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What object featured in Jacob’s dream at Bethel? | Ladder (Gen 28:12) |
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What are the names of Joseph’s parents? | Jacob and Rachel (Gen 46:19) |
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What animal did Samson kill on his way to Timnah? | Lion (Jdg 14:6) |
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What was the name of Ruth’s second husband? | Boaz (Ruth 4:13) |
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Complete this common phrase of thanksgiving found in the Bible: “O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his _____ endureth for ever.” | Mercy (Ps 106:1) |
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Who wrote the majority of the Psalms? | David (Ps 1 - 150) |
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Which prophet anointed David as king? | Samuel (1 Sam 16:13) |
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A “soft answer turneth away...” what? | Wrath (Pro 15:1) |
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What job did the Prodigal Son end up taking after he had spent his inheritance? | Pig feeder (Luke 15:15) |
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Why shouldn’t we give anyone the title of “Father”? | We have one father, who is in heaven (Matt 23:9) |
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What kind of water does Jesus discuss with the Samaritan woman at the well? | Living water (John 4:10) |
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How did Jesus heal the blind man? | He covered his eyes with clay and told him to wash (John 9:6-7) |
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Where did Jesus find Zacchaeus,the tax collector? | Up a tree (Luke 19:4-5) |
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What is the name of Jesus’ cousin, born six months before him? | John (Luke 1:36) |
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Who was the first child born? | Cain (Gen 4:1) |
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Which apostle, who was described as “full of grace and power, and doing great wonders and signs among the people”, was stoned to death? | Stephen (Acts 7:59) |
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Who deceived Jacob by giving Leah as a wife instead of Rachel? | Laban (Gen 29:25) |
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What did Jesus send disciples to fetch on his triumphal entry into Jerusalem? | Donkey and colt (Matt 21:1-2) |
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In the parable of the lost sheep, how many sheep did the shepherd count safely into the fold? | Ninety-nine (Matt 18:12) |
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What does James say we should say when we make our future plans? | If the Lord will, I will do this or that (Jam 4:15) |
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What type of coin did Judas accept as payment for betraying Jesus? | Silver (Matt 26:15) |
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What was the writer of the letter asking of Philemon? | To receive his slave back as a brother in Christ (Phm 1:17) |
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What was the covenant between God and Noah? | Never to flood the earth again (Gen 9:11) |
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Which prophet said, “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son”? | Isaiah (Isa 7:14) |
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To what object does James compare the tongue? | The rudder on a ship (Jam 3:4) |
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Which of David’s sons rebelled against him? | Absalom (2 Sam 15) |
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What does Paul say about women’s long hair? | It is a glory to her (given as a covering) (1 Cor 11:15) |
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What did Naomi tell the people in Bethlehem to call her? | Mara (Ruth 1:20) |
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When Jesus told his disciples to beware of the “leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees”, to what was he referring? | The doctrines of the Pharisees and Sadducees (Matt 16:12) |
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How was Daniel protected from the lions in the den? | An angel shut their mouths (Dan 6:22) |
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“Everyone that is proud in heart” is what to the Lord? | An abomination (Pro 16:5) |
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What did John the Baptist say when he saw Jesus? | Behold the Lamb of God! (John 1:29) |
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How did the city that Jonah was sent to react to God’s message of destruction? | They repented (Jon 3:8) |
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Who asked Jesus to remember him when he came into his kingdom? | The criminal on the cross (Luke 23:42) |
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Of what, specifically, was man not allowed to eat in the Garden of Eden? | Tree of knowledge of good and evil (Gen 2:17) |
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What was Solomon famous for building? | Temple (1 Ki 7:51) |
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Jesus asked: “Can the blind lead the....?” | Blind (Luke 6:39) |
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Who told Peter to “watch and pray that he entered not into temptation”? | Jesus (Matt 26:40-41) |
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What is Paul’s command to husbands in his letter to the Colossians? | Love your wives, and do not be bitter towards them (Col 3:19) |
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Which river was Naaman told to wash in to rid himself of leprosy? | Jordan (2 Ki 5:10) |
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What miracle had Jesus performed when he said, “It is I; be not afraid”? | Walking on water (John 6:19-20) |
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Why did Solomon turn away from God when he was old? | His foreign wives turned his heart after other gods (1 Ki 11:4) |
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What is the “chorus” in Psalm 136 which is repeated in every verse? | For his mercy endureth forever (Ps 136) |
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In what city was Jesus brought up as a child? | Nazareth (Matt 2:23) |
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Which female judge described herself as “a mother in Israel”? | Deborah (Jdg 5:7) |
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After the angels had announced the birth of Christ and left the shepherds, what did the shepherds do? | Went quickly to Bethlehem (Luke 2:15-16) |
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According to Peter, what “covers a multitude of sins”? | Love (1 Pe 4:8) |
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In prison, for whom did Joseph interpret dreams? | The butler and the baker (Gen 40:5) |
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To what preservative does the Lord compare his disciples? | Salt (Matt 5:13) |
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What was Jesus’ first miracle? | Changing water into wine (John 2:11) |
