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