OT HEROES AND HISTORY
Which young shepherd boy defeated the giant Goliath using only a sling and a stone?
David
In which town was Jesus born, fulfilling the prophecy in Micah 5:2?
Bethlehem
On which Jewish festival day did the Holy Spirit descend upon the believers in Jerusalem like tongues of fire?
Pentecost
On which mountain did Moses receive the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments from God?
Mount Sinai (Mount Horeb)
"Am I my brother’s keeper?"
Cain
Who was swallowed by a great fish after attempting to flee to Tarshish instead of preaching in Nineveh?
Jonah
In the town of Cana in Galilee, what was Jesus' first recorded miracle at a wedding banquet?
Turning water into wine
Who became the first recorded Christian martyr when he was stoned to death while preaching about Jesus?
Stephen
How many days and nights did it rain upon the earth during the Great Flood in Noah's time?
40 days and 40 nights
"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
Joshua
Who led the Israelites across the Jordan River into the Promised Land and commanded the battle of Jericho after Moses died?
Joshua
Which short tax collector climbed a sycamore-fig tree in Jericho just to see Jesus passing by?
Zacchaeus
On the road to which city was Saul blinded by a bright light from heaven before his conversion to Christianity?
Damascus
What was the name of the garden across the Kidron Valley where Jesus prayed with his disciples before his betrayal and arrest?
The Garden of Gethsemane
"Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord."
Job
Which Jewish orphan became Queen of Persia and risked her life by approaching King Xerxes (Ahasuerus) unsummoned to stop Haman's plot to destroy her people?
Esther
Which three disciples accompanied Jesus up a high mountain to witness the Transfiguration, where Moses and Elijah appeared?
Peter, James, and John
In Ephesians 6, the belt represents truth and the breastplate represents righteousness. What piece of the Armor of God represents faith?
The Shield
According to Hebrews 9:4, which three sacred objects were kept inside the gold-covered Ark of the Covenant?
The golden jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant (the Ten Commandments)
"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?"
Nathanael
Which King of Judah was granted an extra 15 years of life by God after weeping in prayer, confirmed by the sign of the sun's shadow moving backward 10 steps?
Hezekiah
When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead after four days in the tomb, which village were Lazarus, Mary, and Martha from?
Bethany
Which early Christian couple in Rome and Corinth were tentmakers by trade and helped instruct Apollos more accurately in the way of God?
Priscilla and Aquila (or Prisca and Aquila)
In the book of Numbers, which non-Israelite prophet had his donkey speak to him after an Angel of the Lord blocked the narrow path between two vineyard walls?
Balaam
"You almost persuade me to become a Christian."
King Herod