The Last Straw


 

Label five (empty) drinking glasses or jars with labels such as: Where in the world... (question category for places) What's his face... (people) Get a date... (dates) Go to the principle... (gospel principles) What's the object... (things).
 

Print the questions in small print and cut into strips, one question per strip. Roll each strip tightly and stuff it into a drinking straw. Place the straws according to categories into the jars (or drinking glasses).
 

Put lines with masking tape on the floor at various distances and label them for how many points they get on how far they blow out the question. (The farther they blow, the higher the points). (You could put a basket in the area of the points and if a student can land the question in a basket or bowl some distance away as he/she blows it out the straw, it's worth double points.)
 

Students or zones take turns picking a straw from any jar and blowing out the question. If they answer correctly they earn the points.
 

Categories and Questions:

Where in the world... (question category for places)

• The town that Alma's people settled and built? Helam

• Where did King Benjamin give his famous discourse? The temple

• Where did Mosiah send 16 strong men (including Ammon) to find Zeniff's people? The land of Lehi-Nephi

• Limhi's group tried to find Zarahemla but found what? The land of the Jaredites

• Where Alma baptized his people? Waters of Mormon

• Where the Lamanite girls dance. Shemlon

• Where Noah and his priests fled? The wilderness

• Both Alma and Limhi's people return to here. Zarahemla

What's his face... (people)

• The wicked priest put in charge of Alma's people. Amulon

• The repentant Noah's priest who becomes a Nephite prophet Alma

• The guy with the plan to help Limhi's people escape Gideon

• The King after Noah Limhi

• The guy who led 16 men from Zarahemla to find what happened to their brethren in Lehi-Nephi. Ammon

• The man who preaches about the law of Moses and the Savior. Abinadi

• Abinadi quotes this prophet before he dies Isaiah

• The first leader and then king of the people of Nephi-Lehi Zeniff

• The righteous king in Zarahemla who gives a discourse before his death. King Benjamin

• The last Nephite king before the reign of the judges. King Mosiah

• The king who gets burned by his priests King Noah

• Who was the first chief judge? Alma the younger

Take a Number... (dates and time)

• How many years after Benjamin's adress did he live? Three years

• Who came first, King Benjamin or Abinadi Abinadi

• How many years in between Abinadi's two warnings to the people? Two years

• How many men went in Ammon's group to go to Lehi-Nephi? 16 men

• How many Jaredite plates did they find? 24 gold plates

• How many daughters of the Lamanites are carried off by the wicked priests? 24 daughters

• How many days did the Lamanites pursue Limhi's people before giving up? 2 days

• How long does Alma's people travel in the wilderness to Zarahemla? 12 days

• How much King Noah taxed his people. 1/5 of all they had

Go to the principle... (gospel principles)

• What is a seer? A prophet and a revelator

• Bear one another's burdens is part of the covenant for what? Baptism

• If you serve your fellow beings, who do you really serve? God

• God grants us everything we have including our breath. He requires us to do what? Keep his commandments

• King Benjamin gave his people a name. What was it? Christ

• Name one thing to overcome the natural man. Become as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, submit

• Abinadi's life was a type and shadow of whose life? The Saviors

• To not perish we must keep the commandments and watch what? Our thoughts, words and deeds.

• After King Benjamin's sermon, his people made a covenant and were called what? The children of Christ

• What did Abinadi warn the people would happen to them if they did not repent. They would be in bondage

• Abinadi told the priests they were not teaching the people about what? The law of Moses and the Savior' atonement.

• How is Christ the son and the father? The son because of being conceived by the power of God, the father because of his creation and atonement.

• While Alma the younger was repenting, how did he describe his soul? It was raked with eternal torment.

• Because the people were slow to repent, what was the Lord slow to do? Hear their cries.

• When the Lamanite armies came to Alma's people, what did Alma tell them to do? Fear not and remember the Lord would deliver them.

• What steps did Alma use to solve the problem of unbelievers hurting the church? He defined the problem, studied it out, prayed, and listened and obeyed.

