Answers to Jerry's Quiz

1. Remember what the doormouse said?

Feed your head.

2. Who was the left-handed judge?

Ehud the Deliverer was the left-handed judge.

3. The "pit" in "pit viper" refers to what?

Pit vipers are called so for the pits they have near their nostrils which help them to detect heat.

4. Friend or foe?

The correct answer is friend. Anyone answering foe flunks automatically.

5. Luther, Zwingli, or Calvin?

Calvin.

6. Was the bishop's death murder?

Plenty of folks got half a point for “no.” But I’m the quiz-master, and I say that the best answer is “I don’t know,” “I wasn’t there,” “I don’t have to answer that,” or “Not necessarily, but we should judge charitably.” These are the common answers to the question recorded in A Cloud of Witnesses.

7. What are the five bastard sacraments?

The correct answer is matrimony, holy orders, penance, confirmation, and extreme unction. They are referred to as the Pope’s “five bastard sacraments” in Scotland’s National Covenant.

8. What do Paul's epistles to Timothy, Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, and Hitler's Mein Kampf have in common?

All three of the works were written from a prison cell.

9. Fill in the spam: "If you are paying more than 3.6% on your mortgage, we can _____ your monthly payment!"

The correct answer is SLASH!

10. Someone tells you he's from New Jersey, what is the very next question you must ask him?

Which exit?

I'll be tallying the scores and posting them in the comments shortly.