Holy Jeopardy: The Old Testament Trivia Smackdown!

The Exile

100

This nation came and took the people of Judah into exile and was led by King Nebuchadnezzar.

Babylon

200

For how many years did God say the people would remain in exile for?

70 years

300

I am the man who was called by God to rebuild the temple. 

Zerubbabel 

400

I was the cupbearer to a Persian king before I was sent to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Nehemiah

500

I am the first wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus/Xerxes who refused to become a mere object before the king and his friends.

Queen Vashti

Books of the Bible

100

This book contains the story of a man who was called to marry a prostitute.

Hosea

200

These two books give the story of the people returning back to Jerusalem to rebuild the city. The titles come from their names.

Ezra-Nehemiah

300

This book never directly mentions God.

Esther

400

This book containing many visions including God leaving the temple, the valley of dry bones, and the restoration of a new temple.

Ezekiel

500

These are the two books of the Bible that contain both full lists of the 10 Commandments. What are they?

Exodus and Deuteronomy.

Prophets

100

This prophet interpreted dreams for King Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel

200

Which prophet prophesied about the coming of the Messiah and the messanger that would come to prepare the way of the Lord?

Malachi

300

What are the names of Daniel's three friends?

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

400

There are two prophets who were called by God to prophesy and encourage the people to go back and rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple. Name one.

Zechariah and Haggai

500

Daniel interprets the writing on the wall for this king.

Belshazzar

Kings

100

This is the famous Macedonian king who spread Greek culture throughout the empire he created.

Alexander the Great

200

The name of Esther's uncle.

Mordecai

300

I am the king who threw Daniel into the lion's den.

King Darius

400

I am the Persian king who let the people of Israel return back to Israel to rebuild the temple of the Lord.

Cyrus the Great

500

What is the name of the Seleucid King who desecrated the temple of God that sparked the Maccabean revolt?

Antiochus IV

Dreams & Visions

100

This prophet saw a vision of God seated on a throne with wheels.

Ezekiel

200

In Daniel's vision of the goat and the ram, from what substance did these animals rise up from?

The sea/water

300

How many years of silence where there between the book of Malachi and the book of Matthew.

400 Years

400

In Daniel's vision of the goat and the ram, what do the horns on the creatures symbolize?

Human kings

500

What act sparked the Maccabean revolt?

The desecration of the temple.