play4fun :  Hey, I think I did pretty good on that one!    There was only one that I felt -really- uncertain about, though now I can't remember what that was.  LOL  I'm loving this.. I wish I was as creative as you are.  Here's another thumb's up!

Just to cause some drama. No one has yet to get everything correct.

Well, really not sure how I did. I guess I'll find out. lol. I hope I get positive points, at least. XD

I wonder which one(s) I got wrong....... The first one was probably one of them seeing as after I looked it up, I noticed an interesting wording to the question & it might not be what you may think it is.

Surgiac : I wouldn't know what "first" one is because I set the questions to be randomized. So unless you message me the question that you are referring to, I can let you know.

Well, if I only got one wrong, I'm almost positive I know which one it is.  I just now remembered which one as I was reading this conversation.  

I'm kind of surprised no one got them all right yet though.  I didn't think I had, but I definitely thought some others might.

No standing or explanation of the previous question on this post. Those will be posted 3 PM EST tomorrow. Day 5 question is now open. I would like to remind people that by not answering questions, you don't gain or lose points. You can use this as a strategy if you are unsure about a certain question. Here is today's question.



5. The study of theology is rooted from the study of scripture. Theologians study the Bible to formulate a framework in an attempt to visualize our understanding of God, Man, sin, salvation, etc. Sometimes theologians would use terms to describe a concept in the Bible, even if that term is never mentioned in the Bible. For example, there is a Latin term called "Ordo salutis" which means "order of salvation." It is the concept of sequencing different steps in the salvation of Man. Different denominations have different beliefs on what the actual steps or the order. However, the idea that there is some type of order in salvation is based off of something that Paul wrote in Romans. That leads to today's question. Link: http://quizegg.com/q/70587

Dang. I really messed that last one up, I think. That was a very tough question! I'm definitely a fan of being challenged like that, though. Good luck, everyone else! It's definitely not easy.

play4fun : I loved doing the ordo salutus  in class. But Romans 8 I forget! Yeah for theology!

Day 4 Question is now closed.

Here are the results:
Light Knight : 240 (+103) [5/6 correct]
Surgiac : 215 (+69) [5/6 correct]
mrfe : 135 (+29) [2/6 correct]
Singelli : 120 (+83) [5/6 correct]
Kathrine May Thomson : 90 (+90) [6/6 correct]
Eva-Janova : 87 (+60) [4/6 correct]
Eirinn_: 49 (0) [Did not attempt]
Hoochman : 27 (+20) [2/6 correct]
pray75 : 9 (+9) [2/6 correct]
Pokefreak219_: -10 (0) [Did not attempt]

Light Knight has officially overtaken the lead from Surgiac, but it's still early and there is a 5 point difference between 1st and 2nd. mrfe continues his streak of being the fastest answerer of the day, which one must wonder how long will that strategy keep him in the Top 3. Singelli and Eva-Janova had a pretty good day and moved up in the ranks. We also welcome pray75 and Kathrine May Thomson into this competition. The leaders might need to watch out for Kathrine, for in one day, she already got 90 points and starts off in 5th place of the ranks.






Here is the explanation of the answers:
1. 3 wise men came to visit Jesus.
Answer: ABSOLUTELY-POSITIVELY-false
Explanation: The Bible made no indication that there were only 3 wise men. There were three gifts to Jesus and tradition states that there are three wise men, but the Bible did not say so.

2. Animals of each kind came two by two into Noah's Ark.
Answer: ABSOLUTELY-POSITIVELY-false
Explanation: God did not ask Noah to have only 1 male and 1 female for each animal. Each clean animal have 7 pairs while unclean animals have 1 pair (Genesis 7:2)

3. Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Answer: ABSOLUTELY-POSITIVELY-false
Explanation: It is stated that Jonah was swallowed by a huge fish, not specifically a whale. The original Hebrew word is defined as a big fish or a sea monster. Some people might say that it is a whale because of Matthew 12:40, where the KJV translated that a whale swallowed Jonah. However, the Greek word itself dominantly means "big fish" and there is no contextual indication that it is a whale, which is why the other versions translated it to be "large fish" (NASB translate it as sea monster)

4. Adam and Eve ate the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Answer: ABSOLUTELY-POSITIVELY-false
Explanation: Genesis states that they ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It does not say apple.

