A Bible Quiz: Just for Fun!
I have written a quiz to test your knowledge of the Bible. Choose the right answer(s) from the list below each question, and then read the Biblical reference to confirm your answer. You might enjoy taking the test. It's just for fun. But the Biblical references contain some serious lessons.
Billy Long
Gideon was…
1. A man who left Bibles in all the motels of Israel.
2. One of the judges who delivered Israel from the Midianites.
3. One of the neighboring kingdoms and a faithful ally of Israel.
Judges 6: 11-16
Lazarus was…
1. The city where Jesus lived.
2. A friend of Jesus who was raised from the dead.
3. A prophet who prophesied of Jesus’ birth.
John 11: 11-15, 12:1
The Apostle Paul was sent to…
1. North Dakota
2. The Gentiles
3. Jerusalem
4. Summer Camp
Acts 9:15;
While Peter was preaching in Cornelius’ household…
1. Everyone in the house mocked him.
2. Everyone in the house was filled with the Holy Spirit.
3. His sermon lasted so long a little boy fell asleep and fell out the window.
Acts 10:44-48
When the Lame man at the temple gate asked for alms...
1. Peter took up a special offering for him.
2. Peter and John healed the man.
3. Peter rebuked the man for turning God’s house into a den of thieves.
Acts 3: 1-9
When Stephen preached to the elders, scribes, and Sanhedrin council…
1. He was preaching a trial sermon so they could vote whether or not to hire him as the pastor of their church.
2. 5000 people were saved and baptized.
3. The people stoned him to death..
4. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 7:51-60
Jonah was in the belly of the whale…
1. 40 days and 40 nights.
2. 3 days
3. Four score and seven years
4. No one knows the time or the hour
Jonah 1: 17
Ananias and Sapphira were…
1. Characters on a TV sit-com
2. The high priest and his wife
3. A husband and wife who lied to the apostles and dropped dead.
4. Gem stones that were popular in Israel
Acts 5: 1-14
Which two sentences are in the Bible?
1. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
2. Little children keep yourselves from idols.
3. Whatever a man sows, that will he also reap.
4. It takes one to know one.
1 John 5: 21; Galatians 6: 7
Joseph and Mary went to Egypt because…
1. They wanted to visit with Moses.
2. They were warned by God to flee King Herod who wanted to kill the baby Jesus.
3. Egypt was a favorite summer vacation spot.
4. They went there to be taxed according to the Caesar’s command.
Matthew 2: 13
Which of the following is NOT in the list of miracles performed by Jesus?
1. He walked on water.
2. He healed the sick and raised the dead.
3. He turned stones into bread.
4. He multiplied fish and bread.
Matthew 4: 1-4
Which three of the following were NOT among the original 12 disciples?
1. Peter
2. Andrew
3. John
4. Larry
5. LeRoy
6. Barnabas
Matthew 10: 1-8
Which of the following books is NOT in the NewTestament?
1. Philemon
2. Titus
3. Hebrews
4. Gone with the Wind
What was Jezreel?
