WEEK 30: Review 2 Peter 1-3 AGAIN!

This week (April 5 to April 11), please review 2 Peter, Chapters 1-3 (i.e. the entire book) We're re-reviewing this week, since most of the team couldn't make the last practice. This is change from the original study schedule.

If you want to read the chapters online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapters here.

Study Tip: Second chances are wonderful things. So are third chances! This is your third chance to study and learn 2 Peter. There are only 3 chapters, so it is your best bet to become an expert on one section for Districts. Take the opportunity this week to refresh your knowledge (or embed some knowledge if you missed it the first time around.) This is your last chance to really learn this material.

Upcoming Events:
- April 21, Districts Year-End Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

See you tonight!

We'll see you tonight for Quiz Team practice. We'll be the only ministry in the building tonight. Be sure to be studied up on 2 Peter. This is our LAST practice of small-scale review. From here on out, we review all books, all the time!

What is Holy Week?

The pastors have been talking about "Holy Week". It is obvious they mean "the week between Palm Sunday and Easter." But what is "Holy Week" all about? Do we really know what happened every day of Holy Week?

• Palm Sunday: The Triumphal Entry
• Monday: Cursing of the Fig Tree, Cleaning of the Temple
• Tuesday: Jesus taught in the Temple
• Spy Wednesday: Judas makes the deal to sell out Jesus
• Maundy Thursday: The Last Supper & Gethsemane
• Good Friday: Jesus's Trials and Crucifixion
• Holy Saturday: Jesus lay in the tomb, the disciples hid in fear
• Easter/Resurrection Sunday The Resurrection!

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: All This time

Scoreboard from March

Finally, here are all the scores from March and our current standings, as we lead up to Districts. Keep a close eye here as this will drive the seating for the last Quiz Meet of the year.

IMPORTANT: We *ARE* Meeting on Wednesday for Practice!

Team, We WILL be meeting Wednesday for practice and quizzing on 2 Peter. The bulletin may mention that all other activities on Wednesday are cancelled, but Quiz Team will be the exception! Please pass the word to other quizzers and parents.



(Scores were delayed 24 hours by the importance of getting this message out there ASAP. They'll be posted tomorrow.

Yah, mon!

WEEK 29: Review 2 Peter 1-3

This week (March 29 to April 4), please review 2 Peter, Chapters 1-3 (i.e. the entire book)

If you want to read the chapters online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapters here.

Study Tip: This next week is Holy Week. It begins Sunday with Palm Sunday (remembering Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem), continues Maundy Thursday (remembering the Last Supper), Good Friday (remembering Christ's death on the cross), Holy Saturday (remembering the silence and fear of the disciples), and ends the following Sunday with Easter (remembering the Resurrection!). Think about how each day reflects upon the material you're reading, and be looking for references back to this time. Holy Week is the central part of the Christian story (until He comes again) and you can find many allusions to it in all of Peter's writings.

Upcoming Events:
- April 21, Districts Year-End Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

More technical difficulties on Scores

The scoreboard will be updated and posted on Saturday. Sincere apologies for the lack, but I'm working thru some problems with some past scoresheets. Hang in there. It won't be long now.

Useful study tips

We try to give you a good study tip every week here on the website, but sometimes it is helpful to go outside for advice and get a different perspective. This site has a list of study tips that may be useful to you as a quizzer. For example...

Review is the most important things you can do when trying to learn or memorize new material. Studies show that if you don't use information you loose it. Review old information as often and as much as possible. If you don't review you are just wasting your time. What good does it do you to spend hours studying if you're only going to forget it a month later?

A pun a day keeps the doctor away!

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: White Flag

Keywords!

Keyword, also known as "once used words", are specific words that are used only once in all three of the books we are currently studying. If you learn these words, they can be of great help in figuring out where you are when you hear them in a question. Consider spending some extra time with the keywords list in the coming weeks leading up to Districts!

Literality is funny

WEEK 28: Review 1 Peter 1-5

This week (March 22 to March 28), please review 1 Peter, Chapters 1-5 (i.e. the entire book)

If you want to read the chapters online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapters here.

Study Tip: We're now in the season of Lent, when Christians celebrate the weeks before Jesus's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. It is traditional at this time among some Christians to give up something, in order share in some small way with Christ's suffering. If you're still unable to find time to study, perhaps you might choose something to give up for Lent (maybe a favorite TV program) to provide more time to spend in the scriptures.

