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Time to unwind

                                                with Anne Drew





                                                 Who am I?

         DID YOU KNOW?                                                               QUIZ TIME
                                           My husband pretended that I was his
          The name ‘Adam’ comes from the   sister on two occasions to protect his   1.  Only three angels are named
            Hebrew word ‘adamah’ which     life. For a long time, I thought I would   in the Bible – Lucifer and
          means ‘the ground’ or the ‘earth’.  be barren. But God promised my        Gabriel are two. Name the
                                                                                    third.
                                           husband I would conceive, and I was
                                           blessed with a boy named Isaac.      2.  Christ walked on water but so
                                                                                    too did one of his disciples –
                                                                                   for a brief time. Which one?
                                                                                3.  Adam and Eve had another
                                                                                   son after Cain and Abel. What
                                                                                   was he called?
                                                                               4.  Who was pregnant at the
                                                                                   same time as Mary, mother of
                                                                                  Jesus?

                                                                                     THE ODD
         TRUE OR FALSE?                                                              OnE out


         1.    Deborah is the only female judge
                                                                                Which is the odd one out?
             mentioned in the Bible.
                                                                                1.
         2.    King Darius threw David into the                                     Joshua, Ruth, James, Esther.
             lions’ den.                         ONE-LINERS                     2.    Lazarus, Dorcas, Matthias,
         3.    The word ‘Christ’ means                                             Eutychus.
            ‘Learned Scholar’.                1.  Spell the word ‘contentment’
                                                                               3.    Elijah, Solomon, Nathan,
         4.    Moses took seven pairs of each    in just four letters (you’ll be
                                                                                   Zechariah.
            ‘clean’ animal on to the ark.        happy when you figure it
         5.    The Word of God is also known     out)!                         4.    Frogs, Boils, Darkness,
            as a ‘Sword’.                    2.  What did the painter say to       Leprosy.
         6.    Jesus’ followers were first called   the wall?                  5.    Olive tree,
            ‘Christians’ in the city                                               Cedar tree,
         7.    Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus   AND THE MORAL OF                    Fig tree,
            of Nineveh.
                                        THIS TALE IS...?
            for 50 pieces of silver.                                               Bamboo tree.

           An old lion who was too weak to hunt or fight for food decided that he must
           get it by his wits. So he made a den in his cave and pretended to be ill, then
           seized and ate any animals that came to visit him.
           One day a fox happened to pass by. ‘How are you?’ asked the fox.
           ‘Very bad,’ answered the lion, ‘and very lonely. Won’t you come in and
           talk with me?’
           ‘I would have,’ said the fox, ‘but I see many tracks going into your den and
           none coming out. So, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be off!’
          What is the moral of this tale?                                                                     Egypt 5. Bamboo tree is not mentioned in the Bible like the others.  And the moral of this tale is...? The wise learn from others’ mistakes!  replacement) were raised from the dead 3. Solomon was a king and not a prophet like the others 4. Leprosy was not one of the ten plagues of   The odd one out: 1. James is a New Testament book, while the others are Old Testam







                                                                                                              city of Antioch 7. False – it was 30 pieces.  One-liners: 1. A-P-N-S (‘Happiness’ – get it?!). 2. One more crack like that and I’ll plaster you!.
                                                                                                              word ‘Christos’ and means ‘Anointed One’. 4. False – Noah did. 5. True (Ephesians 6:17) 6. False – they were first called ‘Christians’ in the
                                                                                                              Baptist.  True or False? 1.True (Judges 4:4) 2. False – It was Daniel who got thrown into the lions’ den 3. False – it comes from the Greek
                                                                                                              ANSWERS: Who am I? Sarah.  Quiz time: 1. Michael. 2. Peter (Matthew 14: 28-29). 3. Seth. 4. Her cousin Elizabeth, mother of John the
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