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Dive into this engaging Old Testament trivia challenge! Test your knowledge of key figures, events, and stories from the Hebrew Scriptures, including the return to Jerusalem after exile, the rebuilding of the temple and walls, and the significance of various books like Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. Challenge yourself and others with questions about authorship, major themes, and pivotal moments in biblical history. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned scholar, discover fascinating insights about the Old Testament and enrich your understanding of these sacred texts!
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OLD TESTAMENT Challenge
Round One
ROUND ONE A Team B Team
Round Two
ROUND TWO A Team B Team
FINAL QUESTION A Team B Team What does the Hebrew name mean for the book of Numbers? In The Desert
Ezra / Nehemiah100 Points Who arrived back to Jerusalem last after the exile? • Solomon • Zerubabbel • Nehemiah • Ezra
Ezra / Nehemiah200 Points Who helped rebuild the temple upon their return to Jerusalem? • Jesus • Moses • Nehemiah • Ezra
Ezra / Nehemiah300 Points Who helped rebuild the temple walls once he arrived back in Jerusalem? • Jesus • Moses • Nehemiah • Ezra
Ezra / Nehemiah400 Points What was the name of the king that allowed the Israelites to return? • King Zedekiah • King Saul • King Cyrus • King Xerxes
Esther / Job100 Points Who was Esther’s father uncle? • Mordecai • Haman • Xerxes • Eunuch
Esther / Job200 Points Who is never mentioned in the book of Esther? • Esther • God • Mordecai • Jews
Esther / Job300 Points Why was Job’s life doubly blessed in the latter part of his life? • He withstood the trials • He took the advice of his wife • He repented for his sins • He took the advice of his friends
Esther / Job400 Points In Esther, what does the Feast of Purim celebrate? • God’s allowing for a Jewish queen • Celebration of the Jews release from Egypt • The death of Haman • Celebrating the security of the Jews
Psalms 100 Points What does Psalms mean? • Song • Prayers • Poems • Praise Songs
Psalms200 Points Which of the following is not a style of the Psalms? • Royal • Prophetic • Confession • Imprectatory
Psalms300 Points Which is not an author of the Psalms? • Saul • David • Moses • Asaph
Psalms 400 Points Psalms 51 is a confessional by whom? • Solomon • David • Saul • Jesus
Proverbs / Ecclesiastes100 Points Who does tradition hold as the author of Proverbs? • David • Saul • Solomon • Jesus
Proverbs / Ecclesiastes200 Points Who is the author of Ecclesiastes? • Moses • Daniel • David • Solomon
Proverbs / Ecclesiastes300 Points Which is not a form of Parallelism? • Comparative • Synonymous • Contrast • Completive
Proverbs / Ecclesiastes400 Points What is the theme of Ecclesiastes? • Joy of Joys • Happiness of Happiness • Sorrows of Sorrows • Vanity of Vanities
Song of Songs100 Points Who is the author? • Solomon • David • Moses • Saul
Song of Songs200 Points How many books are in the Pentateuch? • 6 • 5 • 3 • 4
Song of Songs300 Points What is the verb in the 1st and 2nd Greatest Commandments? • Love • Care • Die • Go
Song of Songs400 Points What does the Song of Songs teach us today as believers? • The love of a husband and wife • How to take care of livestock • How Christ loves his church • How to grow a garden
Pentateuch200 Points Which of the following was not a major event in Genesis? • The Creation • The Fall of Man • The Flood • The Ten Commandments
Pentateuch300 Points In Exodus, which of the following celebrations was instituted? • The Feast of Tabernacles • The Passover • The Festival of Lights • Communion
Pentateuch400 Points In Numbers how many spies were sent to spy out the promised land? • 10 • 8 • 15 • 12
Bonus Question For 100 points, how many spies wanted to go ahead and take the land and what were their names?
Pentateuch500 Points The basic requirement found in Deuteronomy is? • To Obey • To Follow • To Commit • To repent
Additional Information …to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good. – Deut. 10:12-13 Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me… If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. John 14:21,23
1st & 2nd Samuel200 Points There were 3 main characters in 1st Samuel, which does not belong? • Solomon • Saul • Samuel • David
1st & 2nd Samuel300 Points Saul was the first king over Israel, he replaced? • The Prophets • Joshua • The Judges • The Priests
1st & 2nd Samuel400 Points 2nd Samuel focuses on which King? • Saul • David • Joshua • Solomon
1st & 2nd Samuel500 Points God speaking to Samuel says, “…it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king…” – 1st Samuel 8:7 What does this mean for us?
1st & 2nd Kings200 Points What does King Solomon ask for from God? • A wife • Riches • Wisdom • Horses
1st & 2nd Kings300 Points Who built the temple? • Solomon • David • Saul • God
1st & 2nd Kings400 Points After Solomon dies, the kingdom is split into how into how many nations? • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5
Bonus Question For 100 points, what are the names of the two nations and which is to the north and south?
1st & 2nd Kings500 Points Who takes over the God’s people and drives them into exile? • Assyria and Babylon • Babylon and Persia • Persia and Assyria • Rome and Egypt
The Chronicles200 Points In The Chronicles there are positive things mentioned, which is not one? • Temple • Ark • Family tree of the exiled • Ten Commandments
The Chronicles300 Points The Chronicles devotes little time to which king? • Solomon • David • Saul • Josiah
The Chronicles400 Points What is the passage in 1st Chronicles 17:7-14 (2nd Samuel 7:11-16) called? • Messianic Covenant • Solomon’s Covenant • God’s Covenant • Davidic Covenant
Bonus Question For 100 points, who is the Davidic Covenant ultimately pointing to?