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Notes, Comments and the 80 Questions
for the four level Jungle game "Bongo Knows the Bible"
found in the Bongo Loves the Bible CD, from Sunday Software
The following 80 questions are
found in the four levels of Bongo Loves the Bible CD from Sunday
Software, www.sundaysoftware.com. The answers appear in the game
as multiple choice selections (answers not reproduced in this
document). If the player gets the answer wrong, they can try it
again. They must get all 20 correct in each level in order to
complete the level. The levels can be played in any order. Final
scoring on Bongo's scoreboard is a combination of how many "tries"
it took to answer correctly, and how many reward points/bananas/jewels
Bongo collects.
How these questions were constructed
I first sat down and made a list of the Bible's major stories,
verses, characters, heroes, villains and themes, and constructed
questions for each. When asking a question about a major story,
I determined that knowledge of the story's sequence identified
the student's familiarity with its content. I then created questions
about the organization and structure of the Bible --information
that most Christian know, such as the names of the Gospels, and
the order of the first five books. I also created a list of questions
about key geographical facts, and basic vocabulary (such as what
a "parable" is). Then I compiled a list of over 300
Bible quiz questions gleaned from a wide variety of sources.
I then organized my final list of 80 into four levels of difficulty,
and tried to spread the types of questions evenly between all
four levels. For example, each level has a geography/location
question and "book of the Bible" question. I then submitted
my list of 80 questions to a Christian educator and Pastor for
their suggestions, and tested the 80 questions with six different
church children ranging in age from 9 to 16. You may have your own
subject preferences, and my online study guide discusses how you
can modify some of the question panels to suit your tastes. But,
these 80 will identify key material your students may need to
improve on in the coming years.
I have been creating Bible questions for my own computers labs
since 1990 using a variety of quiz programs. Along the way, I
learned that being able to identify wrong answers also demonstrates
some knowledge. And even if the student doesn't entirely know
the correct answer, then what ELSE they know can help them learn
the right answer. In other words, a well-constructed question
and multiple answers can teach more about the subject to the students.
The Beginner Level set of questions was created with the expectation
that an Average 9 year old Frequently Attending Sunday School
Student in most churches should be able to answer half of
the 20 questions on the first try, and the other half on their
second attempt. Level 2 -The Bible Student question set is for
10 to 12 year old frequent attenders. Having said this, in many
churches, the first two levels will be easy for 9 and 10 years
olds to answer on their first try. It depends on your students
and your program. In Version 1.2 of Bongo ..."the update" we made the Beginner
set a little easier.
Level 3 and 4, the so-called Bible
Scholar and Super Bible Freak question sets are for very sharp
elementary attenders and for youth with some frequency of attendance
over the years.
One of my goals in designing these questions was to identify
to the teachers and staff of the church WHERE YOUR STUDENTS
RATE on Basic Bible Knowledge. Of course, given enough attempts,
ANY student can guess the right answer and continue to play. The
idea is that they get it right the first time at least
50% of the time. It is assumed that an adult teacher is working
WITH the students as they go through the game.
In many cases, I have written the answers to each question in
such a way that EVEN IF the student isn't exactly sure of the correct answer,
they can deduce it by knowing something is FALSE in the other given answers.
The CORRECT ANSWERS to questions in each level are
found in the folder titled "ANS" in c:\bongo
on your harddrive where you installed Bongo.
Use Notepad to open the ans files. They are simple text files. Each can be
opened and then printed from Notepad to give you an ANSWER KEY that corresponds
to the numbered questions below. Please note, however, that the questions
in the game are NOT numbered.
Beginner Level 1 Questions
Please note:
In version 1.2
"the update" to Bongo, we made this beginner set 'easier' by reducing the number
of answer choices from 4 to 3.
1. Which of the following story timelines is most correct for
Abraham & Sarah?
2. Which of the following timelines is most correct for the
Exodus story?
3. Which of the following series of David events is in correct
order?
4. The four Gospels are:
5. This person was the leader of Jesus' disciples, tried to
walk on water, and his name means "The Rock"
6. According to the book of Acts, this person persecuted early
Christians until he saw a light on the road to Damascus and heard
the voice of Jesus asking him to stop.
7. Jesus often told short stories with surprise meanings called
_________.
Two of the most famous are ____________ and ____________.
