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Bible Quiz Sec. B+
Memory Madness Bible Contest Section B+
Question | Answer |
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Which son of Adam was murdered by his brother, and was also mentioned in the Hebrews 11 Hall of Faith (Genesis 4:8)? | Able |
Who asked God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Genesis 4:9) | Cain |
Besides Elijah, who was taken away from this life without experiencing death (Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5)? | Enoch |
Who was the King of Salem to whom Abram gave a tenth of everything (Genesis 14:8)? | Melchizedek |
What were the professions of the two people for whom Joseph interpreted dreams while in prison? (Genesis 40) | Cupbearer and chief baker |
When 11 of the sons of Jacob were leaving Egypt, in whose sack did they find Joseph’s silver cup? (Genesis 44:12) | Benjamin |
Why did Moses leave Egypt and go to Midian? (Exodus 2:12-15) | He had killed an Egyptian |
What name for God is also the shortest sentence in the English language? (Exodus 3:14) | I am |
When Joshua fought the Amalekites as long as Moses held up his hands the Israelites would win. Who helped Moses hold up his hands? (Exodus 17:12) | Aaron and Hur |
Who were the two spies who went into the Promised Land and came back with a good report? (Numbers 14:6-9) | Joshua and Caleb |
What happened to Aaron's staff to show that he had God's support when the Israelites were complaining against Moses and Aaron after Korah’s rebellion? (Numbers 17:8) | It sprouted and produced almonds |
Which person in the Bible was left-handed (Judges 3:15)? | Ehud |
What was the name of Samson's father (Judges 13:2)? | Manoah |
Which judge killed 1000 men with the jawbone of a donkey (Judges 15:15)? | Samson |
What was the name of Naomi's daughter-in-law who returned to Bethlehem with her? (Ruth 1:22) | Ruth |
Who went into a cave to go to the bathroom, and was spared from certain death by the kindness of David? (1 Samuel 24) | Saul |
Which of David's sons was killed by Joab when his head got stuck in a tree? (2 Samuel 18:9-15) | Absalom |
When God gave David a choice of 3 years of famine, 3 months of enemy attack, or 3 days of plague, which did he choose? (2 Samuel 24:13,14) | Not to fall into the hands of men |
How long did it take Solomon to build the temple and how long did it take to build his palace? (1 Kings 6:38,7:1) | 7 and 13 years |
Who was the widow who took care of Elijah, and who Elijah helped by providing her with flour and oil, and by raising her son back to life? | The widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:10) |
How many prophets of Baal did Elijah taunt on Mount Carmel? (1 Kings 18:19) | 450 |
Who shouted and cut their bodies to try to get the attention of their god? (1 Kings 18:28) | Prophets of Baal |
Which king had Naboth killed to get his vineyard? (1 Kings 21:1-16) | Ahab, king of Israel |
Who was King Ahab's wife? (1 Kings 21:25) | Jezebel |
What bald prophet cursed the youths who made fun of him, which ended up in 42 of them being mauled by bears? (2 Kings 2:23,24) | Elisha |
Who was king of Israel in the days of Jonah? (2 Kings 14:25) | Jeroboam II |
Who became king at the age of 8, turned to God with all his heart, soul, and strength, and was last good king of Judah? (2 Kings 22:1, 23:25) | Josiah |
Which prophet tried to get Zedekiah to turn from his sin, before Zedekiah was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon? (2 Chronicles 36:12) | Jeremiah |
Which king threw Jeremiah into a muddy cistern? (Jeremiah 38:5,6) | Zedekiah/Mattaniah |
Who led the people in rebuilding the temple after the captivity? | Ezra (Ezra 1:2) |
What was Nehemiah's profession before he rebuilt the wall around Jerusalem? (Nehemiah 1:11) | Cupbearer |
What was the name of the king who took Esther to be his queen? (Esther 2:16) | Xerxes |
What wicked man tried to kill Mordecai and all the Jews? (Esther 3:6) | Haman |
Who paraded Mordecai the Jew through the city streets on the king's horse while praising him? (Esther 6:8,9) | Haman, his enemy |
Which king had a vision of a statue made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay? (Daniel 2) | Nebuchadnezzar |
Which king made an image of gold 90 feet high and 9 feet wide, and demanded that everyone worship it? (Daniel 3:1) | Nebuchadnezzar |
Which king threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the fiery furnace? (Daniel 3) | Nebuchadnezzar |
What happened to the soldiers who threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the fiery furnace? (Daniel 3:22) | They were killed by the heat |
After Nebuchadnezzar threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the fiery furnace, what did he see in the furnace? (Daniel 3:25) | Four men walking around |
Which King had Daniel thrown into the lions' den? (Daniel 6:6,7) | Darius |
Honor the LORD with your _____. (Proverbs 3:9 NIV) | Wealth |
Go to the ____, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise. (Proverbs 6:6 NAS) | Ant |
The LORD detests _______, but he delights in men who are truthful. (Proverbs 12:22 NIV) | Lying lips |
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to _______. (Proverbs 14:12 NIV) | Death |
Those who work hard make a profit, but those who only ___ will be poor. (Proverbs 14:23 NCV) | Talk |
