Bible Quiz 1 Flashcards
How many books are in the Old Testament
39
How many books of law are in the Old Testament
5
How many books of history are in the Old Testament
12
How many books of poetry are in the Old Testament
5
How many major prophets are in the Old Testament
5
How many minor prophets are in the Old Testament
12
Approximately, how many writers wrote the Old Testament
32
What was the language of the Old Testament
Hebrew & Aramaic
What is the language of the New Testament
Greek
What is the meaning of the word, “Bible”
Book of Books
What is the meaning of Genesis
Beginning
What is the meaning of Exodus
Depart
How many days did God use in creating the world
(Gen 1) 6
What did God do on the seventh day
(Gen 2:2) Ceased from working
What was created on the first day
(Gen 1:4-5) Light
What was created on the second day
(Gen 1:7-8) Separated the waters
What was created on the third day
(Gen 1:9-10) Plant Life
What was created on the fourth day
(Gen 1:16-18) Sun, Moon, & Stars
What was created on the fifth day
( Gen 1:20-21) Sea Creatures & Birds
What was created on the sixth day
(Gen 1:24-27) Land Animals & Man
What was man’s first paradise
(Gen 2:8) The Garden of Eden
Who was the first man
(Gen 2:19) Adam
Who was the first woman
(Gen 3:20) Eve
What was the name of Adam & Eve’s oldest son
(Gen 4:1) Cain
What was the name of Adam & Eve’s third son
(Gen 4:25) Seth
What lie did the Devil tell Eve
(Gen 3:4) You will not die and you will be like God
Why did Cain kill Abel
(Gen 4:3-5) Jealous over his sacrifice
What did Enoch do for three hundred years
(Gen 5:24) Walked with God
Who was the oldest man who ever lived
(Gen 5:27) Methuselah
Who was the grandfather of Noah
(Gen 5:26,30) Methuselah
How old was Noah when the flood came
(Gen 7:6) 600 years old
Why did God spare Noah
(Gen 6:8-9; 7:1) He found grace in the eyes of the Lord
How many people were saved on the ark
(Gen 6:10,18) 8
What was the sign that God would never flood the world again
A rainbow
Who were the three sons of Noah
(Gen 5:32) Shem, Ham & Japheth
What was the first thing Noah did when he got off the ark
(Gen 8:20) Sacrificed to God
Who was the man with patience
(James 5:11) Job
Who was the “father of the faithful
(Gen 12) Abraham
Who were the sons of Jacob
(Gen 35:16-29) Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, Benjamin
Who was the man after God’s own heart
(1 Sam 13:14) David
Why was the tower of Babel built
(Gen 11:4) To make a name for themselves
What does “Babel” mean
(Gen 11:9) Confusion
What significant event took place at the tower of Babel
(Gen 11:9) The rise of different languages
Who was Abraham’s father
(Gen 11:26) Terah
How old was Abraham when God promised him descendants
(Gen 11:4) 75
Who was Abraham’s wife
(Gen 17:15) Sarah
To whom did Abraham lie about his relationship with Sarah
(Gen 20:2) Abimelech
Who was Abraham’s nephew
(Gen 12:5) Lot
Why did Abraham and Lot go their separate ways
(Gen 13:7 There was strife between their herdsmen)
Where did Lot “pitch his tent”?
(Gen 13:2) Toward Sodom
What happened to Lot’s wife
(Gen 19:26) Turned into a pillar of salt
Who was Abraham and Sarah’s son
(Gen 21:3) Isaac
What was the name of Sarah’s handmaid
(Gen 16:1) Hagar
What was the name of Abraham and Hagar’s son
(Gen 16:15) Ishmael
How old was Abraham when Isaac was born
(Gen 21:5) 100
How old was Sarah when Isaac was born
(Gen 17:17) 90
What did Sarah do when she heard she would have a child
(Ge 18:12) Laughed
How many angels visited Lot at Sodom
(Gen 19:1) 2
Why was Lot’s wife turned into a pillar of salt
(Gen 19:26) She looked back
Who did Isaac marry
(Gen 24:15) Rebekah
How old was Abraham when he died
(Gen 25:7) 175
Who were the two sons of Isaac and Rebekah
(Gen 25:25-26) Jacob & Esau
Who sold his birthright for a bowl of soup
(Gen 25:31-34) Esau
Who was Rebekah’s favorite child
(Gen 25:28) Jacob
How did Jacob deceive his blind father, Isaac
(Gen 27:16 Put goat skin on his hands and neck)
Who was Jacob’s father-in-law
(Gen 29:10) Laban
How many total years did Jacob have to work to marry Rachel
(Gen 29:18,27) 14
Who did Jacob wrestle with all night long
An angel
How did the wrestling match come to an end
(Gen 32:25) Jacob’s hip was dislocated
How many children did Jacob have
(Gen 29:32-30:24; 35:18-19) 13
What was Jacob’s daughter’s name
(Gen 30:21) Dinah
Who was Jacob’s youngest son
(Gen 35:18) Benjamin
Which of Joseph’s brothers wanted to throw him in a pit
(Gen 37:21-22) Reuben
Which of Joseph’s brothers wanted to sell him into slavery
(Gen 37:26-27) Judah
Whose wife tried to seduce Joseph
(Gen 39:7) Potiphar
What man was known for his dreams
(Gen 37:19) Joseph
What happened in Pharaoh’s dream
(Gen 41:2-3) Skinny cows ate the fat cows
Who were Moses’ mother and father
(Ex 6:20) Amram & Jocobed
How did Moses’ mother save him
(Ex 2:3) Put him in a basket in the bulrushes
Who pulled Moses from the water and adopted him
(Ex 2:5-6) Pharaoh’s daughter
Who was Moses told to say sent him to deliver the children of Israel
(Ex 6:6) I AM
What were the plagues on Egypt
(Ex 7-11 Water to blood, frogs, lice, flies, disease on beasts, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of the firstborn,
The ten commandments were received on what mountain
(Ex 19:2) Sinai
What were the ten commandments
(Ex 20:3-17) No other Gods. No graven images. Don’t take the Lord’s name in vain. Remember the Sabbath Day. Honor father and mother. Do not murder. Do not commit adultery. Do not steal. Do not bear false witness. Do not covet.
