2016 Free Methodist Bible Quiz Finals
Seattle Pacific University June 27-July 1, 2016
Denominational Director: Eric Young  Director of Competition: Paul Stackhouse  Director of Quizmasters: Bob Swank
March 1, 2016
Dear Bible Quiz Leader:
I know this season has been challenging with all of the material we have been studying in the Book of Acts,
however, I trust you are having a great Bible quizzing season and that you are looking forward to participating
in the exciting conclusion at Bible Quiz Finals at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, WA. It is my prayer that
Quiz Finals would be a meaningful spiritual experience for you and your students. On the web site you will find
the registration forms for Quiz Finals. These need to be sent to the Denominational Director, Eric Young,
postmarked by May 20, 2016.
DATES: Opening registration will be on Monday (June 27) from 3:00 - 6:00pm in the Emerson Hall lobby. Due
to the number of teams expected to arrive on a staggered basis throughout the evening, Monday dinner will
not be provided on campus. The awards ceremony will take place mid-afternoon on Friday, July 1. Everyone
will be free to head toward home Friday evening or spend the evening taking in the sights of Seattle. Sunday
night (6/26), Friday night (7/1) and Saturday night (7/2) housing is available, but not included in the
registration fee.
FORMS: There are seven registration forms: Payment, Housing, Team, Individual, Additional Night Housing/
Shuttle, QUIC Adult Quizzing, and Medical. All of these need to be mailed to Eric Young with your payment by
May 20, 2016. A completed medical form for each person in your group (quizzers, adults, and children) must
accompany these forms. If you need housing for extra nights, please fill out the additional form for these
needs. (Extra night housing is available at $24.00 per person per night.) These forms are not attached to this
letter, but can be downloaded from the 2016 Quiz Finals web page at http://www.fmquizzing.org/16finals/
HOUSING & MEALS: Registration for quizzers and adults is $265.00 for programming, four nights lodging,
eleven meals, and a t-shirt. The SPU Admissions department will also be providing a pizza dinner on Monday
night prior to the start of our opening session (a total of twelve meals will be provided). Housing on campus
will be limited to the first 650 persons that register. After 650 persons have registered, teams will need to
make their own housing arrangements at nearby hotels or campgrounds. (The individual registration fee will
be reduced by $96 for those not staying on campus, and that can be applied toward the cost of the hotel
rooms.)
LINENS: Towels, sheets, blankets, and pillow cases WILL be provided.
CHILDREN: The rate for non-quizzing children who sleep on the floor in their parent’s room is $170 for ages
four and up, and free for three and under. University regulations limit the number of children that can be on
the floor of one room to one (1).
TEAM QUIZZING: Each team registration will be $180. This cost covers the quizmaster expense and Quiz Finals
expenses. All teams will register in their specific division (STV, STR, YTV, YTR) with no distinguishing between A
or B divisions. All teams will quiz in a round robin tournament to determine the top teams who will compete
in their division final. Remember that in order to be a rookie team; the team can have only one experienced
quizzer. If a team has more than one quizzer who has quizzed more than one half of a season before this quiz
season, then that team must be a veteran team. (Quizzing before 6th grade does NOT count toward this
experience.)
SPECIAL TEAM REGISTRATIONS: Any coach wishing to register a team that is not made up of members as
defined by the Rulebook must contact the Denominational Director before registering such a team. This
includes teams made up of quizzers who do not all attend the same church and other possible scenarios which
may occur. Quizzers without teams can attend and be placed on a "pooled" team of like quizzers, but will be
assigned to compete in a "B" level division final.
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION: Please register quizzers for Individual Competition. The cost is $5.00 each. The
Association of Free Methodist Educational Institutions awards valuable scholarships to the top three finishers
in the Senior Teen Veteran Individual division. These may be applied to any Free Methodist college or
university.
SPIT-SHINE AWARD: Each church may enter a single quizzing uniform to compete for the award. Entries must
meet the following criteria: displays the name of team and quizzer, includes a theme of the current quizzing
material, and is functional / usable in actual quizzing competition. Two members of each church may use up
to two minutes to present their uniform on Monday evening.
DISABILITIES: If you have a quizzer with a disability for whom you would like to request special
accommodation in the competition, please send your request as soon as possible to the denominational
director for consideration. Sending this information well in advance of finals allows the leadership time to
prepare discrete instructions for quizmasters. ADD is one condition that may be considered in this category.
QUIZ SETS: Quiz boxes and pads are needed. Please bring them. Each part of your set should be well labeled.
Also please bring your broken sets. A skilled electrician has volunteered to work throughout Quiz Finals to
repair jump seats at no cost to you. Let's make sure that all our jump seats are in good working condition--not
only for this tournament, but also for the coming quiz season. Boxes may be shipped in advance to SPU if
necessary: Your Name – Bible Quizzing  c/o Tiffany Shelton  3307 3rd Ave W, Suite 312  Seattle, WA
98119. Provision for return shipping must be made by the church/coaches.
QUIZMASTERS: will be contacted directly concerning their participation in Bible Quiz Finals. Bob Swank will be
processing and confirming recommendations from conference and regional leadership. A quizmaster is not
confirmed until he/she has received confirmation from Bob. Selected approved staff will not be charged the
registration cost. Do not register someone as staff until that person has received confirmation from Bob.
