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I Didn’t Expect the Spanish InQUIZition
I am wanting to create a fun way for the average person to learn the truth and to dispel the common misconceptions that many people have about God, His Truths, and especially Catholic Church history etc. It is very important for this particular game be fun to play as I am wishing to help the average person who does not otherwise think he needs to study these issues (which is sadly most people.)
Most common Catholic trivia games have a winner, and therefore losers. People don’t like to lose or show how ignorant they really are. And so, the people that need it the most are the ones least likely to want to play those games.
So, I want to design a game that would overcome those limitations. My plan is to have a list of questions that would be asked to the whole group. Or as an alternative if a person really wanted some friendly competition the larger group could be separated into two groups, e.g. possibly girls against guys. That way, no one person is under any pressure. More or less, everyone wins. Anyone can shout out the answer.
Unlike most tests or quizzes the purpose of this game, however, would not be to find out how smart a person is. I am already under the impression that many people have a lot to learn, myself included, and that misconceptions are quite common. People do not have fun losing or getting the answers wrong. So, the format has to help the person perceive the correct answer even if they did not know it beforehand.
To clue the person in as to the correct answer, and equally important in order to make this a Fun game so that people will enjoy playing it, I want to give the larger group three (or more) possible choices for the correct answer. Two of the three would have amusing anachronisms or ridiculous story lines included and therefore be the wrong answer.
Preferably, I would like for the incorrect responses to be as amusing or even ridiculously false and therefore as ridiculously funny as possible so that at least someone in the crowd could easily deduce the correct answer. The goal is to focus on being entertaining and to let the educational aspect be a fortunate byproduct.
Because I want to correct common misconceptions the correct answer should have an appropriate footnote that documents it as the correct answer. An appropriate website could do that.
For example, the game could include general questions or be focused on one particular subject, such as the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, or the Church and Science.
Sample question :
How many of the Crusaders who went to the Holy Land to protect the pilgrims and Christians there from the advancing Muslims made it safely back home ?
A.
90 % of them made it back, but they had all converted to Islam because they were impressed with the peaceful nature that Mohammed and his followers used to spread their faith.
** ****B. **
Only about 75% of them made it back, but it took a lot longer to get home than expected. The King’s dyslexic travel agent made a mistake. He had incorrectly booked them using travel brochure 42 instead of travel broacher 24. And they ended up getting on a cruise ship going across the Indian, Pacific, and then the Atlantic oceans before getting home.
C.** **
Less than half of the crusaders made it safely back home.
Footnote :
One out of every two crusaders died on the journey.
[Understanding the Crusades by D. Thomas Madden, Lighthouse CD, tract 4, time 4:44]
Would anyone like to use their creative talents and create similar type of questions based on common misconceptions ofhttp://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=974260
**Crusades, **
Spanish Inquisition,
** Church and Science**, etc ?
.
I Didn’t Expect the Spanish InQUIZition
I am wanting to create a fun way for the average person to learn the truth and to dispel the common misconceptions that many people have about God, His Truths, and especially Catholic Church history etc. It is very important for this particular game be fun to play as I am wishing to help the average person who does not otherwise think he needs to study these issues (which is sadly most people.)
Most common Catholic trivia games have a winner, and therefore losers. People don’t like to lose or show how ignorant they really are. And so, the people that need it the most are the ones least likely to want to play those games.
So, I want to design a game that would overcome those limitations. My plan is to have a list of questions that would be asked to the whole group. Or as an alternative if a person really wanted some friendly competition the larger group could be separated into two groups, e.g. possibly girls against guys. That way, no one person is under any pressure. More or less, everyone wins. Anyone can shout out the answer.
Unlike most tests or quizzes the purpose of this game, however, would not be to find out how smart a person is. I am already under the impression that many people have a lot to learn, myself included, and that misconceptions are quite common. People do not have fun losing or getting the answers wrong. So, the format has to help the person perceive the correct answer even if they did not know it beforehand.
To clue the person in as to the correct answer, and equally important in order to make this a Fun game so that people will enjoy playing it, I want to give the larger group three (or more) possible choices for the correct answer. Two of the three would have amusing anachronisms or ridiculous story lines included and therefore be the wrong answer.
Preferably, I would like for the incorrect responses to be as amusing or even ridiculously false and therefore as ridiculously funny as possible so that at least someone in the crowd could easily deduce the correct answer. The goal is to focus on being entertaining and to let the educational aspect be a fortunate byproduct.
Because I want to correct common misconceptions the correct answer should have an appropriate footnote that documents it as the correct answer. An appropriate website could do that.
For example, the game could include general questions or be focused on one particular subject, such as the Spanish Inquisition, the Crusades, or the Church and Science.
Sample question :
How many of the Crusaders who went to the Holy Land to protect the pilgrims and Christians there from the advancing Muslims made it safely back home ?
A.
90 % of them made it back, but they had all converted to Islam because they were impressed with the peaceful nature that Mohammed and his followers used to spread their faith.
** ****B. **
Only about 75% of them made it back, but it took a lot longer to get home than expected. The King’s dyslexic travel agent made a mistake. He had incorrectly booked them using travel brochure 42 instead of travel broacher 24. And they ended up getting on a cruise ship going across the Indian, Pacific, and then the Atlantic oceans before getting home.
C.** **
Less than half of the crusaders made it safely back home.
Footnote :
One out of every two crusaders died on the journey.
[Understanding the Crusades by D. Thomas Madden, Lighthouse CD, tract 4, time 4:44]
Would anyone like to use their creative talents and create similar type of questions based on common misconceptions ofhttp://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=974260
**Crusades, **
Spanish Inquisition,
** Church and Science**, etc ?
.