CONTEST 1 - PRELIMS 2022

This contest will come to you in 5 Rounds

Round 1 – Here are the rules

Most questions in this round require simple straight forward answers.
Some questions may require some explanations or more detailed answers.
You have 10 seconds to answer your major question, and your Answer must be
“one attempt only”, meaning that you cannot start one answer, and change it
to start a different answer.
If a team fails to answer their main question, I may pass the question on for a
bonus to the remaining teams.
The first team to ring their bell will have the opportunity to answer.

Let’s hear the bells of each Team

Please note:
A correct answer to a main question is worth 3 Points
A correct answer to a bonus question is worth 1 Point
A wrong answer to a bonus question will cost you a deduction of 1 Point

Best Wishes to all Teams

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Set 1
1. The river that watered the Garden of Eden divided into four (4)
riverheads. Name them

Ans – Pishon/Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, Euphrates

2. Which of the four rivers flowing from the Garden of Eden, flowed
around the land of Havilah?

Ans: Pishon / Pison

3. The land of Havilah was known for 3 precious elements/stones. Name

them

Ans - Gold, Bdellium, the onyx stone

Set 2
4. How old was Noah when the flood hit the earth?

Ans – 600

5. How long did the rains pour down until Noah's ark was lifted above the
waters?

Ans - Forty days & forty nights

6. How many people in the whole world, survived Noah's flood?

Ans – 8

Set 3

7. God led the people of Israel out of Egypt by two alternating pillars.
Name them, and the respective times they were in operation.

Ans - Pillar of CLOUD by DAY, Pillar of FIRE by NIGHT

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8. On the day that man was created, God blessed man with three (3)
distinct blessings. Name 1

Ans -
a. Be fruitful and multiply
b. fill the earth and subdue it
c. have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and
over every living thing that moves on the earth.

9. What did God create on the sixth day?

Ans – Land Animals (livestock, creeping things, wild beasts) and

Mankind (or any that implies this)

Set 4
10. Jesus taught on the principle of secret; doing things in secret instead of
the open. Name 3 examples of Christian duties which the principle of
secret must be applied

Ans – Prayer, Fasting, Giving

11.In Jesus’ teaching on prayer, He stated three (3) main foundations that
must always guide prayer. Name them

Ans – (i) We should not pray like the hypocrites who pray in open spaces
in a manner that people will see that they are praying, but that we
should pray in our closet, or, not with the mindset of people seeing us

(ii) We should not pray with vain repetitions – empty heartless faithless
repetitions

(iii) We should forgive others

12.Explain briefly, what Jesus taught concerning Treasures in Heaven and

Treasures on Earth

Ans - “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys

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and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.

Set 5

13.In the journey of Abraham from Haran to Canaan, name the first place in
the region of Canaan that Abram passed.

Ans - the land of Shechem

14.What is the name of the first place Abraham built an altar?

Ans - the land of Shechem

15.Who is the second oldest Patriarch to have lived and how old was he
when he died?

Ans - Jared – 962

Set 6
Preamble to all teams. Please listen carefully.
While Abraham stayed in the land of Canaan, a famine in the land made him
sojourn to Egypt. Answer the following questions with respect to his journey to
Egypt

16.What did Abram say to his wife before they entered Egypt?

Ans - “Indeed I know that you are a woman of beautiful

countenance. Therefore it will happen, when the Egyptians see you, that
they will say, ‘This is his wife’; and they will kill me, but they will let you
live. Please say you are my sister, that it may be well with me for your
sake, and that [e]I may live because of you.”

17.What happened when Abraham and Sarah got to the land of Egypt?

Ans - the Egyptians saw the woman, that she was very beautiful. The
princes of Pharaoh also saw her and commended her to Pharaoh. And
the woman was taken to Pharaoh’s house. He treated Abram well for
her sake. He had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male and female servants,
female donkeys, and camels.

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18.What happened after Pharaoh took Sarah to his house?

Ans - the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues
because of Sarah, Abraham’s wife.