5. Delilah's person cut Samson's hair.
Answer: True
Explanation: Delilah did not cut Samson's hair. She had someone else cut it. (Judges 16)

6. Adam and Eve had only three sons: Cain, Abel, and Seth.
Answer: ABSOLUTELY-POSITIVELY-false
Explanation: Cain, Abel, and Seth are the known children of Adam and Eve, but Genesis 5:4 states that there are other sons and daughters after Seth.


REMEMBER, DAY 5 QUESTION IS STILL OPEN AND WILL REMAIN OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT!

Oh wow!  I was not familiar with the concept asked about, using those particular terms. Thus, I did my best, with much hesitation.  I went and read the verses after wards.... and I'm so happy!  I swapped two terms!  That does mean I got 3/5, but man... I think I did a pretty awesome job!  I just swapped the second and third terms!  I'm so proud of myself!

Can you believe we got through 5 days of Bible trivia?

Here are the standings after Day 5:
Surgiac : 277 (+62)
Light Knight : 268 (+28)
Singelli : 165 (+45)
mrfe_: 135 (0)
Kathrine May Thomson_: 90 (0)
Eva-Janova : 79 (-8)
Eirinn_: 49 (0)
pray75 : 31 (+22)
Hoochman_: 27 (0)
Pokefreak219_: -10 (0)

Interestingly, only 5 people participated this time, pushed some competitors down the ranks. Maybe it is a strategy of avoiding questions that they think are hard. (or they just didn't get a chance to do it, lol)Congrats to Surgiac who got all of them correct. I don't know the results for Light Knight just yet. We'll see.

HERE'S THE EXPLANATION FROM THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
Here is Romans 8:29-30 with the order of words emphasized.
"For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified."

So the order is Foreknowledge, Predestination, calling, justification, glorification.


Alright, next question.

6. You know those stories that your Sunday School teachers tell you as a kid about your favorite Bible heroes? They were depicted as role models and stuff like that. Realistically, they are just like us. Just like us, they need the Grace that God gives, the forgiveness that God provides. They have sinned against others and sinned against God as well and they are not perfect. This should tell us that 1. The Bible is not shy of recording what a character did wrong and 2. God can use those who are not perfectly qualiified. Today, we will see how much you know about these characters. You have 2 minutes to match the sinful/disobedient actions to the Bible character on here. The remaining time will be divided by 2 to add to the final score. Link: http://quizegg.com/q/70621

I don't remember the order that I put, but if memory serves me correct, I was actually pretty close!

In respect to today's question, I really like the formatting. I think I got them all right, and I did it fairly quickly, but you still never know. I'm pretty good with Biblical concepts, but I tend to mix up specifics from time to time. We'll see how it goes!

Am I still good to join?  l have made it no secret that I am an agnostic, but it is always fun to learn new things.

thing1 : Yes you can! Just look through the rules real quick and then click on the link on the first post of this thread that says "Day 6" which is what day we are on.

play4fun : O.K. Whenever I wake up. I am currenttly having to pull CQ, aka, all nighter, at work, and  I still have six hours to go. I will try to remember after I wake up, when ever that may be.

thing1 : Do it whenever. Just to let you know that Day 6 question is still up till midnight, so whenever you feel like doing it, feel free. I tally up scores at the end anyways.

