THEY DID IT FIRST
What king had the first birthday party in the Bible?
Pharaoh at the time Joseph was in Egypt (Gen. 40:20)
What king hosted a banquet where a phantom hand left a message on the palace wall?
Belshazzar (Dan. 5:1-9)
The only female judge of Israel, she judged the tribes from under a palm tree. Her victory song is famous. Who was she?
Deborah (Judges 4-5)
Who plotted the execution of John the Baptist?
Herodias, wife of Herod (Matthew 14:3-8)
Who planted the first garden?
God (Genesis 2:8)
Where was the first beauty contest in the bible, and who won?
The one at the court of Persian ruler Ahasuerus; the winner was Esther (Esther 2)
What king of Salem was also a priest of the Most High God?
Melchizedek (Gen 14:18)
What widowed prophetess was 84 years old when she saw the young Jesus in the temple?
Anna (Luke 2:36-38)
Whose wife brought Daniel’s gift of prophecy to her husband’s attention?
Belshazzar (Dan. 5:10)
What judge was a wheat farmer?
Gideon (Judges 6:11)
Who was the first Christian martyr?
Stephen (Acts 6:7-8:2)
What Hebrew captive interpreted the dreams of the Egyptian pharaoh?
Joseph (Gen. 41:1-36)
What wife of David had been married to Nabal, who died when she told him of the gifts she had given to David?
Abigail (1 Samuel 25:18-20)
What Jewish girl became queen of Persia?
Esther (Esther 1:11)
Who was the first man to plant a vineyard?
Noah (Gen. 9:20)
Daily Double
What is the first dream mentioned in the Bible?
The dream of Abimelech, in which he was told to return Sarah to Abraham (Gen. 20:3-8)
Who was the last king of Judah?
Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:1-7)
What elderly cousin of Mary became the mother of John the Baptist?
Elisabeth (Luke 1)
What Baal-worshiping princess led Ahab into idolatry?
Jezebel (1 Kings 16:31)
Who was the first farmer?
Cain (Gen. 4:2)
Who was the first drunk?
Noah, who planted a vineyard after leaving the ark (Gen. 9:21)
What king wanted to see miracles when the arrested Jesus was sent to him?
Herod (Luke 23:8)
What harlot became a hero for saving the life of Joshua’s spies and was so honored in later days that she is listed in the genealogy of Jesus?
Rahab (Joshua 2, 6)
What queen traveled far to meet Solomon face-to-face?
The queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1)
What barley farmer married a Moabite woman and became an ancestor of David?
Boaz (Ruth 1:22-2:3)