A Challenge...yes, a challenge. I pretty much looked for the answer in my book of Acts while trying to remember exactly what the question was...? However, Kaite was number 2 individually for the evening, competing in several matches; her team came out on top.
Here's a little info on what TBQ is all about. I think the best thing for Kaite has been the opportunity to go on end of the season missions...first to Mexico, then to New York City, and last year to Los Angeles. Our group does a variety of fundraisers, including delivering telephone books for an independent phone book publisher. This helps to keep the cost down for the participants. After school is out the group goes on a mission expedition. These trips and the mission work the students and chaperones have done has made a lasting impression on Kaite and has helped to cement her faith.
This is a better explanation of what TBQ is all about. Notice that the Southern Baptists and Methodists also participate...and win! Assemblies of God Bible Quiz is the largest Bible Bowl/Quiz ministry in terms of participants.
Teen Bible Quiz games feature two teams of three quizzers each, plus up to three substitutes. Games are comprised of 20 questions, with point values of 10, 20, or 30 points depending on the difficulty. Quizzers who buzz in first (using hand-operated buzzers) and answer correctly within 30 seconds are awarded the point value; an incorrect response results in a deduction of half the point value.
A quizzer who interrupts the quizmaster (moderator - the question reader) must first complete the essence of the question and then give the answer; a quizzer who fails to do both correctly is not only penalized with a deduction of half the point value, but allows the opposing team a shot at the same question.
Individual quizzers with five correct answers in a game "quiz out" and receive a 20-point bonus, but must sit out the remainder of the game; this rule was created with the intent to prevent one individual from dominating the match. This also encourages team play by giving more questions to quizzers who aren't as knowledgeable of Scripture or as experienced at quizzing. Similarly, a quizzer with three incorrect answers is also disqualified, but without further point penalty; the purpose of this rule is to discourage quizzers from "buzzing in" and simply guessing, and also to speed up play.
Monthly matches begin in October. District-level playoffs in March, with top teams moving on to one of eight regional playoffs, and the top five teams from those advance to the National Finals, held in July.
Teams study a specific portion of the New Testament each season (Romans and James in 2005-2006). Questions at the National Finals level can be extremely difficult, such as requiring a seven-verse passage to be quoted perfectly within 30 seconds, or the recollection of a list of twenty or more names or places.
The 2006 "Final 40," as it is nicknamed, was held July 2-7 in Lexington, Kentucky, and won by Church at Briargate from Colorado Springs, Colorado. The victory was the third for the church since the turn of the century. The 2007 tournament will be held July 8-13 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.
Junior Bible Quiz uses a similar format for children in grades one through six, with some differences: 1) a box of 576 questions and answers covering the entire Bible is used as the subject material; 2) four quizzers and up to four substitutes comprise a team; 3) six correct answers are needed for a "quiz out" and a 10-point bonus (this was also the rule in Teen Bible Quiz until the start of the 2005-2006 season).
Though this competition is sponsored by the Assemblies of God, teams from churches outside that fellowship may compete, with certain restrictions. At the Teen Quiz level, such teams may advance through the regional level of playoff competition, but not to the National Finals.
In Junior Quiz, advancement through to National Finals is not restricted; JBQ teams from any church may compete. In 2006, a church from outside the Assemblies won the Junior National Championship for the first time in the competition's history; previously, a Southern Baptist and a Methodist church had each finished in second place.
Between Teen and Junior Quiz, more than 3,000 teams compete in Assemblies of God Bible Quiz each year.
