Q 01/05

When David went out to face Goliath, what did he pick up from the brook to use with his sling?

A) Three sharp flints

B) Five smooth stones

C) A single round pebble

D) Seven river stones

Answer · why

B) Five smooth stones

Five smooth stones went into his shepherd's bag after he turned down Saul's armor as untested. He needed only one, which sank into Goliath's forehead.

Q 02/05

Moses smashed the first stone tablets after seeing the Israelites worshipping what?

A) A bronze serpent

B) A golden calf

C) A carved eagle

D) A statue of Pharaoh

Answer · why

B) A golden calf

A golden calf was cast from the people's own gold earrings while Moses spent forty days on the mountain. He ground it to powder, scattered it on water...

Q 03/05

Genesis gives the measurements of Noah's ark in which ancient unit?

A) Spans

B) Fathoms

C) Cubits

D) Furlongs

Answer · why

C) Cubits

Cubits ran from elbow to fingertip, about 18 inches, which makes the ark well over 400 feet long. Later Noah sent out a raven, then a dove, to see whe...

Q 04/05

Jonah tried to run from God rather than preach to which city?

A) Babylon

B) Tyre

C) Nineveh

D) Sodom

Answer · why

C) Nineveh

Nineveh heard Jonah's forty-day warning, and the whole city fasted until God relented. Jonah, far from pleased, was angry that it had been spared.

Q 05/05

Which king reluctantly had Daniel thrown into the lions' den after Daniel kept praying to God?

A) Artaxerxes I

B) Cyrus the Great

C) Xerxes I

D) Darius the Mede

Answer · why

D) Darius the Mede

Darius the Mede had been tricked by his own officials into signing the decree. He spent the night fasting and sleepless, then hurried to the den at da...