Word Power
Lessons from the Bible
Fact or Fiction
Who Said This
Downton Abbey
100

Recurrent

a.trendy   b.worthless   c.on-and-off

c. on-and-off

Javier's doctor prescribed a new medication for his recurrent migraine.

100

               

The Burning Bush

100

Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender.

Fact

100

"I will Become What I Choose to Become."   Who said this and to whom?

Jehovah to Moses     Exodus 3:14

100

Jimmy's last name

Kent

200

Proprietor

a.owner   b.offspring   c.headmaster

a.Owner

Are you the proprietor of this fine establishment?

200

               

Jesus Returns to Heaven

200

Coco Chanel is responsible for the no-white-after-Labor-Day rule.

Fiction    Chanel wore white year round. The custom originated with midcentury American elites.

200

"Skin for skin. A man will give everything that he has for his life."

Satan to Jehovah   Job 2:4

200

Who did Jimmy work for before coming to Downton?

Lady Asntruther

300

derriere

a.small pistol   b.backside   c.second home

b. backside

The last time I went roller-skating, I tripped and fell on my derriere!

300

               

Jehovah Never Forgot Joseph
300

Samba is a lively dance that originated in Argentina.

Fiction

300

"But as for me and my household, we will serve Jehovah."

Joshua in Joshua 24:15

300

The night that Branson escaped from Ireland, Mrs Hughes unpacked something received something she had ordered. What was it?

A toaster.

400

arrears

a.window blinds   b.unpaid debts   c.suspicious

b. unpaid debts

Overwhelmed by her arrears, Hannah filed for bankruptcy.

400

               

Cornelius Receives Holy Spirit

400

To measure the area of a rectangle, we divide the length by the width.

Fiction

400

"He has not withheld from my anything at all except you, because you are his wife. So how could I commit this great badness and actually sin against God?"

Joseph to Potiphar's wife  Genesis 39:9

400

When Branson came back form Ireland he mentioned that he witnessed the burning of whose home?

Lord and Lady Drumgoole

500

orrery

a.chicken coop   b.solar system model   c.fuel gauge

b. solar system model

The bronze orrery on Ed's desk belonged to his father, a noted astronomer.

500

               

The Revelation to John

500

The logo of Mozilla Firefox is not a fox, but a red panda.

Fact

500

"I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So in his eyes I have become as one who finds peace."

The Shulammite Girl

500

What were the two closest towns to the village?

Thirsk - 6 miles

Ripon - 9 miles

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