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Which Old Testament character showed his faith by being willing to offer his son on an altar to God? | Abraham (Jam 2:21-22) |
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What significant event is recorded in Genesis chapters 1 and 2? | Creation (Gen 1 - 2) |
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What was inscribed above Jesus’ cross? | King of the Jews / This is Jesus, King of the Jews (Mark 15:26; Matt 27:27) |
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Whose mother placed him in an ark of bulrushes? | Moses (Exo 2:3) |
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For how many days and nights did it rain in the story of the flood? | Forty (Gen 7:12) |
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What was special about Jesus’ mother? | She was a virgin (Matt 1:23) |
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Who gave gifts to Jesus when he was a young child? | Wise men / magi (Matt 2:7-10) |
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What happened to Jonah after he was thrown overboard? | He was swallowed by a great fish (Jon 1:17) |
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In whose image was man created? | God’s (Gen 1:27) |
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How many apostles did Jesus choose? | Twelve (Luke 6:13) |
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What are the wages of sin? | Death (Rom 6:23) |
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Who is the first mother mentioned in the Bible? | Eve (Gen 4:1) |
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Who else, other than the wise men, came to visit Jesus when he was a small child? | Shepherds (Luke 2:16) |
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Who lied when he was asked to reveal the source of his great strength? | Samson (Jdg 16:15) |
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What was the name of the man Jesus’ mother was engaged to at the time she became pregnant? | Joseph (Matt 1:19) |
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Which book of the Bible records many of the hymns David wrote? | Psalms (Ps 1:1-150:6) |
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From what disaster did the Ark save Noah? | Flood (Gen 7:7) |
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What happened to Jesus forty days after his resurrection? | He ascended into heaven (Acts 1:3-11) |
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What animals did Jesus cause to run into the sea and drown? | Pigs (Matt 8:32) |
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On what were the Ten Commandments written? | Two tables of stone (Deut 5:22) |
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What did Jesus sleep in after he was born? | Manger (Luke 2:7) |
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What was man created from? | Dust of the ground (Gen 2:7) |
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What did Jesus do to each of the disciples during the Last Supper? | Washed their feet (John 13:1-5) |
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To which city did God ask Jonah to take his message? | Nineveh (Jon 1:2) |
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Who was David’s father? | Jesse (Ruth 4:22) |
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Which of the gospels appears last in the Bible? | John (Matt 1:1 - John 21:25) |
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What is the only sin that cannot be forgiven? | Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (Mark 3:29) |
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How did David defeat Goliath? | He hit him with a stone from his sling (1 Sam 17:49-50) |
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What did Joseph’s brothers do to get rid of him? | Threw him in a pit and then sold him to strangers (Gen 37:24-27) |
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Who wrote the letter to Philemon? | Paul (Phm 1:1) |
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In what was Jesus wrapped before he was buried? | Linen clothes (John 19:40) |
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What was the name of Moses’ brother? | Aaron (Exo 7:1) |
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What sin is Cain remembered for? | Murder (Gen 4:8) |
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“The Lord is my Shepherd,” is the opening line to which Psalm? | Psalm 23 (Ps 23:1) |
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What is the last book of the New Testament? | Revelation (Rev 1:1-22:21) |
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Who wrote the majority of the New Testament letters? | Paul (Rom 1:1 - Jude 1:25) |
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What was David’s occupation before he became king? | Shepherd (1 Sam 17:15) |
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Who hid two spies but claimed not to know of their whereabouts when asked? | Rahab (Josh 2:1-5) |
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Whose prayer resulted in his being thrown into a den of lions? | Daniel (Dan 6:7) |
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What was the apparent source of Samson’s strength? | Long hair (Jdg 16:17) |
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From which country did Moses help the Israelites escape from their lives of slavery? | Egypt (Exo 13:3) |
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Who was the fourth person in the fiery furnace along with Daniel’s friends? | An angel (Dan 3:28) |
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What did Joseph’s brothers do to deceive their father to cover up that they had sold Joseph into slavery? | Dipped his coat in the blood of a goat (Gen 37:31) |
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What kind of leaves did Adam and Eve sew together to make clothes for themselves? | Fig (Gen 3:7) |
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Who did Jesus say was the “father of lies”? | The devil (John 8:44) |
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What was the name of the tower that the people were building when God confused their language? | Tower of Babel (Gen 11:4,9) |
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What is the common name of the prayer that Jesus taught to his disciples? | The Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9) |
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Whose name means “father of a great multitude”? | Abraham (Gen 17:5) |
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Of what did Potiphar’s wife falsely accuse Joseph resulting in him being thrown into prison? | Rape (Gen 39:12-20) |
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Which sea did the Israelites cross through to escape the Egyptians? | Red Sea (Exo 13:18) |
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What is “more difficult than a camel going through the eye of a needle”? | A rich man entering the Kingdom of God (Matt 19:24) |
