There are Bugs in the Bible? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nostrils

This verse is Job 39:20 in the King James Version of the Bible. The nostrils in question actually belong to a warhorse - the previous verse 19 says "Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?" and the quote is then followed by verse 21 "He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed man".
The Book of Job was the inspiration for, and formed the basic plotline of the book "Job: A Comedy of Justice" by famed science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein, which was first published in 1984.

Answer: Camel

The verse in question is Matthew 23:24 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The previous verse is "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."
This part of the Gospel of Matthew tell us how Jesus entered into debate with the Pharisees, and the Saducees, and refuted their arguments. The listening crowd of common people, and the disciples, were impressed by his words.
Pharisees and Saducees were two different factions of Jewish elders at the time of Christ. The upper class Saducees held a majority of seats in the Sanhedrin, or parliament of the time, and were amenable to the dictates of the Roman colonial rulers. The Pharisees were more middle class, businessmen and suchlike, and were much more in touch with the feelings and political wishes of the commoners.

Answer: Hornet

The verse in question is Deuteronomy 7:20 in the King James Version of the Bible.
In this Chapter, we hear God's words to the Israelites, telling of the blessings He has in store for them, and how they should not fear their enemies, for God will help them triumph and send plagues such as the ones He inflicted on the Egyptians.
This particular verse's mention is the only instance of a hornet in the Bible. Hornets are actually members of the wasp family, and the largest species, Vespa mandarinia can grow to a length of 2 inches! They are colloquially known as "Yak killer" in parts of eastern Asia. Their sting is so painful that it can actually drive animals mad, causing say a horse to throw and trample its rider.

Answer: Dead dog

This quote is from 1 Samuel 24:14, in the King James Version of the Bible.
In this Chapter, David and his men are in the cave, when Saul arrives and enters in alone. David has the chance to kill Saul, but cannot kill his King, anointed by God, and cuts off the skirts of Saul's robe instead. He uses this to prove to Saul that he does not mean him harm, and swears loyalty to Saul in God's name.

Answer: Meat

The quote in question is Proverbs 30:25 in the King James Version of the Bible.
The ants are one of the "four things which are little on the Earth, but are exceeding wise", with the other three being "The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. (Proverbs 30 24-28)
Ants of the genus Pheidole are common in the Middle East, and would have been widely known in Biblical times. They do actually amass stores of corn for the winter, and almost seem to "plan" so that the nest has enough food to see them through until spring comes and fresh supplies are available again.

Answer: Lion

The quotation in question is Judges 14:8. The Chapter tells us the story of Samson and his wife, a woman of the Philistine tribe who he first saw at Timnath. Samson slew the lion, and found the bees and honey when he returned a week later to claim the woman as his wife.

He used it as a riddle to try and win cloth and clothing from thirty of the young male members of her tribe who came to attend their feast. They threatened his wife's family so she persuaded Samson to tell her the answer and passed it on; thus they won the riddle.

Answer: Worms of the earth

The quote in question is Micah 7:17. This chapter tells of various disasters which will befall the sinners, but ends with the hope and knowledge that for one who repents and asks the Lord for forgiveness, it will be granted, and they will be blessed with His mercy. Although worms tend to be "looked down upon" and the very word is often used in a denigratory way, worms are actually very important to the fertility of the soil, and the success of the crop.

They turn decaying vegetable matter into humus, and aerate the soil as they burrow through it.

Their anatomical workings also enable plants to access stores of various minerals such as nitrogen compounds and potash more easily than would otherwise be the case; again this increases crop yield.

Answer: Caterpillar

Joel Chapter 1 tells of an invading army with "teeth of a lion" come to despoil the land, and everything is barren and ruined. The following Chapter tells how if the people call upon the Lord he will deliver them from the invader and then in verses 24 and 25 "And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you."
Cankerworms, or Alsophila pometaria, are a species of inchworm, and are a pest on many species of tree.
Palmerworms, or Dichomeris liguella, are the larvae of moths, and the moths also prey on trees, usually hardwood species.
In the Biblical case though, it is thought that the palmerworm in question is a translation of the Hebrew word găzăm which is usually a general word used to mean a locust, possibly in its larval state. The word has become used for the moth larvae since Biblical times, and now means a different creature altogether.

Answer: Let my people go

The quote in question is Exodus 8:21, and it forms part of the following passage where God tells Moses how he will send the plague of flies to force Pharoah to let free the slaves; "Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies." Exodus 8:21 - 24 The plague of flies is of course one of the Ten Plagues of Egypt, sent by God to ensure the freedom of his chosen people.
The Rainmakers released "Let my People Go-Go" in 1987, and it reached number eighteen on the UK Singles Chart.

Answer: Assyria

The quote in question is Isaiah 7:18.
God speaks to Ahaz, and Isaiah 7:14 is a verse I personally find particularly moving; "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Thus God holds out hope, and with Isaiah 9:6 comes His promise to us; "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."