The '''National Bible Bee''' is Bible quiz competition for students aged 7-18. It was first run in 2009 and is sponsored by the Shelby Kennedy Foundation, and in that inaugural year it awarded more than $260,000 in prizes. The competition includes elements of both Bible knowledge and Bible memorization, as well as both written and oral components. Students first compete at the local level, with winners advancing to the national competition.<ref name="DailyMail">[http://www.dailymail.com/News/200911260440 Charleston Daily Mail]</ref>
The winner of the 2009 competition was Daniel Staddon of West Virginia, who clinched the title by correctly reciting [[Book of Psalms|Psalm 145]] in its entirety. Like 89% of the 300 national competitors, and 100% of the national finalists, Staddon is [[homeschooling|homeschooled]].
The majority of competitors recited from the NIV translation, though the KJV also proved popular and was the choice of the eventual winner. The NIV is written at the lowest grade level (some say as low as the 4th grade level), which may have made it easier to memorize.
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