Set 7
Another Preamble to all Teams. Please listen carefully.
Jacob had 12 sons

19.Name 3 of them

Ans - Reuben Simon Levi Judah Dan Naphtali Gad Asher Issachar Zebulun
Joseph Benjamin

20.Name another 3 of them

21.Name another 3 of them

Set 8

22.Name any two of Jesus’ 12 disciples who were brothers

Ans - James and John, Peter and Andrew, James and Thaddaeus or
Lebbeus

23.Name another two of Jesus’ 12 disciples who were brothers

Ans - James and John, Peter and Andrew, James and Thaddaeus or
Lebbeus

24.Name any two of the followers of Jesus who were sisters

Ans – Mary and Martha

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Set 9

25.Who wrote the first five books of The Bible?

Ans – Moses

26.Who wrote the book of Ruth?

Ans – Samuel

27.Who wrote the book of 2nd Chronicles?

Ans – Ezra

Set 10 (last set of questions)

Preamble
Pick the odd one out and state your reason

28.Enoch, Enos, Irad, Lamech

Ans – Enos. The rest are all descendants of Cain. Enos is a descendant of
Seth

29.Gomer, Magog, Cush, Tarshish

Ans – Cush. The rest are all descendants of Japheth. Cush is a descent of
Ham

30.Nimrod, Arphaxad, Salah, Joktan

Ans – Nimrod. The rest are all descendants of Shem.

That brings us to the End of Round One

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ROUND 2 – the Speed Race

This is the speed race
Every question goes to all Teams, and each team must race to be the first to
answer.
If you believe you have an answer, you must ring the bell to be called
(let teams ring their bells again)
By the time you ring the bell, you must be ready with your answer else the
next Team to have rung will be given the opportunity to answer
For every question, the first to ring the bell who gets it right earns 3 Points
If the first to ring gets it wrong, the second to ring who gets it right earns 2
Points
If the first two teams get it wrong, the third team, if they rang, and got it right
will earn 1 point
For every incorrect answer given after ringing, you will earn a deduction of 1
Point
A Team is not obliged to ring the bell and answer, if they are not sure of the
answer

Best wishes to all teams!

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1. What in the Bible is referred to as the “Finished Work”?

Ans – The crucifixion, death, burial, (making alive), resurrection, ascension,

seating at the right hand, and coming into us – of Jesus

2. How should believers identify with the “Finished Work”?

Ans – Believe that our old man died with Jesus on the cross, was buried with
Jesus, and raised with Jesus as a New Creation, and that we are seated
together with Jesus at the right hand of The Father

3. A tree is found and majority of the fruits on the tree are bad. What does this
say about the tree?

Ans - It's a bad tree. A good tree (Trunk/inside) does not bear bad fruit. By
their fruits you shall know what tree they are made of.

4. In Capernaum, a man run to Jesus and pleaded with Him to heal his servant
who was paralyzed at home and dreadfully tormented
Who was this man, and what ensued between Jesus and him?

Ans – He was a Centurion. Jesus offered to go to his house to heal his servant,
but the man answered and said, “Lord, I am not worthy that You should come
under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I
also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this
one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my
servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed,
“Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!
And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the
kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness. There will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.” Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go your way; and as you
have believed, so let it be done for you.” And his servant was healed that
same hour.

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5. What did Jesus say about those who hear His words and do them?

Ans - He likened them to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And it
survived the rains, the floods and the storm (matthew)
or
He it is that loves me, and I will love Him, manifest myself to him, the Father
will love Him, and I and the Father will make our abode with Him (john)

6. The name LAMECH appears twice in the Book of Genesis but they have
different Fathers. What are the names of their fathers?

Ans - Methushael and Methuselah

7. Who is the first Grandson to be named in the Bible?

Ans – Enoch, son of Cain. He was the first grandson (of Adam) to be named in
the Bible

8. Abraham interceded for the Lord to spare Sodom and Gomorrah if a certain
number of righteous persons were found in the land. Mention the numbers he
pleaded for, from the highest to the lowest in their order.

Ans - 50, 45, 40, 30, 20, 10

9. What exactly was the sin of the daughters of Lot?

Ans - They "deceived themselves" that there was no man again on earth, and
that the only way they could preserve their father's seed was to lie with him.
They employed incest, rape and the sodomy trick of intoxicating their dad and
lied with him one after the other over 2 days. And they got impregnated by
their father, both of them, which they knew was not acceptable to God.

