Who was put to death by a plague? What's the shortest verse? 446 pages of Bible prize questions, enigmas and curiosities that Victorian Sunday schools competed over.

The Scripture Stumper

Victorian Sunday schools competed over these prize questions, and a contest needs a common paper: the Stumper serves one question a day, the same for every visitor, straight from the 1879 book. Think first, reveal the answer honestly — and send the challenge link to somebody who claims to know their Scripture.

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