Officials for a sanctioned quiz shall be a quizmaster, answer judge(s), scorekeeper(s) and a timekeeper.

A. The district quizmaster and officials will be approved by the Disciple Making Ministry director, District Youth Task Force, or the Disciple Making Ministry Committee. 
B. The international quizmaster and officials will be appointed by the International     Bible Quizzing Advisory Committee. This committee is appointed by the Life Impact Ministries Executive Director. The Canadian representative will be appointed by the Canadian National Church Education Committee. To be considered for appointment, all quizmasters and officials must:

1. Regularly attend an Alliance church.
2. Have three years of district quiz mastering experience and be recommended by their district office or quiz committee.
3. Go through an evaluation process established by the International Bible Quizzing Advisory Committee.

II.  QUIZMASTER

A. The quizmaster must:

1. Be thoroughly acquainted with all rules, procedures, and material of that quiz year.
2. Be impartial and render decisions consistently.    
3. See that all officials are briefed regarding rules and procedures
4. Read at a normal conversation rate.  Hesitating or reading too quickly must be avoided since either may cause inaccurate quizzing.
5. Read all questions at the same rate of speed with the ability to stop reading the question at the exact moment a jump is made.
6. Keep the quiz moving at a consistent pace.  A quiz should not be rushed, but it is important to maintain the quickest pace which does not interfere with  accuracy.           
7. Remember the importance of edifying the quizzers and the audience. Quizmasters should speak clearly and be enthusiastic about quizzing. To this end, quizzers should be called by name, the score should be announced often (when scoreboard is not present), and bonuses and quiz-outs should be promptly recognized.

B. The quizmaster may:

1. Rule immediately upon an obviously correct or incorrect answer if there is no indication from the answer judge to the contrary.
2. During the 30-second answering period use the following prompts:

a. If a quizzer has provided all the information in the answer, except the
clarification of a pronoun present which is part of the answer, the quizmaster will say, "Can you clarify?" or "Can you be more specific?"  A pronoun needs to be clarified only if the clarification (antecedent) is in context.

b. On a Chapter/Verse Reference Question only, if the quizzer has given all the information for the question and the answer and the complete question was not read, the quizmaster will ask, "What is your question?"

c. On a Finish-The-Verse (FTV), Quote, or Finish This (FT) type question, once the quizzer has quoted to the end of the required verse, if the quote is not yet correct, the quizmaster will say, "Again."  This will occur as often as needed until the quizzer quotes the verse perfectly or the 30 second time limit expires.

d. If a quizzer answers the question correctly, but is missing information found in the question, the quizmaster may ask the quizzeMore."

3. Consult with the answer judges at any time, provided it does not infringe upon the 30 seconds allotted the quizzer.

C. When deemed necessary, the quizmaster or any official may be replaced from his/her position during a meet by the International Bible Quizzing Advisory Committee.

III.  JUDGES

A. Answer Judges

1. There shall be two answer judges in addition to the quizmaster in every     International Final.  In a local, zone, or district quiz this number may vary.
2. All conferring among answer judges shall be done privately. The spokesperson will announce the decision.  The head answer judge shall be the spokesperson for the group.
3. No comment other than “correct” or “incorrect” need be announced by the head answer judge in making a decision.  However, at the discretion of the judges and quizmaster or at the request of the captain, a statement may be made by the spokesperson.  If an explanation is requested by a captain, the     right to challenge has been forfeited for that question.
4. Answer judges will watch the quizmaster’s questions for accuracy of reading.
5. When an answer given is in question, answer judges will determine the accuracy of its content and make a ruling accordingly.
6. Answer judges will check the NIV reference for each question when asked to verify the accuracy of the written answer.
7. All questions are checked for accuracy, construction, and distribution by the head answer judge prior to the quiz.
8. A quizzer will be recognized by the quizmaster or the jump judge when his/her light comes on.  If equipment is used where the team and number are visible to the audience, the quizmaster may make the call.
9. The answer judge may call a foul or rule infraction related to jumping and pre-jumping.

A. Two scorekeepers will tabulate the results of each question on official score sheets in every International Final.  They shall keep a running score of each quiz. The official scorekeeper for the International Finals will be appointed by the International Bible Quizzing Advisory Committee.
B. Points will be accurately tallied on individual quizzers for each team by the statistician appointed by the International Bible Quizzing Advisory Committee.
C. The scorekeepers will tally and immediately announce when a quizzer has erred out, quizzed out, or fouled out.
D. The scorekeepers will keep record of all time-outs.
E. To determine eligibility for re-substitution, the scorekeepers will keep record of the number of questions a substituted quizzer has remained out.
F. One scorekeeper shall be the spokesperson for the group, have the score sheets signed by the coaches at the conclusion of each quiz, and report to the statistician.

A. Time shall be kept by the use of a stopwatch, any digital watch, or a functioning part of built-in time equipment.
B. Infringements of time limits should be announced by the sounding of the timekeeper’s horn or bell or by calling time.