BIBLE
How many days did Jesus walk the earth after his resurrection?
What is 40 days
What singer has had a Billboard #1 hit in each of the last four decades?
Who is Mariah Carey
How many Academy Award nominations did The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring receive?
What is 13 nominations
What famous chocolate company was founded in Los Angeles in 1921?
What is See’s Candies
The earliest record we have that speaks to Jesus resurrection is 1 Corinthians 15:1-8. How many years after Jesus death (30 AD) do historians largely believe Paul first received this information before he passed it on to the church In 1 Corinthians?
What is one to two years after Jesus death
200 extra points if you can guess the chapter
500 extra points if you can guess the beginning verse
500 extra points if you can guess the ending verse
How many books are in the New Testament?
What is 27
Keith Moon and John Entwistle of The Who are said to have inspired the name of which other classic rock band?
What is Led Zeppelin
How many staircases does Hogwarts have?
What is 142
Because of the Cold War, back to back Summer Olympic Games were boycotted that were set to be hosted in Moscow and Los Angeles respectively. Give the years that these two controversial Olympic Games took place.
1980 (Moscow) and 1984 (Los Angeles)
200 extra points if you can guess the month the summer Olympics started in Los Angeles
When Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his letter from Birmingham Jail, He attempted to persuade predominantly white church leaders to stand up against racism in the United States, by famously quoting a verse from what book in the Old Testament?
Amos
”But let justice roll down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.”
200 extra points if you can guess the chapter
500 extra points if you can guess the verse
Who pretended to be driven mad in public to avoid capture and death at the hands of an enemy king?
David
200 extra points if you can guess the book in the Bible that has this story (1 Samuel)
200 extra points if you can guess the chapter
What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
Who is Bob Dylan
How old is Crush, the sea turtle in Finding Nemo?
What is 150
During the airing of the final episode of Seinfeld, a famous singer, who scored a first smash single in 1940, passed away. Legend has it that this famous artists ambulance made record time to the hospital because of the empty Los Angeles streets caused by Seinfeld’s final episode. Who was this famous singer?
Who is Frank Sinatra
Which African Nation was Christian since the 4th century, a little over one thousand years before European colonization?
What is Ethiopia
How many books are in the Old Testament?
What is 39
During WWII, Allied aircraft pilots used a particular term to describe various UFO “sightings.” Which Rock Band is named after this term?
What is Foo Fighters
How many Pixar films have been released?
WHAT is 26
How many counties are there in California?
What is 58
Which Country first used the term dignity, to confer sacredness to human persons, in their constitution?
Ireland in the Irish Constitution
500 extra points if you can guess the year this constitution was written
Who were the original 12 Disciples?
Who are Peter, James, John, Andrew, Nathanael (or Bartholomew), James, Jude, Matthew (or Levi), Philip, Simon, Thomas, and Judas
This musical instrument gained popularity when it was named in the Canterbury Tales, and has been depicted in art as early as 1000 B.C. Which instrument is this?
What is a Bagpipe
In 1981, why were the Oscars postponed with less than 24 hours’ notice?
What was because of the failed assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
What year did California become a state?
What is September 9, 1850
200 extra points if you can guess the month
500 extra points if you can guess the day
The fragmentary Tel Dan Stela was unearthed by Archeologists in Northern Israel, having inscriptions written upon it by an Aramean King who claims to have defeated which biblical figure?
King David
Referred to as the “King of Israel” and David the “King of the House of David”
500 extra points if you can guess the year this fragment was found