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Bible Trivia Track Meet



 If you're looking for a youth group activity or a family camp workout, try the Bible Trivia Track Meet. All you need is a jar of pennies, one Bible for each team, and some eager game players. Follow these instructions:

1. Divide up into equal sized teams that include a mixture of runners and Bible scholars and people with enthusiasm.

2. Give each team 15 pennies and one Bible.

3. Assign a "Question Giver" for each team and have these people set up across an open field with the question/answer list in hand. These "Question Givers" should also have 15 pennies in their possession.

Game procedure:

1. On the command, "GET SET---GO" a runner from each team runs to the Question Giver and receives the first trivia question. That person runs back and gives the q to his/her team.

2. If the team knows the answer, they send a runner back to the Question Giver. That runner whispers the answer and if right, receives a penny plus the next question.

3. If the team does not know the answer, they can spend one of their original 15 pennies to get the book of the Bible where the answer can be found.

4. If the team still does not find the answer, they can spend another penny for the chapter and verse where the answer can be found.

5. Not until the correct answer is given, will the Question Giver proceed and give the team the next question. The Question Giver will never give the book and the chapter and verse out at one time. That would require two trips and two pennies--no shortcuts.

6. The first team done gets a three penny bonus, second place gets two pennies and third place receives one. However, finishing first does not guarantee anything. The winning team is the team with the most pennies, not the team that finishes all the questions first.

Following are some possible clues, the book of the Bible where answers can be found, and the answers.
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1. Syrupy daughter of Job.
Job 42:14
Jemimah

2. Porky son of Noah.
Genesis 5:32
Ham

3. Heighth of Goliath.
I Samuel 17:4
9 ft. or 6 cubits & a span

4. Father of seven sons beaten up by demons.
Acts 19:14
Sceva

5. Bald prophet who sikked a bear after boys teasing him.
II Kings 2:22,23
Elisha

6. Who first sacrificed an animal in scripture?
Genesis 3:21
God

7. Location of Mars Hill.
Acts 17:22
Athens

8. Ruth clung to her mother-in-law. Who kissed her?
Ruth 1:14
Orpah

9. Abraham's son and "me" in Moby Dick
Genesis 16:15
Ishmael

10. An evil Israelite King and a whale-hunting sea captain
I Kings 16:28
Ahab

11. An unfaithful wife and Mayberry's gas station attendant
Hosea 1:3
Gomer

12. How long did Jacob have to wait to marry Rachel?
Genesis 29:18,27,28
7 years&1 week

13. Moses' father-in-law and a big Hillbilly.
Exodus 18:1
Jethro

14. The city of Queen Esther.
Esther 1:2
Susa

15. Lydia's profitable color.
Acts 16:14
purple



About the Author:

Steve Graner is a Christian educator and familyman employed by the Minot, ND Public School District. A licensed laypastor, Steve became an associate minister of worship at Immanuel Baptist Church in 2003. He is passionate about Christian writing and Christian drama. Along with family and friends, Steve has performed numerous self-written dramas and musicals for area church audiences.