Nine out of Ten: General Bible Trivia -- #8 Quiz

Answer: Timaeus

Timaeus is the correct answer. However, little is known about Timaeus because he is mentioned only once in Scripture, and in passing reference. Mark 10:46 in the NKJV tells of Jesus encountering Bartimaeus at Jericho: "Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging."

A few moments later, Bartimaeus' days of darkness and begging would come to an abrupt end as Jesus would miraculously restore his sight, according to Scripture.

Answer: Ecclesiastes

The verse in question comes from Ecclesiastes 3:1.

Much of the third chapter of Ecclesiastes was set to music in 1959 by Pete Seeger and in 1965 The Byrds, an American band, released a rendition of the song titled "Turn, Turn Turn (To Everything There is a Season)". The song quickly became an international hit. According to Wikipedia, "Turn, Turn Turn (To Everything There is a Season)" hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and Number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was popular for a number of reasons, not the least of which was it struck a chord with a world which was desperately seeking peace at a time when the War in Vietnam was dominating the headlines and newscasts of the day.

The song was first released by the folk group The Limeliters on their 1962 album 'Folk Matinee'. Judy Collins also released a version of the song in 1963. However, the version by The Byrds would prove to be far and away the most successful.

Answer: Samuel

Samuel was angry over a request by the people to have a king rule over them. 1 Samuel 9 tells of Saul, the son of Kish, being selected as the first king of the Israelites. According to Scripture, Samuel warned the Israelites there would be dire consequences if they stopped following the LORD and gave their devotion to a king. To prove his point, Samuel vowed he would call on God to "send thunder and rain."

And sure enough, the vow was fulfilled and thunder and rain struck in the midst of the wheat harvest. Details can be found in Samuel 12:16-18.

Notes in the NKJV Study Bible state Israel receives the vast majority of its rainfall during the winter season and for rain to fall during the wheat harvest would be "most unusual."

Answer: Twelve years

According to Luke 2:42, Jesus was twelve years old when He participated in an apparently in-depth discussion with the rabbis. Details can be found in Luke 2:41-50. According to the passage, all who heard Him were "astonished at His understanding and answers."

Details about a twelve-year-old Jesus engaging the rabbis in theological discussion are found in only the Gospel of Luke.

Answer: Athens

Paul was in Athens when he made the statement. According to Scripture, Paul had an attentive audience when he made his pitch, professing Jesus as the Son of God. However, things apparently went awry when he started talking about resurrection of the dead. Acts 17:32 states some mocked Paul after he talked about the issue while others said, "We will hear you again on this matter." Nevertheless, according to Verse 34, some Athenians became believers in a resurrected Jesus Christ "among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them."

During his presentation, Paul makes reference to a statue dedicated to an "unknown god" Details about Paul's presentation to the Athenians can be found in Acts 17:22-32.

Answer: Mephibosheth

Mephibosheth, according to Scripture, became lame in his feet when his nurse, who was fleeing with him, accidentally dropped him during a time when the Israelites were in a civil war to determine who would become king. One side in the civil war backed David and the other side backed Ishbosheth, the son of Saul.

Incidentally, David and Jonathan, Mephibosheth's father, were the best of friends. This, even though Jonathan's father Saul devoted much of his latter life trying to kill David. 2 Samuel 9:7 states that David restored to Mephibosheth all the land that belonged to his grandfather Saul and he ensured he would "always dine at his table with him."

Answer: Elijah

Elijah is the correct answer. In 1 Kings 17:1, the prophet of God boldly proclaimed to Ahab: "As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word."

According to 1 Kings 18:1, the drought finally ended in the third year. The chapter goes on to tell of the drought ending after Elijah's spectacular victory over 450 prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.

Answer: New Jerusalem

According to Wikipedia, New Jerusalem is also known as The Tabernacle of God, Holy City, City of God, Celestial City and Heavenly Jerusalem in the Book of Revelation, as well as Jerusalem Above, Zion and shining city on a hill in other books of the Bible.

The New Jerusalem is first mentioned in Revelation 3:12. Much of the 21st chapter of Revelation is devoted to details about the New Jerusalem.

Answer: Tertius

Romans 16:22, states "I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord." There is no further mention of him in Scripture. According to Biblos.com, a website that serves as a Bible encyclopedia, some theologians suspect Tertius was a friend of Silas, while others believe he was a Roman Christian living in Corinth. It's all speculation, of course.

Answer: testament

Testament, as in Old Testament and New Testament, is the correct answer.

The thirty-nine books in the Old Testament of the Protestant Bible are:
1.) Genesis
2.) Exodus
3.) Leviticus
4.) Numbers
5.) Deuteronomy
6.) Joshua
7.) Judges
8.) Ruth
9.) 1 Samuel
10.) 2 Samuel
11.) 1 Kings
12.) 2 Kings
13.) 1 Chronicles
14.) 2 Chronicles
15.) Ezra
16.) Nehemiah
17.) Esther
18.) Job
19.) Psalm
20.) Proverbs
21.) Ecclesiastes
22.) Song of Solomon
23.) Isaiah
24.) Jeremiah
25.) Lamentations
26.) Ezekiel
27.)Daniel
28.) Hosea
29.) Joel
30.) Amos
31.) Obadiah
32.) Jonah
33.) Micah
34.) Nahum
35.) Habakkuk
36.) Zephaniah
37.) Haggai
38.) Zechariah
39.) Malachi

(The Catholic Bible contains seven additional books, as well as longer versions of the books of Daniel and Esther.)

There are twenty-seven books in the New Testament. In the order they appear, they are:
1.) Matthew
2.) Mark
3.) Luke
4.) John
5.) Acts
6.) Romans
7.) 1 Corinthians
8.) 2 Corinthians
9.) Galatians
10.) Ephesians
11.) Philippians
12.) Colossians
13.) 1 Thessalonians
14.) 2 Thessalonians
15.) 1 Timothy
16.) 2 Timothy
17.) Titus
18.) Philemon
19.) Hebrews
20.) James
21.) 1 Peter
22.) 2 Peter
23.) 1 John
24.) 2 John
25.) 3 John
26.) Jude
27.) Revelation