48 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
According to Genesis Chapter 1, on the 6th day, God created
Answer: D (man and living creatures)
On the sixth day God made the land animals and then created man in his own image (Genesis 1:24–31).
The flood lasted, while Noah was in the ark, for
Answer: E (a hundred and fifty days)
Genesis 7:24 says the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred and fifty days.
'Walk before me, and be blameless'. How old was the addressee when this voice came?
Answer: C (99 years)
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the LORD appeared to him and said, 'walk before me, and be blameless' (Genesis 17:1).
'You would bring down my grey hairs with sorrow to Sheol'. Jacob said this to his children because
Answer: E (he feared that Benjamin would be lost to him like Joseph.)
Jacob refused to let Benjamin go to Egypt, fearing that if harm came to him as it had to Joseph, it would kill him with grief (Genesis 42:36–38).
And the magician said to Pharaoh, 'This is the finger of God'. This statement was made after the plague of
Answer: E (gnats.)
The magicians could not copy the plague of gnats and admitted, 'This is the finger of God' (Exodus 8:16–19).
The father of Moses was of the tribe of
Answer: A (Levi)
Exodus 2:1 says a man from the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she bore Moses (see also Exodus 6:20).
When did the Israelites say 'All that the Lord has spoken we will do?'
Answer: B (At Mount Sinai)
At Mount Sinai the people answered together, 'All that the LORD has spoken we will do', accepting the covenant (Exodus 19:8; 24:3).
The 5th of the Ten Commandments is a warning
Answer: E (to honour one's father and mother.)
The fifth commandment is 'Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land' (Exodus 20:12).
'Hear now, you rebels' shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock?' was spoken by Moses
Answer: C (in the wilderness of Zin)
Moses said this at Meribah near Kadesh, after Israel came into the wilderness of Zin (Numbers 20:1, 10).
The spies sent out into the land of Canaan were NOT required to find out whether the
Answer: D (land was flowing with milk and honey)
Moses asked the spies about the people, the land, the cities and whether there was wood in it (Numbers 13:18–20); 'flowing with milk and honey' was their report, not part of the instructions.
Who was chosen to lead the Israelites after Moses' death?
Answer: D (Joshua)
After Moses died, the LORD told Joshua son of Nun to lead the people across the Jordan (Joshua 1:1–2).
Joshua's first victory was in
Answer: E (Jericho)
Jericho was the first city Israel captured after crossing the Jordan (Joshua 6).
Sisera was put to death by
Answer: D (Jael)
Sisera fled to Jael's tent, and she drove a tent peg through his temple while he slept (Judges 4:21).
'But I will be with you and you will smite the Midianites as one man', was said by God to
Answer: D (Gideon)
God gave this promise to Gideon when calling him to deliver Israel from Midian (Judges 6:16).
The name 'Samuel' means
Answer: C (I have asked him of the Lord)
Hannah named him Samuel, saying, 'I have asked him of the LORD' (1 Samuel 1:20).
Samuel's sons were rejected as judges because
Answer: C (they perverted justice and took bribes)
Samuel's sons 'took bribes and perverted justice', so the elders asked for a king instead (1 Samuel 8:3–5).
God took the Kingdom from Saul because he
Answer: C (disobeyed the Lord by offering burnt sacrifices himself)
At Gilgal Saul offered the burnt offering himself instead of waiting for Samuel; Samuel said his kingdom would not continue (1 Samuel 13:8–14).
How was Saul killed?
Answer: B (he took his own sword and fell upon it)
Badly wounded by Philistine archers, Saul took his own sword and fell upon it when his armour-bearer refused to kill him (1 Samuel 31:3–4).
The commander of David's army was
Answer: B (Joab)
Joab son of Zeruiah was over David's army (2 Samuel 8:16); Abner had been Saul's commander.
King David committed adultery with
Answer: B (Bathsheba)
David lay with Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite (2 Samuel 11:2–4).
Which prophet encouraged Jeroboam I to revolt at the initial stage?
Answer: D (Ahijah)
Ahijah of Shiloh tore his new garment into twelve pieces and gave Jeroboam ten, promising him ten tribes (1 Kings 11:29–31).
The city of Samaria was built by
Answer: A (Omri)
King Omri bought the hill from Shemer and built Samaria on it as his capital (1 Kings 16:24).
The prophet from Tekoa was
Answer: E (Amos.)
Amos was among the shepherds of Tekoa (Amos 1:1).
Which king reigned after Hezekiah?
Answer: E (Manasseh)
Hezekiah slept with his fathers and his son Manasseh reigned in his place (2 Kings 20:21).