1. A Hebrew folk dance
2. A city in Israel
3. Ahab’s domineering and idolatrous wife.
1 Kings 21: 1
Sodom and Gomorrah were…
1. A wicked husband and wife who were turned into pillars of salt.
2. A famous brother and sister band who sang in the temple.
3. Cities that were destroyed because their wickedness was so great.
Genesis 18-19
Moses’ brother and sister were…
1. Aaron and Hur
2. Sharon and Hem
3. Aaron and Miriam
4. Todd and Luretha
5. Acquila and Priscilla
Numbers 12: 1-16
Balaam was…
1. A donkey who spoke English
2. A donkey who spoke to a man
3. A man who tried to curse Israel for money and was rebuked by a donkey.
Numbers 22-25
Jethro was…
1. Uncle Jed’s nephew
2. Moses’ father-in-law
3. Half of the singing group “Homer and Jethro.”
Exodus 18:1
Billy Long
Gideon was…
1. A man who left Bibles in all the motels of Israel.
2. One of the judges who delivered Israel from the Midianites.
3. One of the neighboring kingdoms and a faithful ally of Israel.
Judges 6: 11-16
Lazarus was…
1. The city where Jesus lived.
2. A friend of Jesus who was raised from the dead.
3. A prophet who prophesied of Jesus’ birth.
John 11: 11-15, 12:1
The Apostle Paul was sent to…
1. North Dakota
2. The Gentiles
3. Jerusalem
4. Summer Camp
Acts 9:15;
While Peter was preaching in Cornelius’ household…
1. Everyone in the house mocked him.
2. Everyone in the house was filled with the Holy Spirit.
3. His sermon lasted so long a little boy fell asleep and fell out the window.
Acts 10:44-48
When the Lame man at the temple gate asked for alms...
1. Peter took up a special offering for him.
2. Peter and John healed the man.
3. Peter rebuked the man for turning God’s house into a den of thieves.
Acts 3: 1-9
When Stephen preached to the elders, scribes, and Sanhedrin council…
1. He was preaching a trial sermon so they could vote whether or not to hire him as the pastor of their church.
2. 5000 people were saved and baptized.
3. The people stoned him to death..
4. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 7:51-60
Jonah was in the belly of the whale…
1. 40 days and 40 nights.
2. 3 days
3. Four score and seven years
4. No one knows the time or the hour
Jonah 1: 17
Ananias and Sapphira were…
1. Characters on a TV sit-com
2. The high priest and his wife
3. A husband and wife who lied to the apostles and dropped dead.
4. Gem stones that were popular in Israel
Acts 5: 1-14
Which two sentences are in the Bible?
1. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
2. Little children keep yourselves from idols.
3. Whatever a man sows, that will he also reap.
4. It takes one to know one.
1 John 5: 21; Galatians 6: 7
Joseph and Mary went to Egypt because…
1. They wanted to visit with Moses.
2. They were warned by God to flee King Herod who wanted to kill the baby Jesus.
3. Egypt was a favorite summer vacation spot.
4. They went there to be taxed according to the Caesar’s command.
Matthew 2: 13
Which of the following is NOT in the list of miracles performed by Jesus?
1. He walked on water.
2. He healed the sick and raised the dead.
3. He turned stones into bread.
4. He multiplied fish and bread.
Matthew 4: 1-4
Which three of the following were NOT among the original 12 disciples?
1. Peter
2. Andrew
3. John
4. Larry
5. LeRoy
6. Barnabas
Matthew 10: 1-8
Which of the following books is NOT in the NewTestament?
1. Philemon
2. Titus
3. Hebrews
4. Gone with the Wind
What was Jezreel?
1. A Hebrew folk dance
2. A city in Israel
3. Ahab’s domineering and idolatrous wife.
1 Kings 21: 1
Sodom and Gomorrah were…
1. A wicked husband and wife who were turned into pillars of salt.
2. A famous brother and sister band who sang in the temple.
3. Cities that were destroyed because their wickedness was so great.
Genesis 18-19
Moses’ brother and sister were…
1. Aaron and Hur
2. Sharon and Hem
3. Aaron and Miriam
4. Todd and Luretha
5. Acquila and Priscilla
Numbers 12: 1-16
Balaam was…
1. A donkey who spoke English
2. A donkey who spoke to a man
3. A man who tried to curse Israel for money and was rebuked by a donkey.
Numbers 22-25
Jethro was…
1. Uncle Jed’s nephew
2. Moses’ father-in-law
3. Half of the singing group “Homer and Jethro.”
Exodus 18:1
Comments
The Apostle Paul was sent to…
1. North Dakota
2. The Gentiles
3. Jerusalem
4. Summer Camp
Acts 9:15;
This could have two answers: Of course, the best is the Gentiles since that was the distinctive mark of his ministry. But 3 years, and again 14 years, after his conversion, Paul went to Jerusalem, first to meet with Peter, then again with Barnabas and Titus. Gal. 1: 18-19; 2: 1 -2 Note that in the latter reference he says, “I went there because God revealed to me that I should go.” I would call that “sent.”
-Lowell