First, the rules:

• There are five rounds of five questions each.
• Each table is a team and each team will work together to find one answer to each question.
• Each person has scrap paper to write tentative answers to show to your team so that your neighbors don't overhear.
• Our quizmasters will read each question twice, and then teams will have thirty seconds to agree on an answer and write it on the appropriate answer sheet.
• At the end of each round — that is, after the second reading of the fifth question — you will have one minute to complete your answers to all the questions. Then our tellers will come to your tables to collect the answer sheets. Hold the answer sheets in the air so they can find you.
• After five rounds the tellers will tote up the scores. The tables with the three highest scores will receive some swell prizes — contestant in Portland received "HELM:The Home Game," also known as our fashionable blue pens available at www.helmdisciples.org/orders — but we will all enjoy a fascinating hour exploring the world of Disciples leaders.
• You may wonder, what will we do in the case of ties? Well, on answer sheet number one there is a box to write the number of questions out of 25 your team thinks it will be able to answer. Make sure you write that number down before the first round begins. If that doesn't work it'll be paper-rock-scissors.
• Now, the disclaimers:
  1. Questions and answers have been reasonably well researched, but, nevertheless, decisions of the judges are final.
  2. HELM employees, their immediate families, the quizmasters and tellers, are not eligible to participate.
  3. As always, no wagering!

2. Three Presidents of the United States were affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), but only one of them was a Disciples preacher. Name him.

3. Originally a Disciples publication called The Christian Oracle, this magazine took a new name with its first issue of 1900. What was that new name?

4. A former slave, this leader organized the National Christian Missionary Convention, which united African American Disciples in world and local missions.

5. In 1849 the Stone-Campbell Movement sent its first missionary, James T. Barclay, overseas. Where did he go?

1. Hesperian College

2. Walnut Grove Academy

3. Western Reserve Eclectic Institute

4. Kentucky Female Orphan School

5. College of the Bible

2. Who was the Presbyterian minister who hosted the 1801 camp meeting that came to be known as the Cane Ridge Revival?

3. Sidney Rigdon was an early follower of Alexander Campbell who later became a close advisor to the leader of another, larger, American religious movement. Name that other movement.

4. Which of the following celebrities was not related to the Disciples church at some point in his or her life: songwriter Hoagy Carmichael, author Anne Rice, actor John Stamos, golfer Ben Hogan, KFC founder Harlan Sanders, General Omar Bradley, or rock star Janis Joplin?

5. NAPAD works to recognize and promote the gifts and presence of North American Pacific/Asian Disciples in the life and work of the Church. Who is the Executive Pastor for North American Asian Ministries?

2. The National Convocation is an instrumentality to support the equity and parity of African American congregations in the total mission of the church. Who is the current president of the National Convocation?

3. Which of these contemporaries of Alexander Campbell did NOT engage him in public debate: William Maccalla, Robert Owen, John Purcell, Nathan Rice, Thomas Jefferson, John Walker.

4. Early Disciples leaders were known for editing publications as well as for their preaching. What was the name of Alexander Campbell's first periodical?

5. John Wooden, one of college basketball's winningest coaches, has also been an active Disciples layman. How many losing seasons did coach Wooden endure in his long career.

2. In 1967 Esquire magazine ran this Disciple's picture on their cover with the caption, "This man ought to be the next president of the United States" Who was he?

3. This is a two-part question, and you have to get both parts of it right.: Name the New Zealand native who became the first Christian missionary to become a head of state, and the country he served as Prime Minister.

4. Dr. Pablo Jiménez will soon conclude six years of service as National Hispanic Pastor. In 1999, just six years ago, there were 85 Hispanic and Bilingual Disciples congregations. Within 5, how many are there in 2005?

5. Sharon Watkins will be the first woman to be called to be General Minister and President. Who was the first woman to be elected Moderator of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)?