David & Goliath - Quiz
  • 1. Who was David's enemy in the story?
A) Saul
B) Goliath
C) Jonathan
D) Samuel
  • 2. What instrument did David play?
A) Drum
B) Harp
C) Flute
D) Violin
  • 3. What was David's occupation before he became king?
A) Soldier
B) Shepherd
C) Farmer
D) Fisherman
  • 4. In which book of the Bible is the story of David and Goliath found?
A) 2 Samuel
B) 1 Samuel
C) Exodus
D) Genesis
  • 5. What were David's brothers' professions?
A) Farmers
B) Shepherds
C) Merchants
D) Soldiers
  • 6. Who anointed David as king?
A) Goliath
B) Samuel
C) Saul
D) Nathan
  • 7. What was Goliath's nationality?
A) Israelite
B) Philistine
C) Egyptian
D) Canaanite
  • 8. Who was David's king before he ascended to the throne?
A) Samuel
B) Goliath
C) Jonathan
D) Saul
  • 9. How did Goliath challenge the Israelites?
A) By ambush
B) With a trap
C) Single combat
D) By siege
  • 10. What did David use to kill Goliath?
A) A sword
B) A stone slung from a sling
C) A spear
D) His bare hands
  • 11. What did some modern scholars believe about the original slayer of Goliath?
A) Goliath defeated David.
B) Elhanan, son of Jair, may have been the original slayer.
C) Saul was the original slayer.
D) David killed Goliath without any doubt.
  • 12. Where did the confrontation between David and Goliath take place?
A) Jerusalem
B) The Valley of Elah
C) Bethlehem
D) Gath
  • 13. What did Saul offer to David before the battle with Goliath?
A) A chariot
B) A spear
C) A sword
D) His armor
  • 14. How many times a day did Goliath challenge the Israelites to send out a champion?
A) Once a day
B) Every hour
C) Twice, morning and evening
D) Three times a day
  • 15. What did David say about the battle being God's?
A) "We need more warriors."
B) "The battle is God's, and he will give you into our hand."
C) "I will fight with my own strength."
D) "God saves not with sword and spear."
  • 16. What did David do after killing Goliath?
A) He joined Saul's army as a general immediately.
B) He took the head to Jerusalem.
C) He returned to his sheep.
D) He fled from Israel.
  • 17. What did David decline when offered by Saul?
A) Food and water
B) Saul's armor
C) A horse
D) A sword
  • 18. According to 2 Samuel 21:19, who is said to have killed Goliath?
A) David
B) Saul
C) Abner
D) Elhanan, son of Jair
  • 19. What was the significance of David's victory over Goliath according to the narrative?
A) It signified King Saul's unfitness to rule.
B) It led to immediate peace between Israel and Philistia.
C) It showed that Goliath was not a real threat.
D) It marked the beginning of David's reign as king.
  • 20. What did David take from a brook before confronting Goliath?
A) Five stones
B) Sticks to build a fire
C) Water for drinking
D) A fish
  • 21. Where was Jerusalem when David took Goliath's head there, according to 1 Samuel 17:54?
A) The capital of Saul
B) Still a Jebusite stronghold
C) Under Philistine control
D) A major Israelite city
  • 22. What did David say about himself when he met King Saul?
A) "I seek revenge for my family."
B) "I have come to take your throne."
C) "I am a Philistine warrior."
D) "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."
  • 23. What did David put in his tent after defeating Goliath?
A) A message to the Philistines
B) Goliath's armor
C) His own weapons
D) Gifts from Saul
  • 24. What is the Arabic name for Goliath in the Quran?
A) Dhul-Kifl
B) Jalut
C) Qarun
D) Lut
  • 25. Who wrote an essay explaining the secular use of 'David vs. Goliath'?
A) Leonard Greenspoon
B) Michael Johnson
C) Sarah Thompson
D) John Smith
  • 26. What is the proposed original meaning of Goliath's name according to Woodard?
A) "King of Giants"
B) "Philistine Hero"
C) "Warrior King"
D) "Lion-man"
  • 27. According to the Babylonian Talmud, who was Goliath's mother?
A) Orpah
B) Abigail
C) Ruth
D) Michal
  • 28. What relationship did Orpah have with Ruth according to the Talmudic tradition?
A) Cousin
B) Sister-in-law, or full sister in some interpretations
C) Niece
D) Daughter
  • 29. Which similar name is attested in Carian inscriptions?
A) Samson
B) David
C) Uliat
D) Saul
  • 30. Which actor starred as Goliath in 'Goliath at the Conquest of Baghdad'?
A) Thurl Bailey
B) Luigi Montefiori
C) Peter Lupus
D) Brad Harris
  • 31. Which actor starred as Goliath in 'Goliath Against the Giants' (1960)?
A) Peter Lupus
B) Brad Harris
C) Orson Welles
D) Alan Steel
  • 32. Which university conducted extensive excavations at Tell es-Safi?