Day 6 has ended. Here are the answers:

Hit a rock instead of speaking to it ? Moses, (Numbers 20)
Intermarried with foreign women...700 times ? Solomon, (1 Kings 11)
Took a census of all of Israel ? David, (2 Samuel 24)
Lied to the Pharaoh that his wife is his sister. ? Abraham, (Genesis 12)
Discrimination against Gentiles ? Peter, (Galatians 2)
Lied to his father ? Jacob (Genesis 27)

And here are the standings:
Surgiac : 383 (+106)
Light Knight : 337 (+69)
Singelli : 223 (+58)
Eva-Janova : 136 (+57)
mrfe_: 135 (0)
pray75 : 134 (+103)
Hoochman : 131 (+104)
Kathrine May Thomson_: 90 (0)
Eirinn_: 49 (0)
Pokefreak219_: -10 (0)

Surgiac had a perfect day and is running away with the lead, while there is a tight race for 4th as Eva-Janova, pray75, and Hoochman took advantage of mrfe's unavailability and made huge strides up the ranks. In fact, Surgiac, pray75, and Hoochman must have liked the question because they scored over 100 pts.

I need to remind everyone that the points that you get from answering the question quickly should be considered as "BONUS POINTS." My scoring system values the idea of getting the question correct or not answering it if you don't know. Getting a question wrong gives you negative points. That is more destructive than answering the question slowly. Because of wanting to answer the question fast, some of you are missing questions because of miss clicks or not thinking straight. You get more points overall if you focus on getting the question correctly. Remember, those are BONUS POINTS and "haste makes waste" (I feel like a teacher trying to tell a bunch of kids how to take a test here. LOL)

Here's the next question! (Please read VERY carefully. This might be the trickiest and hardest question to date. Remember, if you have no clue, it is more beneficial to leave it alone than to make a random guess)

7. I studied physics in college and for those who know about physical sciences majors, we HATE any units that are not the SI units (m, kg, s). It's even more so for me because back when I was a primary student in Hong Kong, I would only learn SI units and not the disgraceful Imperial units, like inches, feet, pounds, etc. Well, in the ancient world, people have their own units that they use for measurements. The unit of length that Israelites used is known as the "cubit". Some mentions of the cubit in the Bible included the measurements of Noah's ark, the temple in Jerusalem, and Goliath's height. Hopefully you have paid attention to your footnotes of your Bibles, because that is where it is written about how long is a cubit compared to modern units. Today, I will test you that.....with somewhat of a tongue twister. Because of how tricky and complicated I made this question to be, I posted the question out in the open before you click the start button. PLEASE take the time to read it and take some time to fully understand what I am asking before you click "start." I am saying this for your sake. Ok, here's the question:

Let's say there is a guy called "Q," who is trying to affirm the length of a football field called "Cuban Field". For some odd reason, he wants to measure in cubits and he knows that from endzone to endzone, the length of the football field is 100 yards = 300 feet = 3600 inches. Now he has these cubes called "cubit cubes" which are 1 cubit long on every side of the cube. If Q were to use the cubit cubes to measure Cuban Field in cubits, about how many cubes of "cubit cubes" does Q need to reach from endzone to endzone of Cuban Field?

Please take the time to understand this question. There are 5 choices to choose from when you click start. You read it? You thought it through? You sure? Ok. Click start and you will see your choices. Link: http://quizegg.com/q/70643

Yeah, yeah, I know you're talking to me with that little warning.    I'm glad to know that I only forgot to swap two of them though.  I'll try to stop looking at that silly timer.  hehe.  Although I gotta admit, I'd HATE to skip a problem.  I've ingrained that idea into my students:  Always, ALWAYS try.  It'd be terrible to miss out on possible points.

With just ONE question though, can't it still benefit to get the question wrong?  I mean, if you answer wrongly in 3 seconds..... aren't you only getting 10 points taken off of that leftover time bonus?  Or were only certain questions negative ten points?  I guess I need to go back and read again. hehe

I KNOW I got today's right!  Woohoo!
Although, I must say this:  Can I be technical? Technically, he'd only need one.  In fact, it'd be a lot more convenient.  He could set it down and just roll the cube from face to face...... from endzone to endzone, and count the number of cubit faces that touched the ground.  Just sayin'.  

play4fun : I got slammed with 2 projects and a research paper. I'm sorry I haven't been participating, especially because I said I would. I am finished with the first project, though.