10. What was the seal of the covenant between God and Abraham?
Ans - Circumcision

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Preamble to all Teams. Please listen carefully.
The following persons in the Bible had their names changed
Explain the meaning of their original names and their new names

11. Abram and Abraham

Ans - Abram means Exalted Father, Abraham means Father of many nations

12. Sarai and Sarah

Ans - Sarai means Princess/Princely, Sarah means Queen of Princes / Mother of
Princes

13. Jacob and Israel

Ans - Jacob means cheater/deceiver/supplanter, Israel means Triumphant with
God/fighter of God/wrestled with God

14. How many years in total did Terah the father of Abram live?

Ans – 205

15. Marah and Elim are two places the people of Israel passed in their Journey
from Egypt to the Promised Land. What striking difference can you describe of
these two places?

Ans – Marah is first place they found water in the Wilderness of Shur, after
they passed through the Red Sea. However, the water of Marah was bitter.
They murmured against Moses and he cried on The Lord who showed him a
tree which he cast into the waters, and the waters were made sweet

Elim, however, is the next place they journeyed to from Marah. Elim had
twelve wells of water and 70 palm trees.

16. Name the three items which were contained in the Ark of The Covenant

Ans – (i) The Golden Pot that had manna, (ii) Aaron’s rod that budded (iii) The
tablets of the Covenant

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17. On which mountain did the angel of The Lord appear to Moses in a flame of
fire?

Ans - Horeb/Sinai

In the next set of questions, I am going to read out some scripture texts, and you are
to tell me its exact location in the Bible

18. And God said, let us make man in our image and after our likeness and let
them have dominion…

Ans – Genesis 1:26

19. While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and
summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Ans – Genesis 8:22

20. Ask, and it shall be given you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock and it shall be
opened unto you.

Ans – Matthew 7:7

And that brings us to the end of Round 2

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Round 3 – Test of The Day

In this round, all teams are presented with the same Test, and you have four
minutes to present your victorious answers on the white boards provided.
10 Points are at stake. Best wishes to all Teams

Test for Today

For each of these 10 books of the Bible, name the author or authors of those
books.

1. Leviticus _____________________________

2. Judges ______________________________

3. 2nd Samuel ____________________________

4. 1st Kings ________________________________

5. 1st Chronicles ____________________________

6. Esther __________________________________

7. Lamentations _____________________________

8. Luke _____________________________________

9. Acts ______________________________________

10. Philemon _________________________________

Pick up your question sheet, and start overcoming the test!

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Solution to Test for Today

1. Leviticus – MOSES

2. Judges – SAMUEL

3. 2nd Samuel – GAD; NATHAN

4. 1st Kings – JEREMIAH

5. 1st Chronicles – EZRA

6. Esther – MORDECAI

7. Lamentations – JEREMIAH

8. Luke – LUKE

9. Acts – LUKE

10. Philemon - PAUL

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ROUND 4 – TRUE OR FALSE
In this round, I will be making statements to each Team, and you are to tell whether
the statement is True or False
A correct answer is worth 2 points
An incorrect answer will result in a deduction of 1 point
A team can decide not to answer their question, at which point it may be passed on
to the next team which rings their bell first
Same rules on points and deductions apply to a passed-on question.

Best Wishes to all Teams

Set 1
1. From Abraham to David, are fourteen generations of Patriarchs and lay people

Ans - True

2. From David until the captivity in Babylon, are fourteen Royal generations

Ans - True

3. From the captivity in Babylon until the Christ, are fourteen lay generations

Ans – True

Set 2

State whether the following statements are True or False concerning the baptism of
Jesus

4. The baptism happened in the same river that other people were baptized by John

Ans - True

5. After Jesus came out of the water, the first thing that happened was the voice
which came from heaven

Ans - False

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6. After Jesus came out of the water, the last thing that happened in that scene was
the voice from heaven
Ans – True

Set 3

7. Land Animals, fishes and birds were all created on the 5th Day.

Ans – False
Land Animals were created on the 6th Day

8. There are more than two persons called Lamech in the Bible

Ans – False
only 2 people

9. The "giants" were on the earth before Noah's flood, and even after the flood.
Ans - True

Set 4
10. The first bird Noah sent out from the ark was a dove
Ans – False
It was a raven
11. Noah sent out the dove from the ark more than twice
Ans – True
Thrice
12. Abraham rented 300 soldiers from the army of the Amorites to assist him in the
rescue of Lot
Ans – False
he used his own 318 trained servants

