Bible
Which of the these New Testament epistles was not written by St. Paul: Galatians, Colossians, Titus, James, 1 Timothy, or Philemon?
James
The Fibonacci sequence looks like this: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21,...
What is the next number in the sequence?
34 (each number is the sum of the two numbers that precede it)
Omri, Patrick, Little Bear, and Boone
The Indian in the Cupboard
What does the 'A' stand for in NBA?
Association
I'm gonna make a change
For once in my life
It's gonna feel real good
Gonna make a __________
Gonna make it right
difference
"Man in the Mirror"
Michael Jackson
In last Sunday's Gospel reading (one of my all-time favorite Bible passages), after Jesus healed the man born blind, the Jews spoke to the man's parents, who confirm that he is their son and that he was indeed born blind but are unwilling to say more out of fear. Instead they say, "Ask him; he __ __ ___."
is of age
In mathematics, the factorial operation is represented by an exclamation point. Solve: 5!
120 (5x4x3x2x1=120)
Meg, Charles Wallace, Mrs. Whatsit
A Wrinkle in Time
In the NBA, if a player is fouled while attempting a 3-point shot and the shot goes in, how many free throws is he awarded? (Bonus points for how many free throws he is awarded if the shot does not go in.)
1 (a chance for a 4-point play)
3 (a chance to get back all 3 points the foul may have prevented)
I've been staring at ___ ____ __ ___ _____
'Long as I can remember
Never really knowing why
the edge of the water
"How Far I'll Go"
Auli'i Cravalho (from Moana)
After breaking the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus, why didn't they also break Jesus' legs?
Acceptable answer #1 (direct reason): Jesus was already dead (so there was no need to hasten his death). Acceptable answer #2 (deeper reason): They were unwittingly fulfilling the Scripture that no bones of the Passover Lamb were to be broken.
The musical note A above middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz. What frequency does the A one octave higher have?
880 Hz
This novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett follows Mary Lennox, a 10-year old girl who travels from British India to England after her parents die of cholera.
The Secret Garden
How many ways are there for a team to score a total of 6 points in a football game under current NFL scoring rules?
(Bonus points for naming them.)
3 ways:
TD (with a missed extra point, a failed 2-pt conversion, or the TD is scored in overtime)
2 field goals
3 safeties
It might seem _____ what I am 'bout to say
Sunshine she's here, you can take a break
crazy
"Happy"
Pharrell Williams
One angle of a right triangle measures 2 degrees. What are the measures of the other two angles?
90 degrees and 88 degrees
This 1953 Ray Bradbury novel ostensibly derives its title from "the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns."
Fahrenheit 451
In the NFL, only one _______ ____ is allowed per play (if the ball has not gone past the line of scrimmage at any point), but unlimited _________ ______ are allowed during a play.
forward pass
backwards passes
Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain
We all have ______
sorrow
"Lean on Me"
Bill Withers
The second half of this biblical book is largely concerned with the missionary journeys of St. Paul.
(Bonus points: who wrote it; Double Bonus: to whom is it addressed?)
Acts (also acceptable: Acts of the Apostles, Book of Acts)
Luke
Theophilus
Assuming a rounded acceleration due to gravity of 10 m/s^2 in the absence of air resistance, if a ball is dropped from the roof of a building and it hits the ground three seconds later, how tall is the building?
45 meters (In the first second it steadily accelerates from 0 to 10 m/s so it travels 5 meters, in the second, from 10 to 20 so 15, in the third 20 to 30 so 25 => 5+15+25=45)
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" is a famous quote attributed to what Hall of Famer athlete? (Bonus points for the sport he played and more bonus points for the two primary decades during which he played)
Wayne Gretzky
Hockey
1980s and 1990s
Let no one caught in sin remain
Inside the lie of inward shame
We fix our eyes upon the cross
And run to Him who ______ _____ ____
showed great love
"Christ Is Risen"
Matt Maher