How Well Do you know Jo?

For the benefit of those who cannot resist taking meaningless quizzes on Facebook, here is yet another one - go on you know you want to!
The passage is Genesis 41:1-46. It was written for one of our morning services, as we are doing a series on Joseph, but it never got used. It is too good to waste, so I will let you enjoy the challenge. Let me know how well you do!

1. After he was released from prison how long was it before the cupbearer remembered Joseph?

a)  Two days.

b)  Two hours

c)  Two months

d)  Two years

2.  In his first dream where was Pharaoh standing?

a)  In the queue at Tesco.

b)  In a cornfield.

c)  Outside his palace, 

d)  beside the Nile

3.  What animals appeared to him first in his first dream

a)  Six dancing Pink elephants,  

b)  Seven well-fed cows.

c)  A flock of sheep 

d)  Seven thin cows

4. What happened to these first animals?

a)  They went to a disco.

b)  They got eaten by thin cows.

c)  They turned into pyramids.

d)  They went swimming in the river.

5. The king had a dream about ears of corn, what happened to the thin ears of corn

a)  They listened very carefully to Pharaoh.

b)  They ate the fat ears of corn.

c)  They got turned into breakfast cereal.

d)  They ate all the cows

6. The cupbearer had a confession to make...

a)  He had drunk all the wine.

b)  He had spilt the wine.

c)  He had forgotten about Joseph.

d)  He had forgotten to order the wine.

7. Before Joseph appeared before the king, 

a)  He shaved and changed his clothes.

b)  He drank some wine to celebrate.

c)  He read up on dream interpretation.

d)  He updated his Facebook status

8. What did Joseph tell the pharaoh that the dreams meant?

a)  There would be seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.

b)  He needed to buy another seven cows 

c)  Seven was Pharoah's lucky number

d)  Pharaoh was going to reign for seven more years

9. What did the King appoint Joseph to do?
a)  Ride around in his chariot.

b)  Write songs with Graham Kendrick.

c)  Run a centralised food supply management system for the next fourteen years.

d)  To be a prince

10. What personal possession did the king give to Joseph as a symbol of his authority to act on behalf of the King?

a)  A toy cow.

b)  A field of wheat

c)  A ring 

d)  His shoes

Answers below....

1 d, 2 d, 3 b, 4 b, 5 b, 6 c, 7 a, 8 a, 9 c, 10 c. Award yourself one point for each correct answer.

11 points

I think you were a bit creative with your scoring.

10 points

I bet you know the words of EVERY song from 'Joseph and his Amazing Technicoloured Dreamcoat'..."Close every door to me...."

9 points

Great attempt, have an extra point for honest scoring.

8 points

I hope you weren't there on Sunday if you didn't get them all right!

7 points

Did you think seven was the answer to everything?

6 points

Keep taking those quizzes, you may get the hang of them yet!

5 points

Thanks for dropping by.

4 points

Maybe you are not too good at addition....

3 points

Doctrinally sound if nothing else...

2 points

You were not really trying, were you?

1 point

Do not take up baking. It will all end in tears.

0 points

Try a quiz on Ecclesiastes, because it is all pointless.....

...and not for the right reasons.

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