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1. The first book in the Bible named after a person is "Joshua". So let's go to the very top. Jesus and Joshua have the same root and origin with very similar meaning. True or false?
2. Ruth is the first book in the bible that was named after a woman. Perhaps the most famous person with Ruth as a surname was Babe Ruth, who was named after his father. What was Babe Ruth's father's name?
3. Samuel was a biblical prophet who had his own book in the Bible. All the following men had a forename of "Samuel". Which one is the odd one out because he was born in a different country than the other three?
4. "The Book of Ezra" is attributed to a biblical person known as Ezra the Scribe or Ezra the Priest. Which one of the following more contemporary person does not have the correct job description?
5. Jeremiah authored the "Book of Jeremiah", the Books of Kings, and the Book of Lamentations. Jeremiah Birnbaum was a promising folk musician in 2014 when she announced her transgender status and transition. What new name did she take?
6. Joel was a minor prophet in both the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, where in the latter, "The Book of Joel" is found between the "Book of Hosea" and "Book of Amos". Joel is both a popular first name and last name. Which Joel has been allocated the wrong description?
7. "The Book of Ezekiel" is one of the Latter Prophets in the Tanakh and in the Old Testament, and, along with Isaiah and Jeremiah, is one of the major prophetic books. The American sculptor (1844-1914), who designed the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery, not only had a surname of Ezekiel, but his two first names were Bible people as well. What was his full name?
8. "The Book of Judith" appears in some forms of the Bible but not others. Which of the following Judiths (may have been known by Judy or Judi, a shortened version of Judith) was *NOT* American?
9. "The Book of Daniel" relates the experiences and exploits of Daniel, a noble Jew exiled to Babylon. Daniel is both a popular first and last name. Which one of the following men had Daniel as his surname?
10. The Book of Esther, sometimes known as "the Scroll", is a book in the Jewish Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), being one of the Five Scrolls (Megillot). Later it became part of the Christian Old Testament. What role did the eponymous heroine have?
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