Yes, I Will Trivia Quiz

Noah's age is hard to pinpoint. Working off the theory that the pyramids were built in 2630 BC, and the flood was prior to that time, all historians can do is guess that it was before 3000BC. Genesis does state that he lived for 950 years and that 350 of them were after the flood.

During this time humanity had become corrupt and wicked. Noah was a righteous man that God asked to build an ark to save his family and at least a pair of each animal when he sent a flood to destroy the earth.

Noah followed God's instructions to the exact details right down to the dimensions of the ark and once it was ready, and he had filled it with his family and the animals, God sent the flood. The rain lasted for forty days and forty nights but the earth was flooded for much longer.

When the waters finally receded the ark came to rest on Mt Ararat and they all disembarked - the first thing Noah did was build an altar to the Lord. God made a covenant with Noah that he would never again flood the world and he placed a rainbow in the sky which became the symbol of this covenant.

Noah is often remembered as a righteous and obedient man who, through his faithfulness, played a crucial role in God's plan to preserve life on earth.

References in the Bible state that Abraham was 175 years old when he died. This age is approximated to have been from 2166 - 1991 BC.

Abram lived in Ur of the Chaldeans and at the age of 75 he received a divine call from God to leave his homeland and journey to a land that God would show him. God promised to bless him and make his descendants into a great nation. Abram, along with his wife Sarai and his nephew Lot, obeyed God's call and embarked on a journey of faith.

Abram faced many trials but continued with his unwavering faith and obedience to God. God changed his name to Abraham and his wife's to Sarah and again promised that they would be the mother and father of many nations. At this time they had no children and Sarah was considered barren but God fulfilled his promise and Sarah gave birth to Isaac when she was 90 and Abraham 100.

This child led to Abraham saying his biggest 'Yes' to God when he tested Abraham's obedience and faith by telling him to take Isaac to the mountain and to sacrifice him as a burnt offering. As much as he loved his long awaited son Abraham followed God's orders to the point where he raised the knife to kill him before God intervened and gave him a ram to sacrifice instead.

I think Isaac deserves a mention here too - he was not a baby at this time. Resulting from events surrounding it in the Bible he could be anywhere from 5 years old to 37. He was weaned, Sarah had died and he walked 3 days to the mountain with his father, carrying wood and the conversation they had is documented. As such when they arrived and he was placed on the altar and his father raised his knife to kill him he obviously accepted his death as God's will too and did not try escape it.

And God fulfilled his promise to Abraham; Isaac was the father of Jacob, which made him the grandfather of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Moses' age is a little easier to pinpoint as it is surrounded by events from history which gives it markers. His life is estimated at 1526 - 1406 BC.

Moses' life is a central narrative in the Bible particularly in the Book of Exodus. His birth as a Hebrew, then being hidden in a basket in the bulrushes to escape being killed by the Pharaoh and then being found by the Pharaoh's daughter who adopted him.

As an adult Moses had to flee Egypt after killing a slavemaster who was beating a Hebrew. This is where God spoke to Moses from the Burning Bush. He called him to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.

Moses was hesitant to begin with but he did accept the task from God and he confronted the Pharaoh to let his people go. The Pharaoh did not agree at the beginning and this is where the ten plagues fell on Egypt and Moses finally led the Israelites out of Egypt through the parted waters of the Red Sea.

They based themselves on Mount Sinai, which is where Moses received the Ten Commandments and other laws from God. Despite the Israelites disobedience and lack of faith Moses continued to follow God's guidance and he played an important role in the establishment of the Tabernacle.

The Israelites wandered the desert for 40 years before entering the Promised Land. Moses died at Mount Nebo at 120, within sight of, but unable to enter the Holy Land himself.

Hannah's age is never mentioned in the Bible nor the year she became pregnant. All we know is that she was old when Samuel was born in 1105 BC.

Hannah was one of the two wives of Elkanah, his other wife Penninnah had many children but Hannah was barren. She would accompany her husband to Shiloh every year to worship at the tabernacle and pray fervently for a child. She vowed that if she had a son she would dedicate him to God's service.

On one such visit the priest, Eli, blessed her and she became pregnant and gave birth to her son, Samuel. Although she loved her long awaited-for child she followed her promise to God and after he was weaned she took him to the tabernacle and gave him to Eli and to God.

Because of her faith, persistence and fulfillment of her vow God gave her five more children, three sons and two daughters and Samuel went on to become a great leader and man of God

Samuel is believed to have lived from 1105 - 1011 BC. His story begins with Hannah and continues with Eli after she left him at the tabernacle. Samuel had been taught about God from his mother and was a loyal, faithful servant to Eli.

As a child he is woken by a voice in the night calling his name and he runs to Eli to ask what he wants. Eli says he did not call him. This happens three times and Eli finally realizes that it is God calling the boy and tells Eli what to do if it happens again. So the next time Eli hears the call he says "Speak, for your servant is listening."

