There are four levels of Bible quiz competition: local or interchurch, zone, district and International Finals. Each district shall determine eligibility guidelines for all local, zone and district competitions subject to approval by the district office.
I. LOCAL OR INTERCHURCH QUIZZING (Within a church or between several churches on an unofficial, challenge basis)
A. Any number from one to five may constitute a team.
B. Any number of teams may participate.
C. Question writing will be the responsibility of the local quizmaster.
D. If a church is unable to secure enough teens for study and competition within its own group, it may work with a neighboring Alliance church for competition on this level.
E. Follow all other rules as clearly as possible in order to educate for zone and higher levels of competition.
II. ZONE QUIZZING
A. The quizmaster and officials will be selected by the Zone Executive Committee.
B. Question writing will be the responsibility of the zone quizmaster.
C. The official rules shall be followed explicitly except with the following possibilities for variation:
1. Local church teams may have fewer than five members.
2. The number of judges may vary.
D. Every church within a zone may send a team or teams to a zone quiz. However, if approved by the Zone Executive Committee, two small churches may combine to send one team.
E. Individual and team scores shall be tallied.
III. DISTRICT QUIZZING
A. All rules, without exception, must be observed. The district office may grant exemptions for unusual circumstances in regard to district quizzing only.
B. The quizmaster and officials will be approved by the Disciple Making Ministry director, Disciple Making Ministry committee or District Youth Task Force.
C. The name and address of the district coordinator must be sent to the Life Impact Ministries Office by October 1 of that quiz year.
D. If possible, electronic jump-seats should be used in district competition.
E. For district finals each quiz must cover the year's material in its entirety.
IV. INTERNATIONAL FINALS
A. All official rules will be in effect.
B. Each district will be allowed to send at least one team to compete in the International Finals. This will be the district All-Star Team. For every 50 quizzers or portion thereof which a district/Alliance mission field has involved, they may bring 1 team to Internationals.
C. All arrangements, promotion, and administration will be by the Life Impact Ministries Office.
D. Notification by each district of its intention to enter a team must be received by the Life Impact Ministries Office, on a form supplied by that office, no later than May 1 of that quiz year.
E. The names of the All-Star Team, coaching staff, and all registration fees must be sent, when specified, to the Life Impact Ministries Office for that quiz year.
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