The Scripture Trivia Thread (use in case of dead forum)

[skalenfehl]

How about a little exercise in scripture trivia? Only the four standard works, please. Get it right (must provide scripture/link to support your answer) and post the next trivia question. Hope we have some fun. I'll start.

 

The four sons of Mosiah (Ammon, Aaron, Omner, and Himni) did not go alone to preach the gospel to the Lamanites. Others went along but eventually fled capture/captivity except two who did not abandon their "brethren." Name these two Nephites.

 

 

[Connie]

Muloki and Ammah (see Alma 20:2, also Alma 21:13)

 

In the early days of the restoration (October 1830, to be specific) four men were called on a mission to the "Lamanities" (Native Americans).  Name these four men.

[Crypto]

I've found this app called Quizup, when I feel in the mood for it I do trivia on the bible, old testament, new testament.
For those who like trivia I thought I would just mention it. 

(You will only find the Book of Mormon and LDS Trivia Here!)

Edited January 26, 2015 by Crypto

[skalenfehl]

In the early days of the restoration (October 1830, to be specific) four men were called on a mission to the "Lamanities" (Native Americans).  Name these four men.

 

 

1 And now concerning my servant Parley P. Pratt, behold, I say unto him that as I live I will that he shall declare my gospel and learn of me, and be meek and lowly of heart.

 2 And that which I have appointed unto him is that he shall gowith my servants, Oliver Cowdery and Peter Whitmer, Jun., into the wilderness among the Lamanites.

 3 And Ziba Peterson also shall go with them; and I myself will go with them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail against them.

 

Great scripture! I love how our Savior said that He will personally go with them. Reminds me of a passage or two in the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees.  :)

 

Next question: Name the only pagan king ever addressed by name by the Lord by prophecy.   

[pam]

Great scripture! I love how our Savior said that He will personally go with them. Reminds me of a passage or two in the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees.  :)

 

Next question: Name the only pagan king ever addressed by name by the Lord by prophecy.   

So where is the scripture found?  And where's the link?  Did you break your own game rules?  

[Vort]

So where is the scripture found?  And where's the link?  Did you break your own game rules?  

 

He included the scripture in his second quote.

[pam]

He included the scripture in his second quote.

 

A copy and paste of the scriptures. But not where it is found.

[SpiritDragon]

 

Next question: Name the only pagan king ever addressed by name by the Lord by prophecy.

 

Cyrus

 

Isaiah 44:28

Ezra 1:1-5

 

What is the age of a tree as it pertains to longevity of man in the millenium?

[skalenfehl]

So where is the scripture found?  And where's the link?  Did you break your own game rules?  

 

Woopsies. D&C 32:1-3 

[skalenfehl]

 

What is the age of a tree as it pertains to longevity of man in the millenium?

 

Well, in D&C 101:30 we read:

 

 

 

30 In that day an infant shall not die until he is old; and his life shall be as the age of a tree

 

But we are not given the age. However, I recall that Jesus Christ granted eight of His disciples to come to His kingdom when they reached the age of man. He told them when they became 72 years old, they could do so. In 3 Nephi 28:1-3, we read:

 

 

1 And it came to pass when Jesus had said these words, he spake unto his disciples, one by one, saying unto them: What is it that ye desire of me, after that I am gone to the Father?

 2 And they all spake, save it were three, saying: We desire that after we have lived unto the age of man, that our ministry, wherein thou hast called us, may have an end, that we may speedily come unto thee in thy kingdom.

 3 And he said unto them: Blessed are ye because ye desired this thing of me; therefore, after that ye are seventy and twoyears old ye shall come unto me in my kingdom; and with me ye shall find rest.

 

However, this does not conclusively give us the answer. We have to dig through the book of Isaiah for the final answer. In Isaiah 65:20, we read:

 

 

 

20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an oldman that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed

 

 

 

The problem with this question is there is no current edition of scripture, which definitively puts the age of a tree and one hundred years old in the same verse or even in the same chapter. We must go to Church History and Modern Revelation1:461 with italics added to find the specific answer given by Joseph Fielding Smith:

 

 

 

Death shall all but be banished from the earth, formen shall live until they are the age of a tree or one hundred years old( [D&C] 63:50–51),and then shall die at the age of man,but this death shall come in the twinkling of an eye and mortality shall give way to immortalitysuddenly. There shall be no graves, and the righteous shall be caught up to a glorious resurrection.

 

 

Other than this, I cannot find the answer in the standard works where the age of a tree pertaining to the age of man. 

 

Whew!  :)

[SpiritDragon]

Great digging Skal,

 

I agree that it is not spelled out easily in scripture, but I believe the Isaiah passage does explain it in a round about way.

 

20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.

21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

 

What is your next question?

[skalenfehl]

Hmmm, this one requires a little digging, but not much. Who was Tubaloth's uncle?

[SpiritDragon]

We learn the beginning of what we need to solve this one in Helaman 1:16

 

16 Therefore, the king of the Lamanites, whose name was Tubaloth, who was the son of Ammoron, supposing that Coriantumr, being a mighty man, could stand against the Nephites, with his strength and also with his great wisdom, insomuch that by sending him forth he should gain power over the Nephites—

 

So now we have established that Tubaloth is the son of Ammoron, we just need to figure out what scripture tells us that Ammoron is Amalickiah's brother, hence and answer to one known uncle.

 

We find what we need in Alma 52:

3 And it came to pass that the brother of Amalickiah was appointed king over the people; and his name was Ammoron; thus king Ammoron, the brother of king Amalickiah, was appointed to reign in his stead.