This is the beginning of Samuel's ministry - he became a respected prophet and judge and played a pivotal role in the transition from the judges to the Kings of Israel. At God's command he anointed both Saul and David and dedicated his life to upholding justice in the nation.

Isaiah is a major prophet of the Bible and has a whole book in the Old Testament dedicated to him. He is believed to have lived from 740 - 681 BC.

Isaiah received a profound vision of God while at the temple which culminated in the famous line which perhaps best describes this quiz title. After being in the divine presence of God he proclaimed himself unworthy but was purified by God and when the Lord asked whom He should send, he answered "Here am I. Send me!"

He lived during a period of idolatry, injustice and unfaithfulness in Israel and Judea and many of his prophetic messages were warnings, calls to repentance and promises of redemption and salvation.

There are three major passages in Isaiah that scholars believe are a prediction of the birth and death of Jesus. The most common being:
"Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:14 KJV)

Daniel was born in the reign of Josiah, the last righteous king of Judah. He was taken to Babylon in 605 BC and is thought to have been about 17 at the time which would put his birth at about 623 BC and his death at 536 BC.

He also has a Book in the Old Testament which takes place at the time when the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians. He was taken to serve in the court of Babylon with his three friends known as Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. All were pressured into conforming to the Babylonian beliefs but all remained faithful to God.

Daniel gained notoriety for his ability to interpret dreams, he had a series of apocalyptic visions about the future of the kings and the empire itself and as such he was given a place in the administration when King Darius came to reign.

He was about 70 by this time and still faithful to God. Those who were jealous of him manipulated the king into issuing a decree that anyone who prayed to anyone or anything that was not the king would be thrown into a den of lions. Daniel refused to pray to anyone that was not God and continued his normal pattern of praying openly and was thus thrown into the lion's den. God kept him safe for the night and in the morning he emerged unharmed.

This not only allowed him to keep praying to God but led to King Darius issuing a decree that all men should fear and revere the God of Daniel. It is a powerful story and a life well lived showing that faith will triumph over adversity and God will protect those who remain faithful and steadfast in their devotion.

Scholars generally put Mary's birth at 20 - 18 BC. As such she would have been around her early 50s when Jesus was crucified. It is presumed she was a widow as Jesus asks John to look after her.

She does not appear in the scriptures after this time so her date of death is unknown and depending on what religion one adheres to there is a question of whether she actually died a physical death, known as the Dormition of Mary, or the Assumption of Mary, where she is taken straight to Heaven. Some Orthodox religions believe in a combination of both.

Mary's resounding 'yes' to God when visited by the Angel Gabriel to say that she will conceive and give birth to the Son of God is the beginning of all Christian religions when she agrees to bear and give birth to Jesus.

She is a young, unmarried Jewish girl but she still willingly accepts this divine plan for her life. The Angel does not leave until she replies to him: "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word." (Luke 1:38 KJV)

The Birth of Jesus should technically be in the year 0 or 1AD as AD means "Anno Domini," meaning 'in the year of the Lord' but scholars place his birth anywhere from 6 - 4BC. This is because the death of King Herod the Great is recorded in 4BC and we know that he is alive at the time of Jesus' birth.

The entirety of Jesus' life is one continual affirmation to God's will, particularly the last 3 years during his public ministry. There isn't a single story that can match the willingness to die for him in such a public and barbaric way and to do it for people who have abandoned and betrayed him.

Although his moments alone in the Garden of Gethsemane sometimes hit home the hardest. He is not the omnipresent Saviour at this point, he is a human being, abandoned by His friends who is afraid of what He knows is going to happen and is asking His Father to stop His suffering.

Yet even in this moment of human frailty He does not let God down but says, "My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will." (Matthew 26:39 KJV)

Paul's birth is placed at about 5 AD, his conversion was in 35 AD and he died in 64 AD. He was born and known as Saul of Tarsus, a zealous pharisee who persecuted the early Christians. He first appears in the Bible as a young man who witnessed the stoning of Stephen.

The Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus is a major event in Christian history and the statement "blinded by the light" has made its way into the English language.

Saul was on his way to Damascus with the intention of arresting the followers of Jesus when he encountered a blinding light from Heaven and a vision of the risen Christ and heard a voice asking "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?" He was told to go onto the city where he would be told what to do.

Saul was lead into Damascus by his companions where he was met by a disciple named Ananias who had also had a vision from God telling him to go to Saul. As instructed he laid his hands on Saul whose sight was then restored and he received the Holy Spirit.

Paul became a fervent missionary traveling among both the Jews and the Gentiles spreading the word of God. This was unusual in itself as it was not the Jewish tradition but a large part of his missionary was emphasizing that salvation through Jesus was meant for all people.

The importance of love and unity within the Christian community was a key message among his teachings. Out of the 27 books in the New Testament, 7 of these epistles are authenticated as his writings while a further 6 to 7 are attributed to him but may have been written by his followers.

Paul himself was persecuted by both the Jews and Gentiles including imprisonment and, finally, martyrdom in Rome. The Bible does not provide explicit details of his death but other historical writings suggest he was beheaded.