Intermission
Let's all go to the lobby.
This is the point when teams are told to talk amongst themselves, refresh their refreshment, and generally take a breather while you get to grading. Assuming you're in charge of the music, that should be set at a medium level during this time.
Grading
The app really does a bang-up job of making quick work of who should get a point and who should not. You do still need to look at every single question's submitted answers, just in case there is an alternative answer to accept, or you want to offer half points. Typically, grading the first four rounds takes under five minutes. This means you have a sec to take a bio break, order a food or a bev, crack your knuckles, and get ready to run through the answers.
Sharing Answers
When you finish grading, you'll be prompted to reveal the answers in the app. This only shows each team whether they answered correctly, and how many teams overall got it right. It does not show them how they are doing overall.
We recommend revealing the answers right before you hop back on the mic to say, "Okay, thanks for your patience! Let's run through the answers." You'll(Sidenote: some hosts dislike having teams looking down at their phones while answers are read, so they reveal the answers and the leaderboard at the same time after they've gone through all the rounds. YMMV.)
You only need to partially reread the questions when you go through the answers, and you can slip the answer right into the reread. Here are a few examples:
Original Question: Mother's Day ranks highest for the number of phone calls made in the United States. What holiday historically has seen the most collect calls?
You Say: Mother's Day sees the most regular calls made, but Father's Day sees the most collect calls!
OQ: The singer with more Top 40 hits than any other solo female artist in history turned 31 years old in December 2020. What’s her name?
You Say: You'll be shocked to learn that Taylor Swift has more Top 40 hits than any other solo female artist, and is now older than 31.
OQ: Let's toss the disc around! Flying discs of all kinds are referred to as "Frisbees," but that term is actually a trademark of what company, which also makes the Hula Hoop and Slip 'N Slide?
You Say: Tossing the disc around — Frisbee is a trademark of Wham-O, who also makes Hula Hoops and Slip 'N Slides.
This is the best If you have funny wrong answers, share them! But ONLY if you do so in the spirit of fun - never mock people for wrong answers, or imply that they're stupid. Frame it like "I really wish that more people were making collect calls on Independence Day, but it's actually Father's Day." Or "shout-out to whomever is such a big fan of Rebecca Black that they think she has more top 40 hits than Beyonce, but it is, sadly, Taylor Swift." Good-natured teasing is legit! But we are not in the shame game.
Remember: Most teams won't win, so how do we keep them engaged and having fun? By being generous and including them in our jokes.
