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Despite the color coding within Psalms 18:10, which reads, “And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.”, wings will not be considered a body part. Per our annually-published Points of Interpretation: Color coding of materials is intended as an aid to learning only; oversights… View Article
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Selah
The term “selah” is found 18 times in 9 psalms of our study. We don’t exactly know what it means, but it includes the concepts of pausing to praise, or waiting, or reflecting, or quieting yourself in God’s presence. For Bible Quizzing purposes, the question is most often whether it is pronounced “SEE-lah” or “SAY-lah.”… View Article
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What to Do If Your Buzzer Stops Working
Part 2, section G, subsection 34 (on page 33) is a new addition to the 2020 rules manual. This new rule addresses the rare cases when a quizzer’s buzzer stops working. In order to adopt this rule, the rule about contesting when your own team answers correctly has been removed. 34. Should a quizzer contest… View Article
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Including “Quote”
It is always in the best interest of a quizzer to be as clear as possible when completing an interrupted question. You don’t want officials conferring or the opposing team to contest over something unclear, even if it does end up being correct. On the rare occasion that a quizzer may complete a quotation question… View Article
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“Words” v “Phrase”
Anticipating, interrupting, and correctly completing a question is no easy thing. On even the easiest questions, quizzers have to account for several elements. Because we want quizzers’ study to be rewarded as often as possible by correctly answering questions, it is in the quizzers’ interests that, as often as possible, questions conform to patterns and… View Article
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By Stormy Fierge
Bible Quizzing by Stormy Fierge Bible quizzing is an equipping ministry Practical growth I gain Learning self-discipline, I choose to study instead of enjoying futile entertainment Learning work efficiency, I choose to focus instead of wasting time Learning English skills, I choose to work at fundamentals instead of lazy question making Learning practical growth through… View Article
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Studying more than a single book each of the last three seasons means that the book name has always been included within a verse reference, e.g. “Romans chapter 1 verse 16.” Even though a psalm is equivalent to a chapter, it is important that a quizmaster maintain consistent cadence when reading a question, so this… View Article
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“…contains this information.”
“Glory of God;” quote the verse that contains this phrase. There are instances in which a quizzer might interrupt and conclude a question LIKE the one above with, “…that contains this information.” And most times that quizzer would be correct because the information is so unique that it is found in only that particular verse…. View Article
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