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100

in what century was the KJV worked on

17th century

100

Pick the phrase NOT in the KJV

1. The blind leading the blind

2. Hold your horses

3. At my wit's end

HOLD YOUR HORSES


"The blind leading the blind" -- Matthew 15:14

"At my wit's end" -- Psalm 107:27

100

Under which monarch was this bible created?

King James

100

Why was the King James Translation created?

No one agreed on which translation was correct or which to use.  

200

In what year did Guy Fawkes attempt to sabotage the creation of the KJV

1605

200

Pick the phrase NOT in the KJV

1. Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die

2. Better late then never

3. Hard as rock

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER


"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die" -- Ecclesiastes 8:15,

"Hard as rock" -- Job 21:44

200

what country did King James rule over when he had the bible written?

(Bonus points if you know what country he ruled over first)

England


(Scotland)

200

How many languages has the KJV been translated into? 

2,454(within 100)

300

How many languages were the original books of the bible written in? 

3

(Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek)

300

Pick the phrase NOT in the KJV

  1. The eye is the window to the soul 
  2. Bite the dust
  3. Saving the best for last

THE EYE IS THE WINDOW TO THE SOUL


"Bite the dust" -- Psalm 72:9 

"Saving the best for last" -- John 2:10

300

How many people worked to translated the King James Bible?

47 - 54 (within 5)

300

Quote one scripture verse in the King James Bible

__:__ ______

400

How long did it take to translate the King James Version of the Bible?

7 years

400

Pick the phrase NOT in the KJV

  1. God helps those who help themselves
  2. Scapegoat
  3. A little bird told me
  4. See eye to eye  

GOD HELPS THOSE THAT HELP THEMSELVES


"Scapegoat" -- Leviticus 16:18

"A little bird told me" -- Ecclesiastes 10:20

"See eye to eye" -- Isaiah 52:8

400

At what age did King James commission the KJV

38 years old

400

How many copies have been printed?

by 10 (tens of copies, hundreds of copies, thousands of copies etc.)

5 - 7 Billion

500

What year was the King James Translation completed?

1611 (within 10)

500

Pick the phrase NOT in the KJV

  1. A fool and his money are soon parted
  2. By the skin of our teeth
  3. To thine own self be true  
  4. Where there's a will, there's a way

TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE


"A fool and his money are soon parted" -- Proverbs 21:20

"By the skin of our teeth" -- Job 19:20

"Where there's a will, there's a way." -- Proverbs 16:9

500

Who's idea was the new translation?

Dr. John Reynolds, a Puritan scholar

500

How many books in the entire current King James Bible?

66 

(39 in the Old Testament + 27 in the New Testament)

(originally there were 80 books but the Apocrypha was removed in 1885)