit down on a Saturday, and just brain storm all of the different ways that I can try to add caffeine (figuratively.... most of the time) to my study sessions. I write these down, and then work through the list during the week. And it is trial and error - not everything you come up with is going to be the best thing that ever happened to your quizzing study :P But occasionally, you will come across those golden nuggets that you can use over and over an over again! So that's all I have for you guys today! I hope that these keys help you to find your spark of motivation, especially as a few of the regions are already starting the long, quiz-dry period before nationals at the end of June.
Keep your head up! God loves you and He's got AMAZING plans for every single one of you! You guys are world-changers! I pray peace over your week, joy, and supernatural boldness so that you can be the lion He created you to be! Thanks for reading! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory Hello! I hope you're all having an awesome spring break! How are the last weeks of preparation treating you? I hope it's going well! As I'm memorizing several passages of Luke, I've been realizing how many similar-sounding areas it contains! This is pretty much to be expected when we go through a gospel, because it's telling a story, and Jesus doesn't mind reiterating important things! I like to think this was (partly) to help the the twelve, and all the other disciples, because they couldn't just go back and re-read what He'd said. But it's also beneficial to us in three ways (that I can see):
But, all of this being said, seemingly duplicated verses and passages can be frustrating for a quizzer! It's hard to tell them apart sometimes, no matter what question type you're specializing in. Personally, I like the gospel years better than the letters (at least right now), and one of the reasons is that they're more straight forward. But passages talking about the same thing in (almost) the same way can throw you a curve ball during a quiz. So, in order to keep these passages/verses separated and in their own places in our memory, here's a system you can use to make it easier on yourself. It's a simple, 3-step formula, and afterwards it might just be a little easier to jump ;P I'm going to give you the steps, and then walk through them using a "duplicated" passage.
This might be a little fuzzy, so let's go over through the steps using a single verse (but it can also be used for bigger passages, using a macro view of the section). I'm going to use Luke 8:16 & Luke 11:33, which both talk about the lamp. Luke 8:16 No one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. Luke 11:33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. Step one: Context of the verses Luke 8 begins with the Parable of the Sower, then transitions into A Lamp on a Stand, which is followed by the section about Jesus' Mother and Brothers. Luke 11 starts out with Jesus' Teaching on Prayer, Jesus and Beelzebul, The sign of Jonah, The Lamp of the Body, and then concludes with Woes on the Pharisees and the Experts in the Law. Already, there's some differences that we can build on. For example, "A Lamp on a Stand" vs. "The Lamp of the Body". So He's talking about two different things, and they also connect to the passages directly before them - I haven't gotten into it very much yet, but I'm sure it would be an interesting study to really dig deeper into them! Step two: Building on the differences through reason What I mean by this, is working through each of the differences in the verses/passages and figuring out what they mean, and why they're there. Differences:
Step three: Organize these by the quizzer's POV What I mean here, is thinking about the differences mentioned above, through the lens of a jump. Since there are a lot of possibilities, especially through the view of different question types, I'm only going to mention a few big things.
So there we go! This might seem a little tedious, but when you don't write it all out, its a pretty easy and quick process. If you're having trouble keeping some of these passages straight, just take a few minutes to think through it, and write down some notes, and you'll be golden!
Anyway, I hope this helps you, and that you're better able to remember things during the tournaments coming up! Keep fighting the good fight, and stand firm in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free (Gal. 5:1) and don't let yourself, or the devil, trick you into getting discouraged! Thanks for reading! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory Hey Guys! Today I have a new set of printables for you, which outline four different levels of study guides for daily use - Beginner, intermediate, advanced, and ultimate! The file link contains all four (color coated) sheets, in that order. They include a checklist which covers 3-6 study topics (I.e. reading, question study, memory verses, memorization, etc.) and their intensities, and spans over a period of two weeks. Below each checklist are areas where you can write down your biweekly goals, and your inspiration/motivation for those two weeks. I hope those help you! I've found it super fun in the past to have a preprepared, printed outline, since I usually just jot it down in the mornings - it's another way to "spice things up", like I talked about in a previous post (click here).
Anyhoo, big quizzes are coming up fast. Are y'all ready? It's really easy to worry about them, and from there get stressed about how you'll perform, but you don't have to. Here are some verses to help with that:
Remember where your identity is (in Christ), keep your main focus there, and you'll do great! Keep doing your thing - work hard, rest hard, be confident. Good luck to everybody! Thanks for reading! Keep calm and quiz on (and out)! Your fellow quizzer, Mallory |
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