• Why did the angel appear to Alma the younger? Because of the prayers of his father. As part of repentance, what did the four sons of Mosiah and Alma the younger do? Confessed and tried to repair all the damage they had done.

• Name one bad reason for having a king. Lead people into wickedness, take away liberty.

What's the object... (things)

• Who were the dancing girls? Daughters of the Lamanites

• What did King Benjamin tell his sons to search diligently? The Scriptures

• What King Benjamin stood on to talk to his people? A tower

• What the people sat in to listen to King Benjamin? Tents

• What King Noah had planted in the land? Vineyards

• What was placed on Alma's peoples backs? Heavy burdens

• What King Mosiah caused to be read to the people? The records of Alma and Limhi

• What King Mosiah used to translate the 24 gold plates. Two stones - urim and thummum

• What Abinadi dressed up in? A disguise

QUESTIONS W/O ANSWERS (TO ROLL UP INTO THE STRAWS)

Where in the heck... (question category for places)

• The town that Alma's people settled and built?

• Where did King Benjamin give his famous discourse?

• Where did Mosiah send 16 strong men (including Ammon) to find Zeniff's people?

• Limhi's group tried to find Zarahemla but found what?

• Where Alma baptized his people?

• Where the Lamanite girls dance.

• Where Noah and his priests fled?

• Both Alma and Limhi's people return to here.

What's his face... (people)

• The wicked priest put in charge of Alma's people.

• The repentant Noah's priest who becomes a Nephite prophet

• The guy with the plan to help Limhi's people escape

• The King after Noah

• The guy who led 16 men from Zarahemla to find what happened to their brethren in Lehi-Nephi.

• The man who preaches about the law of Moses and the Savior.

• Abinadi quotes this prophet before he dies

• The first leader and then king of the people of Nephi-Lehi

• The righteous king in Zarahemla who gives a discourse before his death.

• The last Nephite king before the reign of the judges.

• The king who gets burned by his priests

• Who was the first chief judge?

Take a Number... (dates and time)

• How many years after Benjamin's address did he live?

• Who came first, King Benjamin or Abinadi

• How many years in between Abinadi's two warnings to the people?

• How many men went in Ammon's group to go to Lehi-Nephi?

• How many Jaredite plates did they find?

• How many daughters of the Lamanites are carried off by the wicked priests?

• How many days did the Lamanites pursue Limhi's people before giving up?

• How long does Alma's people travel in the wilderness to Zarahemla?

• How much King Noah taxed his people.

Go to the principle... (gospel principles)

• What is a seer?

• Bear one another's burdens is part of the covenant for what?

• If you serve your fellow beings, who do you really serve?

• God grants us everything we have including our breath. He requires us to do what?

• King Benjamin gave his people a name. What was it?

• Name one thing to overcome the natural man.

• Abinadi's life was a type and shadow of whose life?

• To not perish we must keep the commandments and watch what?

• After King Benjamin's sermon, his people made a covenant and were called what?

• What did Abinadi warn the people would happen to them if they did not repent.

• Abinadi told the priests they were not teaching the people about what?

• How is Christ the son and the father?

• While Alma the younger was repenting, how did he describe his soul?

• Because the people were slow to repent, what was the Lord slow to do?

• When the Lamanite armies came to Alma's people, what did Alma tell them to do?

• What steps did Alma use to solve the problem of unbelievers hurting the church?

• Why did the angel appear to Alma the younger?

• As part of repentance, what did the four sons of Mosiah and Alma the younger do?

• Name one bad reason for having a king.

What's the object... (things)

• Who were the dancing girls?

• What did King Benjamin tell his sons to search diligently?

• What King Benjamin stood on to talk to his people?

• What the people sat in to listen to King Benjamin?

• What King Noah had planted in the land?

• What was placed on Alma's peoples backs?

• What King Mosiah caused to be read to the people?

• What King Mosiah used to translate the 24 gold plates.

• What Abinadi dressed up in?