F. Situation Questions
1. Used only when narrative material is available (Four Gospels and Acts).
2. Must be a direct quote from Scripture by a person or an entity.
3. The quotation required by the question writer must be reasonable in length, not
exceeding two consecutive verses. The quizzer is not required to repeat the
quotation word-perfect but must be substantially close without leaving out key
components of the quotation.
4. Ask for who said it, to whom, how, why, when, where, or about whom. No other
interrogatives are permissible. A maximum of three situation questions may be
asked about the quote.
5. Must start at the beginning of a quotation or the beginning of a sentence within
the quotation. When a Situation question comes from a quotation that runs for
more than 2 verses, the beginning of the Situation question must start within the
first 2 verses of the quotation.
6. The answer to the Situation Question must be in context.
There shall be no less than two and no more than four Situation Questions in a
quiz when covering narrative material (Gospels and Acts).
II. INVALID QUESTIONS
A. Invalid Questions – Questions should be declared invalid by the quizmaster or
answer judges if:
1. The answer requires interpretation by the quizzer.
2. The question can be answered, "yes" or "no," "true" or "false."
3. A Multiple-Answer, Reference, Finish-The-Verse, Situation, or Quote Question
is not preceded by a statement to that effect.
4. The question is ambiguous, tricky, or misleading.
5. The question might have two different or conflicting answers.
6. The question is multiple-choice.
7. The written question is not word for word as taken from the ESV.
8. The question is not preceded by the quizmaster calling, "Question."
9. The question is a Cross-Reference Question (meaning the question and
answer or, in the case of a Multiple-Answer Question, both answers must come
from the same verse or consecutive verses).
10. An Interrogative or Multiple-Answer Question does not contain a key word or
complete key phrase within the first five words of the question.
11. A Finish-The-Verse or Finish-This Question begins with the same first five
words as another Finish-The-Verse or Finish-This Question, or if a Situation
Question begins with the same first five words as another Situation Question.
12. When a question is deemed invalid and thrown out, it must be replaced with the
same type of question. (i.e. Interrogative replaced with Interrogative, CVRMA
replaced with CVRMA, etc.)
CHALLENGES AND PROTESTS
I.
CHALLENGING
A. If there is reason to believe the quizmaster or judges have ruled incorrectly on an
answer to a question, the team captain or co-captain may challenge the judgment
call subject to the following rules:
The C&MA Internationals Bible Quizzing Executive Team
Revised 2013
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