INTENT & LIMITATIONS
  • It is the intent of this app to facilitate practice and competition for quizzing teams and individuals.
  • This site is built upon the most dependable technology available to facilitate this purpose. However, the internet was designed as a distributed network, and as such is not designed to offer the same speed and accuracy as in-person quizzing equipment. Internet lag and latency is unpredictable and constantly changing. Therefore, no warranty is offered as to the accurateness or perceived "fairness" of this app.
AUDIENCE
  • Bible Quiz Shop offers study materials including books, software, and apps for several different Bible Bowl/Quiz groups. This app has been customized to the format of all of those programs, and it is these resources that fund this site.
  • If you are involved in a Bible Quizzing program not represented here, we would LOVE to hear from you and discuss how to add your group to the list of supported programs! For inquiries, please email Bible Quiz Shop or visit biblequizshop.com
SOUND and VIDEO
  • Audio support is not currently integrated into this app. So that everyone may be heard while playing, we suggest using a free conference call service or discord.com
HOW TO PLAY
  • The Quizmaster/Host must initiate each game. First choose your quiz program, then enter a code. It can be any code you choose, or simply click CREATE GAME and the system will auto-generate one for you.
  • The Quizmaster/Host will give the code to all players and should also tell each player the "location" of his/her team, either LEFT, RIGHT, or MIDDLE (for groups quizzing 3 teams at a time). This may be a color for those groups that use color designations.
  • When players arrive, they simply enter the code assigned by the Quizmaster/Host. They will then enter their name and team position, and will automatically join the game created by the Quizmaster/Host. .
  • The Quizmaster/Host clicks CLEAR to initialize the system for buzzing.
  • A player buzzes by touching or clicking the round buzzer. The system will indicate the first four players to respond. An audible "buzz" will sound on the winning player's device and also on the Quizmaster's device.
  • When a player buzzes, a timer starts on the Quizmaster's console indicating how long the player has to complete his/her answer (or in some cases, to start his/her answer, depending upon the quiz program). Please be aware that this timer is based on when the PLAYER was notified that he/she was the first buzzer (NOT when the Quizmaster is notified). We have attempted to compensate for this difference, but due to internet limitations, the timer may be off by as much as a +/- 1 second.
BUZZERS
There are 5 different states a buzzer can be in:
  • LOCKED: The buzzer is temporarily locked and disabled. It will go into READY state when the Quizmaster clicks CLEAR.
  • READY: The buzzer is ready to be pressed.
  • PRESSED: The buzzer has been pressed, but this buzzer was not the winner. Even the winning buzzer will turn this color for a split second before it indicates that it has won. This is so that the system can determine which buzzer was first.
  • WON: This buzzer was the first one pressed.
  • DISABLED: This buzzer has been disabled by the Quizmaster and cannot buzz until the Quizmaster enables it.
QUIZMASTER OPTIONS
  • CLEAR BUTTON: Initializes all buzzers for buzzing
  • LOCK BUTTON: Temporarily deactivates and locks all buzzers
  • CORRECT: (appears after a buzz has occurred) Click this when the buzz was correct. The question value will be added to the appropriate team and that player's correct buzz count will be incremented by 1.
  • INCORRECT: (appears after a buzz has occurred) Click this when the buzz was incorrect. That player's incorrect buzz count will be incremented by 1. For groups which lose half point value, that value will be subtracted from the team's score.
  • INCORRECT PRE-JUMP: (appears for Free Methodist after a buzz has occurred) Click when the quizzer was incorrect on a pre-jump.
  • FREE CORRECT: (appears for AACS after a buzz has occurred) Click when the quizzer was correct on a free question.
  • FREE INCORRECT: (appears for AACS after a buzz has occurred) Click when the quizzer was incorrect on a free question.
  • DISABLE: (appears after clicking on a buzzer button on the scoreboard) Disables that player's buzzer.
  • ENABLE: (appears after clicking on a buzzer button on the scoreboard) Enables that player's buzzer.
  • BOOT: (appears after clicking on a buzzer button on the scoreboard) Boots that player from the room.