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Boost your Bible confidence and rack up some holy points with this super easy Bible quiz. If you know the Bible, you'll know how to score big on this Christian challenge. This quiz is easy for Bible pros, but if you're not so well-versed on biblical particulars, we'll get you there is no time!
Be prepared to offer up names of Bible kings, significant Old Testament tots and major New Testament players who helped to shape the destiny of the early Christian church. This exercise asks for easy info, but the stories that mention them can get complex. Don't worry, we've saved the comprehension drill for another time. For now, determine how well your memory serves you when recalling the personalities of Jesus's twelve disciples, for instance. A few hints: One is known to have betrayed Jesus outright, while another denied him three times. If you can identify those two, you'll do just fine with New Testament lore.
Easy Old Testament inquiries require that you identify entities, like bodies of water, major prophets and a few tribes of Israel. There are only 12 tribes and a handful of major Old Testament prophets to choose from. Major bodies of water should come to mind after you've read up on the helpful clues we offer along your quiz journey.
Any Bible fact is fair game here. Prove your know-how of easy sacred writ right now!
Select the disciple who doubted the resurrection of Jesus.
Peter
Matthew
John
Thomas
According to John 20, "Thomas ... was not with [the disciples] when Jesus came" following Jesus' resurrection. Disciples who were present when Jesus first appeared told Thomas, "We have seen the Lord," but Thomas needed to see proof.
Can you choose the biblical figure who first witnessed the resurrection of Jesus?
Aaron
John
Mary Magdalene
Mark 16:9 confirms who first saw Jesus at the time of his resurrection: "Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene ..." John 20:15 further expounds that Mary Magdalene mistook Jesus for a gardener.
Paul
Who was blinded on the road to Damascus?
Joseph
Saul
"A light shone around [Saul] from heaven" so bright that he "fell to the ground," and when Saul arose "he saw no man." This story is from Acts 9, which details Saul's conversion moment from being an enemy of the early church to a holy apostle.
Samuel
Moses
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Hannah's first child was ________?
Dalphon
Nabal
Cabul
Samuel
1 Samuel 1:20 references Hannah's reason for naming her child; she "called his name Samuel ... because [she] have asked him of the Lord." Samuel's conception and birth as a result of Hannah's prayer are part of a history in which believers prayed for and received children as blessings from God.
What was the name of the river where Jesus was baptized?
Nile River
Mississippi River
Jordan River
Mark 1 chronicles the story of Jesus' baptism. "Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee," according to Mark 1:9, "and was baptized of John in Jordan." John refers to John the Baptist.
Indus River
Near which body of water did Jesus teach?
Red Sea
Black Sea
Sea of Galilee
Matthew 4:13 clarifies that Jesus "departed into Galilee; and ... came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast ..." The Sea of Galilee was essentially Jesus's home and the center of his ministry.
South China Sea
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Who was the Pharisee that came to Jesus by night?
Nicodemus
John 3 calls Nicodemus a Pharisee, "a ruler of the Jews." The Pharisees implicated John the Baptist in John 1:24. The fact that Nicodemus came to Jesus "by night" shows that Nicodemus questioned the religious law he'd been charged to defend.
Joshua
Jesus
Daniel
Who told her husband, "have thou nothing to do with that just man?"
Pilate's wife
Pontius Pilate, who was ruling governor at the time, was charged with prosecuting Jesus. Matthew is the only gospel that chronicles Pilate's wife's request to her husband that he "have thou nothing to do with [Jesus]," since she "suffered many things ... in a dream because of him."
Mary Magdalene
Jerioth
Ephah
Is it a challenge for you to note what caused the walls of Jericho to fall?
A bulldozer
A hammer
A great shout
Joshua 6 chronicles how God delivered Jericho into the hands of the people by "a long blast with the ram's horn, and ... a great shout." The city of Jericho had previously been "shut up because of the children of Israel."
A kiss
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What was the name of the king who sought to slaughter the children of Bethlehem?
Herod
There are several Herod kings mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. Matthew 2:16 confirms King Herod's deed, to "slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under ..."
David
Hezekiah
Manasseh
How well do you know the name that refers to bread from heaven?
Manna
As it is written in Exodus 16, God promised to "rain bread from heaven" for the Israelites, "and the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey."
Wheat
Oat
Locust
To whom was the name Jerubbaal given?
Gideon
Judges 6 establishes that Gideon acquired the name Jerubbaal because "he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it." Judges 6:32 specifically states, "therefore on that day, [Joash, Gideon's father] called him Jerubbaal ..."
Maath
Sadoc
Yoav
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God told Abraham to sacrifice whom as a burnt offering?
Sarah
James
Isaac
Genesis 22 recounts how God tested Abraham's faith by instructing him to "Take ... [his] only son Isaac, whom [he] lovest" as a sacrifice unto God. While Abraham proceeded to fulfill God's wish, an angel of God directed Abraham to sacrifice a ram instead.
Jacob
Who killed John the Baptist?
Herod Antipas
In Mark 6:16, King Herod admits to slaying John the Baptist after Jesus' fame had reached Herod, who mistook Jesus for John: "But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead." Herod had offered John's head to Salome, his wife's daughter, as a gift.
Pontius Pilate
Zibiah
Puah
What was the disease that killed King Uzziah?
Migraine
Acne
Leprosy
Prideful King Uzziah defied religious law and burned incense in the temple, an act reserved for "the priests of the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense," according to 2 Chronicles 26. As punishment for his misdeed, "leprosy even rose up in [Uzziah's] forehead ..."
