The Washington times., 1919-05-24
Is More Questions In
Bible Contest Handed
Out By WOmen's Clubs

| Are you trying to answer the ques.
tions in the Bible contest being con-
Quoted by the welfare department of
the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs?
| The second twenty-five of the 100
| questions, based entirely upon the
Book of Genesis. are made public to-
| day in another column of The Times,
| together with the answers to the first
set, printed May 10 and IA.
Through a misunderstanding, the
| second list of questions did not
reach The Times last Saturday, and
they are presented today.
Open TO Children.
The contest is open TO children be-
tween twelve and eighteen years of
age, and it's purpose is to quicken
the spiritual qualities of the young
people of Washington by getting
them better acqffuainted with the re-
Iigious thought of the world and
away from cheap literature.
Rewards of cash prizes are offered
for the best answers. The commit
tee urges that wherever possible, the
Bible reference containing the an
swers, must be given, as absence of
ages.
While many adults have entered
the contest, the committee says, prizes
are to be awarded only to young peo-
pie between twelve and eighteen years
OF age.
The questions have been confined
to the Book of Genesis, il being
thought that the entire Bible was too
great a field to be covered in 100
questions.
May BE Sent to Times.
Those who find they have succeeded
in answering the questions correct
ly should send the answers to the
Child Welfare Department, Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs, care of The
Times, Washington, d. c.
The answers will be forwarded to
the proper committee, or they may be
sent direct to the federation.
Answers to the first twenty-five
questions in the Bible contest are:
THE word holy in the title re-
minds us that the Bible II n sacred
book.
+Twenty-Six verses only are re-
quIred for recording the wonderful
story Of the creation OF the universe.
Genesis, chapter 1, verses L to 26.
3-The FIRST four words In the Bible
are. ''In the beginning God" Genesis,
chapter 1, verse I.
4-The first created thing was light.
Genesis, chapter 1, verse 3.
5-VegetatIOn, including grass.
herbs and trees, was created the third
day, before the sun, moon and stars
were established Ms n solar system.
As light was created on the first day,
they evidently developed under that
light. Genesis, chapter I, verses III
and IL. also verses IA and 10 and
verses and ).
6-Adnm IL named In the Bible as
the first man. Eve In named aS the
hrst woman. Genesis, chapter 2, verse
20, and chapter ;, verse 20.
THE first three children known In
history were Cain, Abel and Seth.
Genesis, chapter 4, verse II chapter 4,
verse =. and chapter 4. verse 25.
S-Adam was $50 years old when his
third son was horn. Genesis, chapter
5. verse 5.
s-Adam and Eve gave birth to
sons and daughters for 500 years
after their third son was born.
Genesis, chapter s. verse 4.
1O-Adam was $40 years old when
he died. Genesis, chapter ), verse 3.
II-NOah died when he was $50
years OIdj consequently he lived to
be- twenty years older than was Adam
when he died. Genesis, chapter ..
verse -, and chapter 5, verse ;.
1.-THE ten men living before the
food whose ages ranged from 365
years to $50 Vyerci Adam, Seth, EnOs,
Cainan, MahnInIeeI. Jared. EnOch,
MethuSeIah, Lamech, and Noah.
Genesis, chapter 5, verses 4, ;, 6, 9,
IL, Is, IS, 81, IS, rs, and 20.
1J-EnOch was the one man OF the
ten men who lived to n very great
age who knew God 10 well that he
walked and aIked with Gods and he
was not; for God took him. Genesis,
chapter 81 verse "a.
CRemarkG The colon after God,
and the Semi-cOIOn after not. in No.
IL. Is copied as In the Bible teXt.)
II-TheFe were giants in the earth
In those carly days, and even after
that. Genesis, chapter 6, verse 4.
I5-Thc serpent was the FIRST of the
newly created creatures to commit