A) Hebrew University of Jerusalem
B) Tel Aviv University
C) Bar-Ilan University
D) University of Haifa
  • 33. Which newspaper used the phrase 'David and Goliath' to describe Haye's fight with Nikolai Valuev?
A) The Guardian
B) The Times of India
C) The Washington Post
D) Le Monde
  • 34. What did David use to hit Goliath?
A) Saul's sword
B) A javelin
C) A stone from his sling
D) His bare hands
  • 35. According to rabbi Abba bar Kahana, how much did Goliath's armor weigh?
A) 30 tons
B) 120 tons
C) 60 tons
D) 50 tons
  • 36. Which basketball player was nicknamed 'Goliath'?
A) LeBron James
B) Kobe Bryant
C) Wilt Chamberlain
D) Michael Jordan
  • 37. What does Roger D. Woodard propose as the ancestral form of Goliath's name?
A) *Saulas
B) *Samsonas
C) *Walwatta
D) *Davidas
  • 38. In Pseudo-Philo, how many stones did David pick up before fighting Goliath?
A) Nine
B) Seven
C) Three
D) Five
  • 39. Which group do Muslim scholars most commonly associate with Goliath's origins?
A) The Amalekites
B) The Moabites
C) The Midianites
D) The Edomites
  • 40. In what context has the geopolitical conflict between the Philippines and China been likened to 'David and Goliath'?
A) Spratly Islands dispute
B) Maritime boundary agreements
C) South China Sea trade negotiations
D) Tourism development plans
  • 41. Who portrayed Goliath in the TV series 'Greatest Heroes of the Bible'?
A) Thurl Bailey
B) Luigi Montefiori
C) Brad Harris
D) Ted Cassidy
  • 42. Which film had a narrative loosely based on King David but set in a modern-day United States?
A) King David (1985)
B) Kings
C) One Smooth Stone
D) Goliath vs. the Vampires
  • 43. What was the outcome for the Philistines after Goliath fell?
A) They celebrated their victory.
B) They regrouped and attacked again immediately.
C) They surrendered to David.
D) They fled and were pursued by the Israelites.
  • 44. What was Goliath portrayed as in the series 'Kings'?
A) A tank
B) A giant
C) An action superhero
D) A kaiju
  • 45. What did David say God would do in his battle against Goliath?
A) "You are invincible, but I will try."
B) "We need more warriors to help me."
C) "I will defeat you with my strength alone."
D) "The Lord will deliver you into my hand."
  • 46. From which culture does the armor described in 1 Samuel 17 appear to be borrowed?
A) Egyptian
B) Babylonian
C) Assyrian
D) Greek
  • 47. What did Saul send to bring David to him after Goliath's defeat?
A) His own son
B) A messenger with a letter
C) A group of soldiers
D) Abner
  • 48. In both the story of David and Goliath and the tale of Nestor and Ereuthalion, what do the young heroes take from their defeated opponents?
A) The giant's horse
B) The giant's armor
C) The giant's weapon
D) The giant's chariot
  • 49. Where is the traditional home of Goliath located?
A) Jerusalem
B) Hebron
C) Bethlehem
D) Tell es-Safi
  • 50. In what other form does Goliath's name sometimes appear in English?
A) Goliathus
B) Goliathon
C) Goliah
D) Goliathe
  • 51. In which chapter of the Quran does Goliath appear?
A) Chapter 7
B) Chapter 5
C) Chapter 10
D) Chapter 2
  • 52. Who starred as Goliath in 'Goliath and the Rebel Slave'?
A) Orson Welles
B) Gordon Scott
C) Ted Cassidy
D) Brad Harris
  • 53. Who directed the excavation at Tell es-Safi?
A) Eilat Mazar
B) Aren Maeir
C) Nahman Avigad
D) Yigael Yadin
  • 54. What was the original Italian title of 'Goliath and the Sins of Babylon'?
A) Hercules
B) Daigoro vs. Goliath
C) David and Goliath (1960)
D) Maciste
  • 55. Who played Goliath in the movie musical 'David and Goliath' released by Lightstone Studios?
A) Peter Lupus
B) Thurl Bailey
C) Ted Cassidy
D) Luigi Montefiori
  • 56. What term is used to describe Goliath as a 'man of the in-between'?
A) גבור חיל (gibbor chayil)
B) איש הביניים (ish ha-binyanim)
C) שר העם (sar ha'am)
D) איש המלחמה (ish hamilchama)
  • 57. Which band recorded a humorous interpretation of the Goliath story in 1975?
A) The Beatles
B) Led Zeppelin
C) Queen
D) Kaveret
  • 58. In which year did NBC air the series 'Kings' with a narrative loosely based on King David?
A) 1978
B) 2009
C) 1964
D) 1985
  • 59. What weapon does the giant Ereuthalion wield in the Iliad?
A) A silver sword
B) A stone axe
C) A bronze spear
D) An iron club
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