Download the full list of all the Bible Bowl Rules & Regulations.

You can email our Bible Bowl Committee via email: biblebowl@adventistyouthontario.org.

Only if the churches are in the same district and share the same conference pastor. Otherwise, teams must be from the same local church or school within the Ontario Conference.

A registered team can have up to six members, but only four can play at a time. If you register four or more, you must have four playing during the game.

Yes. Alternates can be substituted only at the end of period two, or in case of illness or extreme emergency.

Each church or school may enter up to two teams per age category, but only if there are at least seven players in that category.

Yes, players can “play up” (e.g., a 15-year-old playing on a Senior Youth team). However, Pre-Juniors and Adults must stay in their assigned categories and cannot move up or down.

No. Conference pastors and Bible instructors are not eligible to participate as team members.

Yes. Any team member or coach may say "challenge" if they believe a correct answer was rejected. The Moderator and Judges will review it, and the decision will be announced at half-time or the end of the game.

A one-minute lightning round will be played using only toss-up questions. If there's still a tie, the lightning round is repeated until a winner is declared.

Yes! Non-Adventist participation is encouraged as a witness. They just need to meet the other eligibility criteria.

The King James Version (KJV) is the official version used for creating questions, though modern English will be accepted for numeric answers.

No. Individuals can only be registered on one team per season.

If your team does not show up within 15 minutes after being called, you will forfeit that game.

Yes. Teams from the same church may be required to compete against one another based on the game draw and progression.

Only during bonus questions. For toss-up and lightning round questions, no conferring is allowed. Talking during these rounds can result in loss of opportunity, point deductions, or even disqualification after repeated offenses.

Yes, but only the original players on the winning team are eligible. The Ontario Bible Bowl Committee sends formal invitations and assigns a coach for the national event. Financial assistance will also be available for teams to travel to Nationals.