Guess the Book of the Bible

Here’s some Friday procrastination material. Name the book of the Bible that goes with each clue. Answers will be posted in a day or two, if no one gets all before then. Some of these are cheesy, so beware :-)

  1. A wise king’s tune
  2. If little Danny lets out a scream, it is a…
  3. If you are not opposed to words denoting action, you are…
  4. Not actually hot, just _____ warm
  5. If you are holding the middle of an apple in your palms
  6. Two Asian women named Gail
  7. Ballerinas wear these on their leg-us
  8. Sister to Jennifer
  9. Fifteenth letter + furniture you sleep on + eating only selected foods
  10. Right on! Your really hit the _____
  11. A whale of a good book
  12. Word in the title of a famous Beatles song
  13. If a man name “Thee” was shy, he would be a…
  14. Famous baseball player’s last name given to him when he was just a babe
  15. Newspapers
  16. A murder that is not difficult
  17. The sound of a horse that forgot the words to a song
  18. The first of the Bible’s new writers
  19. You water your grass-ea with a…
  20. Formal first name of the US president in 1978
  21. The Jews, the Israelites, the…
  22. Ronny and I are collecting an inheritance. We’re getting what is…
  23. A famous swimmer named Williams
  24. A young sheep + males + not night + avoids
  25. You get this when you’re fired
  26. The persons born in the old western saloons
  27. Higher than Queens
  28. An employment
  29. A famous bullfrog in a Three Dog Night song
  30. A confusing look at what lies ahead
  31. You can’t deny this Bible writer
  32. When we leave
  33. The central book of the Bible
  34. The way a shy person might greet a stranger
  35. A donkey named Sammy
  36. How a person from Brooklyn would introduce his auto
  37. Formal first name of a Cincinnati Red who rarely sat on the bench
  38. If you wanted to ship a Greek letter to someone you might…
  39. What insects at picnics are called in Italy’s chief city
  40. What file would you classify a sour yellow fruit in?
  41. A successful demolition man
  42. When George Ekkly takes naps in Spain
  43. Not a hit
  44. 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42
  45. People who must pronounce their sentences well
  46. Joint of the leg + make pants shorter + me + sound you make in a dentist’s chair
  47. Two people born in Flippy, Montana
  48. If you’re screaming at a strange man from across the room, you might scream…

Post your guesses in the comments…

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5 Responses to “Guess the Book of the Bible”

  1. Ooh, how fun!

    1. Song of Solomon
    2. Daniel
    3. Proverbs (I love this!)
    4. Luke
    5. Corinthians?
    6. Galatians
    7.
    8. Genesis
    9. Obadiah
    10.
    11. Jonah?
    12.
    13.
    14. Ruth
    15. Chronicles
    16. Ezekiel
    17. Naomi?
    18.
    19.
    20. (Unfair because I’m not American :P)
    21.
    22. Deuteronomy
    23.
    24. Lamentations
    25.
    26.
    27. Kings
    28. Job
    29.
    30.
    31.
    32. Exodus
    33. Psalms?
    34.
    35. Samuel
    36.
    37.
    38.
    39. Romans?
    40.
    41.
    42.
    43.
    44. Numbers
    45. Titus?
    46. Nehemiah
    47. Philippians?
    48.

    Great workout. Sure for some more than others. Looking forward to the answers! :)

  2. You got most of them right. 17 and 45 aren’t correct, but good work on the rest!

  3. Okay, here are the answers:

    1. A wise king’s tune - Song of Solomon
    2. If little Danny lets out a scream, it is a… - Daniel
    3. If you are not opposed to words denoting action, you are… - Proverbs
    4. Not actually hot, just _____ warm - Luke
    5. If you are holding the middle of an apple in your palms - Corinthians
    6. Two Asian women named Gail - Galatians
    7. Ballerinas wear these on their leg-us - Titus
    8. Sister to Jennifer - Genesis
    9. Fifteenth letter + furniture you sleep on + eating only selected foods - Obadiah
    10. Right on! Your really hit the _____ - Mark
    11. A whale of a good book - Jonah
    12. Word in the title of a famous Beatles song - Jude
    13. If a man name “Thee” was shy, he would be a… - Timothy
    14. Famous baseball player’s last name given to him when he was just a babe - Ruth
    15. Newspapers - Chronicles
    16. A murder that is not difficult - Ezekiel
    17. The sound of a horse that forgot the words to a song - Nahum
    18. The first of the Bible’s new writers - Matthew
    19. You water your grass-ea with a… - Hosea
    20. Formal first name of the US president in 1978 - James
    21. The Jews, the Israelites, the… - Hebrews
    22. Ronny and I are collecting an inheritance. We’re getting what is… - Deutoronomy
    23. A famous swimmer named Williams - Esther
    24. A young sheep + males + not night + avoids - Lamentations
    25. You get this when you’re fired - Acts
    26. The persons born in the old western saloons - Thessalonians
    27. Higher than Queens - Kings
    28. An employment - Job
    29. A famous bullfrog in a Three Dog Night song - Jeremiah
    30. A confusing look at what lies ahead - Revelations
    31. You can’t deny this Bible writer - Peter
    32. When we leave - Exodus
    33. The central book of the Bible - Psalms
    34. The way a shy person might greet a stranger
    35. A donkey named Sammy - Samuel
    36. How a person from Brooklyn would introduce his auto: “This is my…” - Micah
    37. Formal first name of a Cincinnati Red who rarely sat on the bench - John
    38. If you wanted to ship a Greek letter to someone you might… - Malachi
    39. What insects at picnics are called in Italy’s chief city - Romans
    40. What file would you classify a sour yellow fruit in? - Philemon
    41. A successful demolition man - Joshua
    42. When George Ekkly takes naps in Spain - Ecclesiastes
    43. Not a hit - Amos
    44. 4 8 15 16 23 42 - Numbers
    45. People who must pronounce their sentences well - Judges
    46. Joint of the leg + make pants shorter + me + sound you make in a dentist’s chair - Nehemiah
    47. Two people born in Flippy, Montana - Philippians
    48. If you’re screaming at a strange man from across the room, you might scream… - Haggai

  4. And, to give credit where credit is due, Amy (and friend it turns out :-) ) emailed me her answers and got 45 of the 48 correct. Way to go Amy!

  5. Hey now, she only helped with TWO or THREE and I am pretty sure at least one of those is one of the questions I got wrong!! =)

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