Biblical Babes
Jael, in the book of Judges, helped the Israelites defeat the Canaanites by killing Sisera, the enemy general, with this thing through his temple while he slept in her tent.
What is a tent peg?
Someone check her bone density, because Halle can't have this liquid, which accounts for almost 70% of calcium in the US food supply.
What is milk?
Despite being a landlocked state, this commonly found beach bird is the state bird of Utah.
What are seagulls/California gulls?
This color of cat, sometimes referred to as a 'void' and often named 'Shadow', is known as bad luck in many cultures.
What is black?
This common product identifier is not used at the religious store Hobby Lobby, due to the founder's belief that it is the mark of the beast, as it has a mark, number, and is used in commerce. This belief was common and started in the 1970s, the same time Hobby Lobby was founded.
What is a barcode?
She's not Miss America, but Esther was chosen as queen as a result of this type of contest.
What is a beauty contest?
This vegetable is an unopened flower of the thistle plant, makes a fantastic dip, and was not allowed to be eaten by women in the 16th century due to beliefs it was an aphrodisiac.
What are artichokes?
This state insect has a hive hierarchy that involves a queen, drones, and workers.
What are honeybees?
In an ironic twist, this popular theme park has a colony of around 200 feral cats to control the mouse population.
What is Disneyland?
What is the Church of England?
This unnamed Biblical woman was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back at the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Who is Lot's wife?
This fuzzy stone fruit was the first fruit eaten on the moon, something most of us, but especially Hallie, will not get to experience.
What is a peach?
This small state stone fruit (that Halle can't eat), are members of the rose family and comes in varieties such as Bing and Rainier.
What are cherries?
Paul the Apostle died in this manner, similar to many aristocrats during the French Revolution.
What is beheading?
Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, shared this familial relation.
What are cousins?
Halle will have to find another tea to drink at bedtime, because she isn't able to have this herb, which was used in both early beer production before hops and in the embalming of Pharoahs.
This part of a cat is as unique as a human fingerprint, and has a sense of smell 14x better than that of a humans.
What is their nose?
Galileo Galilei was tried for heresy and sentenced to life imprisonment by Roman Catholic Church due to what astronomical assertion?
What is the earth revolving around the sun?
The shortest verse in the Bible occurs after Jesus sees Mary of Bethany, Lazarus' sister, doing this and he is moved to do the same.
What is weeping/crying?
This green legume, once used in genetics research, was also the star of the very first color TV commercial.
What are peas?
Utah pioneers brought this type of dance from Europe, and it was recognized as the state folk dance in 1994. It features 4 people dancing in a geometric formation and was considered wholesome recreation for early communities.
What is square dancing?
What are cheetahs?
St. Augustine wrote in his book "The City of God" that this clipped and discarded part of the body would be reused in the resurrection by God in the building of our new bodies. Makes me think of manicures a little differently!
What are fingernails?