Question | Answer |
What did God create on the 6th day of creation? (Genesis 1:24-27) | Land animals and man |
What was the forbidden fruit that Adam and Eve ate? (Genesis 2:6:7) | The fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil |
Who was the first son in the Bible (Genesis 4:1)? | Cain |
Who was the oldest person in the Bible (Genesis 5:27)? | Methuselah |
How many years did Methuselah live (Genesis 5:27)? | 969 |
After being afloat for 5 months (150 days), what mountain did Noah's Ark finally land on? (Genesis 8:4) | Ararat |
What were the names of Noah's three sons (Genesis 9:18)? | Shem, Ham, and Japheth |
Who was a mighty warrior and a mighty hunter before the Lord? | Nimrod (Genesis 10:9) |
To whom did God give the covenant of circumcision? (Genesis 17:9,10) | Abraham |
Whose wife turned into a pillar of salt (Genesis 19:26)? | Lot |
Who had a dream of a staircase between heaven and earth that was being used by angels? (Genesis 28:12) | Jacob |
Who wrestled with God? (Genesis 32:25-28) | Jacob |
Who became second in command to Pharaoh for predicting 7 years of plenty and 7 years of famine? (Genesis 41:39,40) | Joseph |
What came out of the rock that Moses struck with his staff at Horeb (also known as Meribeh)? (Exodus 17:6) | Water |
When Moses was supposed to bring water from a rock by speaking to it at Kadesh, what did he do instead? (Numbers 20:11) | Struck it twice with his staff |
Who was probably the tallest man in the Bible? | King Og of Bashan (Deut. 3:11) |
What animal described in the book of Job has flames shoot from its mouth? (Job 41:21) | Leviathan |
What animal described in the book of Job sounds like it might be a hippopotamus or elephant, except its tail sways like a cedar tree? (Job 40:15,17) | Behemoth |
Who defeated Israel right after the battle of Jericho because of the sin of Achan (Joshua 7:1-26)? | Ai |
What unique event happened at Gibeon (Joshua 10:10-13)? | The sun stood still |
Which judge killed 600 Philistines with an oxgoad (or sharp stick) (Judges 3:31)? | Shamgar |
Who persuaded Deborah to help him fight Jabin's army, and ended up losing all the glory for winning the battle (Judges 4:8,9)? | Barak |
Who killed Sisera by driving a tent peg through his head (Judges 4:21)? | Jael, Heber's wife |
Which judge defeated an army of 135,000 men with just 300 men (Judges 7:7; 8:10)? | Gideon |
Which judge ate honey from the carcass of a lion (Judges 14:8)? | Samson |
What was the name of the woman who tied up Samson, weaved his hair in the loom, and eventually cut his hair off (Judges 16)? | Delilah |
Which judge had his eyes gouged out (Judges 16:21)? | Samson |
What was the name of Naomi's daughter-in-law who went back to her people instead of going with Naomi to Bethlehem? (Ruth 1:14,15) | Orpah |
Who said, "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay"? | Ruth (Ruth 1:16) |
In whose fields did Ruth glean behind the harvesters? (Ruth 2:3) | Boaz |
Who hid himself among the baggage when Samuel was trying to appoint a king? (1 Samuel 10:22) | Saul |
Which king did David play harp for? (1 Samuel 16:23) | Saul |
Which of Saul’s sons became good friends with David? (1 Samuel 18:3) | Jonathan |
On two occasions, who did Saul try to kill with his spear? (1 Samuel 18:11) | David |
Which of Saul’s daughters did David marry? (1 Samuel 18:27) | Michal |
Who pretended to be insane by making marks on the doors of a gate and letting saliva run down his beard?(1 Samuel 21:13) | David |
Which of David’s wives became jealous of his dancing before the LORD? (2 Samuel 6:20-23) | Michal |
What was the name of Jonathan’s crippled son who ate at King David’s table like one of the king’s sons? (2 Samuel 9) | Mephibosheth |
Who asked God for a discerning heart and had his request granted by God, and was also given riches and honor? (1 Kings 3:9,12,13) | Solomon |
How was Elijah fed by the Kerith brook? | Ravens brought him bread and meat (1 Kings 17:6) |
Which king went into battle in disguise, but was killed by a random shot of an arrow? (1 Kings 22:34) | Ahab |
What favor did Elisha ask of Elijah? (2 Kings 2:9) | A double portion of his spirit |
Which king of Israel had 3 armies coming to attack him, but when he cried out to God they all turned on each other? (2 Chronicles 20:23) | Jehoshaphat |
Which king had extensive repairs made on the temple? | Joash (2 Kings 12:6-12) |
What king asked God to make the shadow go back 10 steps on the stairway? (2 Kings 20:10) | Hezekiah |
Which King ate grass like a cow? (Daniel 4:33) | Nebuchadnezzar |
How long had Joseph and Mary been married when she became pregnant (Matthew 1:18)? | They weren't married |
Who told Joseph not to leave Mary when he was considering ending their engagement (Matthew 1:20)? | An angel of the Lord |
What does the name "Jesus" mean (Matthew 1:21)? | The Lord saves |