What piece of furniture was in the most Holy Place
(Ex 25:10) The Ark of the Covenant
Who was the first High Priest of Israel
(Ex 28:1) Aaron
From what tribe did Jesus come
(Gen 49:10) Judah
From what tribe did the priest come
(Deut 21:5) Levi
What two sons of Aaron were killed by God
(Lev 10:2) Nadab & Abihu
Who took over the leadership of Israel after the death of Moses
(Josh 1:1-3) Joshua
Who was the prophet spoken to by a donkey
(Num 22:30) Balaam
How many cities of refuge were there
(Num 35:13) 6
What two spies brought back a good report after spying out the land
(Num 13:30) Joshua & Caleb
Who hid the spies in Jericho
(Josh 2:3) Rahab
What river did the Israelites cross to enter the Promised land
(Josh 4:1) Jordan
Why was Moses not allowed to enter the promised land
(Num 20:11-12) He struck the rock
At what city was Israel defeated
(Josh 7:4-5) Ai
Who were Anakim
(Deut 2:11) Giants
Who was the only woman Judge
(Judges 4:4) Deborah
What judge stabbed a very fat king named Eglon
(Judges 3:16-22) Ehud
What judge defeated the enemy with three hundred men
(Judges 7:7) Gideon
Who nailed Sisera’s head to the ground
(Judges 4:21) Jael
What judge was known for his long hair
(Judges 13:5, 24) Samson
What judge was known for making a rash vow
(Judges 11:30-31) Jephthah
What judge was known for raising a great prophet
(1Sam 1) Eli
Who was Ruth’s mother-in-law
(Ruth 1:22) Naomi
Who did Ruth marry after her first husband died
(Ruth 4:13) Boaz
What was the name of Samuel’s mother
(1 Sam 1:20) Hannah
Who was the first king of Israel
(1Sam 11:15) Saul
Who was the second king of Israel
(2 Sam 2:4) David
Who was the third king of Israel
(1Kings 1:39) Solomon
What was the name of the giant that David killed
(1 Sam 17:50) Goliath
What was the name of the giant that almost killed David
(2 Sam 21:16) Ishbibenob
Who was known as being David’s close friend
(1 Sam 18:1) Jonathan
What king of Israel repeatedly attempted to kill David
(1 Sam 18:11) Saul
What man was struck dead for touching the ark of the covenant
(2 Sam 6:6-7) Uzzah
What was the name of Solomon’s mother
(1 Kings 1:11) Bathsheba
What did Solomon build for the Lord
(1 Kings 6:1) Temple
What prophet confronted David with his sin of adultery
(2 Sam 12::7) Nathan
What son of David led a rebellion against him
(2 Sam 15:7-12) Absalom
How did Absalom die
(2 Sam 18:10) Hair caught in a tree, then stabbed
Who was the first king of Northern Israel
(1Kings 11:31) Jereboam
Who was the first king of Southern Israel
(1 Kings 11:43) Rehoboam
Northern Israel consisted of how many tribes
(1 Kings 11:31) 10
Southern Israel consisted of how many tribes
(1 Kings 12:23) 2
What nation took Northern Israel captive
(2 Kings 16:6) Assyria
What nation took Southern Israel captive
Babylon
How long was the captivity of the Southern kingdom to last
(1 Chron 36:20-21) 70 years
Why was David not allowed to build the temple
(1 Kings 5:3) He was a man of war
Who built the first temple in Israel
(2 Chron 6:1-10) Solomon
Who killed a man because this person’s spouse wanted his vineyard
(1 Kings 21:15) Jezebel
What prophet stood by himself in opposition to prophets of Baal
(1 Kings 18:19-22) Elijah
What king accused Elijah of being a trouble maker
(1 Kings 18:17) Ahab
Who was known as the wicked queen
(1 Kings 18:4) Jezebel
What prophet was hated because he never prophesied good things
(1Kings 22:8) Macaiah
What man was killed for his vineyard
(1 Kings 21:18-19) Naboth
Who was taken to heaven in a whirlwind
(2 Kings 2) Elijah
Who parted the water by striking it with his mantle
(2 Kings 2:8) Elijah
What request did Elisha make of Elijah
(2 Kings 2:9) A double portion of Elijah’s spirit
What man was told to dip seven times in the Jordan River
(1 Kings 5:10-11) Naaman River
What dying king was granted fifteen more years of life
