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In which tribe was the city of Bethlehem? | Judah (Mic 5:2) |
What was Peter doing when he denied Jesus for the second time? | Warming himself by a fire (John 18:25) |
What did Jonah do while he waited to see Nineveh’s fate? | He sat down on the East of the city and made a shelter (Jon 4:5) |
Who carried the cross for Christ? | Simon of Cyrene (Matt 27:32) |
On which mountain range did Noah’s ark come to rest? | Ararat (Gen 8:4) |
Which two tribes of Israel were not named after sons of Jacob? | Ephraim and Manasseh (Josh 14:4) |
What did the Queen of Sheba give to Solomon? | (120 talents of) gold, spices, and precious stones (1 Ki 10:10) |
What should Philemon do if his slave owed him anything? | Charge it to Paul (Phm 1:18) |
How many books are there in the Old Testament? | Thirty-nine (Gen 1:1 - Mal 4:6) |
According to Old Testament law, what should you not cook a young goat in? | Its mother’s milk (Ex 23:19) |
What did Joseph want to do when he discovered Mary was pregnant? | (Quietly) divorce her (Matt 1:19) |
What did Boaz say Naomi was selling? | A parcel of land (Ruth 4:3) |
Abram was rich in gold, silver and what else? | Cattle (Gen 13:2) |
How much of Elijah’s spirit did Elisha receive? | Double (portion) (2 Ki 2:9) |
What was unusual about the 700 Benjamite soldiers who could sling a stone and hit their target every time? | They were all left-handed (Jdg 20:16) |
What relation was Annas to Caiaphas? | Father-in-law (John 18:13) |
According to James, what is “pure and undefiled religion”? | To visit the fatherless and widows, and to keep yourself unspotted from the world (Jam 1:27) |
When in prison at what time did Paul and Silas pray and sing to God? | Midnight (Acts 16:25) |
What did Daniel and his three friends eat instead of the king’s meat and drink? | Pulses and water (Dan 1:12) |
What did Jesus say is the “greatest commandment in the law”? | To love God with all your heart, soul and mind (Mark 12:29-30) |
Who was afflicted with leprosy for speaking out against Moses? | Miriam (Num 12:10) |
After the Babylonian exile, the Jews sought wealth and possessions for themselves. What should they have been doing? | Rebuilding the temple (Hag 1:2-6) |
What did God count Abram’s faith to him as? | Righteousness (Gen 15:6) |
What sin stopped Moses from leading the children of Israel into the Promised Land? | Hitting a rock twice (instead of speaking to it) (Num 20:11) |
Whose hair when cut annually weighed two hundred shekels by the king’s weight? | Absalom (2 Sam 14:26) |
During what traumatic event did the apostle Paul take bread and give thanks? | Sea voyage (Acts 27:35) |
Which man killed a lion with his bare hands? | Samson (Jdg 14:5-6) |
What was the sign that the angels gave to the shepherds, so that they would recognize Jesus? | Wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger (Luke 2:12) |
Who was to be named Zacharias, after the name of his father, until his mother intervened? | John (Luke 1:60) |
In what town did Jesus turn water into wine? | Cana (John 2:1-11) |
How long had the infirm man lain at the pool of Bethesda? | Thirty-eight years (John 5:5) |
What “doeth good like a medicine”? | A merry heart (Pro 17:22) |
What was God to give Abraham as an everlasting possession? | The land of Canaan (Gen 17:8) |
What lie was told about Naboth that led to him being stoned and Ahab taking possession of his vineyard? | He had blasphemed against God and the king (1 Ki 21:10) |
Which supernatural being or beings does the Bible say the Sadducees did not believe in? | Angels (Acts 23:8) |
Who won the hand of Caleb’s daughter, Achsah? | Othniel (Josh 15:16-17) |
What is the “light of the body”? | The eye (Matt 6:22) |
The southern kingdom of divided Israel eventually fell, but to which great power? | Babylon (2 Ki 25) |
You will be healed if you “pray for one another” and what else? | Confess your faults (Jam 5:16) |
What is in the hypocrite’s eye? | A beam (Matt 7:5) |
Which book of the Bible follows Jonah? | Micah (Jon 4:11 - Mic 1:1) |
What inscription was on the altar in Athens? | To the Unknown God (Acts 17:23) |
In which book of prophecy do we read about the valley of dry bones? | Ezekiel (Eze 37:1) |
Which baby was named after his mother’s laughter? | Isaac (Gen 21:6 / Strong’s H3327) |
Demetrius, of Ephesus was a...? | Silversmith (Acts 19:24) |
On which day of the year could the High Priest enter the Holiest Place, the inner most part of the temple where the covenant box was kept? | Day of Atonement (Lev 16) |
What was the name of the temple gate at which the lame man was laid daily? | Beautiful Gate (Acts 3:2) |
To which Jewish sect did Nicodemus belong? | Pharisees (John 3:1) |
What is the first recorded dream of Joseph, son of Jacob? | Sheaves of wheat bowing down to other sheaves (Gen 37:5-7) |
