BIBLE QUESTIONS. (1) She danced for Herod and John the Baptist lost his head: a) Salome. b) Herodias. c) Delilah. d) None of the above.

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BIBLE QUESTIONS (1) She danced for Herod and John the Baptist lost his head: a) Salome b) Herodias c) Delilah d) None of the above Answer: A (2) Who is the most mentioned woman in the Bible?

1 BIBLE QUESTIONS (1) She danced for Herod and John the Baptist lost his head: a) Salome b) Herodias c) Delilah d) None of the above Answer: A (2) Who is the most mentioned woman in the Bible? a) Mary, the mother of Jesus b) Mary Magdalene c) Mary, sister of Lazarus d) Sarah (Sarah was mentioned 56 times, Mary, Jesus mother only 19 times) (3) Who told Pilate that a worrisome dream made it clear that Pilate was to have nothing to do with Jesus? a) Paul b) Zedekiah c) Pilate s wife d) Judas

2 (4) Robert Duvall played an adulterous man who changes his ways and becomes a preacher in what film? a) The Road b) The Apostle c) Gods and Generals d) Crazy Heart (5) Which actor didn t play Christ in a movie? a) Willem Dafoe b) H. B. Warner c) Max von Sydow d) Mel Gibson (Mr. Gibson directed The Passion of the Christ) (6) Why is the 1966 film title The Bible a misnomer? a) It only includes stories from the New Testament b) It only features segments of Genesis c) It leaves out the story of Adam and Eve d) There is no such film (7) Which is the longest book in the Bible? a) Proverbs b) Psalms c) Revelation d) Genesis

3 (8) In which film did a character played by Robert Duvall get Baptized? a) Seven Days in Utopia b) The Road c) Second Hand Lions d) Tender Mercies (9) Who was the title referring to in the film The Prince of Egypt? a) Muhammad b) Moses c) Rameses d) Jesus (10) This prophet walked around naked for three years: a) Isaiah b) Ezekiel c) Hosea d) Jeremiah Answer: A (11) True or False: The following actors played a priest in one of their movies: Humphrey Bogart Robert Di Niro Frank Sinatra Gregory Peck Answer: True (Bogart impersonated a priest in The Left Hand of God; Di Niro was a priest in True Confessions Sinatra in The Miracle of the Bells Gregory Peck in The Scarlet and the Black)

4 (12) Denzel Washington played an angel in this holiday comedy. a) Angel in My Pocket b) Leap of Faith c) The Preacher s Wife d) The Minister s Wife. It was a remake of The Bishop s Wife. (13) Ingrid Bergman played a missionary in a film called The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. Answer: True True or false? (14) In the film Deep Impact, he played a President who led the Nation in prayer as an asteroid threatened the planet. a) Robert Duvall b) Maximilian Schell c) James Cromwell d) Morgan Freeman (15) He danced for joy when the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem. a) Samson b) David c) Amos d) Andy

5 (16) He was the oldest man whoever lived; a) Jared b) Methuselah c) Abraham d) George Burns (969 years) (17) God made a covenant with Abraham. And with who else? a) David b) Noah c) Adam d) Joseph (18) In what sci-fi film did space explorers seek the creator of life on Earth? a) Forbidden Planet b) Prometheus c) It Came From Outer Space d) None of the above Answer: Prometheus (19) What name was Daniel given when in captivity: a) Sadrach b) Meshach c) Abednego d) Belteshazzar

6 (20) What does David s name mean? a) Prosperous b) Messenger c) Beloved d) Exalted of God (21) God changed Jacob s name to: a) Israel b) Isaiah c) Hosea d) Abraham Answer: A (22) This woman was a judge over Israel the only female judge: a) Miriam b) Rahab c) Deborah d) Liesl (23) Rahab was a harlot who became a hero: Answer: True True or False?

