BIble Quiz Comes to India

It is not our way of quizzing, but this year over 338,000 Indian Catholics took part in the Logos Quiz in Thiruvananthapuram, India.

The Kerala Catholic Bible Society, which conducts the written quiz, functions under the Bible Commission of the Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council, the a regional body of bishops of all three rites that form the Indian Catholic Church. The program was held in all 11 Latin, 13 Syro-Malabar and four Syro-Malankara dioceses in the state...Several months beforehand, organizers let participants know what portion of the Bible they will need to study. This announcement is made during Bible Week, celebrated June 11-17 this year. Those taking the quiz are divided into five age groups -- 10 and below, 11-15, 16-30, 31-50, above 50 -- and the question papers for each group are sent to parishes. The quiz is administered on the specified date, normally after Sunday Mass. Top scorers receive gold medals, shields and trophies. Other participants are awarded certificates.

It is nice to see that Bible Quizzing is catching on all over the world!