Rules - Section IX: Bible Bowl Guidelines for Writing Questions
No True/False questions are to be used at the National games.
Multiple-choice for bonus questions may be used at the National games.
All questions are to be typewritten for easy reading in 3” x 5” index cards format.
Toss-up questions are to be typed on blank white index cards. Bonus questions are to be clearly marked "Bonus" with the corresponding point value and must be typed on colored cards.
Toss-up questions and bonus questions must not have answers that exceed the maximum four (4) seconds and seven (7) seconds reply time, respectively (Section III [C]) & (Section IV [E]).
In writing toss-up or bonus questions, care should be taken to ensure a unique answer and to prevent ambiguity. If a similar answer (word / phrase) within the material is also correct, either will be accepted as correct unless “Be Specific” is written on the card.
Points to bonus questions should allow for even division for partial credit, if partial answers are being given. Unless otherwise stated, partial credit will be given. Each part of a bonus question shall be five (5) or ten (10) points depending on the total points of the question.
The maximum total points for a bonus question with one answer are twenty-five (25).
Total points for a question with a two-part answer are a maximum of ten (10) points per correct answer.
Total points for a question with a three-part answer are a maximum of five (5) points per correct answer.
Partial answers for multiple (more than three [3]) answer bonus questions are five (5) points per correct answer.
Questions requiring specific answers, such as “Lucifer” instead of “Satan", need to be identified as such.
Example:
Satan or Devil is not acceptable.
(Question) - Be specific In the book of Luke, what was the name of the being, that fell from heaven like lightning?
(Answer) - "Lucifer"
Questions written for and used at a conference level must not be used at the National level. Question writers cannot write questions from the same book for both the conference and the National levels.
A question used for toss-up shall not exceed twenty-five (25) words.
Revised 10/28/2008, Prepared by The National Bible Bowl Coordinators Association
