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Hee Haw! It's a Quiz about Donkeys in the Bible

The donkey might not be held in high esteem in today's society but it was different in Biblical times. In fact, the animal was a symbol of wealth and power. Don't believe me? Try this challenge. (The NIV was used for this quiz.)

A multiple-choice quiz by Cowrofl. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Cowrofl

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,654

Updated
Jul 23 22

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Genesis 16:12 refers to a man as a "wild donkey." Here's how it reads in the NIV Bible: "He will be a wild donkey of a man; his hand will be against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he will live in hostility toward all his brothers." Who is this scripture about? Hint

Shem

Nabal

Boaz

Ishmael

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Ten Commandments are listed in Exodus 20:1-17. Here's one of the commandments from the NIV Bible which contains the word donkey: "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." In what order would you find this commandment? Hint

8th

5th

1st

10th

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Old Testament even tells of a donkey that spoke to its master after its mouth was opened by the LORD, as per Numbers 22:28. Who did the donkey speak to after being beaten three times?
Hint

Nabal

Balak

Balaam

Seth

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Question 4 of 10

4. Numbers 31 tells of the Israelites defeating the Midianites and taking a vast amount of plunder, including donkeys and women who had never slept with a man. Fill in the missing number of donkeys from Numbers 31:33-35: "675,000 sheep, 72,000 cattle, ________ donkeys and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man."
Hint

61,000

12,000

77,000

9,999

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Question 5 of 10

5. Judges 10: 3-5, reports about a man who led Israel for 22 years and he had 30 sons who rode 30 donkeys and controlled 30 towns in Gilead. What's the name of the man? Hint

Joshua

Jair

Jeremiah

Jehosophat

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Question 6 of 10

6. Judges 15 tells of a man having the Spirit of the Lord coming on him in power and using a donkey's jawbone to kill 1,000 Philistines. What's the name of the man? Hint

David

Nimord

Boaz

Samson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Complete the missing word from the following verse (Proverbs 26:3) that contains the word donkey and comes from the NIV Bible: "A whip for the horse, a _______ for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!"

Hint

Rider

Saddle

Halter

Covering

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Question 8 of 10

8. From what book in the Old Testament of the NIV Bible would you find this passage: "The ox knows his master, the donkey his owner's manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."

Hint

Nehemiah

Proverbs

Isaiah

Zechariah

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Question 9 of 10

9. The following passage is from the NIV Bible (Luke 10:34) and is from a popular parable told by Jesus: "He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him." What's the name of the parable?
Hint

The Lost Son

The Good Samaritan

The Persistent Widow

The Great Banquet

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Question 10 of 10

10. Finally, Matthew 21:4-6, in the NIV Bible tells of Jesus giving instructions to his disciples to go a certain place and bring him a donkey so he might ride it into Jerusalem. Jesus said this was fulfillment of Bible prophecy when it was written "Say to the Daughter of Zion, see, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey." From what book in the Old Testament did this Scripture come? Hint

Zechariah

Psalms

Jeremiah

Daniel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Ishmael

The correct answer is Ishmael. He was the son of Hagar, who was a handmaiden to Abraham's wife Sarah. According to Wikipedia, Jews, Christians and Muslims believe Ishmael is Abraham's oldest son.

Answer: 10th

The correct answer is the 10th, or the last, commandment. The verse in question can be found at Exodus 20:17. In today's society, ox and donkey in the 10th commandment could easily be replaced with do not covet your neighbor's car and pleasure boat. Or, perhaps in my case, do not covet the higher FunTrivia scores of your much more intelligent teammates.

3. The Old Testament even tells of a donkey that spoke to its master after its mouth was opened by the LORD, as per Numbers 22:28. Who did the donkey speak to after being beaten three times?

Answer: Balaam

The correct answer is Balaam. Scripture states that after the donkey speaks, Balaam sees an angel of the Lord standing in the road with his sword drawn. Apparently the reason Balaam beat the donkey was the fact it saw the angel and refused to proceed. Balaam, at the time, did not see the angel and took his anger out on the helpless donkey.

Answer: 61,000

The correct answer is 61,000. The key to answering this question successfully is to note that the numbers decrease through the verses. As a result, the number of women captured is listed after the number of donkeys taken as plunder. It's almost as if the donkeys were seen as more valuable than the young women.

5. Judges 10: 3-5, reports about a man who led Israel for 22 years and he had 30 sons who rode 30 donkeys and controlled 30 towns in Gilead. What's the name of the man?

Answer: Jair

The correct answer is Jair of Gilead. Little is stated about the man apart from the information about the sons and the fact he was buried in Kamon. It's interesting to note Scripture states his 30 sons rode on 30 donkeys before stating they ruled 30 towns. It's as if riding on 30 donkeys was more important than ruling over 30 towns.

6. Judges 15 tells of a man having the Spirit of the Lord coming on him in power and using a donkey's jawbone to kill 1,000 Philistines. What's the name of the man?

Answer: Samson

The correct answer is Samson. Judges 15: 17 states that after the slaughter, Samson threw away the donkey's jawbone and the place was called Ramath Lehi, which means Jawbone Hill.

Answer: Halter

The correct answer is halter. At least in this situation, the donkey doesn't experience the pain of a whip or a rod. In other words, it apparently fares better than a foolish person or a horse.

Answer: Isaiah

The correct answer is Isaiah. The passage is found in the third verse of the first chapter. Isaiah is largely a book of prophecy and much of the prophecy centers around the trials and tribulations Israel would face due to its disobedience to the Lord. Despite all this, the book also tells of the LORD having compassion on his people.

Answer: The Good Samaritan

The correct answer is the Good Samaritan, perhaps one of the best known parables in the New Testament. The parable, of course, is about a Jewish man who was severely beaten by robbers and left to die and two people pass by and don't offer assistance. However, the Good Samaritan stopped to help the beaten man and went above and beyond in offering assistance.

This, even though, Jews and Samaritans did not associate with each other. In fact, they generally despised each other.

Answer: Zechariah

The correct answer is Zechariah with the verse in question coming from the ninth verse of the ninth chapter. The verse is just one of many in the Old Testament that foretells of the arrival of the Messiah.

Source: Author Cowrofl

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