What does the name "Immanuel" mean (Matthew 1:23)? | God with us |
Where did the wise men visit baby Jesus (Matthew 2:11)? | At a house |
What did the wise men give baby Jesus (Matthew 2:11)? | Gold |
How did the wise men know not to go back to King Herod (Matthew 2:12)? | Warned in a dream |
To what city or country did Mary, Joseph, and Jesus move shortly after Jesus' birth (Matthew 2:14)? | Egypt |
What did John the Baptist do in the womb in the presence of Mary and the unborn baby Jesus (Luke 1:41)? | Leap |
Who issued the decree that a census should be taken (Luke 2:1)? | Caesar Augustus |
Whose mother-in-law was healed by Jesus? (Matthew 8:14,15) | Peter |
Which disciple was a tax collector (Matthew 9:9)? | Matthew/Levi |
What two people from the Old Testament appeared with Jesus on the top of a mountain? (Matthew 17:3) | Moses and Elijah |
If someone sins against us, how many times did Jesus say we should forgive him? (Matthew 18:22) (Number in parenthesis is a translation variant.) | 77 (or 7x70) |
It is harder for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven than for … | A camel to go through the eye of a needle (Matthew 19:24) |
What kind of animal did Jesus ride into Jerusalem five days before the Passover? (Matthew 21:5) | Donkey |
Who interrupted Jesus as he was on his way to heal the daughter of Jairus? | The woman who touched Jesus’ cloak (Mark 5:25-30) |
How many people did Jesus feed with five loves of bread and two fish? (Luke 9:14) | About 5000 men + |
In the story that Jesus told about the man who was mugged on his way from Jerusalem to Jericho, who stopped and helped the man? (Luke 10:30-37) | A Samaritan |
What did Peter do immediately after disowning Jesus three times? (Luke 22:62) | Wept bitterly |
After Jesus was raised from the dead, what did He eat in the presence of the disciples. (Which shows that he was not just imaginary!) (Luke 24:42,43) | Fish |
What kind of animal (Pigs; Cattle/Oxen; Sheep; Doves) was not there when Jesus tipped over the tables of the money-changers in the temple courts? (John 2:14) | Pigs |
What did Jesus say to the woman caught in the act of adultery? | Go and sin no more (John 8:11) |
What were the names of Lazarus' sisters (John 11:1,2)? | Mary and Martha |
Who was ‘the disciple whom Jesus loved’? (John 13:23, 19:26, 21:7,20) | John |
Where was Jesus crucified? (John 19:18) | The place of the skull (Golgotha) |
Who said that he would not believe that Jesus had raised from the dead until saw Jesus and touched the nail marks in His hands? (John 20:25) | Thomas |
What rested on the heads of the apostles on the Day of Pentecost? (Acts 2:3) | Something like tongues of fire |
Other than Judas, who is the only disciple of Christ whose death is recorded in the Bible? (Acts 12:2) | James (killed with a sword) |
What people were more noble than the Thessalonians because they eagerly welcomed the message and checked to see if Paul’s teaching was true? (Acts 17:11) | The Bereans |
In Corinth Paul stayed with Aquila and Priscilla because they were involved in the same profession as he. What was Paul’s profession? (Acts 18:3) | Tentmaker |
What was Luke's profession? (Colossians 4:14) | Doctor |
Who was the child that Hagar bore to Abram when he was 86 years old? (Genesis 16:16) | Ishmael |
Who traded some stew with his older brother so that he could get his birthright? (Genesis 26:30-34)? | Jacob |
Who was David's great-grandmother? (Matthew 1:5,6) | Ruth |
What is another name for Jacob? (Genesis 32:28) | Israel |
What is the middle chapter in the Bible? | Psalm 118 |
What is the shortest chapter in the Bible? | Psalm 117 |
What is the longest chapter in the Bible? | Psalm 119 |
Which two books of the Bible start out with the words, "In the beginning..."? | Genesis and John |
Who wrote the greatest number of books in the New Testament? | Paul |
What 2 books in the New Testament were not named after either their author or recipient? | Acts and Revelation |
Which three items were in the Ark of the Covenant? (Hebrews 9:4) | Aaron’s staff; Ten Commandments; Jar of manna |
Which book of the Bible doesn’t refer to “God” or the “Lord”? | Esther |
Which book in the New Testament doesn’t use the word “love” in most translations? | Acts |
Which book of the Bible is a mushy love story about a bride and bridegroom? | Song of Songs (AKA Song of Solomon) |
In which book of the Bible was a prophet sent to Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, and the city repented and was spared? | Jonah |
What is the last book in the Old Testament? | Malachi |
In which book of the Bible does Paul write to gain the freedom of Onesimus, a runaway slave? | Philemon |
What is the only book in the New Testament addressed to a woman? | 2 John |
Which two books of the Bible were named after women? | Ruth and Esther |