Official WA/BC JCL
Certamen Contest Rules
Novice Division teams
may consist of Latin students who have
completed no more than one year of study
Lower Division teams may consist of
Latin students who have completed no
more than two years of study.
Upper Division teams may consist of any
level Latin student.
No person may be a member of more than
one team.
No school may have more than one team
per division.
If possible all teams will play in
groups of three in all preliminary
rounds. If the number of schools
competing on a level is not a multiple
of three, “filler teams” may be formed
by any interested students. These
students need not all be from the same
school. No “filler team” is eligible to
advance to the final round.
The Proctor is the official judge of the
tournament. It is the duty of the
Proctor to read the questions, rule on
the validity of answers, and judge any
protests should they occur.
No electronic recording devices or
cellular phones may be operated while a
certamen round is in session.
Teams have five seconds to answer
toss-up questions. If no team has buzzed
in by this time, the question is dropped
and the answer given by the Proctor.
Team members may not consult with each
other during toss-up questions. If
members are seen consulting, their
team's answer will not be accepted.
Only the person whose buzzer has been
recognized may answer a toss-up
question. If a person answers without
their buzzer having been called, their
answer will not be accepted, and their
team will be locked out from answering
that toss-up question.
Toss-up questions must be answered once
a player has been recognized (i.e.,
there is no time given to formulate an
answer after a player has buzzed in and
been recognized).
No clarifications pertaining to a
toss-up question will be made after a
player has buzzed in and been
recognized.
Each team has only one chance to answer
a toss-up question.
Team members may consult on bonus
questions. After the bonus question is
asked, the team captain will have
fifteen seconds to supply an answer. If
another member of the team wishes to
answer the bonus question, the team
captain must defer to him/her in order
for his/her answer to be accepted.
A bonus question may be repeated if the
team asks the Proctor to do so. The
question will only be repeated once. If
a team wants a question to be repeated,
they must ask within five seconds of the
first reading of the question. Time
spent repeating the question counts as
part of the fifteen-second period of
deliberation given to the team.
If a player mispronounces or misspells a
word, it will be taken as an incorrect
answer by the Proctor.
Questions pertaining to Greek or Roman
deities must be answered in the same
manner in which they are asked,
e.g.: "Who is the father of Athena"
correct answer: "Zeus"
incorrect answer: "Jupiter"
Teams may protest a question, answer, or
decision which they feel is wrong.
Protests may only be made by the team
captain. All protests must be made
within fifteen minutes of the end of the
round in which the disputed question was
asked.
These are the rules for all WA/BC JCL
sponsored events such as convention.
Please take note that the National JCL
Certamen rules may not be identical, but
generally these rules can be applied to
all JCL events. The WA/BC state
chairperson has also created a booklet
with tips on playing, you may contact
him for more information. You may
download a printable copy by going to
the Forms and Documents section.
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