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Fall 2026

Study the season's text as a team, compete on the buzzer at your league meets, and finish the season at Nationals.

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Fall 2026 study guide cover — Acts: Strengthened by the Holy Spirit

Acts: Strengthened by the Holy Spirit

Teen Beginner

Both divisions are in the same text this season, with Beginner covering a subset of the Teen material.

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Key dates

Exact league meet dates can vary by league, so confirm game days with your local coordinator.

Aug 1 Fall registration opens Up next

Register your players before their first league meet so they can play in it. Register with your local group at account.biblebowl.org.

Sep 12 League Meet · Block 1 · Local Up next In person with the other groups in your area

Several groups from your area meet together to play. The coordinator for your area sets the location and the exact time.

Sep 19 League Meet · Block 1 · Virtual Up next Played online, for teams without a league nearby

The virtual league coordinator sets the exact time. The buzzers are online, so each team needs internet, speakers or headsets to hear the quizmaster, and a microphone they can speak up into and be heard clearly.

Oct 10 League Meet · Block 2 · Local Up next
Oct 17 League Meet · Block 2 · Virtual Up next
Nov 14 League Meet · Block 3 · Local Teen Up next
Nov 21 League Meet · Block 3 · Virtual Teen Up next
Dec 1 Memory Master deadline Up next Last day for head sponsors to record their Memory Master achievers

Memory Master is achieved by reciting all the season's memory verses. After completion, a certificate can be downloaded from the achieving player's profile.

Dec 4–6 68th National Bible Bowl  Teen Up next Central Bible University · Moberly, MO — registration opens Oct 1, closes Oct 29
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Game and Resource Announcements

In-season corrections that override the printed materials on these points · Last updated Oct 21, 2026

Interchangeability

In addition to what is found in the Interchangeability section of the Rule Book, the following will be interchangeable for this season:

  • Tabitha/Dorcas
  • Simon/Peter (only when Simon is referring to Peter and not the other Simon's)

Official list corrections

none issued yet

Memory verse prompts

  • Teen & Beginner: Acts 9:4-5 should be: after a light flashed around Saul
  • Beginner: Acts 9:15 should be: when the Lord told Ananias to "Go"

Rule & procedure updates

  • 2.5.2.4 (old numbering) Deleted old rule related to substituting on a buzz-out.
  • 2.6.0.1-2 Added the following under new section SUBSTITUTIONS:
    • 2.6.0.1. An inactive player may be substituted for an active player during the following times and must be done immediately, before the next question is read:
      • After a buzz-out.
      • After both teams have been read their bonus on any bonus break.
    • 2.6.0.2. Once a player leaves the game, he/she may not return, except in the case of a tie-breaker, where any player who is not currently active may be substituted for any active player before the tie-breaker is read.
  • 4.3.1.3. A "Memory Verse" sometimes contains multiple verses. When this occurs, all verses must be given.

Recommended materials

Study Material

Study Guide

The essential study resource for every participating player — the season's study text with built-in study helps.

One per player/sponsor
Practice questions

Question-Pro

The official practice-question library — run real rounds at practice all season. One purchase covers your whole group.

One per group

Browse the store

Extra study tools and game-day gear at Bible Quiz Shop.

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Bought Question-Pro or the other Windows programs? Download them from Software Downloads

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Rules & Procedures

The complete official rules · Last updated Jun 15, 2026. Also available as a bound book.

Download Rulebook Summary of changes

Achievement Test Certificates

Gold Silver

Score Sheet

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Practice tools — drills, BBB Bucks, study schedules — live on Beginner Bible Bowl Made Easy

Season Previews

What we know so far

Spring 2027 Fall 2027
League Meets
LocalVirtual Block 1 Mar 6*Mar 13 Block 2 Apr 3*Apr 10 Block 3 Teen May 1*May 8
LocalVirtual Block 1 Sep 11*Sep 18 Block 2 Oct 9*Oct 16 Block 3 Teen Nov 13*Nov 20
Tournaments
Main Game Event Apr 24 · Louisville, KY Beginner Southeast Christian Church (Blankenbaker campus)
69th National Bible Bowl Jun 14–17 · Joplin, MO Teen Ozark Christian College
70th National Bible Bowl Dec 3–5 · Grayson, KY Teen Kentucky Christian University

*Leagues may schedule their meets later than these dates — check with your local group.

Study material for upcoming seasons is announced approximately 1 week after the conclusion of the current season's Nationals.