7 (24) These two sisters had a brother named Lazarus: a) Miriam and Magda b) Mary and Martha c) Abigail and Anna d) Mary-Kate and Ashley (25) She was a devout Jewish girl who married a Persian emperor: a) Hadassah b) Esther c) Both a & b d) Neither a or b (26) Who was turned into a pillar of salt? a) Abraham s wife b) Lot s wife c) Joseph s wife d) Cher (possibly D) (27) Eve was the first woman mentioned in the Bible. Who was the second? a) Ahah b) Mary c) Mary Magdeline d) Sarah Answer: A

8 (28) The film The Agony and the Ecstasy concerns Pope Julius II and this painter: a) Salvador Dali b) Michelangelo c) Raphael d) None of the above (29) The Cristeros War, concerning the Mexican government s attempt to wipe out religion in that country ( ) was portrayed in which film? a) Kingdom of Heaven b) The Robe c) For Greater Glory d) The Sign of the Cross (30) The song Amazing Grace was written by a former slaver true or false? Answer: True (31) She cut Samson s hair, causing him to lose his strength. a) Jael b) Jezebel c) Rahab d) Delilah

9 (32) Who was born in Noah s ark? a) Shem b) Ham c) Japheth d) None of the above (33) After the waters receded, Noah released a bird from the ark that returned with an olive leaf. What kind of bird? a) Eagle b) Dove c) Hawk d) Magpie (34) What king of Israel was known for being a fast and furious chariot driver? a) Ben Hur b) Jehu c) Ben-hadad d) Jehoash (35) This Jewish girl became queen of Persia: a) Bathsheba b) Abigail c) Esther d) Candace

10 (36) One of David s wives bore him Solomon. Who? a) The Queen of Sheba b) Bathsheba c) Esther d) Sarah (37) Who is the most mentioned man in the Bible? a) Jesus b) Moses c) David d) Paul Answer: A (38) According to the Bible, who was the first person to practice wine making? a) Nimrod b) Noah c) Cain d) Gallo the grape grower (39) Who was the first apostle to be martyred? a) James b) John c) Judas d) Jude Answer: A

11 (40) Which was not one of the original disciples? a) Peter b) James c) Judas d) Paul (41) Who did God ask, Where were you when I laid the earth s foundation? a) Moses b) Noah c) Saul d) Job (42) The Egyptians endured several plagues before the Israelites were freed from their country. Which was not one of them? a) Frogs b) Rats c) Flies d) Locusts (43) His friend Lazarus was buried in a cave before Jesus brought him back to life. True or false? Answer: True

12 (44) How long was Joseph in the belly of a great fish? a) 3 days b) 7 days c) 3 months d) None of the above (it was Jonah) (45) Who gave Joseph a coat of many colors? a) His father b) His mother c) His brothers d) His wife Answer: A (46) In Isaiah, the color of sin is said to be: a) Black b) Pink c) Scarlet d) The color of night (47) Did John Wayne appear in a movie about the Christ? Yes or No Answer: Yes, The Greatest Story Ever Told. He played a Roman Centurion.

13 (48) Who played Jesus in the film The Passion of the Christ? a) Sergio Rubini b) Willem Dafoe c) Jim Caviezel d) None of the above (49) The first King James Bible was printed in what year? a) 1611 b) 1776 c) 1976 d) 59 A. D. Answer: A (50) Which book is not found in the New Testament? a) Hebrews b) Titus c) Philemon d) Jeremiah (51) This 16 th century Christian reformer challenged the doctrines of the Catholic Church. As a direct result of his widely published radical ideas, the Reformation was set into motion throughout Europe, and it changed Western Civilization. Who was he? a) Gutenberg b) Josephus c) Martin Luther d) Thomas Aquinas

14 (52) Which film actress worked with Elvis, then became a nun? a) Shelley Fabares b) Delores Hart c) Anne Helm d) Michele Carey (And not just because she worked with Elvis) (53) Referring to Christ, what movie character said: "And I felt His voice take the sword out of my hand." a) Spartacus b) Ben Hur c) Barabbas d) A Roman Centurion (54) King David got this man killed in order that he could have the man s wife, Bathsheba. a) Nabal b) Boaz c) Uriah d) Elah (55) How did Judas Iscariot die? a) Crucifixion b) He hung himself c) He drank hemlock d) He killed himself by falling on his own sword (According to Matthew 27:3-8) (56) Who poured oil on Saul s head, declaring that God had appointed him king? a) Hosea b) Isaac c) Samuel d) David

