tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post7929100294156172969..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: La Gran Tarde del ConcursoLondiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-41139317595091318012012-08-22T16:11:44.725-07:002012-08-22T16:11:44.725-07:00The trickiest quiz I ever wrote was for a friend&#...The trickiest quiz I ever wrote was for a friend's 42nd birthday. His wife did a Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy theme, and asked me to write a sci-fi themed quiz for. The problem was that while I knew some of his friends are moderately well informed sci-fi fans, others were his folkie and work friends I didn't know at all, and who probably knew little about sci-fi.<br /> It was almost impossible to pitch the quiz to give the latter a decent chance of answering questions, without making it ludicrously easy for the first group. I kept the quiz fairly short, and as I expected, the gamer friends won comfortably, but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, which is the best I could hope for.Skiffle.cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196107677175829685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-9329617469043425752012-08-22T14:36:04.506-07:002012-08-22T14:36:04.506-07:00Hi Paul
I like the alphabet round , and wish I´d ...Hi Paul<br /><br />I like the alphabet round , and wish I´d used it myself tonight . Not exactly lead balloon, but not an unqualified success either.<br /><br />Hi Daniel<br /><br />It´s not easy , is it ? As I saiid, my problem is that these people , most of whom I don´t know very well, aren´t quizzers, don´t know quiz etiquette, and really , I think, would have been just as happy to come for a few drinks and a ( in my experience long and boring ) chat. Don´t think there will be a repeat, somehow. Londiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-39575081429942860982012-08-22T03:05:58.463-07:002012-08-22T03:05:58.463-07:00I have a similar issues with learners I teach. Aft...I have a similar issues with learners I teach. After all, they are there to boost confidence and improve skills and when I use quizzes as icebreakers/team work boosters, Its always hard to know what to use etc as making people feel stupid is not the point of the course.DanielFullardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07635161450969202410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-51944853856151823122012-08-22T00:41:33.010-07:002012-08-22T00:41:33.010-07:00I usually do multiple choice when writing for non-...I usually do multiple choice when writing for non-quiz people. It means they have at least some chance of getting a right answer - there's nothing more dispiriting than scoring little or nothing. An alternative is to structure around, say, the alphabet - one answer in the round will begin with a, one b etc etc, and give them a list of letters to cross off. As you say, some humour is vital, and a picture quiz is usually popular. But I'm probably teaching my granny to suck eggs here...Paul Steepleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14850380609899260934noreply@blogger.com