QUIC (QUizmasters Including Coaches): QUIC material will be over Acts 16-20 and all quotes from the season.
AIRPORT PICKUP: Transportation to and from the airport and train stations will NOT be provided directly from
the terminal. Transportation will be provided to and from the Sound Transit Light Rail Station at the University
of Washington. One-way tickets on Sound Transit are roughly $3.00/person. This will provide
better flexibility and availability of vans for pick-up and drop-off due to the proximity of the Light
Rail Station to Seattle Pacific University. Dan Bartholomew of the Rainier Avenue church has
graciously offered again to coordinate and provide transportation for those teams who need it. As
your travel arrangements are made, we will coordinate with Dan and get you connected.
http://m.soundtransit.org
COLLEGE CONTACT: Our Seattle Pacific University contact is Tiffany Shelton. Her office phone number is (206)
281-2187. Her e-mail address is [email protected]. Feel free to call or e-mail her with any questions that you
might have about Seattle Pacific University.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES: Quiz Finals will conclude with an Awards Ceremony on Friday mid-afternoon. An opening
party in Tiffany Loop will take place on Monday night. On Tuesday night we will enjoy a catered meal in
Martin Square and then head out for a Scavenger Hunt at Gasworks Park. Our service project will be
supporting the Bread of Life Mission and take place on Wednesday evening with service activities taking place
both on and off campus. On Thursday evening we will celebrate with the testimony/communion service.
Unfortunately SPU does not have a swimming pool (unless you are inclined to swim in the shipping canal).
SERVICE PROJECT: Last year was such a great success serving the Jackson, MI area through Together We Can
Make A Difference, we decided to continue to serve the communities we visit each year at Quiz Finals. Our
planning team of students have been praying and working hard on the plans for our service project this year.
We will be working with Bread of Life Mission in Seattle. Projects are still being planned, however, there will
be service opportunities both on and off campus. We are also planning the service project on Wednesday, so
everyone can participate.
HYGIENE PRODUCTS PROJECT: One of the greatest needs for the Bread of Life
Mission are hygiene products. In these next few months leading up to Quiz
Finals, we are asking teams and churches to gather together: soap, shampoo,
toothbrushes, tooth paste, deodorant, comb, brush, hand sanitizer, disposable
razors, shaving cream etc. You can bring them with you in your luggage, or can
we suggest that you box the items up and ship them to: Bible Quizzing – Bread of
Life  c/o Tiffany Shelton  3307 3rd Ave W, Suite 312  Seattle, WA 98119.
DAVE MARKELL EXCELLENCE IN ATTITUDE AWARD: Each year at Quiz Finals, a graduating senior is honored
for their excellence in attitude. This award is named in honor of the Dave Markell. Rev. David Markell served
as the Director of Youth Ministries during the 1980's, before his untimely death from leukemia. His leadership
and advocacy of quizzing lives on through the lives of hundreds of quizzers, officials and coaches to whom he
ministered. His attitude, even as he faced death, was always one of calm, wisdom and strength. His family has
consented to the use of his name to honor the quizzer who most exemplifies the life of Christ through their
attitudes and behavior in quizzing.
Directors, coaches and leaders are invited to nominate a graduating senior who will be in attendance at Quiz
Finals. Nominations need to be submitted to Eric Young by Thursday, June 23rd. Nominations will be
considered closed after June 23rd; no nominations will be accepted at Quiz Finals.
DEADLINE/PAYMENT: Mail all forms (including medical forms for each person in your group) and your
payment to Eric Young - QUIZ FINALS, 72 Diana Drive, Scottsville, NY 14546. It must be postmarked by May
20th. If you are paying by check, please make the check out to "Eric Young - Bible Quizzing". I can process
credit card payments via Square. Seattle Pacific University and FMC USA are not set-up to process credit cards
and in the past, any transaction fees have been absorbed by the host college. Unfortunately, we are not in the
position to absorb the 2.9% transaction fee. Any payment made by credit card will have an additional 2.9%
added to their total due to cover the fee. Late registrations may not be accepted. Please make and keep a
copy of the completed registration forms before mailing. Forms are available on our web site. Remember that
housing on campus will be provided only for the first 650 persons that are registered. Any registrants after
that will need to make reservations in area hotels and campgrounds. No refunds will be made after June 1st.
CONFIRMATION: Please check our web site at http://www.fmquizzing.org for additional information on Quiz
Finals. Updated team registrations will be posted following the May 20 deadline. Your only registration
confirmation will be that your teams will be posted on the web site. Corrections to team and individual
registration can be made via e-mail to Eric Young at [email protected]. While refunds for team
registrations cannot be made after June 1st, legitimate requests to drop or move teams between divisions
should be communicated as soon as the coach is aware of the need. Accommodating teams moving between
divisions after June 1st are granted at the discretion of the tournament leadership and are rarely allowed
within a week before the tournament.
Please be praying for God to touch lives in a special way at Quiz Finals. Pray for God's leadership as we codirect this important ministry event. May God richly bless you and your ministry for Him.
Eric Young – Denominational Director
Free Methodist Youth Bible Quizzing
(585) 571-4544 E-mail: [email protected]