LET'S PLAY BIBLE JEOPARDY!

HEROES

1. Who was the strongest man in the Bible? He tore a lion apart with his bare hands. He pushed down the pillars of a
temple burying himself and about 3,000 Philistines alive. (Samson)

2. Who was the wisest man in the Bible? He asked God for an understanding mind instead of money, power, or a long
life. God granted him a wise mind, as well as money, power, and a long life. (Solomon)

3. Who were the most fireproof men in the Bible? Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, erected a golden idol. These three
men refused to worship it. The angry king had them thrown into a fiery furnace. It was heated to seven times its normal
temperature. However, God protected them, and they did not burn. (Shadrach, Meshach, and AbedNego.)

4. This man was "full of faith and power." He performed "great wonders and signs among the people." One day he
preached a sermon, and was stoned to death for it. He is the first Christian martyr. (Stephen).

5. This king was the richest in the Bible. He received money from tribute, taxes, and trade. His country was so rich that
silver was said to be as common as stones in Jerusalem. (Solomon)
EASTER

1. Jesus and his disciples came to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of Passover. As Jesus rode into the city, many people
came out to greet Him. They laid their garments on the road, waved palm tree branches, and called out to him,
"Hosanna!". What do we call this day? (Palm Sunday)

2. What was the name of the disciple that betrayed Jesus in the garden with a kiss? (Judas Iscariot)

3. How can we call the day that Jesus was crucified "Good Friday"? (Because he died for our sins so that we will have
eternal life.)

4. Early Easter morning some women went to Jesus' grave to anoint his body with oil and spices. What happened next?
(He was resurrected. When Mary Magdalene and the other women arrived there, the stone had been rolled away and
Jesus' body was gone. Jesus told Mary Magdalene to tell the disciples that He would see them soon.)

5. The Jewish rulers took Jesus to the Roman governor. They told him that Jesus must die because He said He was the
Son of God and the King of the Jews. What was the name of the Roman Governor? (Pontius Pilate)
BIBLE FACTS

1. Why is the Bible not a book? (It is many books.) The word, 'Bible' comes from a Greek word Biblia which means,
"books".

2. What is the shortest verse in the Bible? ("Jesus wept.") John 11:35

3. How many books are in the Bible? (There are 66 books in the Bible with 35 authors. A Bible is sort of like a library of
books.)
4. What is the longest chapter in the Bible? (Psalm 119, it has 176 verses)

5. What is the shortest book in the Bible? (2 John, it has only 13 verses)

6. The Bible has now been translated into many languages. It can be read in nearly half of the 5,445 languages of the
world.
a. The Old Testament was originally written in what language? (Hebrew)
b. The New Testament was originally written in what language? (Greek and Aramaic-one or both answers count.)

7. How many words are there in the Bible? (773,692 words.) It would take you 70 hours to read the whole
Bible aloud.
NUMBERS

1. What is the name of this book in the Bible that got its name because it contains so many numbers? (Numbers)

2. The Bible uses this number to teach that God is one, and that He is the only God. Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the
Father are one. (The number 1)

3. This number is often linked with the idea of perfection and completion. General Naaman had to dip himself into the
Jordan this many times. The priests and soldiers marched around Jericho this many times. (The number 7)

4. This is the number of tribes of Israel and the number of disciples. (The number 12).

5. This is the number given to the beast in Revelation 13:18. The author of Revelation says this beast is powerful,
deceitful, and able to perform miracles, but he does not reveal his identity. (The number is 666).

6. This special number often means God is about to usher in some new event or era. The rain during the flood lasted this
many days. Jesus fasted in the wilderness for this many days. (The number 40)
OLD TESTAMENT MEN

1.a Who is the oldest person in the Bible? (Methuselah). Genesis 5:27
1.b For extra points, how old was he? ( 969)

2. Who was the fattest man in the Old Testament? (Eglon, King of Moab).

3. Who put on a goatskin disguise? This smooth-skinned man tricked his father into giving him the blessing that had
been saved for his hairy elder brother Esau by putting goatskins on his hands and part of his neck. (Jacob) Genesis 27:1-
40

4. This was one of the most talented men in the Bible. He was a super strong shepherd. He killed a lion with his
bare hands. He composed music and wrote poems. He killed a giant. He was Israel's most successful king.
(King David) 1 Samuel 17

