1. True
2. False

Genesis says that Adam and Eve ate the fruit "from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil." The type of fruit is not specified.

1. Cat
   Rat
2. Monkey
   Serpent

Today, many children are taught that the Devil took the form of a serpent. But Genesis 3:1 seems to blame the animal itself, saying "Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals that God had made."

1. Animal skins
   Fig leaves
2. Silk from silkworms
   Lily petals

Genesis 3:7 says that Adam and Eve "knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together to make loincloths." To this day, body language experts refer to a person standing with their hands folded over the region of the groin as "fig leaf position." It suggests a feeling of being exposed and wanting to protect oneself.

1. Abel
   Cain
2. Esau
   Jacob

This is a famous phrase, from the story in Genesis 4 in which God confronts Cain about killing Abel. "Brother's Keeper" has been used as the title for both books and films.

1. Egypt
   India
2. Persia
   The Land of Nod

"The Land of Nod" is sometimes used to mean sleep or bed (as a reference to "nodding off.") But originally, it was a land "east of Eden" where Cain settled.

1. Three days
   A week
2. Two weeks
   Forty days

This is sometimes phrased more poetically as "forty days and forty nights." However you say it, it was long enough that "everything on dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died." (Gen. 7:22).

1. Cubits
   Dinars
2. Feet
   Meters

God gave instructions for the ark to be three hundred cubits long, fifty wide, and thirty high. In feet, this is about 450 by 75 by 45.

1. Cedar
   Fig
2. Olive
   Redwood

This might be symbolic of God's peace-making with humanity, as the olive branch stands for peace. First, the dove brings one back to the ark; the next time it is sent out, it does not return at all.

1. Ham
   Japheth
2. Abednego
   Shem

Noah had three sons. Abednego was part of a famous trio later in the Bible, the three faithful youths who were thrown into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar.

1. 50 camels
   Jacob's wife, Rachel
2. Lentil stew
   100 hectares of land

The story in Genesis 25 says that Esau came in from hunting extremely hungry and wanted the stew Jacob had made. Jacob asked for Esau's birthright (his standing as firstborn), which Esau gave him. This might be history's first written example of how low blood sugar affects judgment!

1. Eurydice
   Leah
2. Rebecca
   Sarah

Both Sarah and Abraham underwent a minor name change at God's behest. Abram became "Abraham," meaning "father of a multitude," while "Sarai" became "Sarah," meaning "princess."

1. Abraham
   Abel
2. Joseph
   Melchizedek

You might know this from the musical, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." Joseph was his father's favorite, and the gift of the coat only fanned the flames of his brothers' jealousy.

1. Cured his illness
   Interpreted his dreams
2. Tasted his food for poison
   Made music that helped his fits of mental illness

The Pharaoh had dreams of seven fat cows swallowed up by seven thin cows, and then seven healthy stalks of grain that were destroyed by seven thin, unhealthy ones. Joseph interpreted this as seven years of prosperity that would be followed by seven years of famine, and advised Pharaoh to make plans for the lean years.

1. Abraham
   Isaac
2. Jacob
   Seth

Seth was the third child borne by Eve. As such, we can assume he played a role in the peopling of the earth, yet he is not considered one of the Bible's patriarchs.

1. Aaron the priest
   Ramses II
2. Pharaoh's daughter
   Seti I

The pharaoh of that time was probably Seti. Ramses was his successor. But it was the daughter of the Pharaoh who found the infant Moses in a basket and raised him as her own.

1. Darkness
   Frogs
2. Infertility of women
   Thunderstorm and hail

The ten plagues on Egypt were the pollution of the Nile, frogs, gnats, flies, boils, a plague on cattle, boils, thunderstorm, locusts, a thick darkness, and, finally, death of the firstborn Egyptians. There's some speculation that the plague on cattle might have been an early form of anthrax.

1. Black Sea
   Caspian Sea
2. Red Sea
   Sea of Galilee

The Egyptians who attempted to follow them were drowned when the walls of water came back down. Moses celebrated this victory with the song of praise in Exodus 15: "I will sing unto the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously/The horse and rider he has thrown into the sea."

1. Gad
   Jericho
2. Jerusalem
   Sidon

You might remember a Sunday School song about Joshua fighting the battle of Jericho. According to the story, the walls simply fell down flat after a ram's horn was blown and the Israelites raised "a great shout." Sonic warfare, millennia before the modern era!

