Bible Trivia
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The Natural World
In the Kitchen
The Copper State
100

The number of years of Christ's reign (whether symbolic or literal) also the number of Philistines slayed by a donkey jawbone.

What is 1,000?

100

The two planets that were destroyed by 'Red Matter' in 2009's Star Trek (directed by JJ Abrams) were Vulcan, and this planet, Captain Nero's home planet.

What is Romulus?

100

This continent is home to the world's largest land animal.

What is Africa?

100

Common idiom expressing the sentiment that "it includes everything but __________"

What is the kitchen sink?

100

The famous song, "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" sung by Nat King Cole, Chuck Berry, and Depeche Mode (among others) includes this famous Arizona city known for its starry skies, proximity to the Grand Canyon, and its winter snow. 

What is Flagstaff?

200

If you include the seven Deuterocanonical books into the Protestant canon, you will have this many total books of the Catholic Bible.

What are 73?

200

This city's violent crime rate in 2024 was 1,781.3 per 100,000 residents, ranking the city 2nd among the 30 largest U.S. cities; also the city in which OCP (Omni Consumer Products) created the ED-209 in the movie, RoboCop.

What is Detroit?

200

The shortest lifespan of any animal -- one day -- belongs to this insect, whose name incorporates a month of the calendar year.

What is a mayfly?

200

Silverware describes the formal eating utensils in a traditional kitchen -- this is the word for the plastic versions of these utensils.

What is "flatware"?

200

As "State 48" Arizona was admitted into the United States before this, largest American state.

What is Alaska?
300

Of the Epistles of the New Testament, which epistle's author is still unknown?

What is Hebrews?

300

In the Blade Runner franchise, this was the term used to describe the human-like androids that gained near human-level consciousness.

What are "Replicants"?

300

It is a common misconception that a sperm whale's ambergris -- the stuff from which high-end perfumes are made -- is commonly extracted from its vomit. It is more commonly extracted from this whale biproduct.

What is sperm whale fecal matter?

300
A type of poultry that is the linguistic metathetic equivalent of "kitchen"

What is "chicken"?

300

Known as the Copper State, Arizona produces over 700M pounds of copper annually, topping this next most productive state at a distant 500M lbs/year.

What is Utah?

400

Hamartiology -- the study of theology of sin -- comes from an archery term in Greek, ἁμαρτάνειν (hamartanein) which means to miss this; also a popular department store infamous for including pro LGBT children's clothes in the early 2020s.

What is target?

400

Dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetable substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food is synonymous with this fictional substance found on the desert planet, Arrakis, in Frank Herbert's Dune. 

What is "spice"?

400

Known as the "Shannon Number" -- 10120 -- this number, which is greater than the number of atoms in the known universe, represents the total possible moves in this popular board game, invented roughly in the 6th Century AD.

What is Chess?

400

The French word for "kitchen" is this English word for "the manner or style of cooking."

What is "cuisine"?

400

This silver mining town, founded in 1879, is where a famous "shootout" occurred, also the name of a 1993 western containing the quote, "I'm your huckleberry."

What is Tombstone?

500

The alcoholic spirt, absinthe, is derived from this plant; in the Bible it  often a term used to describe a bitter substance, often symbolizing judgment, sorrow, and calamity. 

What is wormwood?

500

The Hebrew characters, "מעשיו לא יסלחו, עד שיגיע" are inscribed on the chest plate of this unforgettable "father" of modern movie villains.

Who is Darth Vader?

500

The darkest nighttime skies in the world (above land) are located above these islands, off the coast of Morocco.

What are the Canary Islands?

500

"Under Vacuum" is the literal translation of this French method of cooking food in warm water.

What is "sous vide"?
500

The origin of the name "Arizona" is shrouded in mystery. The most popular theory is that it comes from a Native American phrase, "alĭ ṣonak" meaning "little this."

What is "spring"?