Students participating in the Sr. FFA Quiz Contest can be any high school FFA Member.
Team members must be in Official FFA Dress.
An exam testing team members’ understanding of the FFA, agricultural education, current agricultural events and parliamentary procedure is given. Teams can be made of 3 or 4 members.
The following is a list of the Texas FFA rules regarding the contest.
1.Each team shall consist of three or four members. Where four members are used, the top three scores will be used for the team score.
2.The questions will be of two types:
a. Multiple Choice
b. True or False
3.The questions will be taken from:
a. 50 questions from the current edition of Gray’s Parliamentary Guide for FFA
b. 25 questions from the current edition of the Official FFA Manual (with the exception of the
section on parliamentary procedure.)
c. 25 questions from the current edition of the Texas FFA study guide, posted on the Texas FFA
website.
d. 20 questions from the current issues of Texas Farm Facts and American Farm Bureau Farm
Facts. These reference materials will be made available for order (hard copy) or via the
internet.
e. 30 questions from published issue and current events briefs published for the current LDE
season. These references will be posted for download on the Texas FFA website and should
represent a cross-section of disciplines and interests in the agricultural community.
4.Questions used in the area events will be considered in the selection of questions for the
state event.
5.Teams may begin the event at the designated start time or at any time thereafter until 11:00 a.m. All members of the same team must begin the event at the same time.
6.The following procedure will be used for breaking ties:
a. Team or individual with the high score on parliamentary procedure section
b. If still tied, the team or individual with the high score on agricultural issues and current events
section.
c. If still tied, the team or individual with the high score on the Texas/National FFA Knowledge
Section
d. If still tied, the individuals will be named as co-winners of that placing; team standings will
be broken by the team with the highest individual, second highest individual, etc.
7. The Ag Sales//FBM/AgMech scan sheet will be used for all events and chapters must
provide their own scan sheets. Scan sheets should be bubbled with the chapter number
prior to the event.
8. The quizzes and scantrons will be returned after the state contest.