World Cup
Holding a record 5 titles, this South American nation is the most successful country in World Cup history.
What is Brazil?
This heavy, fin-like extension on the bottom of the hull keeps the sailboat upright and prevents it from tipping over or drifting sideways.
What is a keel?
Covering over 3.5 million square miles, this massive African desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
What is the Sahara?
This foundational figure is called by God in Genesis 12 to leave his homeland and is promised that he will become the father of a great nation.
Who is Abraham?
Consisting of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, these first four books of the New Testament chronicle the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
What are the Gospels?
Lionel Messi recently surpassed this German who scored a stunning 16 goals across four tournaments between 2002 and 2014 to become the all-time top scorer in World Cup history.
Who is Miroslav Klose?
When sailing with Crawford, look out for this heavy spar that holds the bottom edge of the mainsail taut.
What is the boom?
This iconic boot-shaped European peninsula is home to the Apennine Mountains and is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Italy?
Following the death of Moses, this appointed leader successfully guides the Israelites across the Jordan River to begin the conquest of Canaan.
Who is Joshua?
This highly educated Pharisee and Roman citizen experienced a dramatic vision of the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, completely changing from a persecutor of the early church into its most prolific missionary.
Who is Paul?
In 2010, this nation became the first from Africa to ever reach the World Cup quarterfinals, agonizingly missing out on the semis after a dramatic penalty shootout loss to Uruguay.
What is Ghana?
While 'ropes' running aloft are called halyards, the specific lines used to control the trim, angle, and tension of the sails are given this nautical name.
What are sheets?
Though it is an island nation located entirely in the Atlantic Ocean, this country is traditionally considered part of Europe and is famous for its massive glaciers and active volcanoes.
What is Iceland?
This poetic book consists of a series of monologues and dialogues grappling with suffering and transactional theology.
What is Job?
This historical book functions as a sequel to Luke, documenting the ascension of Jesus and the rapid spread of the early Christian movement across the Roman Empire.
What is Acts?
The very first FIFA World Cup tournament was hosted and won by this South American nation in 1930.
What is Uruguay?
To prevent a flexible aluminum or carbon mast from bending too much under load, these horizontal struts extend outward from the mast to hold the shrouds clear of the spar.
What are spreaders?
Sharing a border with 14 different countries, this vast nation spans 11 distinct time zones from eastern Europe to the Pacific Ocean.
What is Russia?
In the book of Numbers, a major rebellion against the priestly authority of Moses and Aaron is led by this Levite, resulting in the earth opening up to swallow the conspirators.
Who is Korah?
In his letter to the Galatians, Paul contrasts the 'works of the flesh' with this famous nine-fold list of virtues that includes love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
What are the Fruits of the Spirit?
Only two countries in history have ever managed to win back-to-back men's World Cup titles: Italy in 1934 and 1938, and this South American powerhouse in 1958 and 1962.
What is Brazil?
On the modern three-cornered sail, this specific term refers to the bottom-forward corner where the fitting secures the sail to the deck or boom.
What is the tack?
This sea, located entirely within the North Atlantic Ocean, is the only sea on Earth that has no land boundaries, instead being defined solely by four rotating ocean currents.
What is the Sargasso Sea?
Following the death of King Solomon, the United Monarchy fractured. Jeroboam became the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel, while this son of Solomon became the first ruler of the southern kingdom of Judah.
Who is Rehoboam?
In the book of Acts, this husband and wife are struck dead after lying to the Apostle Peter and the early church community about the true sale price of a piece of property they donated.
Who were Ananias and Sapphira?