Name ____________________________________________

Years of experience as:

____ Quiz Master

____ Score Keeper

____ Time Keeper

All table officials must pass this test prior to serving at regional or national tournaments. This is an open book test; you may consult a copy of the rules as you take this test. The main purpose of this test is to ensure that you have read and understand the official rules of Bible Quiz Fellowship.

Instructions: For most questions, simply write the correct answer. For multiple choice answers, please circle the correct answer.

Section one: Rules

How many quizzers may participate on a team?

Between what ages must a person be at the time of the national tournament to be eligible to quiz?

If a quizzer first attends Nationals as a quizzer at age 11, how old will he/she be at the last nationals for which he/she is eligible? 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20

What should appear on a lineup card?
 
 
 
 

What happens if a coach submits an incorrect lineup that is not corrected before the first question of the quiz?
 
 

Section two: Quiz Officials

What TWO things should a quizmaster check before each quiz?
 
 

When should a quizmaster stop reading the question?
 
 

When should twenty points be awarded?
 
 

When should an error be awarded?
 
 

How does a backup quizmaster assist the primary quizmaster?
 
 
 
 

When should primary and backup quizmasters switch roles?

Scorekeepers must make tally marks indicating what?
 
 
 
 

Do overtime points "count" toward individual averages? Yes / No

Must scorekeepers keep a running score? Yes / No

When will the scorekeeper notify the quizmaster?
 
 

Upon which errors will the quizmaster notify each team?

How long is each half of quizzing?

How long is the first overtime period (if necessary)?

For what three things will the timekeeper notify the quizmaster?
 
 
 
 
 
 

How many teams compete at the same time in a quiz? 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

What happens if a quizzer jumps before a question is completely read?
 
 
 
 

What happens if time runs out in a half before a quizmaster has completely read the reference for a question?

What are the two types of questions?

For an interrogative question, what must a quizzer supply to receive twenty points?
 
 
 
 

What is a flip-flop?
 
 

How long does a quizzer have to completely answer an interrogative question?

How long does a quizzer have to completely answer a quote question?

Can a quizzer go back and repeat part of a verse during a quote question? Yes / No

When may coaches make substitutions?

How many time outs does a coach get in each quiz? 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

What two individuals may offer a challenge?

When should a challenge be made?
 
 

How many bonus points are awarded when the fifth, sixth or seventh quizzer from a team answers correctly?

How many bonus points are awarded when a quizzers "quizzes out" with no errors?

How many points are subtracted when a quizzer receives an error (3-part answer)?
 
 
 
 

If no quizzers on a particular team have received an error, but four different quizzers each have one foul, how many errors does the team have? 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

If a quizzer attempts to answer when someone from another team was called upon, what happens?
 
 

If a quizzer’s light comes on after the quizmaster begins to read the reference, but the quizzer does not jump and answer the question, what happens?
 
 

What happens if an individual receives two technical fouls?
 
 

What happens if a team receives three technical fouls?
 
 

What happens if a team purposely delays giving correct answers with the intent of stalling to protect a lead?
 
 
 
 

What happens if a team arrives late for a quiz, but their lateness is not due to another quiz going late? Follow-up: What happens if a team arrives later than halftime?

What should happen if a question (including quotes) is either repeated as a mistake by the quizmaster or printed twice in a quiz?