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