2014 Changes

Oh! Good. :)
Thanks for letting me know!

You're welcome :)

They're just teasing!

That's what she always says…and its lies!

Excuse me? I would like to think my word is good enough!

Actually, no.

We've been duped, defrauded, lied to, decimated, destroyed, and betrayed before.

chiefly by ourself

They're just teasing!

Yep, but they need a good rebuff sometimes.

They're just teasing!

Yep, but they need a good rebuff sometimes.

Like now would be good.

They're just teasing!

That's what she always says...and its lies!

No it's not!

They're just teasing!

That's what she always says...and its lies!

No it's not!

Her brawling nature proves my point.

Okay, according to an advertisement I saw yesterday in World magazine, there are five age groups for the Bible Bee. Am I missing something or is that a typo? O_o

Young explorers, primary, junior, senior and adult. But only primary, junior and senior can compete.

They're just teasing!

That's what she always says...and its lies!

No it's not!

Her brawling nature proves my point.

Facedesk

Wait, adult? :O

Yeah.

Did anybody notice that all the proctors are gone?!

Wait - maybe not all of them. But our proctor is gone, and most of the ones in the Great Plains area. Maybe they just didn't get somebody to run them? But if so, why didn't they let us know before two days ago?! Does anybody else know about this?

Are you looking at the map on the website?

Aaaaaaaand now I can't even find the map! : )

Found out ours was closed because of how few people were signed up. Case closed! :D

That's too bad…. Is the next nearest one close enough?

Yes! We'll be going to the locals that one of my best friends is hosting. :D So it all works out for good. :)

EDIT - it's also an hour closer than all the other ones. :)

It doesn't say explicitly in the Rulebook, but this is what it does say:

" [The top-scoring 120 contestants] are officially invited to participate in the National contest, if they are willing to do so. Due to ties and declined invitations, there may be more than or fewer than 120 contestants in each age division who actually compete in Nationals."

So it kind of implies that they won't let people fill in for the contestants that are not able to or do not want to compete.

Well it does say that there may be more than 120 contestants.

In the case of a tie… Not because they're doing alternates…

Right.

I don't think they sent out printed copies this year - but you can see it online. Page 23 mentions the 120 contestants thing.

I wish they had, though.

From the FAQ BB website page…
While we strive for excellence in all we do and publish, occasionally an error is not caught through our proofing process.

In Week One, Day Three, Level 4, Ezra 2-3 should be Ezekiel 2-3.
In Week Three, Day Four, Levels 3 and 4, the correct Hebrew word for vow is neder.
In Week Five, Day Two, Level 4, the correct final reference is Revelation 14:7.

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The Bible Bee differs from other Bible memory programs in that it doesn’t stop at rote memorization, but rather equips and challenges youth to understand Scriptural truth. Bible Knowledge and Bible Memory are weighted equally at both the local and national level during the Oral and Written Test Rounds; the maximum points earned in the Local Contest is 600 points for the Junior and Senior Divisions and 300 points for the Primary division.

Thanks for posting that!!!

That's really interesting about their scoring this year…

I don't know if anyone noticed this but they added 2 more questions in the final challenge round this year. I think it makes it more better because someone behind has a chance to catch up with more questions.