The _____ of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty. (Proverbs 21:5 NAS) | Plans |
You can get the ____ ready for battle, but it is the LORD who gives the victory. (Proverbs 21:31 NCV) | Horses |
The rich rule over the poor, and borrowers are ______ to lenders. (Proverbs 22:7 NCV) | Servants |
He that has no self-control is like a city that is broken down, and without _____. (Proverbs 25:28 Paraphrase) | Walls |
Why did the wise men want to visit baby Jesus (Matthew 2:2)? | Worship Him |
Where were Mary and Joseph living when she became pregnant (Luke 2:4)? | Nazareth in Galilee |
At the birth of Jesus, the angels appeared to what type of people (Luke 2:8)? | Shepherds |
At the birth of Jesus, who said, "Peace on earth" (Luke 2:14)? | Angels to the shepherds |
After seeing baby Jesus, who did the Shepherds tell (Luke 2:17,18)? | Lots of people |
What was the occupation of Joseph, Jesus' earthly father (Matthew 13:55)? | Carpenter |
Which four of the disciples were fishermen (Matthew 4:18-21)? | Peter, Andrew, James, John |
In Matthew 5, what name is commonly given to the sayings that start with the words “Blessed are…” | Beatitudes |
Which 2 Gospels were written by one of the disciples (Matthew 10:2-4)? | Matthew and John |
Who asked Herod for the head of John the Baptist? (Matthew 14:6-10) | The daughter of Herodias |
Who washed his hands in front of the people to show that he was innocent of Jesus' blood? (Matthew 27:24) | Pontius Pilate the governor of Judea |
How did the paralyzed man get an audience with Jesus? | He was lowered through a hole in the roof (Mark 2:4) |
Which two disciples were called Boanerges, which means Sons of Thunder (Mark 3:17)? | James and John |
What kind of animals did Jesus send the legion of demons into? (Mark 5:13) | Pigs |
What was the name of the synagogue ruler whose twelve-year-old daughter Jesus raised back to life (Mark 5:22-43)? | Jairus |
What was the name of the blind man that Jesus healed near Jericho (Mark 10:46)? | Bartimaeus |
What did Jesus do to the fig tree near Bethany that produced no fruit? (Mark 11:12-14, 20-25) | Cursed it and made it wither |
Whose kind act did Jesus say would be told wherever the gospel was preached? (Mark 14:9) | The woman who anointed Him with perfume |
After His resurrection, who did Jesus first appear to? (Mark 16:9, Matthew 17:9) | Mary Magdalene |
How old was Jesus when he began his ministry? (Luke 3:23) | 30 |
What did Jesus say when Satan tempted him to turn a stone into bread? (Luke 4:4) | Man cannot live on bread alone |
Who said, “A house divided against itself will fall?” (Luke 11:17) | Jesus |
Who knows the number of hairs on your head? (Luke 12:7) | God |
What profession was Zacchaeus? (Luke 19:2) | Chief tax collector |
What two enemies became friends while trying to decide what to do with Jesus? (Luke 23:12) | Herod and Pilate |
What was the name of the Pharisee to whom Jesus said, “No one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again”? | Nicodemus (John 3:1-3) |
Who did Jesus say was the gate for the sheep? (John 10:7) | Himself |
After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, what did the chief priests want to do to him? (John 12:10) | Kill him again |
Who said, “I am the vine; you are the branches?” (John 15:5) | Jesus |
What was the name of the high priest's servant whose ear Peter cut off with a sword? (John 18:10) | Malchus |
What was the name of the man whom Jesus asked three times, “Do you love me?” (John 21) | Peter |
Who was the apostle chosen to replace Judas? (Acts 1:26) | Matthias |
What did Peter give the man who begged by the temple gate called Beautiful? (Acts 3:6) | The ability to walk |
Who sold a field and gave all the money to the Apostles? (Acts 4:34) | Barnabas (Joseph) |
What couple was struck dead for lying about how much money they received for a field they sold? (Acts 5:1,2) | Ananias and Sapphira |
Who watched the clothes of the men who stoned Stephen (Acts 7:58)? | Saul/Paul |
Who found an Ethiopian eunuch in a chariot, told him about Jesus, baptized him, and then was suddenly taken away by the Spirit of the Lord? (Acts 8:26-40) | Philip |
Who was the sorcerer who became a believer, and later tried to buy a spiritual gift from Peter and John? | Simon (Acts 8:18) |
Who spoke to Saul when he was traveling to Damascus to persecute Christians? (Acts 9:5) | Jesus |
What city was Saul/Paul from? (Acts 9:11) | Tarsus |
What dead woman did Peter tell to “get up”? | Tabitha/Dorcas, who helped the poor (Acts 9:26-40) |
Who left Peter locked outside? | Rhoda, a servant girl (Acts 12:14) |
Who was struck down, eaten by worms, and killed for not praising God when the people said to him, “This is the voice of a god, not man”? (Acts 12:23) | Herod |
In what city did a riot start because Paul told them that man-made gods are no gods at all? (Acts 19:26) | Ephesus |
Who fell out of a window because he fell asleep during Paul's preaching (Acts 20:9)? | Eutychus |
What was the name of Abram/Abraham's father? (Genesis 11:31) | Terah |
Who was Moses' sister? (Numbers 26:59) | Miriam |
Who was Moses' mother? (Numbers 26:59) | Jochebed |
Who was Moses' father? (Numbers 26:59) | Amram |
Who was Boaz's son, and Jesse's father? (Ruth 4:20,21) | Obed |
Name 2 people in the Bible that fell asleep on a boat during a storm. | Jonah and Jesus (Jonah 1:4,5, Mark 4:37,38) |