Bible Trivia Questions for July 9th

The daily Bible trivia/quiz questions are drawn from the scheduled daily Bible readings for today. If you haven't already, we invite you to read through the daily passages (see the side bar at left) and then test your Bible memory with the following questions. The answer to each question can be found directly in the referenced Bible verse; click the verse itself to see the text. Use the links beneath the questions to go to the previous/next day's questions, or select any day from the provided drop down list and jump directly to that day's question set. Enjoy!

414) Who came to visit King Solomon and "test him with hard questions?"
1 Kings 10:1 NIV

415) How much gold did the Queen of Sheba give King Solomon?
a) 4.5 tons
b) 10 tons
c) 14 tons
1 Kings 10:10 NIV

416) Where did Hiram's ships go to get great quantities of almugwood?
a) Greece
b) Ophir
c) Paddan Aram
1 Kings 10:11-12 NIV

417) How much gold did Solomon receive yearly (not including revenues)?
a) 10 tons
b) 25 tons
c) 77 tons
1 Kings 10:14-15 NIV

418) How many large shields of hammered gold did King Solomon make?
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
1 Kings 10:16 NIV

419) How many small shields of hammered gold did King Solomon make?
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
1 Kings 10:17 NIV

420) King Solomon's great throne was overlaid with gold and inlaid with ...
a) almugwood
b) ivory
c) dressed stone
1 Kings 10:18 NIV

421) How many lions (total) stood on the 6 steps leading up to King Solomon's throne?
a) 0
b) 6
c) 12
1 Kings 10:19-20 NIV

422) Why didn't Solomon make anything of silver?
1 Kings 10:21 NIV

423) Which King was said to be greater in riches and wisdom than King Solomon?
a) The King of the Hittites
b) The King of the Arameans
c) No one
1 Kings 10:23 NIV

424) What was the name of the prisoner the crowd requested to have released instead of Jesus?
Mark 15:7-11 NIV

425) Who was it who put the now infamous purple robe and crown of thorns on Jesus?
Mark 15:16-20 NIV