48 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
'Our sister, be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them!' Who was the sister?
Answer: B (Rebekah)
Rebekah's family blessed her with these words as she left to marry Isaac (Genesis 24:60).
'Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac'. Who was the slave woman?
Answer: C (Hagar)
Sarah said this about Hagar, the Egyptian slave who was the mother of Ishmael (Genesis 21:9–10).
'.......thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you and you shall eat the plants of the field. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread'. To whom were these words spoken?
Answer: C (Adam)
God said this to Adam after the fall, cursing the ground because of his disobedience (Genesis 3:17–19).
Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, on the eighth day because
Answer: B (God commanded him to do so)
Genesis 21:4 says Abraham circumcised Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him in the covenant (Genesis 17:12).
Who among Joseph's brothers was bound by Joseph when they went to Egypt to buy grain?
Answer: A (Simeon)
Joseph took Simeon and bound him before their eyes, keeping him until they brought Benjamin (Genesis 42:24).
Joshua was buried in the hill-country of
Answer: D (Ephraim.)
Joshua was buried at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim (Joshua 24:30).
'Take handfuls of ashes from the kiln and let Moses throw them toward heaven in the sight of Pharaoh'. The resultant plague was
Answer: C (boils and sores on man and beast)
The ashes became fine dust over Egypt and caused boils breaking out in sores on man and beast, the sixth plague (Exodus 9:8–10).
Whoever touches the 'mountain of God' shall be put to death by
Answer: B (shooting)
Exodus 19:12–13: anyone who touched Mount Sinai was to be stoned or shot (with arrows); no hand was to touch him.
'Take off the rings of gold which are in the ears of your wives, your sons and your daughters and bring them to me'. These materials were used for
Answer: D (fashioning a molten calf.)
Aaron collected the gold earrings and made a molten calf from them (Exodus 32:2–4).
God commanded that Aaron should speak for Moses to the Israelites, but Moses should be to Aaron as
Answer: A (God)
Exodus 4:16: Aaron would be a mouth for Moses, and Moses would be to him as God, telling him what to say.
On the first day when the Israelites left part of the bread, it bred worms and became foul, but on the sixth day when they left part of the bread it did not become foul because
Answer: B (God commanded them to keep it)
God told them to gather a double portion on the sixth day and keep it for the sabbath, and what was kept by His command did not go bad (Exodus 16:22–24).
Who was regarded as the greatest prophet in the Old Testament for seeing God face to face?
Answer: D (Moses.)
Deuteronomy 34:10 says no prophet arose in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.
'Whoever rebels against your commandment and disobeys your words, whatever you command him shall be put to death; only be strong and of good courage'. The above passage was addressed to
Answer: B (Joshua)
The people said this to Joshua when he took over from Moses (Joshua 1:16–18).
Which of these statements did God make to Joshua before the crossing of the Jordan?
Answer: C (this book of the law shall not depart out of your mouth.)
In Joshua 1:8 God told Joshua that the book of the law should not depart out of his mouth, but he should meditate on it day and night.
Achan, who took some of the devoted things during the fall of Jericho was from the tribe of
Answer: C (Judah)
Joshua 7:1 says Achan son of Carmi was of the tribe of Judah.
Who among the following people was connected with the war between Israel and King Jabin of Canaan?
Answer: B (Jael)
In the war against Jabin, Jael killed Sisera, Jabin's army commander, with a tent peg (Judges 4:17–21). Eglon and Ehud belong to the Moabite story, and Gideon to the Midianite one.
'Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low and you have become the cause of great trouble to me for I have opened my mouth to the Lord and I cannot take back my vow'. Who made the vow?
Answer: D (Jephthah.)
Jephthah said this when his daughter came out to meet him, because he had vowed to sacrifice whatever first came out of his house (Judges 11:30–35).
Elkanah went to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord at Shiloh
Answer: A (annually)
1 Samuel 1:3 says Elkanah went up year by year to worship and sacrifice at Shiloh.
Uriah did not wish to go down to his house because
Answer: C (the Ark was in the battlefield)
Uriah said the Ark and the army were camping in the field, so he would not go home to eat, drink and lie with his wife (2 Samuel 11:11).
'Then the spirit of the Lord will come mightily upon you, and you shall prophesy with them..... .' The above statement was addressed to
Answer: B (Saul)
Samuel told Saul that the Spirit would come upon him and he would prophesy with a band of prophets (1 Samuel 10:6).
The evil spirit that tormented Saul left him whenever he
Answer: D (heard David's music.)
When David played the lyre, Saul was refreshed and the evil spirit departed from him (1 Samuel 16:23).
When the Queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame concerning the name of the Lord, she came to test him with her
Answer: A (questions)
1 Kings 10:1 says she came to test Solomon with hard questions.
The greatest of David's domestic problems that seemed to break his heart was the
Answer: D (murder of Absalom by Joab.)
When David heard that Absalom had been killed, he wept bitterly: 'O my son Absalom… would I had died instead of you!' (2 Samuel 18:33). Joab's men killed him against David's order.