(2 Kings 20:1-6) Hezekiah
What queen traveled many miles to visit King Solomon
(1 Kings 10:1) Sheba
What man asked for wisdom rather than wealth
(1 Kings 3:5-9) Solomon
What priest led a spiritual revival after being in captivity for seventy years
(Ezra 7:6,10) Ezra
Who was a cup-bearer for King Artaxerxes
(Neh 1:1;2:1) Nehemiah
What relation was Esther to Mordecai
(Esther 2:7) Cousin
What queen was replaced because she would not dance before drunken men
(Esther 1:12) Vashti
What man hated Mordecai
(Esther 3:5) Haman
What feast was instituted in the book of Esther
(Esther 9:28) Purim
Who was told to curse God and die
(Job 2:9) Job
What great beast was described as having a tail like a cedar tree
(Job 40:15-17) Behemoth
Who was the wise man in the Old Testament
(1 Kings 4:29) Solomon
Who was the meekest man on the Earth
(Numbers 12:3) Moses
What is the whole duty of man
(Ecc 12:13) Fear God and keep his commandments
Who set fire to three hundred foxes tails
(Judges 15:4) Samson
Who had three hundred concubines
(1 Kings 11:3) Solomon
Who inherited Elijah’s mantle
(2 Kings 2:12-14) Elisha
What prophet was a hairy man and wore a leather belt
(2 Kings 1:8) Elijah
What woman made her son a coat every year
(1 Samuel 2:19) Hannah
Who used a shoe as proof of a binding contract
(Ruth 4:7-9) Boaz
Who was hanged on a gallows prepared for another
(Esther 7:9) Haman
Who fell off his seat and broke his neck
(1 Sam 4:18) Eli
What blind man killed three thousand people
(Judges 16:27-30) Samson
Who told a riddle about a lion
(Judges 14:12-18) Samson
Who prayed inside a fish
(Jonah 2:1) Jonah
Who cut his hair once a year
(2 Sam 14:25-26) Samson
What woman, in silent prayer, was thought by a priest to be intoxicated
(1 Sam 1:13) Hannah
What was Daniel’s other name
(Dan 1:7) Belteshazar
Who was thrown into a lion’s den
(Daniel 6:13,16) Daniel
Who prayed for rain to cease and it didn’t rain for three years
(1 Kings 17:1) Elijah
What prophet was fed by birds
(1 Kings 17:1,4) Elijah
Who was swallowed by a great fish
(Jonah 1) Jonah
Who was known as a mighty hunter
(Gen 10:9) Nimrod
How old was Methuselah when he died
(Gen 5:27) 969
How old was Adam when he died
(Gen 5:5) 930
Who said, “Here Am I, send me.”
(Is 6:6-7) Isaiah
Who sat under a tree and prayed to die
(Jonah 4:3) Jonah
Of what material was Noah’s ark made
(Gen 6:14) Gopher Wood
Who rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem
(Neh 1:1, 4;6) Nehemiah
From what nation was Goliath
(1Sam 17:4) Philistines
Who said, “Speak Lord, your servant hears.”
(1 Sam 3:9) Samuel
Who said, “I know my redeemer lives.”
(Job 19:25) Job
What two men made two golden calves for Israel to worship
(2 Kings 10:29) Aaron & Jereboam
Who was Vashti’s husband
(Esther 1:9) Ahasuerus
Who were thrown in the fiery furnace
(Daniel 3:20) Shadrach, Meshach, Abed-Nego
What was Moses’ sister’s name
(Number 26:59) Miriam
Whose coat was dipped in blood
(Gen 37:31) Joseph
What woman was paid for nursing her own child
(Ex 2:9; 6:20) Jocobed
Who was Moses’ wife
(Ex 2:21) Zipporah
Why were Nadab and Abihu consumed by fire
(Lev 10:1) Offered strange fire
Upon which mountain did Moses die
(Deut 32:48-50) Mt Nebo
Who was the weeping prophet
(Author of Jeremiah & Lamentations) Jeremiah
What prophet was thrown in a muddy well and left for dead
(Jer 38:6) Jeremiah
Who said, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
(Josh 24:2,15) Joshua
Who scraped his scores with a broken piece of pottery
(Job 2:7-8) Job
What prophet asked the question, “Can two walk together except they be agreed?”
(Amos 3:3) Amos
Who was the King of Babylon
(2 Kings 24:1) Nebuchadnezzar
What king ate grass like an ox
(Dan 4:33) Nebuchadnezzar
Who was told to marry a prostitute
(Hoses 1:2) Hosea
Through what prophet did the Lord say, “Ask for the old paths”
(Jer 6:16) Jeremiah