Influenza
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What is the wages of sin?
Life
Two mites
Death
Romans 6:23 makes the claim that "the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." For the believer, Romans 6:9 substantiates that "death hath no more dominion ..."
Eternity
How many times a day did Daniel pray?
Fifteen
Thirty
Three
"King Darius signed the writing and the decree" abolishing the "petition of any God or man ..." except for the king, as stated in Daniel 6. In spite of the law, Daniel "kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime."
One
In the book of Revelation, the rider named Death was followed by what?
Saul
Adam
Hell
The vision in Revelation 6:8 specifies "a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." The previously mentioned judgments in Revelation are sword, famine and pestilence.
Heaven
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Can you identify what killed Herod Agrippa I?
Stones
Daggers
Worms
For his crime of hubris, Herod Agrippa I was smote by an angel of God and "was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost," as recorded in Acts 12:23. Herod had allowed his subjects to believe that he was greater than a mortal being and "he gave not God the glory ..."
Happiness
For how long were the children of Israel under Egyptian bondage?
430 years
The children of Israel were ultimately freed from captivity in Egypt under Moses' leadership. Their liberation occurred after 430 years of temporary bondage, as stated in Exodus 12: "Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years."
12 months
30 years
7 days
Is it a challenge for you to choose the name of Timothy's grandmother?
Lois
In 2 Timothy 1:5, Apostle Paul makes light of Timothy's devotion and that of his pious grandmother: "When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois ..." Paul implores Timothy to "keep that which is committed to thy trust," in 1 Timothy 6:20.
Elisabeth
Eve
Martha
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The storm that capsized the ship on which Paul sailed to Rome was called ________?
El Nino
Irma
Euroclydon
In Acts 27, Paul had warned his shipmates not to travel to Crete, telling them "Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage ..." However, the ship went forth until "they sailed close by Crete. But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous" wind, called Euroclydon."
Andrew
Guess which of these options covers the multitude of sins?
Anger
Sleep
Happiness
Love
Proverbs 10:12, "Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins," is echoed in 1 Peter 4:8, which states, "And above all things have fervent love for one another: for love shall cover a multitude of sins." Some biblical translations replace "love" with "charity."
Identify the biblical woman who wanted to be called "Mara."
Eunice
Hagar
Claudia
Naomi
To the townswomen's question, "Is this Naomi," Naomi responded, "Call me not Naomi, call me Mara ..." Ruth 1:20 goes on to explain that she felt "the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with [her]." Naomi had lost her husband and two sons after leaving her hometown of Bethlehem.
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Where was the Areopagus?
Athens
Acts 17:22 maintains that Paul "stood in the midst of the Areopagus" when he spoke to the "men of Athens," telling them "I perceive that in all things you are very religious." Some biblical interpretations refer to Areopagus as "Mars' hill."
Egypt
Bethlehem
Syria
Barnabas belonged to which Israelite tribe?
Levi
Barnabas was "a Levite ... of the country of Cyprus," who according to Acts 4:36, sold his land to support the early Christian church. The verse reveals that the apostles gave him his name.
Judah
Reuben
Dan
What prophet predicted that the spirit would be upon all flesh?
Ruth
Amos
Joel
On the day of Pentecost, Peter referenced Joel's prophesy, which is found in Joel 2:28: "And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh ..." The New Testament Pentecost is a manifestation of Joel's prediction.
Samuel
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How much did the poor widow cast into the treasury?
One mite
A gold coin
Two mites
Mark 12 records the widow's minuscule contribution of two mites, small copper coins "which make a farthing." Luke 21:4 mentions Jesus's commentary concerning the widow's humble gesture: "[But] she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had."
Seven farthings
Which high priest prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the nation?
Job
Hosea
Isaiah
Caiaphas
John 11:49-51 illustrates the prophecy of Caiaphas, who is described as a high priest. His position as high priest of the nation substantiated the importance of his words, that "[Jesus] should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not."
A man who prays or prophesies with his head covered is doing what?
Dishonoring his head
First Corinthians communicates the religious adage: "Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head." "Praying or prophesying" may refer to praying on behalf of others, speaking in tongues or a similar form of devout practice.
Disgracing his lineage
Reaping the rewards
Laying the foundation
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How many days did Jesus wait before traveling back to Bethany after he heard that Lazarus was sick?
One
Three
Seven
Two
John 11 maintains that "when [Jesus] had heard therefore that [Lazarus] was sick, [Jesus] abode two days still in the same place where he was." Lazarus' sisters had "sent unto [Jesus], saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick."
Who was scribe to Paul in the writing of Romans?
Titus
Peter
Tertius
Romans 16:22 confirms authorship of the epistle; it reads, "I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord." Paul's letter to the Romans is a three-part epistle; the final portion intimates salutations.
Silas
Which one of Jacob's sons committed incest?
Simeon
Reuben
Genesis 35:22 indicates that "Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine ..." The incident occurred, as Genesis confirms, "when Israel [which is Jacob] dwelt in that land" located in a region between Bethlehem and Bethel.
Levi
Zebulun
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Who was the wife of Lapidoth?
Judith
Lois
Deborah
Deborah is one of five biblical women who was called prophetess in the Old Testament. Judges 4:4 mentions Deborah's husband and primary duty to Israel: "And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."
Mahlah
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