The Bible: Six-Letter Names

Isaac Asimov's Super Quiz

Published Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Subject: THE BIBLE: SIX-LETTER NAMES
Provide the six-letter name of the person. (e.g., He was the judge at the trial of Jesus. Answer: Pilate, Pontius.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. He slew 1,000 men with the jawbone of an ass.
Answer________

2. He was cast into a den of lions.
Answer________

3. He supervised food storage during the famine in Egypt.
Answer________

GRADUATE LEVEL
4. At his signal, every man blew his trumpet and broke his jar.
Answer________

5. The walls came tumbling down and his men attacked the city of Jericho.
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6. He is best known for disbelieving Jesus' resurrection when first told of it.
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PH.D. LEVEL

7. He brought fire down from the sky, and ascended into heaven by a whirlwind.
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8. The favorite wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
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9. He was the eldest of Jacob's 12 sons.
Answer________

ANSWERS:
1. Samson.
2. Daniel.
3. Joseph.
4. Gideon.
5. Joshua.
6. Thomas.
7. Elijah.
8. Rachel.
9. Reuben.