Jesus was said to be 'of Nazareth' because
Answer: D (he was brought up in the city of Nazareth)
Jesus was born in Bethlehem but grew up in Nazareth, where Joseph and Mary lived (Matthew 2:23; Luke 2:39–40; 4:16).
Luke gave the most detailed account of Christ's infancy because he
Answer: C (was writing an orderly account of events)
Luke says he followed all things closely from the beginning so as to write 'an orderly account' (Luke 1:3), so he starts with the births of John and Jesus.
'You brood of vipers! who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?' was part of the preaching of
Answer: D (John the Baptist)
John the Baptist said this to the crowds who came out to be baptized (Luke 3:7; Matthew 3:7).
Which of these statements is correct?
Answer: A (The order in which Jesus was tempted varies in Matthew and Luke but the tests remain the same)
Matthew and Luke record the same three temptations, but Matthew puts the temple test second and Luke puts it last (Matthew 4:1–11; Luke 4:1–13).
Who of these was NOT one of the Twelve?
Answer: C (Luke)
Luke, the physician and Paul's companion, was not among the twelve apostles (Mark 3:16–19).
Who said 'I am not worthy to have you come under my roof?'
Answer: C (The centurion at Capernaum)
The centurion at Capernaum said this, asking Jesus only to say the word to heal his servant (Matthew 8:5–8).
'The Kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field'. This parable teaches about the
Answer: E (preciousness of the Kingdom.)
The man sells everything he has to buy the field with the treasure — the kingdom is worth more than all else (Matthew 13:44).
'This is my beloved Son, listen to him' was said
Answer: B (at the transfiguration)
At the transfiguration a voice from the cloud said, 'This is my beloved Son; listen to him' (Mark 9:7).
'The Kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seeds in his field; but while men were sleeping his enemy came and sowed weeds amongst the wheat, and went away'. The owner of the field was
Answer: D (the Son of Man)
Jesus explained: 'He who sows the good seed is the Son of man' (Matthew 13:37).
When Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, he thought that He was
Answer: C (John the Baptist raised from the dead)
Herod said, 'This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead' (Matthew 14:1–2).
'Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory'. The petitioners were
Answer: D (James and John)
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, made this request (Mark 10:35–37).
'Today salvation has come to this house, for this is also a son of Abraham'. This was said of
Answer: C (Zacchaeus)
Jesus said this after Zacchaeus the tax collector promised to give half his goods to the poor and repay fourfold (Luke 19:8–9).
In the parable of the ten maidens, the five were called foolish because they
Answer: E (did not take additional oil with them.)
The foolish maidens took their lamps but no extra oil, so their lamps went out before the bridegroom came (Matthew 25:3, 8).
'I find no crime in this man'. Who made this statement?
Answer: E (Pilate.)
Pilate told the chief priests and the crowds, 'I find no crime in this man' (Luke 23:4).
Concerning the events that will precede the end of the world, Jesus asked his followers to pray that it would not happen
Answer: C (in winter)
Speaking of the coming tribulation, Jesus said, 'Pray that it may not happen in winter' (Mark 13:18).
Theophilus was
Answer: B (the one for whom the Acts of the Apostles was written)
Luke addressed both his Gospel and Acts to Theophilus (Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1).
And the angel said to him, 'Dress yourself and put on your sandals'. The addressee was
Answer: C (Peter)
The angel said this to Peter when releasing him from Herod's prison (Acts 12:7–8).
On the road to Gaza, Philip converted and baptised a
Answer: A (minister of the Candace)
The Ethiopian eunuch was a minister of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her treasure (Acts 8:27).
After his conversion Paul first went to
Answer: A (Damascus)
After the vision on the road, Paul was led by the hand into Damascus, where Ananias met him and he began preaching (Acts 9:8-20). He went to Jerusalem only later.
An eloquent Jew from Alexandria, well versed in the scriptures, was
Answer: D (Apollos)
Acts 18:24 describes Apollos as a Jew, a native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, well versed in the scriptures.
The Ecumenical Council of 49 A.D held in Jerusalem was mainly to discuss the
Answer: D (fate of gentile Christians)
The Jerusalem Council met to decide whether Gentile believers had to be circumcised and keep the law of Moses (Acts 15:1–6).
An altar was set up to the unknown God in the Greek town of
Answer: A (Athens)
Paul told the Athenians he had found an altar inscribed 'To an unknown god' in their city (Acts 17:22–23).
'You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar then you shall go'. This statement was made to Paul by
Answer: B (Festus)
After Paul appealed to Caesar, Festus conferred with his council and gave this answer (Acts 25:12).
The people of Malta thought that Paul must be a murderer because he
Answer: A (was bitten by a poisonous snake)
When a viper fastened on Paul's hand, the islanders said, 'No doubt this man is a murderer' whom justice would not let live (Acts 28:3–4).