More time in the mind of a quizzer

You can't believe it! How can the other team contest?! It wasn't like last time, when your mind was all over the place.You thoughly thought through the questions. You even checked to make sure it couldn't be anything else. How could they contest?! The quizmaster turns to your team, asking for a rebuddal. You buzz in, glad to defend yourself. First, you calm down, so you aren't accused of a frivolous contest. Then you prove you're right, as cool as you can. You back yourself up with scripture and wrap it all together. The quizmaster thanks you, then goes to his judges. You feel worried. What if it was a good contest and a bad rebuddal. You start sweating. You move around in your seat and twiddle your thumbs. You can't stay still. You look at your quizmates next to you and on the bench. They give you a look of encouragement and reasurrance. You look at the judges. They are flipping raplidly through pages and whispering to each other.You lost track of how much time has gone by. It could have been anywhere between 10 seconds and 10 minutes. Then the quizmaster gets up and returns to his podium. The quizmaster starts to make his judgement.....

Official Countdown until the first quizmatch of 2005:
1 day, 23 hours, 32 minutes

Quizzing Question of the post:
What shadowed the ark and its carrying poles?