Bible Basics
This is the first book of the Bible.
What is Genesis?
This weekly gathering is where Christians worship together through prayer, Scripture, and song.
What is Sunday worship?
This early 2010s photo trend had everyone turning their head to the side and looking just slightly surprised.
What is the MySpace angle (or the selfie angle)?
This U.S. city hosts the most famous Thanksgiving Day parade each year.
What is New York City?
This Christmas movie features a boy who wants an official Red Ryder BB gun — and is repeatedly told he’ll “shoot his eye out.”
What is A Christmas Story?
Jesus fed 5,000 people using these two types of food.
What are loaves and fish?
This prayer, taught by Jesus, begins with the words, “Our Father, who art in heaven…”
What is the Lord’s Prayer?
This handheld device was the way to text before smartphones — complete with sliding keyboards and custom ringtones.
What is a slide phone or sidekick-style phone?
This large bird was almost chosen as the national bird of the United States, according to a humorous suggestion by Benjamin Franklin
What is the turkey?
This popular Thanksgiving dessert is known for its orange filling and flaky crust, and is often mistaken for sweet potato.
What is pumpkin pie?
This apostle doubted the resurrection until he saw Jesus with his own eyes.
Who is Thomas?
Christians use this word to describe God’s undeserved love and favor toward us.
What is grace?
This game had teens running around their neighborhoods catching virtual creatures using their phones in 2016.
What is Pokémon GO?
This side dish, often made with marshmallows or pecans, was originally created as a marketing recipe by a company selling canned vegetables.
What is sweet potato casserole?
This handheld gaming device, wildly popular in the early 2000s, let you care for a virtual pet — unless you forgot to feed it.
What is a Tamagotchi?
This Old Testament prophet survived a night in a den of lions.
Who is Daniel?
This practice, rooted in the early church and embraced across traditions, includes prayer, Scripture reading, community, and becoming more like Christ.
What is discipleship or spiritual formation?
This late-2000s trend had everyone wearing extra rubber bracelets — some with inspirational messages, others shaped like animals.
What are Silly Bandz?
Popularized by social media, this word describes a group-style potluck with friends instead of family.
What is Friendsgiving?
This website, unblocked on almost every school computer, was home to legendary games like Fireboy & Watergirl, Run, and endless penguin math races.
What is Coolmath Games?
This woman is known as the first Christian convert in Europe (found in Acts 16).
Who is Lydia?
Name the major seasons of the Christian year that mark time in the church, including preparation, celebration, and growth.
What are Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and Ordinary Time?
This 2000s/2010s social platform let you create a playlist for your profile page — and start friendship drama by rearranging your “Top 8.”
What is MySpace?
This U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This famous parade float character has been appearing on TV since 1927 — and somehow still looks exactly the same.
Who is Felix the Cat?