Cryptic Christians Quiz

Every now and again I like to post something a bit lighthearted on my blog, and this time I’ve written a series of cryptic clues to lead you to the names of famous Christians past and present. See if you can get them all without looking stuff up on Google!

1. Redeemed, eighth month, adolescent 
2. Dad’s Army’s Mr Dunn, paper-fasteners, Oxford crime-solver
3. Mr Major has a bony foot deformity
4. Fairy tale goat, Golden cereal
5. Ultimate, toilet, vehicle, uncooked-bread
6. Triple-jumping puritan theologian?
7. Mr Prescott is followed by the children of Hamelin 
8. ‘Imagine’ singer should be in a German state
9. A Big Yellow Taxi for the 90s mobile phone – voilà!
10. ‘Never gonna give you up’ singer lives in a rabbit’s dwelling
11. Queen Elizabeth II’s husband catches sight of the ‘Life of Pi’ author 
12. Mr Marx enjoying a Southener’s alternative to a shower
13. Maternal Mrs May
14. Shakespeare, metal in an open valley
15. Our queen’s bacon and egg breakfast
16. Zebedee’s friend sings sweetly
17. Mr Clapton, discount supermarket
18. ‘Israelites’ singer wears a ballet dress
19. Mr Eisenhower in a huff
20. Bird of the crow family, organ of sight, puts things in boxes
21. Foot digit, Leg joint, Modern Family’s Mitchell’s partner, horse sport
22. Founder of Microsoft is not stupid

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1. Redeemed, eighth month, adolescent – St. Augustine
2. Dad’s Army’s Mr Dunn, paper-fasteners, Oxford crime-solver – Clive Staples Lewis
3. Mr Major has a bony foot deformity – John Bunyan
4. Fairy tale goat, Golden cereal – Billy Graham
5. Ultimate, toilet, vehicle, uncooked-bread – Max Lucado
6. Triple-jumping puritan theologian? – Jonathan Edwards
7. Mr Prescott is followed by the children of Hamelin – John Piper
8. ‘Imagine’ singer should be in a German state – John Ortberg
9. A Big Yellow Taxi for the 90s mobile phone – voilà! – Joni Eareckson Tada
10. ‘Never gonna give you up’ singer lives in a rabbit’s dwelling – Rick Warren
11. Queen Elizabeth II’s husband catches sight of the ‘Life of Pi’ author – Philip Yancey
12. Mr Marx enjoying a Southener’s alternative to a shower – Karl Barth
13. Maternal Mrs May – Mother Teresa
14. Shakespeare, metal in an open valley – William Tyndall
15. Our queen’s bacon and egg breakfast – Elizabeth Fry
16. Zebedee’s friend sings sweetly – Florence Nightingale
17. Mr Clapton, discount supermarket – Eric Liddell
18. ‘Israelites’ singer wears a ballet dress – Desmond Tutu
19. Mr Eisenhower in a huff – Dwight Moody
20. Bird of the crow family, organ of sight, puts things in boxes – J. I. Packer
21. Foot digit, Leg joint, Modern Family’s Mitchell’s partner, horse sport – Tony Campelo
22. Founder of Microsoft is not stupid – Bill Bright