No consultation among team members may occur on toss-up questions, Consultation among actively competing team members is allowed on bonus questions. The game begins when the moderator begins to read the first toss-up question. The match is played until either the time expires or all the toss-up questions have been read. Each half begins with a toss-up question. The only acceptable answer to a multiple-choice question will be one of those read by the moderator.
Timing begins after the moderator has completed reading the toss-up question.
Once a question has been read entirely, it will not be re-read. A participant who has buzzed in on a toss-up question must answer the question promptly after being verbally recognized by the moderator. On bonus questions, the team will have 20 seconds to begin to give its answer to the bonus question. If a toss-up question is interrupted, the player recognized, and the answer correct, the team will receive 4 points. No penalty points will be deducted.