B. The quizmaster should:
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 (CVR) or Chapter-Only Reference
Question (CR), if the quizzer has given all the information in 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 quizzer, "More."
e. On a Situation (SIT) type question, when the quizzer has completed the
quotation required for the question the quizmaster will say, “Quote is
complete.”
3. Consult with the answer judges at any time he feels necessary, 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 ESV 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.
The C&MA Internationals Bible Quizzing Executive Team
Revised 2013
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