Upcoming Events:
- April 21, Districts Year-End Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

Scores coming soon - technical difficulties

You may have noticed the scoreboard hasn't been updated in a week or so. We are experiencing technical difficulties, but working through them. We hope to have up an updated scoreboard in the next few days. Apologies for the delay.

Do you know the rules of Bible Quizzing?

It is almost exactly a month to Districts now. We've been quizzing all year, learning how quizzes work, how quiz meets work, what you need to know to win. But have you ever actually sat down and gone over the rules? Remember that you can always find the official ECA Bible Quizzing rules here. You just may want to review them before Districts, especially if this is your first year!

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Stay Amazed

DON'T FORGET: Review the Reference & FTV questions!

As you are reviewing the chapters these next few weeks, don't forget to go over the list of special questions. This is especially useful if you've fallen behind on your studying, but still want to make a difference, because references and FTVs are from a specific, finite list, instead of being all three books. Consider this as a way to get ahead or stay ahead!

Reference Questions: Click here!

Finish the Verse Questions: Click here!

Should we celebrate St. Patrick?

For a sincere Christian, St. Patrick's Day can be a confusing time. In theory, it is a celebration of a particular Christian man who ministered in Ireland. But it has become - in American usage - simply a time to celebrate Irish culture. And among some, it has become little more than an excuse to drink Irish beer and carouse. Is this a holiday we should observe at all?

Well, luckily, much is known about Patrick, and it turns out he was a true follower of Jesus and a powerful evangelist. This is a man whose life is worth remembering!

As a boy of fourteen or so, he was captured during a raiding party and taken to Ireland as a slave to herd and tend sheep. Ireland at this time was a land of Druids and pagans. He learned the language and practices of the people who held him...Patrick's captivity lasted until he was twenty, when he escaped after having a dream from God in which he was told to leave Ireland by going to the coast. There he found some sailors who took him back to Britian, where he reunited with his family.

He had another dream in which the people of Ireland were calling out to him "We beg you, holy youth, to come and walk among us once more."

Patrick began preaching the Gospel throughout Ireland, converting many. He and his disciples preached and converted thousands and began building churches all over the country. Kings, their families, and entire kingdoms converted to Christianity when hearing Patrick's message.

Remembering great men of the Faith is important, so long as we always keep our eyes on Jesus, as they did.

What version are YOU studying?

WEEK 27: Review Hebrews 7-13

This week (March 15 to March 21), please review Hebrews, Chapters 7-13

If you want to read the chaptesr online, click here. (Free website Biblegateway.Com)

Listen to the chapters here.

Study Tip: What is your best strategy for review? There are two ways to approach these weeks: (1) Learn what you missed the first time around, or (2) Cement the stuff you know well by reading it again and quizzing yourself relentlessly. Consider carefully which way is best for you. If you joined late, definitely consider Option 1. It is your chance to catch up to the other quizzers. If you have been here since day 1, strongly consider Option 2. Either way, do your best to be an asset at Districts!

Upcoming Events:
- April 21, Districts Year-End Quiz Meet in Sparta, NJ

What are the odds?

Districts is NEXT!

The March Quiz Meet is over. We've studied our last week of new material in Hebrews, 1 Peter, and 2 Peter. So, what is next?

DISTRICTS!!!

Districts is the last quiz of the year, against all of the churches in the Eastern District. It will be in Sparta, NJ this year, and will be an all-day trip. Lower division will quiz lower division, Upper division will quiz upper division. Get psyched! This is our motivation over the next few weeks, as we review.

Photos from the Quiz Meet

Photos from the quiz meet are up and ready for your viewing! Click on the images below for each set.

Coach Mark's Photos:



Coach Matt's Photos:

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: The Elements Song

"But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare."
2 Peter 3:10

QUIZ MEET: Home safe!

QUIZ MEET: Leaving the lighthouse. Back about 2:30 pm.

QUIZ MEET: The tooth and only the tooth

QUIZ MEET: At the lighthouse

QUIZ MEET: Departing. Stopping at a historic lighthouse on the way home.

QUIZ PAD: Lunch time!

QUIZ MEET: Final Quiz

QUIZ MEET: More quizzing

QUIZ MEET: Trumbull vs Trumbull

QUIZ MEET: Quizzing!

QUIZ MEET: Opening ceremonies.

QUIZ MEET: Arrival!

QUIZ MEET: Loading up and moving out!

The Beard is the Thing