8. The Ten Commandments were given to _______ on _____________,
and can be found in ___________ and _______________.
9. King David was known as "a man after God's own _______."
10. "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want…"
is the beginning of this very famous Bible verse.
11. The Covenant is a promise given to Abraham and
his descendants.
12. Which of the following is the correct order of events in
Jesus' last days?
13. The books of the Bible were originally written in which
two languages?
14. How many books are there in the Old Testament? New Testament?
15. The 66 books of the Bible were written by _________.
16. Which list of Bible heroes is in the correct order from
oldest to newest.
17. Which book is a collection of 150 Hebrew poems about God
that were originally meant to be sung.
18. The books of the Prophets contain mostly these types
of messages:
19. There are different types of books in the Bible. Which
of the following list of books correctly follows the order of
the following TYPES of Bible books:
Law | History | Wisdom | Prophets
20. Which of the following phrases completes the following
famous quote from Psalm 119 about the word of God: "Thy word
is ____ unto my feet and ____ unto my path."
Level
2: “Bible Student”
1. Which list of people are all found in the book of Genesis?
2. Which of the following prophets at first refused to obey
God’s command to go preach to the sinful people of Nineveh,
and instead, went on a boat to avoid obeying God?
3. Which of the following poor widows was from the land of
Moab, traveled with her mother-in-law to Israel and married an
Israelite, and was the grandmother of King David?
4. Which of the following prophets said to God, “Here
I am, send me” and wrote about the promise of God to provide
a Messiah who would be a “suffering servant” bringing
salvation to the world?
5. This prophet fought the evil prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel,
trained young Elisha to be his successor, and was taken up into
heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire.
6. This person became known as a prophet because while exiled
in Babylon, he spoke against the evil empire and stood up to defend
his faith. He was thrown to the Lions but an angel kept him from
harm.
7. This person was the Roman governor of Judea who sentenced
Jesus to death.
8. Which two Gospels have the Christmas story in them?
9. Which 4 books of the Bible cover the story of Moses, The
Ten Commandments, and the Hebrews wandering in wilderness?
10. What is the name of region in Israel where Jesus first
taught and performed miracles?
11. Which Gospel begins with the words “In the beginning
was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.”
12. Where in the Bible can you find the stories of Israel’s
Kings?
13. Where can you find Jesus’ collection of teachings
known as the “Sermon on the Mount” which also contain
The Beatitudes and The Lord’s Prayer?
14. What is the name of city where David ruled as king, Solomon
built the Temple, and where Jesus was crucified?
15. The Bible contains 13 letters which Paul wrote to fellow
Christians. Which of the following are all letters that Paul wrote
to the early Christian churches?
16. Who am I? I am the grandson of Abraham. My brothers sold
me into slavery. When we met years later, I tested their character
and forgave them.
17. The Gospels record that Jesus often taught about this subject.
It was something not everyone could see. It could be small, but
would grow big. It can be inside you. Everyone is welcome to be
part of it.
18. Jesus was asked to sum up the message of the prophets and
the law. What he spoke became known as the Great Commandment.
Which of the following is the Great Commandment?
19. What does the word “Gospel” mean? And what is
“The Gospel”?
20. Of the four Gospels, this one is quite a bit different
than the other three in style and content. For example, only this
Gospel has the story of Jesus and the Wedding at Cana, Jesus meeting
Nicodemus, and Jesus talking to the Woman at the Well.
Level 3 “Bible Scholar”
1. Who were the first three Kings of Israel?
2. When the Hebrews came to the Promised Land after the Exodus,
who did God choose to rule over the people?
3. Which book is John's vision of the end of the world and
Christ’s return?
4. The Story of Pentecost, the birth of the church, is found
in the second chapter of the book of _______.
5. Jesus was crucified on _________, and raised from the tomb
on _______.
6. This book of the Bible is the story of a Jewish woman living
in exile who became Queen and spoke up when her Jewish people
and faith were threatened by evil-doers.
7. Which list is the correct list of occupations that matches
the New Testament heroes: Matthew, Nicodemus, Zaccheus, and Lydia.
8. Of the four Gospels, this one is quite a bit different than
the other three in style and content. For example, only this Gospel
has the story of the Wedding at Cana, Nicodemus, and the Woman
at the Well.
