Bible Times Trivia
This is the name of the sea where Jesus calmed the storm while sailing with his disciples.
What is the Sea of Galilee?
This 2004 blockbuster movie depicts the final hours of Jesus’ life and was directed by Mel Gibson.
What is The Passion of the Christ?
This poetic book speaks to the vanity of life, stating, “Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
What is Ecclesiastes?
This is the name of UNW's mascot.
What is the Eagle?
This large creature swallowed Jonah for three days and three nights.
What is a whale (or great fish)?
This Old Testament event, mentioned in Joshua, describes celestial bodies stopping in the sky.
What is the sun standing still (at the Battle of Gibeon)?
This popular faith-based film, released in 2015, stars Jennifer Garner and focuses on miraculous healing.
What is Miracles from Heaven?
The story of Deborah and Barak’s victory over Sisera is recorded in this Old Testament book.
What is Judges?
This founder of the university was instrumental in shaping conservative Christian education in Minnesota.
Who is William Bell Riley?
This term refers to the fiery serpents sent among the Israelites in the wilderness.
What are seraphim (or fiery serpents)?
This group of people is mentioned frequently in the Old Testament and descended from Esau.
Who are the Edomites?
This hit show on Hulu features a dystopian world that uses Bible verses to justify a totalitarian society.
What is The Handmaid's Tale?
This New Testament book uses metaphors of athletic races and competition to describe the Christian life.
What is 1 Corinthians?
This popular annual Northwestern event encourages students to come together in service to the local community.
What is Day of Prayer and Service?
This sea creature, described in Job, Psalms, and Isaiah, symbolizes God’s power over chaos.
What is Leviathan?
This king of Persia allowed the exiles to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This popular TV series often references biblical allegories, such as free will versus predestination, while chronicling the Winchester brothers’ fight against demons.
What is Supernatural?
This Old Testament book contains the story of Balaam and his talking donkey.
What is Numbers?
This president of northwestern was known around the world as the greatest evangelist of the century.
Who was Billy Graham?
The book of Ezekiel describes these angelic beings with multiple wings and faces, serving as guardians of God’s throne.
What are cherubim?
The Babylonian king who saw a mysterious handwriting on the wall in Daniel 5.
Who is Belshazzar?
This Marvel movie from 2021 features a verse from Genesis inscribed on a brass plaque in one scene.
What is Eternals?
This Old Testament prophet wrote about a vision of a valley filled with dry bones coming back to life.
What is Ezekiel?
This year Northwestern St. Paul was founded.
What is the year 1902?
The number of heads on the beast described in Revelation 13.
What is seven?