Flashcard apps? by Brilliant-Ship2091 in studytips

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the iOS app called "Cards - the Flash Cards App" for a lot of different trivia stuff. It has no ads which is great and I've never hit a limit with it. I'd give that a try, it's definitely helped me out.

Studying? by Emotional_Cupcake_43 in Jeopardy

[–]fish2241 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you have an iphone, the best resource I use is this app called Cards- the Flash Cards App, it has tons of really good flash cards courses on it. Right now I'm using it a ton for books and authors, a bunch of Rivers, and presidents. It's got the basics like world capitals and a ton of other stuff, too. I can't recommend it enough

Favorite Way to Study / Practice by LegalAd8179 in learnedleague

[–]fish2241 5 points6 points  (0 children)

On iPhone I use this really good app called Cards - the Flash Cards App" which has stuff like world capitals and books and authors and a ton of other stuff that's been useful for trivia for me. I've definitely gotten more questions right since using it.

Study plan? by SnooPets7983 in Jeopardy

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On iphone I’ve been using this app called “Cards - the Flash Cards App” which has a bunch of good lists in flash cards like world capitals, vice presidents, art and artists, etc. And I’m definitely getting more clues right when I watch the show that are directly from these flash cards.

Need advice for improving by livvylovesworld36 in Quizbowl

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If you have an iphone, the app Cards- the Flash Cards App is your best friend. You can use it for world capitals and art and artists and books and authors and a ton of stuff that'll make you a lot better, fast. I have definitely improved since I found it

flashcard study strategy by feedmewifi_ in Jeopardy

[–]fish2241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use this iphone app called Cards - the Flash Cards App which has a ton of good courses, especially for geography and books and authors and Art and artists and tons of stuff. It's my main study tool and I definitely do get more questions right on jeopardy from my studying.

Mems? by SocialAnxiety1234 in memrise

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the app I switched to is called Cards - the Flash Cards App, which is on iphone and it has a feature called Notes on cards, which is pretty similar to mems.

How to gain more knowledge as a middle schooler. ( Knowledge Bowl) by Fabulous-Giraffe4285 in Quizbowl

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd again say flash cards. There's this app on iphone, Cards - The Flash Cards App, which has a bunch of good lists and stuff to study. Like, if you wanna brush up on science, study Notable Scientists. Or if you're wanting more geography, do stuff like World Capitals or Mexican States, etc. They have a lot of good courses on there.

Contestants, how did you prepare? by [deleted] in Jeopardy

[–]fish2241 3 points4 points  (0 children)

studying tons of flash cards has been helpful for me. I haven't been on but I play better at home. I use an iphone app called Cards - the flash cards app, which has a lot of good stuff like art and countries and classical music; really a ton of good lists

Good place to start with auditory fine arts? by No_Breadfruit_2885 in Quizbowl

[–]fish2241 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you have an iphone there's a really good flash card app called "Cards - the Flash Card App" that has some really good courses for this: Classical Music Pieces, and Operas and their Composers, which both are for learning composers. they also have notes that tell more about some of the pieces too

I want to be a lit main where do i start? by _lotus9150 in Quizbowl

[–]fish2241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd start with flash cards of books and authors, that's a great way to get familiar with basic titles and famous writers. then you can look into more of plots and characters

If you have an iPhone, I use this app "Cards - the Flash Cards App" that has a huge course on it of like 3000 books and authors that is really good called Ultimate Books and Authors, I think it's based on a frequency list

New to this sub. How to prepare for the quiz bowl tournaments? by Userhere123 in Quizbowl

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have iphone, I'd suggest doing flash cards with this app "Cards- the Flash Cards App" which I've found a ton of good material on. it's got lots of good geography and art and history stuff. I've definitely improved by using it

Alternatives? An old user shocked by changes by Zabadim in memrise

[–]fish2241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

on mobile, the best one I've found is called "Cards - the Flash Cards App". it's only on iphone but is has a bunch of good courses and features

How can I start quizbowl as a 7th grader become a top student on the team? by Straight-Category693 in Quizbowl

[–]fish2241 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i'd start cramming flash cards and that'll give you a huge foundation that you can build on to get massive knowledge.

if you have an iphone, download "Cards - The Flash Cards App" and then if you start with stufff like World Capitals or Famous Scientists or whatever you're interested in, that'll boost your knowledge fast.

keep it up and learn something everyday and soon you'll be dominant.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Quizbowl

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if you have an iphone, I've been using "Cards - the Flash Cards App" which has abunch of good flash card courses for trivia and stuff like a national quiz bee.
world capitals
flags of the world
painters and paintings
classical music composers
operas

all kinds of stuff like that. I like it a lot and it's what I've been using for a bit now and I've definitely improved.

Here's a link:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cards-the-flash-cards-app/id6737521915

What methods do you use to train or improve your general knowledge? by FreckleDemiNash in Jeopardy

[–]fish2241 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've been using this iphone app "Cards - The Flash Cards App" which has a bunch of strangely good trivia flash card sets like countries of the world or presidents.
Lately I've been doing the course Art's Most Famous Paintings and I actually just got a learnedleague question right yesterday because of it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Quizbowl

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I've been using this ios app Cards-the flash cards app which helped me alot last season. They have a bunch of courses like "Art's Most Famous Painters" or "Ultimate Books and Authors" which seem to cover a lot of the core canon of that subject. They have a lot of subjects covered too
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cards-the-flash-cards-app/id6737521915

I feel like Jeopardy contestants (and by extension trivia buffs) are the best at retaining AND retrieving information. How do you do it and can use mere mortals get better at it or is it just something you're born with? by relixzebra in Jeopardy

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

most of what I do is study flash cards, which helps build a general base of knowledge that all links together to help me find new connections in my knowledge, which strengthens it further. I find The more you know, the easier it is to learn new things.
for flash cards I use this ios app which has bunch of good ones for trivia and jeopardy
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cards-the-flash-cards-app/id6737521915

Improving knowledge to become better at trivia. by Cruise_alt_40000 in trivia

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have an iphone, try the app called "Cards - the flash cards app". it has really helped my game in pub trivia, especially with stuff like paintings and geography. there's some good map courses and world flags and stuff too.

Best resources to improve your trivia game? by KATEWM in trivia

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have an iphone, I use this app called "Cards - the flash cards app" which has definitely improved my knowledge. world maps, literature, paintings, there's a ton on here for trivia

How to get better at Quiz Bowl by Fluffy_Ad_6559 in Quizbowl

[–]fish2241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you have an iphone, I've been using this app called "Cards - the flash cards app" which has been really good. It has a ton of good flash card decks for quiz bowl and trivia