1. Delilah
   Eve
2. Rahab
   Jezebel

Delilah is often called a Philistine woman, but the Bible only says that she lived "in the valley of Sorek." She could have been an Israelite - though she was certainly cozy with the Philistines.

1. A priest's blessing
   His long hair
2. Consumption of honey
   Getting eight hours' sleep

Samson was a Nazirite, meaning that, among several other practices showing his devotion to God, he was not supposed to cut his hair. In Samson's case, this was the key to his great strength -- and when Delilah shaved his head, he lost it.

1. David
   Samson
2. Saul
   Solomon

It's easy to think of David as the first king of Israel, but Saul came first, chosen by lots. This followed a period in which the Israelites were ruled by civic figures called judges. Having a monarchy was a sort of "step up" for them as an established nation.

1. Baker
   Shepherd
2. Musician
   Both #2 and #3

David was one of eight brothers from the town of Bethlehem. Early in Samuel, he is seen playing music for King Saul, and also guarding flocks of sheep for his family.

1. Egypt
   Corinth
2. Rome
   Nineveh

Nineveh was the Assyrian capital, a city of great wickedness, according to the book of Jonah. The prophet does not believe that the people of Nineveh deserve redemption, and at first flees from God's command, by ship. We all know how that works out.

1. Dolphin
   Great fish
2. Dragon
   Whale

This is another case where you have to pay attention to the details. Though many Bible stories for children say "a whale," the actual book of Jonah says "great fish."

1. Bethel
   Esther
2. Naomi
   Ruth

Naomi was the mother-in-law in the book of Ruth. She was a Jew, and Ruth a foreigner who married into the family. So Ruth's loyalty to Naomi can be interpreted as fidelity to God and the Jewish people overall, which is rewarded.

1. The Gulf of Yemen
   A lion's den
2. A fiery furnace
   A pit of vipers

This is a favorite Bible story for children. Daniel was thrown into the lion's den, where he was unharmed. It's a metaphor for the protections that God gives to those who serve him.

1. Cloud
   Dove
2. Pillar of fire
   Star

The star is described as moving while the wise men follow it, then stopping over "the place where the child was." Astronomers have puzzled over the exact nature of this celestial phenomenon -- a nova? A slow-moving comet?

1. Frankincense
   Gold
2. Myrrh
   Silver

The gifts of the three wise men are celebrated in Christmas carols. Probably the best known of these is "We Three Kings," which promotes the "wise men" of the Bible to royalty.

1. Dove
   Angel
2. Flame
   Quail

This happened after John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the river Jordan. Ever since, the Holy Spirit has often been portrayed as a dove in stained glass and other religious art.

1. First Principle
   Golden Rule
2. Great Edict
   Reciprocal Law

Jesus includes this in the lengthy, philosophy-rich Sermon on the Mount. Interestingly, it's closely related to Immanuel Kant's Universal Principle, which asks, "What would it be like if everyone practiced this behavior?"

1. Cowherds
   Fishermen
2. Teachers
   Shepherds

The story of their calling is found in Matthew 4. James and John were mending nets with their father when Jesus called them, and they left immediately. (We imagine Dad wasn't too happy about this!)

1. Fed the hungry
   Took in a stray dog
2. Helped an injured stranger on the road
   Paid his taxes in full

In Jesus's parable, a man is attacked by thieves while traveling, robbed, and beaten. Several parties who would be considered "righteous" pass him by, but it is the heathen Samaritan who stops to help.

1. Air
   Clouds
2. Hot coals
   Water

Jesus walks out to a boat that the disciples are in on the Sea of Galilee. When Peter attempts to walk out to him, he succeeds until he notices the power of the wind and waves, gets frightened, and starts to sink. This is when Jesus, rescuing him, says, "O ye of little faith." It's a phrase that has stuck with us until this day.

1. A cock crowed
   The Last Supper was over
2. Jesus rose from the tomb
   Jesus returned to earth

Jesus made this statement on the evening before his crucifixion, at the Last Supper. As the events of Jesus's arrest and trial unfolded, Peter did deny knowing him three times.

1. The Gospel of John
   Acts of the Apostles
2. 1 Corinthians
   Revelations

"And now abide these three: faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love." (1 Corinthians 13:13).