To which tribe did the apostle Paul belong? | Benjamin (Rom 11:1) |
How does James say we should “wait for the coming of the Lord”? | Patiently (Jam 5:7) |
“The blessed man will be like a tree planted by”.... what? | Rivers of water (Ps 1:1-3) |
How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born? | 100 (Gen 21:5) |
In the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, what did the Pharisee thank God for? | That he was not sinful like other men (Luke 18:11) |
How many times did Jesus say you should forgive your brother when he sins against you? | Seventy times seven (Matt 18:22) |
What question concerning marriage did the Pharisees use to tempt Jesus? | Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? (Divorce) (Matt 19:3) |
How does Paul tell us to “work out our own salvation”? | With fear and trembling (Php 2:12) |
In the parable of the cloth and wine, why does no man put new wine into old bottles? | It will burst the bottles (Luke 5:37) |
In which city did King Herod live at the time of Jesus’ birth? | Jerusalem (Matt 2:3) |
What is the “root of all evil”? | Love of money (1 Tim 6:10) |
What does the law say to do when you see a bird in its nest? | Let the mother bird go free (Deut 22:6-7) |
Which tribe of Israel received no inheritance of land? | Levi (Deut 10:9) |
In Nebuchadnezzar’s dream what happened to destroy the statue made from different metals? | A stone hit the feet and broke them into pieces (Dan 2:34) |
Which King took possession of Naboth’s vineyard? | Ahab (1 Ki 21:16) |
For how many days did Jesus appear to his disciples after his resurrection? | Forty (Acts 1:3) |
Who did Paul write a letter to concerning his slave Onesimus? | Philemon (Phm 1:1-25) |
How many churches of Asia Minor were listed in Revelation? | Seven (Rev 1:11) |
What object did Gideon place on the ground to receive a sign from God? | Fleece (Jdg 6:37) |
Why did Moses’ hand become leprous? | As a sign (Exo 4:6-8) |
In which city in Judah did Cyrus tell the Israelites to build the temple? | Jerusalem (Ezr 6:3) |
Which missionary was described as having “known the holy scriptures from an early age”? | Timothy (2 Tim 3:15) |
What affliction did Paul strike Elymas the sorcerer down with? | Blindness (Acts 13:8,11) |
Who was Boaz a kinsman of? | Elimelech (Ruth 2:1) |
What animals were carved on Solomon’s throne? | Lions (1 Ki 10:19) |
What did Jesus and the disciples have for breakfast when Jesus appeared to them after the resurrection by the Sea of Tiberias? | Bread and fish (John 21:13) |
Which woman was a seller of purple goods? | Lydia (Acts 16:14) |
What were the restrictions on marriage for the daughters of Zelophehad? | They must marry within their tribe (Num 36:6) |
Who said, “A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel,” when he saw Jesus? | Simeon (Luke 2:25,32) |
How did Moses assure victory against the Amalekites? | Kept his hands held up (Exo 17:11-12) |
What was the occupation of Hosea’s wife? | Harlot (Hos 1:2) |
In the Sermon on the Mount, what does Jesus say you should do when you fast? | Anoint your head, and wash your face (Matt 6:18) |
Which church did Jesus accuse of being lukewarm? | Laodicea (Rev 3:16) |
Why are the Thessalonians told not to worry about those Christians who have died? | They will be raised to life again (1 Th 4:13-15) |
In the parable of the sower, what happened to the seed that fell on the path? | Eaten by birds (Matt 13:4) |
What was the name of the man who requested Jesus’ body for burial? | Joseph (of Arimathaea) (Matt 27:57-58) |
How many Philistines did Samson say he had killed with the jawbone of a donkey? | 1,000 (Jdg 15:16) |
Which book of the Bible precedes Jonah? | Obadiah (Oba 1:21 - Jon 1:1) |
Who did Samuel anoint as the first King of Israel? | Saul (1 Sam 10:1,19-24) |
What was mankind’s first sin in the Bible? | Eating some fruit (Gen 3:6) |
What was the first bird released from the ark? | Raven (Gen 8:7) |
What nationality was Timothy’s father? | Greek (Acts 16:1) |
In Revelation, what is the “number of a man”? | 666 (Rev 13:18) |
How many elders sat around the throne of God? | Twenty-four (Rev 4:4) |
What order did Joshua give to God while fighting the Amorites? | Make the sun and moon stand still (Josh 10:12-14) |
How many years did the Lord add to Hezekiah’s life after being healed of his sickness? | Fifteen (2 Ki 20:6) |
What was the second plague upon Egypt? | Frogs (Exo 8:6) |
Which disciple looked after Mary, after the death of Jesus? | John (John 19:26-27) |
Jesus was a high priest after the order of which ancient king, mentioned in Psalm 110? | Melchizedek (Ps 110:4) |
Which two provinces looked up to Thessalonica as an example? | Macedonia & Achaia (1 Th 1:7) |
Who was Noah’s father? | Lamech (Gen 5:28-29) |