A man is lying dead in a tent, apparently killed by the
tent peg driven through his head using the hammer
lying nearby. There are no signs of a struggle; the
man was likely killed in his sleep. His appearance is
similar to that reported for a great commander
whose army was recently reported destroyed in
battle, and he is dressed as a warrior. Objects in the
tent imply a woman lives in it. Who killed him?
A. Jael
C. Miriam
B. Deborah
D. Abigail
Royal attendants called the police late this afternoon after
finding the king of Moab dead in his roof chamber. There
is no one else in the chamber. The murder weapon, a
sword, is found still stuck in the late king’s stomach; in
fact, it has been driven in very deep, past the hilt. The
position of the sword in the body reveals the obvious fact
that the killer was left-handed. Several witnesses among
the attendants report seeing such a man whispering with
the king before the king ordered all except the whispering
man to leave the king’s presence. Who killed him?
A. Samson
C. The ‘butler’, Jehu
B. Ehud
D. Othniel
A large man is lying on his back in a valley, dead. He is
wearing bronze armor, and has a scabbard for a sword. He
does not, however, have a sword or a head. The mountains
before and behind him show the signs of having been used
as camps by two great armies for some time. The ground in
the valley itself shows the tell tale signs of one of the armies
having charged the other en masse. However, the dead
bodies one might expect from a counter-attack to such a
hard-to-miss charge are nowhere to be found in the valley.
The second army must have broken and run for their lives,
leaving the dead man behind. Who cut off his head?
A. King Jehoshaphat C. Jonathan
B. Balaam
D. David
A man’s barley field is blazing with fire. All the signs
of arson are present. Witnesses report seeing men
dressed as servants carrying fire-making tools past
the field in question shortly before the fire was
noticed. The owner of the barley field is a hotblooded, quick-tempered man. Who is responsible
for the fire (whose idea was it)?
A. All the men older than 20 years of age in the village
B. A man who had never cut his hair until then
C. The men themselves, who were servants who had been
mistreated by their master, the field’s owner
D. A prince living nearby
We are going to attack a city and destroy it soon. The
spies who just came from there were helped by a local,
and they agreed that we would not kill anybody in her
house. Since we are not going to knock on each house’s
door and ask ‘Excuse me, whose house is this?’ before
we sack it, the spies told the local to change the
appearance of her house in a certain manner. What was
different about the house and whose house was it?
A. A blue flag flying on the roof
B. Seven separate fires on the roof
C. A red rope hanging out of a window
D. Blood on the doorposts and a large “R” on the door
A dead man is found hanging from a tree. The
cause of death appears to be several spears in his
chest, though there are numerous other wounds.
There are signs of struggle. Police have ruled out
suicide. Who killed him?
A. A son of Zeruiah C. A man with long hair
B. A son of Eleazar
D. King David
A disaster has struck. A huge building has
collapsed, leaving thousands dead, many of whom
are great leaders of their people. Relatives of the
deceased say that their loved ones had gone there
for a great party. Who is responsible for all these
deaths?
A. Friends of a lame man
B. A blind man
C. The architects of the building, who didn’t heed an old
bald man’s advice
D. Several lepers who usually beg at the gates of the city
What did David do when Rechab and Baanah told
him they had killed Ish-bosheth, son of the late
King Saul?
A. Had them killed
B. Appointed them commanders of hundreds in his army
C. Gave them 20 pieces of silver each
D. Told them to go after Joab next
The king’s spear was taken from beside his head
by an intruder, who also took a jug. The king is still
alive (and sleeping soundly, too, as is the entire
army around him). Who REFUSED to kill the king?
A. Samson
C. David
B. Joab
D. Othniel
Several witnesses reported coming upon a dead
man lying beside a particular tall building, but when
police arrived on the scene, all they found was an
irregular dent in the ground that might have been
caused by a falling person. What happened?
A. The man had just journeyed from far away and had
been taking a nap
B. The man had been brought back to life and carried
away
C. The man had been taken away and buried
D. The witnesses had seen an illusion