Interrogative Questions (INT)

-questions should not be overly long and should be clear and precise.

-must be worded exactly as it appears in the text

-must contain a completed key word or phrase in the first five words.

a. A key word is a word that appears only once in the material.

b. A key phrase is two or three words – the sequence of which distinguishes them from the rest of the material.

-usually are general questions, with “why” or “how” or “what”, etc.

-the majority of the questions in a quiz are these kind.

Finish-The-Verse Questions

-Will be direct quotes from Scripture and must be quoted word-perfect.

-Must be strong enough to stand on its own without requiring additional verses to explain it.

-Must be of spiritual value or be significant to the chapter.

-The quizmaster may give no more than five words of the verse.

-There are four forms of Finish the Verse questions.

Quote Questions (QT)

-Quote Questions are questions in which the quizmaster gives only the book, chapter, and verse reference for the verse. It must be quoted directly from Scripture.

-Will be direct quotes from Scripture and must be quoted word-perfect.

-Must be spiritually significant.

-A second form of Quote Questions is “Quote these two verses (Q2V). The reference will be given for two consecutive verses.

Reference Questions

– used to distinguish similar words from different passages.

– Reference Questions may refer to chapter and verse or chapter only.

-These have a few more forms as well.

Multiple-Answer Questions (MA)

– Must have more than one answer to the interrogative.

-must be worded exactly as they appear in the text and must contain a completed key word or phrase in the first five words.

Situation Questions

-These questions are used only when narrative material is available (Four Gospels and Acts)