15 (57) Who suggested that stones could be turned to bread? a) Peter b) Satan c) Nebuchadnezzar d) Bildad, the baker (58) Jesus called this disciple a rock. a) Mark b) Peter c) Thaddaeus d) Bartholomew (59) What had been Peter s profession before he became a disciple of Christ? a) Shepherd b) Fisherman c) Inn keeper d) Farmer (60) Kirk Cameron appeared in which of these films? a) Fireproof b) Left Behind: World at War c) Courageous d) Tribulation Force Answer: A, B & D (61) Did young David kill: a) A bear b) A lion c) A philistine d) All three

16 (62) Which biblical character wrote over 1,000 songs? a) David b) Jubal c) Solomon d) Daniel (63) King David was a controversial film made in Who played David? a) Willem Dafoe b) Marjoe Gortner c) Richard Gere d) Max von Sydow (64) Cecil B. DeMille made The Ten Commandments in1956. But he also made a silent version in True or False? Answer: True (65) Considered one of the best films about the Christ, Jesus of Nazareth was directed by: a) John Huston b) C. B. DeMille c) Martin Scorsese d) Franco Zefferelli (66) This musical adaptation of Jesus life was made in 1973: a) The Gospel According to St. Matthew b) The Sign of the Cross c) Godspell d) Jesus Christ Superstar

17 (67) Though Christ was a central figure in the film Ben Hur, what doesn t he do? Answer: Speak (68) Paul Newman starred in a film about the establishment of the state of Israel. What was the movie s title? a) Cast a Giant Shadow b) Quo Vadis? c) Exodus d) This Land is My Land (69) A book by Ernest Hemingway took its title from the book of Ecclesiastes. Can you name the book/film? Answer: The Sun Also Rises (70) In the book/film Moby Dick, the two lead characters names come from the Bible. What are they? a) Peter & Paul b) Joseph & Josiah c) Ahab & Ishmael d) Cain & Able (71) Normally bald in movies, this actor wore hair in Solomon and Sheba. a) Yul Brynner b) Telly Savalas c) Sean Connery d) Patrick Stewart Answer: A

18 (72) Swedish actor Max von Sydow played Jesus in which film? a) King of Kings b) The Passion of the Christ c) The Greatest Story Ever Told d) Jesus of Nazareth (72) Ben Hur won 11 of its 12 Oscars nominations. But did it win Best Picture? Answer: You bet! PREVIOUSLY SUPPLIED (74) True or False: Moses Built the Ark? Answer: False (Noah built the Ark) (75) Who was Jesus aunt a) Jemima b) Elizabeth c) Mary d) Ruth Answer: Elizabeth (76) In which Mel Gibson film did he portray a former minister who was battling aliens? a) Passion of the Christ b) Independence Day c) Signs d) Braveheart Answer: Signs

19 (77) Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a musical based on the story of this biblical character and his coat of many colors? a) Moses b) Elijah c) Jesus d) Joseph Answer: Joseph (78) Sampson was famous for? a) His height and his ability to hunt b) His hair and his strength c) His ability to talk to animals d) His ability to part the Red Sea Answer: His hair and his strength (79) How many days did it take for Jesus to rise? a) 40 b) 7 c) 3 d) 4 Answer: 3 (80) Which one is NOT a disciple? a) Peter b) Andrew c) Luke d) Judas Answer: Luke (81) Eve ate which forbidden fruit? a) Grape b) Fig c) Pear d) Apple Answer: Apple

20 (82) Which biblical character spent three days in the belly of a whale? a) Jesus b) John c) Jonah d) Joshua Answer: Jonah (83) What famous Hollywood actor played both Moses and Ben Hur? a)clark Gable b)charlton Heston c) Peter O Toole d)russell Crowe harlton Heston # # #

2017 Bible Bowl Questions

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