Sunday, May 13, 2007

Obscure Bible Facts Challenge: Books of the Law Edition!

When I was in college, I wasted time taking quizzes with names like "What Breed of Dog Are You?" "Who's Your Celebrity Dream Date?" and "What Color is Your Aura?" Now I waste my time writing quizzes for other people to take. Which is a greater waste of time? You decide. But while you're deciding, test your Biblical knowledge on my Books of the Law quiz.

  1. Which tribes of Israel settled on the east side of the Jordan River?


  2. Manasseh, Naphtali and Zebulun

    Manasseh, Reuben and Gad

    Manasseh, Issachar and Dan

    Asher, Ephraim and Benjamin


  3. What was the name of Joseph's wife?


  4. Amunet

    Annipe

    Asenath

    Astarte


  5. What sort of seed was manna like?


  6. Coriander

    Hyssop

    Cumin

    Fennel


  7. If a woman gave birth to a daughter, how long was she regarded as unclean?

    Two weeks

    Three weeks

    One week

    Four weeks


  8. While in the wilderness, the Israelites longed for all these Egyptian foods except for what?


  9. Leeks

    Cucumbers

    Corn

    Garlic


  10. Nimrod (of Tower of Babel fame) was the descendent of which of Noah's sons?


  11. Shem

    Ham

    Japheth

    Frank


  12. What were the names of the God fearing Hebrew midwives in Exodus 1?


  13. Abira and Joakima

    Ideh and Yadira

    Shiphrah and Puah

    Bracha and Efrosini


  14. Which of his sons did Jacob say was "a strong donkey."


  15. Asher

    Naphtali

    Issachar

    Zebulun


  16. At what age were Levites to retire from performing service in the work of the tent of meeting?


  17. Seventy

    Sixty

    Fifty

    They did not retire


  18. What were the names of Aaron's sons who "offered strange fire before the Lord."


  19. Hophni and Uriel

    Nadab and Abihu

    Gersham and Label

    Udeh and Doron



6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I know nothing

Anonymous said...

I'm with Jeff. A degree and a half in one book and all I can get with any certainty is number 10. Ugh.

Toph said...

With strategic guessing, I got 5 right. I don't know how that happened. I think #3 was the only one I was reasonably sure on.

Anonymous said...

Two?! Looks like I need to go back to Bible school.

phil said...

I got a 6 on the first try! Process of elimination, you are my friend!

Anonymous said...

Ha I got an 8! Medical school taught me to be a very lucky guesser. When peoples lives are on the line, you HAVE to be lucky!