Set 5
13. One reason for the delay in Israel's possession of the land of Canaan was that the
iniquity of the Amorites was not yet full
Ans – True

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14. The very same angels that were shown hospitality by Abraham and Sarah, were
also shown hospitality by Lot
Ans – True
15. The Moabites and Amorites are descendants of Lot
Ans – False
Moabites and Ammonites rather. Amorites are descendants of Ham/Canaan

Set 6

16. The punishment for eating leavened bread in the week of unleavened
bread, applied only to Jewish people.
Ans – False
It applied to strangers in the land as well
17. Foreigners and hired servants were forbidden from eating the passover
Ans - True
18. All uncircumcised persons were forbidden from eating the passover
Ans – True

Set 7
19. The first time Jesus sent out His disciples, He sent them two by two
Ans – True
20. Judas Iscariot was also part of the disciples Jesus sent out who returned
with praise reports

Ans – True

21. Saul of Tarsus wrote over 10 books in the New Testament

Ans – True
Saul of Tarsus is the same as Apostle Paul

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Set 8 (Last set)
State whether the following statements are True or False, concerning Jesus’
teaching on Demonology

22. Many demons or unclean spirits can dwell in one person

Ans – True
23. When an unclean spirit leaves someone, it will seek to come back to the
person again

Ans – True
24. If an unclean spirit finds his previous home inviting for a second invasion, it
brings devils 3 times more wicked than itself

Ans – False
7 Times more wicked

And that brings us to the end of Round 4

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Round 5 – Riddles
In this round, there are Four Riddles

A set of clues will be read out to all Teams on each riddle, and you have
to draw my attention on your readiness to answer, by ringing your bell
(let teams ring their bells again)
The first to answer rightly wins the points for that riddle
A riddle solved on the first clue is worth 5 points, and on the second clue
4 Points
A riddle solved on the third or any other number of clues will be worth 3
points
If a team wrongly answers a riddle, you will be out of that particular
riddle until the next

Best wishes to all Teams

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1st Riddle

i. We are entities always associated with light

ii. Scientifically, we are a mass of gases

iii. Without us, it would be very difficult for you to tell the
time

iv. There are three of us.

v. We are very profound in the creation story, especially on

the fourth day

vi. We were created to rule over day and night, and to be for
signs, seasons and years.

Who are we?

Ans - Sun, Moon, Stars

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2nd Riddle

i. I am a semi-woody perennial plant known for my cleansing,

medicinal and flavouring properties

ii. I often grow to about 1 1/2 feet in height, and in the

summer, my flowers bloom in different colors, such as violet,
white and red

iii. In my first mention in the Bible, I was used to smear blood

on the top and sides of doorframes

iv. In Leviticus, God commanded His people to use me in the

cleansing of people and houses

v. I was used together with cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and the
blood of a clean bird to sprinkle a person recently healed
from a skin disease

vi. King David even acknowledged my cleansing abilities, and

mentioned me in his prayers of consecration.

vii. Still looking for who I am? Let's go to the cross

viii. I am that plant whose branch carried the sour wine

offered to our master Jesus, when He asked for water on the
cross

Who am I?

Ans - Hyssop
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3rd Riddle

i. I am a Patriarch who lived prior to Noah's flood

ii. Although I did not live as long as some of my predecessors

and descendants, my relatively short life was crowned with
an experience which is associated with only 2 or 3 persons on
this earth.

iii. My son is also known to have reached a milestone that

could not be attained by any other person on this earth.

iv. I am often the first mention in any teaching about walking

with God.

v. But if you want me to talk in the natural, I am the first

record of a missing dad in the Bible

Who am I?

Ans - Enoch

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4th Riddle (Final)

i. I am a prime number

ii. Throughout the Bible, I have been largely associated with

delightful situations

iii. The number of times the keywords God, Land, Skies –

appear in the first two chapters of the Bible, are all multiples
of me

iv. I am equal to the number of words in the first verse of the

Bible.

v. The number of words in the second verse of the Bible is

twice my value

vi. I represent Perfection and Completeness

vii. Still searching for who I am?

viii. Take a rest, because even God rested on my day.

Who am I?

Ans – 7

That Brings us to THE END of The CONTEST!

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