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Quiz about Biblical Oddities
Quiz about Biblical Oddities

Biblical Oddities Trivia Quiz


There's much that's beautiful and inspiring in the Bible, but there's some mighty strange stuff, too! (I used the New International Version.)

A multiple-choice quiz by astorian. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
astorian
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
173,014
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2597
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Question 1 of 10
1. The prophet Elisha was bald, and some children teased him for it. How were they punished for their rudeness? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. St. Paul must not have been a very inspiring preacher. During one of his sermons, a member of the audience dozed off, and fell out a window to his death. What was the name of this unfortunate sleepyhead? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which monarch was stricken by madness that caused him to eat grass, on all fours, like a cow? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. As an old man, who required a young woman to sleep with him in his bed each night, to keep him warm? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What fugitive was captured when his head became stuck in the branches of a tree? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the Book of Genesis, Simeon and Levi tricked the prince Shechem and his male subjects into being circumcised, then slaughtered them while they were still far too sore to fight back! Why did Simeon and Levi do this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In which of the Gospels do we read of a young man who fled from the garden of Gethsemane naked after Jesus was arrested? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Speaking of nudity, after the great flood was over, Noah got drunk and lay naked in his tent. Someone saw Noah in this embarrassing state, for which Noah cursed that person's descendants. Who was this unfortunate? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Thousands of years before Mr. Ed or Francis the Talking Mule, what Old Testament character owned a talking donkey? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was struck dead by God simply for trying to steady the Ark of the Covenant, after the ox-cart it was being transported became shaky? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The prophet Elisha was bald, and some children teased him for it. How were they punished for their rudeness?

Answer: They were eaten by bears

2 Kings 2:23-24. If Elisha had simply phoned Hair Club For Men, this tragedy need never have happened.
2. St. Paul must not have been a very inspiring preacher. During one of his sermons, a member of the audience dozed off, and fell out a window to his death. What was the name of this unfortunate sleepyhead?

Answer: Eutychus

Acts 20: 7-12. Luckily, Paul didn't hold any grudges. He prayed for Eutychus, who was restored to life.
3. Which monarch was stricken by madness that caused him to eat grass, on all fours, like a cow?

Answer: Nebuchadnezzar

Daniel 4:32-34. Today, a Nebuchadnezzar and a Jeroboam are units of measurement for champagne.
4. As an old man, who required a young woman to sleep with him in his bed each night, to keep him warm?

Answer: King David

1 Kings 1:1-4. Hmmm... if all he wanted was someone to keep him warm, wouldn't an old woman have done just as well?
5. What fugitive was captured when his head became stuck in the branches of a tree?

Answer: Absalom

2 Samuel 18:8-10. Absalom was trouble from Day One, but for some reason, he remained King David's favorite son to the bitter end.
6. In the Book of Genesis, Simeon and Levi tricked the prince Shechem and his male subjects into being circumcised, then slaughtered them while they were still far too sore to fight back! Why did Simeon and Levi do this?

Answer: He had raped their sister

Genesis 34. Shechem had raped Jacob's daughter Dinah, and her brothers weren't about to let that go unpunished.
7. In which of the Gospels do we read of a young man who fled from the garden of Gethsemane naked after Jesus was arrested?

Answer: Mark

Mark 14:51-52. There's no way of knowing who the streaker was, but an old Catholic tradition holds that the naked young man was the Gospel's author, St. Mark himself.
8. Speaking of nudity, after the great flood was over, Noah got drunk and lay naked in his tent. Someone saw Noah in this embarrassing state, for which Noah cursed that person's descendants. Who was this unfortunate?

Answer: His son, Ham

Genesis 9:20-25. Well, after all that time cooped up on a boat with a bunch of smelly animals, who could blame Noah for wanting to have a few drinks and unwind? Be that as it may, Noah cursed Ham's son Canaan and all of Canaan's descendants, and condemned them to be the slaves of Shem's descendants.
9. Thousands of years before Mr. Ed or Francis the Talking Mule, what Old Testament character owned a talking donkey?

Answer: Balaam

Numbers 22:21-30. From the account in the Book of Numbers, the donkey was a good deal smarter than Balaam.
10. Who was struck dead by God simply for trying to steady the Ark of the Covenant, after the ox-cart it was being transported became shaky?

Answer: Uzzah

2 Samuel 6:1-6. The moral is, even if you have a very good reason, do NOT dare lay your hand on the Ark!
Source: Author astorian

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