Besides the gift of wisdom, what other gift did the Lord promise to Solomon but with a condition?
Answer: C (long life)
God gave riches and honour freely, but promised long life only if Solomon walked in His ways and kept His commandments (1 Kings 3:13–14).
When Joseph discovered that his betrothed, Mary, was with a child, he decided to divorce her quietly because
Answer: D (he was a just man.)
Matthew 1:19 says Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to shame her publicly, decided to divorce her quietly.
Though Herod wanted to put John the Baptist to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a
Answer: C (prophet)
Matthew 14:5: Herod feared the people because they held John to be a prophet.
Which of these is NOT included in the instructions given to the disciples during their mission?
Answer: B (judge the people)
Jesus told the twelve to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers and cast out demons (Matthew 10:8); judging the people was not part of it.
Jesus asked his disciples not to disclose the vision of the transfiguration until the
Answer: B (resurrection)
Coming down the mountain, Jesus told them to tell no one until the Son of man was raised from the dead (Matthew 17:9).
When Peter confessed Jesus as the Christ, Jesus replied that it has been revealed to Peter by
Answer: A (my Father)
Jesus said flesh and blood had not revealed it to Peter, but His Father who is in heaven (Matthew 16:17).
The parable of the labourers in the vineyard teaches above all, God's
Answer: A (generosity)
Everyone received a full day's wage, even those who worked one hour; the owner asks 'do you begrudge my generosity?' (Matthew 20:15). God gives His grace freely.
According to Jesus, every kingdom divided against itself is
Answer: A (laid waste)
Matthew 12:25: every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste.
Jesus taught that one should make friends quickly with one's
Answer: D (accuser.)
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus said make friends quickly with your accuser on the way to court, or you may be thrown into prison (Matthew 5:25).
The Pharisees and Scribes accused the disciples of Jesus of transgressing the tradition of the elders because they
Answer: C (ate with unwashed hands)
The Pharisees complained that the disciples did not wash their hands before eating, as the tradition of the elders required (Matthew 15:2).
'Why this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for a large sum and given to the poor'. The event which led to this saying took place in
Answer: D (Bethany.)
A woman poured costly ointment on Jesus' head at the house of Simon the leper in Bethany (Matthew 26:6–9).
At His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Christ had to sit on an ass because He
Answer: C (wanted to fulfil the scriptures)
Matthew 21:4–5 says this took place to fulfil the prophecy (Zechariah 9:9) that the king would come humble, mounted on an ass.
But Jesus answered them, 'You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven'. This answer was given to the
Answer: A (Sadducees)
The Sadducees, who denied the resurrection, asked about a woman married to seven brothers, and Jesus gave this reply (Matthew 22:23–30).
'....let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn'. This passage is on the parable of the
Answer: C (tares)
This is the ending of the parable of the wheat and the tares (weeds) (Matthew 13:30).
'Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall....'
Answer: B (be satisfied)
Matthew 5:6: those who hunger and thirst for righteousness shall be satisfied.
Jesus charged his disciples not to depart from Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father. This promise was fulfilled when
Answer: B (the Holy Spirit filled the disciples on the day of Pentecost)
The promise of the Father was the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:4–5), who filled the disciples on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1–4).
On their return to Jerusalem immediately after the Ascension, the apostles devoted themselves to
Answer: D (prayer.)
Acts 1:14 says they all with one accord devoted themselves to prayer in the upper room.
One of the main qualifications of the successor to Judas was that he should be a witness
Answer: A (from the time of John the Baptist)
Peter said the new apostle must be one who had been with them from the baptism of John until Jesus was taken up (Acts 1:21–22).
Peter explained that the disciples were not filled with new wine but with the Holy Spirit according to the prophecy of
Answer: A (Joel)
Peter said what the crowd saw was what was spoken by the prophet Joel (Acts 2:15–17).
Who advised the Sanhedrin to keep away from the apostles and let them alone?
Answer: C (Gamaliel)
Gamaliel, a Pharisee and teacher of the law, told the council to leave the apostles alone in case they were fighting against God (Acts 5:34–39).
Saul travelled to Damascus in order to
Answer: D (arrest those belonging to the way.)
Saul took letters from the High Priest so that he could bring any belonging to the Way bound to Jerusalem (Acts 9:1–2).
Peter was criticized by the circumcision party in Jerusalem because he
Answer: C (ate with the Gentiles)
The circumcision party said to Peter, 'Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?' (Acts 11:2–3).
Who prophesied a great famine over all the world at Antioch?
Answer: A (Agabus)
Agabus, a prophet from Jerusalem, foretold by the Spirit a great famine, which came in the days of Claudius (Acts 11:27–28).
While Peter was still speaking this, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. Where did this happen?
Answer: B (Caesarea)
The Holy Spirit fell on Cornelius and his household while Peter was preaching in Cornelius' house at Caesarea (Acts 10:24, 44).
'Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him, and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul'. Who was the man cast out of the city?
Answer: D (Stephen.)
This describes the stoning of Stephen, the first Christian martyr (Acts 7:58).