Bible Trivia

1. Why did a Bible published in London in 1632 become known as the Wicked Bible?
2. What kind of wood was used to make Noah’s Ark?
3. Who was the only Englishman to become Pope?
4. According to the Bible, what substance was used to caulk Noah’s ark and to seal the basket in which the infant Moses was set adrift on the
Nile?
5. What did the lords of the Philistines offer Delilah for revealing the secret of Samson’s strength?
6. In the Old Testament, who was Jezebel’s husband?
7. In the Bible, who did the sun and moon stand still before?
8. Who is the only woman whose age is mentioned in the Bible?

 

Answers:

1. Because “not” was missing from the seventh commandment, making it “Thou shalt commit adultery.”
2. Gopher wood, according to Genesis 6:14.
3. Nicholas Breakspear, who was Adrian IV from 1154 to 1159.
4. Pitch, or natural asphalt
5. They promised the sum of 1,100 pieces of silver each, according to the Bible (Judges 16:5).
6. Ahab, King of Israel (I Kings 16:28-31)
7. Josuah