9. This prophet lived in the wilderness. He prophesied the
coming of the Messiah, called upon people to repent their sins,
and quarreled with religious leaders. He was beheaded by the King.
10. The books of the New Testament were written approximately
between the years of:
11. Most of the books of the Old Testament were written and
edited approximately between the years of:
12. This Gospel is the shortest in length and the earliest
written:
13. This book of the Old Testament is a history of how after
the Exodus from Egypt the Hebrews entered and conquered the Promised
Land.
14. In the book of Exodus, God first spoke to Moses ____________
and told Moses that God’s name was _____________.
15. This letter of Paul in the New Testament contains the famous
“Love” passage in its 13th chapter. (“Now Faith,
Hope and Love remain, but the greatest of these is Love.”)
16. Which of the two books of the New Testament were written
by the same author as if they were “Volume I and Volume II”
but were later separated when the Bible was put together?
17. The 17 Prophets are split into two groups: the Major Prophets
(longer books), and the Minor Prophets (shorter books). Which
of the following is a correct list of the Major Prophets?
18. This Disciple tried to walk on water. One time denied even
knowing Jesus, but later became a leader in the early church.
19. This prophet had strange visions of heaven and the future.
He described a wheel in the sky covered in eyes and he had a hopeful
vision of a valley of dry bones being brought back to life.
20. One of the following lists of commandments contains a commandment
NOT found in the Ten Commandments. Which one is it?
“Super Bible Freak” Level 4
1. The prophets Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah warned about
the coming Babylonian invasion and exile of the Jews. Daniel and
Esther described life in exile. The following two books record
the return of the exiled Jews to Jerusalem.
2. There are six main types of books in the Bible: Law, History,
Wisdom/Poetry, Prophets, Gospel and Letters. Which of the following
lists of books correctly follows the above sequence of types?
3. Which list of Paul’s letters correctly matches the
following three subjects: Letter about Salvation, Letter of Joy,
Letter to a Church Leader
4. Which list has all the Bible heroes and their enemies or
adversaries correctly matched?
5. Which of the following lists of prophetic books correctly
matches the prophet with the evil empires they were warning Israel
about and preaching against?
6. According to the Gospel of Luke, which of the following
lists of people were the first to find Jesus’ tomb empty
on Easter morning?
7. According to the Gospel of Luke, what road were Cleopas
and a friend walking down when Jesus appeared to them some days
after the Resurrection?
8. This book of the Bible deals with the problems of suffering
and evil. In it, a man’s friends try to explain why the man
is being afflicted with problems. What is the name of this book?
9. This book of the Bible was written by one of the Disciples
and deals famously with the issue of doing good works as a sign
of your faith. “Faith without good works is dead.”
10. If you open most Bibles in half -which one or two books
will you mostly likely find yourself looking at? (Excludes study
Bibles with extra maps and content).
11. This wife of this prophet was named Gomer. He scolded the
Israelites for their faithlessness.
12. This book of the Old Testament contains 3 long speeches
delivered by Moses reminding the people of all God had done for
them in the Exodus, and calling them to “choose life.”
13. The following two Gospels were based on large portions
of Mark’s Gospel, to which they each added additional Jesus
content.
14. The letters of Peter, John and Jude generally cover what
similar subject matter?
15. This prophet’s book foresees the coming of the “Wonderful
Counselor” and “Prince of Peace.” This book also
describes the coming of a Messiah who will be a “Suffering
Servant,” “wounded for our transgressions.”
16. Which of the following answers contains one story NOT found
in the book of Genesis?
17. After the reign of King Solomon, things start to go bad
for the Kings of Israel, and the Kingdom eventually gets split
in two. Where in the Bible can you read about this?
18. This little prophetic book is a “song of suffering”
that was written by Jeremiah about the destruction of Jerusalem
at the hands of the Babylonians. Each line in the lamentation
begins with the next letter in the Hebrew alphabet.
19. The Ten Commandments can be found which two following books
of the Bible?
20. In what book of the Bible can you find the story of Paul’s
shipwreck and visit to Rome?
A complete set of Bongo Teaching Tips, Game Tips, Game Maps
and Secrets can be printed from www.sundaysoftware.com/bongo/tips.htm
This document and the 80 questions as compiled
and phrased are the copyrighted property of Neil MacQueen, 2004.
They may not be reproduced for commercial purposes. www.sundaysoftware.com/bongo/questions.htm