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For how many years did the Israelites wander in the wilderness? | Forty (Josh 5:6) |
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What does a “good tree” bring forth? | Good fruit (Matt 7:17) |
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Which small body part can “boast of great things”? | Tongue (Jam 3:5) |
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What was the name of Abraham’s first wife? | Sarah (Gen 17:15) |
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What did God do on the seventh day, after he had finished creating everything? | Rested (Gen 2:1-3) |
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On what day did the apostles receive the Holy Spirit? | Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4) |
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At the Last Supper, what items of food and drink did Jesus give thanks for? | Bread and wine (Matt 26:26-27) |
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When Jesus was in the wilderness, what was he tempted to turn into loaves of bread? | Stones (Matt 4:3) |
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What were the religious leaders called who continually tried to trap Jesus with their questions? | Pharisees and Sadducees (Mark 10:2) |
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What miracle did Jesus do for Lazarus? | Raised him from the dead (John 11:43-44) |
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On which mountain were the Israelites given the Ten Commandments? | Mt. Sinai (Exo 34:32) |
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Who was Solomon’s father? | David (1 Ki 2:12) |
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What job did Jesus’ earthly father, Joseph, do? | Carpenter (Matt 13:55) |
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How did Judas betray Christ? | With a kiss (Luke 22:48) |
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Solomon judged wisely over the rightful mother of a child, but how did he determine who the child belonged to? | Threatened to divide the child (with a sword) (1 Ki 3:25) |
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Whose father was prepared to sacrifice him on an altar? | Isaac (Gen 22:9) |
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At the age of twelve, Jesus was left behind in Jerusalem. Where did his parents find him? | In the temple (Luke 2:42-46) |
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When the disciples saw Jesus walking on water, what did they think he was? | A ghost (Matt 14:26) |
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What gift did Salome, daughter of Herodias, ask for after she danced for Herod? | John the Baptist’s head (Matt 14:6-8) |
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How did Samson kill all the people in the temple? | Pushed the pillars over and the temple collapsed (Jdg 16:30) |
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Which musical instrument did David play for Saul? | Harp / Lyre (1 Sam 16:23) |
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What was Esau doing while Jacob stole his blessing? | Hunting (Gen 27:1-3,23) |
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Why did Jacob initially send Joseph’s brothers into Egypt? | To buy corn (Gen 42:2-3) |
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Who was David’s great friend? | Jonathan (1 Sam 18:1) |
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Who said “thy God shall be my God”? | Ruth (Ruth 1:16) |
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Which of Christ’s belongings did the soldiers cast lots for after they had crucified him? | His (seamless) coat (Matt 27:35) |
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What does the name Emmanuel mean? | God with us (Matt 1:23) |
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What does James say we should do if we lack wisdom? | Ask God for wisdom, in faith (Jam 1:5) |
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Where did Jesus meet the woman of Samaria? | By a well (John 4:7) |
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Which disciple tried to walk on water, as Jesus did? | (Simon) Peter (Matt 14:29) |
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Why did Elimelech go to live in Moab with his family? | Famine in his home town (Ruth 1:1-2) |
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Who lied about the price they received for a piece of land and died as a result? | Ananias & Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11) |
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With whom did David commit adultery? | Bathsheba (2 Sam 11:4) |
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When the Prodigal Son returned, his father gave him a robe, shoes and what other item? | Ring (Luke 15:22) |
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How many books are there in the Bible? | Sixty-six (Gen 1:1 - Rev 22:21) |
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What are the names of Lazarus’ sisters? | Mary and Martha (John 11:1-3) |
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Where did Jonah go after being thrown overboard and reaching dry land? | Nineveh (Jon 3:3) |
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For what did Esau sell his birthright to Jacob? Answers on Page 26 | A meal (Gen 25:30-34) |
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What happened to Elimelech in Moab? | He died (Ruth 1:3) |
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What does the shepherd in the parable of the lost sheep do once he realizes one is missing? | Goes and looks for it (Matt 18:12) |
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What is the name of the disciple who betrayed Jesus? | Judas Iscariot (Mark 14:10) |
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What golden animal did the Israelites make as an idol? | Calf (Exo 32:4) |
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Who did Jesus appear to first after his resurrection? | Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9) |
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What job did Peter and Andrew do? | Fishermen (Matt 4:18) |
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Which prophet tried to flee from God when asked to preach God’s message in Nineveh? | Jonah (Jon 1:2-3) |
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What is the collective name of the stories Jesus told to convey his message? | Parables (Matt 13:10-13) |
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What was noticeable about Jacob’s twin brother, Esau, at birth? | He was red and hairy (Gen 25:25) |
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Who wanted to kill Jesus when he was a baby? | Herod (the Great) (Matt 2:13) |
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What did the earth look like in the beginning? | Without form and empty (Gen 1:2) |