Q 01/05

Which birds brought Elijah bread and meat twice a day while he hid by the brook Cherith?

A) Doves

B) Ravens

C) Eagles

D) Quail

Answer · why

B) Ravens

Ravens were an unlikely choice of waiter: the law of Moses lists them among the unclean birds that Israelites were forbidden to eat.

Q 02/05

What did Solomon call for when two women each claimed to be the mother of the same baby?

A) A sword

B) A scale

C) A priest

D) A whip

Answer · why

A) A sword

A sword was never used: Solomon's order to cut the living child in two made the real mother give up her claim to save him.

Q 03/05

The queen of which land came to Jerusalem with camels of spices to test Solomon with hard questions?

A) Cush

B) Egypt

C) Sheba

D) Babylon

Answer · why

C) Sheba

Sheba's queen went home saying the reports had not told her the half of it, and left Solomon 120 talents of gold.

Q 04/05

On which mountain did Elijah challenge 450 prophets of Baal to call down fire on a sacrifice?

A) Mount Tabor

B) Mount Hermon

C) Mount Nebo

D) Mount Carmel

Answer · why

D) Mount Carmel

Mount Carmel heard Baal's prophets shout from morning until evening without an answer before Elijah took his turn.

Q 05/05

At Horeb, after a wind, an earthquake and a fire, how did God finally speak to Elijah?

A) In a clap of thunder

B) In a still small voice

C) In a blinding light

D) In a gentle rain

Answer · why

B) In a still small voice

In a still small voice, as the King James Version puts it, came the presence that three louder spectacles had lacked; Elijah covered his face with his...