5. One of the Old Testament judges wanted God to tell him that he would save Israel. To find out, he put a fleece outside
overnight. If there was dew on the fleece but not on the ground, the answer was yes. He got his answer but he still was
not sure. He then asked for dew to be on the ground but not on the fleece. This happened to whom?
(Gideon) Judges 6:36-40.
PLACES

1. What is the city on the hill? It is also called the city of peace. It sat on Palestine's high mountain ridge about 2,500 feet
above sea level. It was not good for farming and did not have enough water, but it did lay in the path of a major trade
route. (Jerusalem)

2. What was the mountain of the Ten Commandments? While Moses was on the mountain "the people witnessed the
thunderings, the lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they
trembled and stood afar off." (Mount Sinai)

3. What is the name of the mountain where Jesus loved to pray? When Jesus was near Jerusalem he liked to pray on this
mountain. He was arrested there. (The Mount of Olives)

4. What were considered to be the two most wicked cities? (Sodom and Gomorrah)

5. What was the name of the hill of Jesus' crucifixion? Outside the walls of Jerusalem on this hill--called "place of a
skull"-- Jesus was crucified. (Golgotha)

1. TRIP THROUGH THE BIBLE - I tell the kids that we are taking a trip through the Bible but will never leave our
seats. I begin by saying "I took a trip through the Bible and found "Abraham". The next child will repeat what I
said and then add something they found that begins with the next letter in the alphabet and so on. So the
second child says "I took a trip through the Bible and found Abraham and Beersheba". The third child says "I
took a trip through the Bible and found Abraham, Beersheba and Canaan". Play continues for the whole
alphabet.
2. ALPHABET OCCASION - Use Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, Jesus, Books of the Bible, Heroes, Old Testament, etc.
as "topics". Choose ONE topic for that session. On the board, write the TOPIC and then each letter of the
alphabet with 2 blank lines next to it. Create teams and have each child take a turn giving a word from scripture
that begins with any letter. (IMPORTANT - The words must be pertinent to scripture. For example, if the letter is
"t" then an acceptable answer would be Thomas, tithe, Ten Commandments; answers that are not acceptable
are normal everyday words like "the, them, tomorrow, to.") Once those two blanks are filled in for each letter,
no one may give another answer beginning with that letter. Have the children "justify" some of their
questionable answers. You'd be surprised that they will learn and what you will learn.
3. BRAINSTORM THE BIBLE LETTERS - The second one is using a similar idea. Choose any letter and go around the
room (or form teams) and ask each to give a word (person, place, thing, etc.) from scripture that begins with
that letter. Play continues until teams cannot think of any more words. Then choose another letter.

Can You Name That Bible Book? (Answers @ bottom of page.)

1) "This book was written by a shepherd from Judah. He told the people of Israel to repent, turn from their sin, and
follow God. He told people to help the poor and treat others fairly."

2) "In this book, his wife was not loyal to him, yet he continued to love her. His marriage illustrated how God loved his
people even though they continually sinned against him."
3) "In this book, he wrote the stories Peter told him about, what it means to follow Jesus, and how to be his disciple. It is
the second book in the New Testament, but the first Gospel written."

Diminishing Returns (unlimited players)

What You Need: A deck of Bible Stack-O! cards

One sentence or clue is read at a time from a Bible Stack-O! card, the
fewer the clues given, the more points awarded to a player or team for
guessing correctly. Some cards have more clues than others, thus
making them more valuable. The Clue-giver doesn't have to read the
clues in any particular order.

For example, the "Book of Ruth" card has three clues, indicated by a 3 in a circle:
"One of two books named after a woman."
"She was a Gentile who went to live with her Jewish mother-in-law Naomi and remarried Boaz."
"She is an ancestor in the royal line of King David and Jesus."

If you read one clue, then player or teams who guess "Ruth" would receive three points. However, points
diminish as more clues are read (one clue = 3 points, two clues = 2 points, three clues = 1 point). Before playing
decide how many points it takes to win the game.

How To Play: Shuffle deck. Place deck face-down on table. "Clue-giver" draws top card and reads one of the
clues on the card. If a player or team guesses the name of the book on the first clue, the player or team receives
the highest amount of points for that card. Points diminish with each additional clue. (Possible points are
determined by how many clues are on a card.) Used cards are placed in a discard pile.

Optional: After a predetermined amount of cards are read (1, 2, 3 or more), player to the left of "Clue-giver"
becomes the new "Clue-giver" so that all players are given the opportunity to play.