General Quiz No.3

01

Hannah, the wife of Elkanah, wept before the Lord, because she was childless. The Lord answered her prayer, and she bore a son of great renown. What was his name, and how many other children were born to Hannah? 

 

02

When Paul and Barnabas set out on their first missionary journey, to which island did they go first, and why?

 

03

Hagar, the maidservant of Sarah, bore a son to Abraham. What was his name, and of what people did he become the founding father?

 

04

“Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” By whom were these words spoken, and to whom were they addressed?

 

05

There is only one writer of books in the Bible, who is known to have been a gentile. Who was he, and which books did he write?

 

06

When the Syrian commander, Naaman, visited Elisha the prophet to be healed of his leprosy, what was he instructed to do and with what result?

 

07

”O my son, my son ... Would I had died instead of you ... my son, my son!” Who said these words, and about whom was he speaking?

 

08

There were three items of furniture in the Holy Place of the Tabernacle. What were they, and what purpose did each fulfil?

 

09

In which of Jesus’ parables do we learn of a father providing for his son a fine robe, a ring, shoes and a fatted calf?

 

10

Which king took the vessels of the temple to use for his drunken feast, and what divine retribution was meted out to him?

 

11

To whom did Jesus say, “Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” And what was the result?

 

12

“The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” Who uttered those words, and what was the occasion?

 

13

At his trial Pilate offered to release Jesus, but the Jews asked for another prisoner to be released instead. What was his name?

 

14

What was the food of John the Baptist in the wilderness?

 

15

“I have no silver and gold, but I give you what I have.” Who said these words to whom, and what was the result?

 

16

Two books in the Bible are named after women. Which are they?

 

17

Who sat at Jesus’ feet and listened to his words? And who complained to Jesus about her having done so?

 

18

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.” Who wrote those words, and of whom?

 

 

 

 

   (NB. Quotations are taken from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible.)

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