Mathematics Bible
The number of disciples Jesus had minus the number of days it took God to create the world (including the day He rested).
What is 6?
1 extra point if correct.
This man was commanded by God to build an ark, a structure that could float and preserve life during a global flood.
Who is Noah?
This river, mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments, was where Jesus was baptized.
What is the Jordan River?
This fruit was eaten by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, according to the Bible
What is the apple/the forbidden fruit?
This river is known as the longest river mentioned in the Bible and was the site where Moses was found as a baby.
What is the Nile River?
100 extra points if correct.
If each of Noah's 3 sons had 4 sons, how many grandsons did Noah have (Genesis 10:1-6)?
What is 12?
In Genesis, God created humans from this element of nature, which aligns with the basic components found in the human body.
What is dust?
200 extra points if correct, lose 100 if incorrect.
He led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
Who is Moses?
In the Bible, God provided this bread-like food from heaven to the Israelites during their desert journey.
What is manna?
Give a member from the next team a hug or $100.
The ancient city of Nineveh, famously warned by the prophet Jonah, was located in this modern-day country.
What is Iraq?
Jesus fed 5,000 men with 5 loaves and 2 fish. If each loaf was shared equally among 1,000 people, how many people did each fish feed?
What is 2500?
In the book of Job, this atmospheric phenomenon is described as being stored in “treasuries,” hinting at early knowledge of water vapor and condensation.
What is snow or hail?
This principle found in both the Old and New Testaments, often referred to as the “Golden Rule,” reflects key social values of empathy and reciprocity.
What is “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”?
Give a member from the next team a hug or 55 points.
In the story of Daniel and his friends, they refused the king’s rich food and wine and instead ate only these for 10 days to remain pure and healthy.
What is vegetables and water?
Mount Sinai is traditionally believed to be the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments. It is located in this desert region.
What is the Sinai Desert?
In the parable of the lost sheep, a shepherd has 100 sheep and loses x sheep. If he finds 89 sheep, solve for x.
What is 11?
Ecclesiastes 1:7 describes this natural cycle: “All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; to the place from which the rivers come, there they return again.”
What is the water cycle?
Lose 200 points if incorrect.
In ancient Israel, this group served as religious leaders and were responsible for temple duties and sacrifices.
Who are the Levites?
How old is the person that answers this question? Add their age to the team score if correct.
According to Levitical dietary laws in the Old Testament, these two types of animals were considered clean and could be eaten, characterized by chewing the cud and having split hooves.
What are cows (or cattle) and sheep (or other clean animals like goats)?
The Garden of Eden is described as being watered by four rivers. Name two of these rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates? (Also accept Pishon and Gihon)
A tithe is 10% of one's earnings. If a man gave 300 pieces of silver as a tithe, what was his total income?
What is 3000 pieces of silver?
50 extra points if correct, -100 points if incorrect
Isaiah 40:22 refers to the “circle of the earth,” suggesting this scientific truth long before it was widely accepted.
What is the Earth is round?
This prophet strongly spoke out against social injustice and urged the people of Israel to “let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
Who is Amos?
Manna, described as "bread from heaven," sustained the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years. According to the Bible, manna was said to taste like this.
What is honey or wafers with honey?
Lose 99 points if incorrect.
This body of water, located between Israel and Jordan, is the lowest point on Earth's surface on dry land and is frequently mentioned in the Bible for its healing properties and as a place of refuge.
What is the Dead Sea?
Double points if correct, half points if incorrect.