 

What Book of Mormon character was a descendant of Nephi and ancestor to Alma's main teaching companion to contend with Zeezrom?

[skalenfehl]

Bump. SpiritDragon gave us an easy one! 

[skalenfehl]

What Book of Mormon character was a descendant of Nephi and ancestor to Alma's main teaching companion to contend with Zeezrom?

 

The answer is Aminadi. We find this in Alma chapter 10:1-3 and 31

 

 

 

1 Now these are the words which Amulek preached unto the people who were in the land of Ammonihah, saying:

 2 I am Amulek; I am the son of Giddonah, who was the son of Ishmael, who was a descendant of Aminadi; and it was that same Aminadi who interpreted the writing which was upon the wall of the temple, which was written by the finger of God.

 3 And Aminadi was a descendant of Nephi, who was the son of Lehi, who came out of the land of Jerusalem, who was a descendant of Manasseh, who was the son of Joseph who wassold into Egypt by the hands of his brethren...

31 And there was one among them whose name was Zeezrom. Now he was the foremost to accuse Amulek and Alma, he being one of the most expert among them, having much business to do among the people.

 

He contends with Zeezrom in the land of Ammonihah. We read all about it beginning in chapter 10. 

 

Next question. Which New Testament apostle alludes to and teaches from Zenos' allegory of the tame and wild olive trees in one of his epistles?

[SpiritDragon]

The apostle in question appears to be Paul in his epistle to the Romans:

 

Romans 11:17-24

 

17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

 

Which son of Alma shares a name with a monetary equivialent to a 1/2 measure of grain?

[Vort]

The apostle in question appears to be Paul in his epistle to the Romans:

 

Romans 11:17-24

 

17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in.

20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee.

22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?

 

Which son of Alma shares a name with a monetary equivialent to a 1/2 measure of grain?

 

Shiblon (Alma 11:15; Alma 31:7)

 

When did the Nephites first abandon the land of Nephi for more northern territories?

[skalenfehl]

When did the Nephites first abandon the land of Nephi for more northern territories?

 

We do not have a specific date of this event, but it was some time after 320 years after Lehi left Jerusalem. 

 

 

Omni 1:5 Behold, it came to pass that three hundred and twenty years had passed away, and the more wicked part of the Nephites were destroyed...

12 Behold, I am Amaleki, the son of Abinadom. Behold, I will speak unto you somewhat concerning Mosiah, who was made king over the land of Zarahemla; for behold, he being warnedof the Lord that he should flee out of the land of Nephi, and as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord should alsodepart out of the land with him, into the wilderness—

 13 And it came to pass that he did according as the Lord had commanded him. And they departed out of the land into the wilderness, as many as would hearken unto the voice of the Lord; and they were led by many preachings and prophesyings. And they were admonished continually by the word of God; and they were led by the power of his arm, through the wilderness until they came down into the land which is called the land of Zarahemla.

 

Jacob, Nephi's brother, prophesied that it would happen--that his brethren would be driven out if they did not repent of their polygamous and sinful ways. 

 

 

Jacob 3: 3 But, wo, wo, unto you that are not pure in heart, that are filthy this day before God; for except ye repent the land iscursed for your sakes; and the Lamanites, which are not filthylike unto you, nevertheless they are cursed with a sore cursing, shall scourge you even unto destruction.

 4 And the time speedily cometh, that except ye repent they shall possess the land of your inheritance, and the Lord God will lead away the righteous out from among you...

 

Question: What is the shortest verse in the Bible and context?

[SpiritDragon]

My gut reaction was "Jesus Wept" in John 11:35, but I thought that must be too obvious so I googled the answer to find what I think may be the correct response to the shortest verse in the KJV being Job 3:2 "He said"

 

How many of David's wives gave birth based on the information available in the OT record?

[skalenfehl]

My gut reaction was "Jesus Wept" in John 11:35, but I thought that must be too obvious so I googled the answer to find what I think may be the correct response to the shortest verse in the KJV being Job 3:2 "He said"

 

How many of David's wives gave birth based on the information available in the OT record?

 

KJV of Job 3:2 is: 

 

 

 

2 And Job spake, and said,

 

[SpiritDragon]

That's what I get for trusting a google bible and not breaking out the real deal :)

It means about the same thing so it could very well state that in a different translation, but the site I was looking at claimed it was the KJV and I was too lazy to go dig out my paper copy to double check or for that matter check another online KJV out for the verse, oops.

Sorry about the misinformation... it seemed like an odd verse - but there it was in front of me 

 

so the shortest verse in the bible is... ???

Edited January 31, 2015 by SpiritDragon

[skalenfehl]

You should have stuck to your gut reaction.  :)

 

 

My gut reaction was "Jesus Wept" in John 11:35...

[SpiritDragon]

I guess I'll take it as though I answered it and give us the next question. This is another easy one; what is the longest chapter in the Book of Mormon?

[JimmiGerman]

I guess I'll take it as though I answered it and give us the next question. This is another easy one; what is the longest chapter in the Book of Mormon?

 

Wait, wait... let me count the pages first!

 

One page... then comes two pages... three.... for..... f-four?..... f-five..... okay, I'm out of the running. 

Edited January 31, 2015 by JimmiGerman

[skalenfehl]

I guess I'll take it as though I answered it and give us the next question. This is another easy one; what is the longest chapter in the Book of Mormon?

 

Jacob 5. It has 77 verses that span over 6 pages. 

 

Who was the briefest author in the Book of Mormon?