{"id":51656,"date":"2024-05-17T14:36:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T12:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2042499"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T13:13:05","slug":"the-chases-jenny-ryan-reveals-five-things-you-need-to-know-to-ace-a-quiz","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-chases-jenny-ryan-reveals-five-things-you-need-to-know-to-ace-a-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chase\u2019s Jenny Ryan reveals five things you need to know to ace a quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Vixen gives her top tips! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 17 May 2024 at 12:36 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Jenny Ryan has become known as one of the most formidable chasers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/programmes\/the-chase\/\">The Chase<\/a>, flooring audiences and participants alike with her exceptional knowledge on, well, everything!<\/p>\n<p>Outside of The Chase, Ryan is an avid quizzer and even hosts her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fingersbuzzers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">podcast<\/a> alongside Lucy Porter in which they speak about \u201cthe quiz world from armchair to pub to telly\u201d, and each week they test one another, as well as listeners, on topics that always come up during a quiz.<\/p>\n<p>In case you find yourself at a loss of how best to ace a quiz, Jenny Ryan has told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> which key topics you <em>need\u00a0<\/em>to know to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview, Ryan said: \u201cThe classic [facts] I would always learn [are] flags, national capitals [and] US state capitals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She recommended that quizzers should \u201ckeep an eye\u201d on \u201cslightly obscure bits of knowledge\u201d.<\/p> <p>Ryan continued: \u201cI think if you\u2019re worried about your quiz team, pick five topics if there are five of you and all go off and do a bit of work on them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinding a way to learn what will suit you is really important if you\u2019re really serious about upgrading your quiz skills, then figuring out a way like that is great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether your quiz team always finds themselves in the bottom spot of the leaderboard, or you fancy yourself as a quiz aficionado, Warner Hotels and <strong>Radio Times<\/strong> are teaming up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=1015&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk%2Fbreaks%2Fexperience-breaks%2Fradio-times-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Warner Hotels\u2019 Radio Times Weekends<\/a>, with one exciting weekend featuring Ryan and Porter recording a live podcast episode of Fingers on Buzzers with Ken Bruce!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=1015&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk%2Fbreaks%2Fexperience-breaks%2Fradio-times-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Book Warner Hotels\u2019 Radio Times Weekends here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/going-out\/ken-bruce-live-popmaster-radio-times-weekend-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">Ken Bruce talks bringing live PopMaster to Radio Times Weekend<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Speaking of doing a live recording of their podcast at Radio Times Weekend, Ryan said: \u201cWe really love tailoring the experience to the special guests that we have on\u2026 So except the unexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Porter shared her excitement for having Ken Bruce part of the recording, telling <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> that it\u2019s going to be \u201clovely\u201d recording with the legendary radio host, and to be quizzing with him also is \u201camazing\u201d.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; 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