Answer: What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?
The Philistine men became very angry when they couldn't solve Samson's riddle so they threatened his bride for the answer. This event is told in Judges 14.
From Quiz: When the Judges Ruled Israel
Answer: farmer
Judges 6:11. Gideon was chosen to deliver Israel from Midian, by the Lord through an Angel, for Midian was causing Israel to hide in caves and rocks.
From Quiz: BT: the Period of the Judges
Answer: A united army almost completely wiped out Gibeah and the rest of the tribe of Benjamin.
The story in Judges 19-21 of the Levite and the concubine ends horrifically. The result of the remaining tribes coming together to revenge the Levite was itself an atrocity--they wiped out the tribe of Benjamin almost completely, refused to let their daughters marry into the tribe, then realized that the result would be to completely eliminate the tribe of Benjamin. So they wiped out the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead (non-Israelites), all children as well as men and women--except they spared the virgins and gave them to the Benjaminites for wives.
From Quiz: BBB Bible Series: The Old Testament Book of Judges
Answer: Samson
John Milton, author of "Paradise Lost," also wrote "Samson Agonistes," which contains conversations between Samson, his father, and Delilah, as he is encouraged to despair of God. He repents taking his vow so lightly, and pulls the columns down upon himself.
From Quiz: Judges
Answer: Samuel
Samuel was the last judge. He also dedicated Saul as the first king. His story is told in 1 Samuel.
From Quiz: When the Judges Ruled Israel
Answer: 300
Judges 7. Gideon took 300 men to fight against the army of the Midianites. They unusually won by blowing trumpets and smashing jars which contained torches. The Midianites got scared and started attacking themselves.
From Quiz: BT: the Period of the Judges
Answer: in a good old age
Judges 8:32. He died after 40 years serving as Judge leaving 70 sons. One of them was Abimelech who slew all but one of his brothers.
From Quiz: BT: the Period of the Judges
Answer: Micah
Before the Levite, Micah had made his own son a priest. This seems to indicate that the Israelites were haphazardly practicing their religion, without following the laws of Moses.
From Quiz: Judges
Answer: he was stabbed by his own servant
Judges 9:53-57. Abimelech was hit by the millstone on his head but he survived it despite it breaking his skull. He told his servant to kill him so that way people wouldn't say a woman killed him.
From Quiz: BT: the Period of the Judges
Answer: Dan
They persuaded Micha's Levite priest to come along with them, leaving Micah quite disheartened.
From Quiz: Judges
