Q 01/05

Which grandfather of Noah has the longest lifespan recorded in the Bible, at 969 years?

A) Mahalalel

B) Melchizedek

C) Methuselah

D) Nimrod

Answer · why

C) Methuselah

Methuselah became a father at 187 by the Genesis count, then lived another 782 years and had other sons and daughters.

Q 02/05

Which son of Isaac traded away his birthright for a bowl of lentil stew?

A) Esau

B) Jacob

C) Simeon

D) Levi

Answer · why

A) Esau

Esau was born red and hairy, and Genesis links that redness to the red lentil dish he took in exchange. The trade gave English the saying about sellin...

Q 03/05

Which son of King David raised a revolt at Hebron and died after an oak tree caught his head?

A) Amnon

B) Solomon

C) Shephatiah

D) Absalom

Answer · why

D) Absalom

Absalom was left hanging when his mule ran on, and Joab, David's nephew and army commander, killed him there against the king's orders. The king withd...

Q 04/05

In the parable of the Prodigal Son, which animal does the father have slaughtered for the homecoming feast?

A) A young goat

B) A fatted calf

C) A yearling lamb

D) A stall-fed ox

Answer · why

B) A fatted calf

A fatted calf was served, and the returning son was also given the finest robe, a ring and sandals. His older brother protests that he was never offer...

Q 05/05

Which priest was struck mute by the angel Gabriel until his son John the Baptist was born and named?

A) Caiaphas

B) Zechariah

C) Nicodemus

D) Bartholomew

Answer · why

B) Zechariah

Zechariah got his speech back only when he wrote down that the boy's name was John. He had doubted the angel's news that his wife Elizabeth would bear...