ESL
Biblical Geography
Pies from the Skies
Jesus etc.
Rock
100

There are two words in English that end with the letters "-gry," name one

Angry or Hungry

100

Where did Moses receive the 10 Commandments?

Mount Sinai

100

How often does a Lunar Eclipse happen on Earth?

Twice a year, although most people dont get to see them

100

Who made the famous song Jesus etc.? Bonus points if you begin to sing it

Wilco

100

Fill in the blank: I am a _____, I am an Issssslllaaaannnddddd

Rock

200

BONUS ROUND: Charades! You who picked this one volunteer. I will tell you a word and you must act it out, whichever group guesses first wins triple points! (600)

Manners

200

What city was Jesus born?

Bethlehem

200

What bird has the largest wingspan? Double the points earned for naming this bird's exact name. Double the points earned  for naming the bird with the smallest wingspan. Double the points earned for naming the exact name for the bird with the smallest wingspan.

[Wandering] Albatross, and the [bee] hummingbird

200

There are more Mcdonalds than there are Christian Churches in the United States - true or false

False. 13,500 Mcdonalds to 380,000 (all denominations)

200

What musician has the longest wikipedia article on wikipedia? 

Elvis Presley

300

There are a handful of words in English that start with the letters Dw, name three

Dwarf, Dwell, Dwindle

300

In Genesis, God destroys two cities because there are not even 10 righteous people in all their lands, what are these two cities called?

Sodom and Gommorah

300

Bats have a more recent common ancestor with crocodiles than they do with seagulls, true or false

trueeeeee

300

This apostle, who identified Jesus to roman soldiers with a kiss, is credited as Jesus's killer (as his last name has shares the latin root for "assassin" or "murderer.") 

Double points if you can name the Roman Governor ultimately responsible for sentencing Jesus to death.

Triple points if you can name the Jew that Jews decided to save from Roman captivity over Jesus. 

1) Judas Sicarius

2) Pontius Pilate

3) Barrabas 

300

Elvis has sold the third most records, who are the two artists or groups who have sold more than him?

(Hint: 1 is rock and the other is country)

#1: The Beatles 

#2: Garth Brooks

400

This word, which also translates to "the narrow place", is the Hebrew word for the place the Israelites were freed from bondage and began their 40 years in the desert

Mitzrayim

400

What percent of people struck by lightening perish? [not a strange percent]

10%

400

What woman was the first person to witness Jesus' empty tomb after his resurrection?

Mary Magdalene

400

Who was the first woman in the rock and roll hall of fame?

Aretha Franklin

500

Name one word that is spelled with four consecutive consonants

Isthmus, strength, 

500

According to the Quran, this well, located in Mecca, saved Ishmael and his mother Hagar after Abraham banished them from his tribe to wander Beersheba for their foreseeable future

the Zamzam well

500

In December 2021, this animal fell from the sky in Texarkana, Texas. 

Fish!

500

Fill in the blank. In Mathew 19, Jesus told the crowd which followed him "Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is ____ to enter the kingdom of God."

Rich

500

What country is the biggest known rock located in? 

Double points for knowing its name

Australia, 1000km north of Perth

Mount Augustus


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