Bible People
The apostles gave Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, this name meaning son of encouragement.
Barnabas
This many baskets of leftovers were collected after Jesus fed the 4,000—not the 5,000.
Seven
John was on this island when he received the visions recorded in Revelation.
Patmos
In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart’s character runs Rick’s Café Américain. Give that character’s first and last name.
Rick Blaine
What five-letter word, meaning a line of people waiting, sounds the same after its last four letters are removed?
Queue — Q sounds the same
This left-handed judge killed Eglon, king of Moab, with a concealed sword.
Ehud
John’s Gospel records this many fish in the disciples’ net after the risen Jesus told them where to cast it.
153
The people of this city were commended for examining the Scriptures daily to test what Paul taught.
Berea
This author created Mary Poppins in the books that inspired the Disney film.
P. L. Travers
What seven-letter word for a reclining chair becomes the word longer when its third letter is removed?
Lounger — remove the U
This woman persuaded David not to take revenge on her husband Nabal and later became David’s wife.
Abigail
Methuselah lived to this age, the longest lifespan recorded in the Bible.
969 years
Paul was in this city when he had a vision of a man from Macedonia asking him to come and help.
Troas
Before Ringo Starr joined the Beatles in 1962, this musician was their drummer.
Pete Best
What four-letter English number word becomes the Roman numeral for four when its first and last letters are removed?
FIVE — remove F and E to leave IV
God filled this son of Uri with skill to oversee craftsmanship for the tabernacle.
Bezalel
Acts records this many people aboard the ship when Paul was shipwrecked on his journey to Rome.
276
Hannah brought Samuel to serve under Eli at the house of the Lord in this town.
Shiloh
In Citizen Kane, the word Rosebud refers to this object from Charles Foster Kane’s childhood.
His sled
What eight-letter word can contain just one letter? Think of something you might put in a mailbox.
Envelope
This prophet, son of Imlah, predicted disaster for Ahab while about 400 other prophets promised success.
Micaiah
According to 2 Kings 19, the angel of the Lord struck down this many men in the Assyrian camp in one night.
185,000
The Israelites camped at this place when they had no water, and Moses was instructed to strike the rock at Horeb.
Rephidim
This 1943 musical was the first Broadway collaboration between Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
Oklahoma!
What common English word for someone who maintains financial records contains three consecutive pairs of doubled letters?
Bookkeeper — oo, kk, ee