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Who spotted Moses in the Nile placed in an ark of bulrushes? | Pharaoh’s daughter (Exo 2:5) |
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Who was Bathsheba’s first husband? | Uriah (2 Sam 11:3) |
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Why were Daniel’s three friends thrown into the fiery furnace? | They wouldn’t bow down to Nebuchadnezzar’s golden image (Dan 3:11-12) |
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Out of the ten lepers who Jesus healed, how many came back to say thank you? | One (Luke 17:15) |
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What did Jesus say the sellers had turned his house of prayer into? | A den of thieves (Luke 19:46) |
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In the New Jerusalem where are the names of the twelve tribes written? | On the twelve gates (Rev 21:12) |
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How often was the year of the Lord’s release? | Every seven years (Deut 15:1-2) |
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Which tribe of Israel looked after the religious aspects of life? | Levi (Num 18:20-24) |
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Where was Paul when he wrote the letter to Philemon? | In prison (Phm 1:23) |
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Who preached, “Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”? | John the Baptist (Matt 3:1-2) |
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What was the name of James’ and John’s father? | Zebedee (Mark 10:35) |
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What bird did God provide to the Israelites for meat in the wilderness? | Quail (Exo 16:13) |
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Who closed the door of Noah’s ark? | God (Gen 7:16) |
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“Hate stirs up strife”, but what does love cover? | All sins (Pro 10:12) |
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Who wrote the line: “The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want”? | David (Ps 23:1) |
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Which prisoners experienced an earthquake after their prayer? | Paul and Silas (Acts 16:26) |
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What was the name of Joseph’s youngest brother? | Benjamin (Gen 44:12) |
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Who did Jesus pray for that his faith failed not? | (Simon) Peter (Luke 22:32) |
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What was the new name given to Daniel while in captivity? | Belteshazzar (Dan 1:7) |
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Which wise man wrote the majority of Proverbs? | Solomon (Pro 1:1) |
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Which king asked for the foreskins of 100 Philistines? | Saul (1 Sam 18:25) |
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Who rolled away the tomb stone? | An Angel (Matt 28:2) |
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What did Samson find in the carcass of the animal he had killed at a later time? | Bees and honey (Jdg 14:8) |
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What is “friendship with the world”, according to James? | Enmity with God (Jam 4:4) |
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Who said “glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill to men”? | Angels (Luke 2:13-14) |
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In which book of the Bible does the story of Noah’s ark appear? | Genesis (Gen 6 - 8) |
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When Samuel was called by the Lord as a child, who did he think was calling? | Eli, the priest (1 Sam 3:2-6) |
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To whom did Jesus say “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God”? | Nicodemus (John 3:3) |
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Who does Paul say is head of the woman? | Man (1 Cor 11:3) |
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Who sang a song celebrating the downfall of Sisera? | Deborah & Barak (Jdg 5:1) |
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What happens to “treasure laid up on earth”? | Becomes corrupted and thieves steal it (Matt 6:19) |
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Whose mother was instructed to drink no wine or strong drink during her pregnancy? | Samson’s (Jdg 13:7) |
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Who was the successor to Moses? | Joshua (Josh 1:1-6) |
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What should you not “throw before swine”? | Pearls (Matt 7:6) |
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What was the name of the woman who hid the spies at Jericho? | Rahab (Josh 2:3-4) |
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In the letter to the Corinthians, who does Paul say is a “new creature”? | Any man in Christ (2 Cor 5:17) |
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Which prophet is recorded as having an earnest prayer for no rain answered? | Elijah (Jam 5:17) |
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According to Thessalonians, what will happen to the believers alive at the return of Christ? | They will be caught up together in the clouds (1 Th 4:17) |
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How did the Philistines discover the answer to Samson’s riddle? | They threatened Samson’s bride, who told them (Jdg 14:15) |
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When he was approached by Jesus, who said, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me.”? | Legion (Mark 5:7) |
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What was the reason that Jacob and his family began a new life in Egypt? | Famine in Canaan (Gen 47:4) |
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How was Isaac’s wife chosen? | His father sent a servant back to Mesopotamia to choose a wife from his own family (Gen 24) |
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Whose father was so pleased to see him that he gave him the best robe and killed the fatted calf? | Prodigal son (Luke 15:23-24) |
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What was the name of Solomon’s son who succeeded him as king? | Rehoboam (1 Ki 11:43) |
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How did the people listening to the Sermon on the Mount view Jesus’ teachings? | He taught as one with authority (Matt 7:29) |
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What does faith require to make it a living faith? | Works (Jam 2:17) |
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What did Jesus say you should do if someone asks you to go with them for a mile? | Go with them for two miles (Matt 5:41) |
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In the parable of the grain of mustard seed, when it becomes a tree birds come and do what? | Build nests (Matt 13:32) |
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The field that Judas Iscariot purchased with his betrayal money was called Aceldama, but as what was it also known? | Field of Blood (Acts 1:19) |
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Who did Jesus raise from the dead by a prayer of thanks to God? | Lazarus (John 11:41) |