ANNUAL THANKSGIVING QUIZ - AN UNTHANKFUL QUIZ

 

UNTHANKFUL QUIZ

 

The Bible Story Family Annual Thanksgiving Quiz, with a twist. Go to biblestoryfamily.com/blog for the answers.

1.     Jonah was unthankful for which of the following?

a.      The escape from the great fish.

b.     The revival in Ninevah.

c.      The shade of his favorite plant.

2.     Lewis Kesenberg sued the man who rescued him. Where was he rescued?

a.      Bannock, Montana.

b.     Mt. McKinley.

c.      Donner Pass.

3.     How many of the lepers Christ cleansed in Luke 17 were unthankful?

a.      One.

b.     Five.

c.      Nine.

4.     Winston Churchill told the story of a soldier who saved a boy from drowning. How did his parents show their unthankfulness?

a.      They accused the soldier of taking the boy’s hat.

b.     They accused the soldier of asking for money.

c.      They denied that the rescue even took place.

5.     Martin Luther told of a man who gave all his wealth to his children. They were unthankful and left him to starve. How did he get them to take care of him again?

a.      He borrowed a guilder from a neighbor, locked the door, and rang the coin on the table until they thought he had more money they could get from him.

b.     He sued them and took all of his money back.

c.      He disinherited them so that he no longer had legal children who could inherit.

6.     An old English proverb describes the danger of unthankful children. It starts with the words, “He that gives his goods before he be dead,” and ends with the words…?

a.      Take up a mallet and knock him on the head.

b.     Will die with not so much as a thread.

c.      Will find that blood can still be bled.

7.     What did Jezebel steal for her unthankful husband King Ahab?

a.      A gift from off the altar in the temple.

b.     Naboth’s vineyard.

c.      The city of Jericho.

8.     William Shakespeare in “King Lear” compared a thankless child to what?

a.      A sharp serpent’s tooth.

b.     A painful bunion.

c.      A two-edged sword.

9.     A servant forgiven a huge debt in a parable told by Jesus, demands another man pay a small debt or what?

a.      Have his wages garnished.

b.     Be thrown into prison.

c.      Be killed.

10.  When Nebuchadnezzar became unthankful he was punished by becoming what?

a.      A poverty-stricken servant.

b.     A golden statue.

c.      A hairy beast.

11.  In Paul’s warning to Timothy about sinners, he included “unthankful” between two other descriptions of wrongdoing. What were they?

a.      Drunkards and blasphemers.

b.     Idolators and foolishness.

c.      Disobedience to parents and unholiness.

12.  When King Joash became unthankful, he ordered the death of the son of the couple who raised him. What was the son’s name?

a.      Zechariah.

b.     Jedidiah.

c.      Jehoida.

13.  Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn said, “A __ is an ungrateful wretch. It never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow.”

a.      Belly.

b.     Dictator.

c.      Dog.

14.  When Moses led Israel out of slavery, their unthankfulness convinced them of what?

a.      That Moses should be killed.

b.     That Pharoah had actually been better than Moses.

c.      That Miriam would be a better leader than her brother.

15.  When the Israelites became unthankful for manna, they longed for what?

a.      Watermelon and pomegranates.

b.     Leeks and garlic.

c.      Mutton.

16.  Being unthankful is illustrated by the common expression, “Don’t bite the hand that __ you.”

a.      Pets.

b.     Feeds.

c.      Heals.

17.  A French proverb says, “Gratitude is the least of virtues, ingratitude is the worst of ____?

a.      Virtues.

b.     Vices.

c.      Omissions.

18.  Louis XIV said, “Every time I fill a vacant office, I create ten malcontents and one ___?

a.      Fool.

b.     Enemy.

c.      Ingrate.

19.  Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. said, “When gratitude dies on the altar of a man’s heart, that man is well-nigh ____”?

a.      Hopeless.

b.     Friendless.

c.      Unhappy.

20.  So, you have been unthankful? You can trust that God is ____ even to the unthankful according to Luke 6:35.

a.      Kind.

b.     Close.

c.      Alert.