From Genesis to Jesus, the Bible is full of historical content, spiritual guidance, and redemptive stories. Made up of 66 books, there’s a lot of information packed in there with lots to learn. Many religious people and other lovers of knowledge have dedicated tons of time to reading, re-reading, studying, and analyzing the Bible, so there are plenty of people who might think they can nail this Bible quiz.
Whether you grew up in religious schools or have recently jumped into this massive text, these Bible trivia questions and answers can be a hoot for you. What is the oldest book in the Bible, and where was Jesus born? Which verse is the shortest, and who was the first person to see Jesus after his resurrection? Flex your spiritual muscles with this fun and challenging quiz.
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The author of which letter addresses the letter ‘to the chosen lady and her children’?
1 Peter
2 John
2 Peter
1John
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance on them’.
Ezekiel 25
Leviticus 19
Revelation 13
2 Samuel 19
Which organization is responsible for placing bibles in hotel rooms?
Goddens
Giddens
Gideons
Gooduns
When asked where this person had been, who gave this reply? ‘From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.’
Jesus
Moses
Adam
Satan
English translations of the Bible were in existence before the advent of the King James Bible. On which Bible is the King James version mostly based?
The Bishop’s Bible
The Geneva Bible
The Douay Bible
The Great Bible
No, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.’ Who said that?
John
Andrew
James
Peter
Even though one of the meanings of my name is ‘rest’, I probably didn’t get much rest while spending some time afloat. Who am I?
Goliath
Ezekiel
Rahab
Noah
Which book of the Bible is this from? ‘They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.’
James
Jude
1 John
2 Peter
Which cities were destroyed in the bible?
Sodda and Grim
Sodom and Gomorrah
Soda and Gorman
Sordin and Gommbo
Name the man who desperately questioned God with this query: ‘What shall I do with this people? They be almost ready to stone me.’
Elijah
Paul
Ezekiel
Moses
Who preached the first sermon on the Day of Pentecost?
James
Paul
John
Peter
The bible’s first martyr was who?
Stephanie
Stevo
Stephen
Stevie Boy
I looked, and behold, an ashen horse; and he who sat on it had the name Death; and Hades was following with him.’
1 Kings 17
Revelation 6
Ezekiel 48
Jude 1
What profession did the man who spoke these words have? ‘Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.’
Priest
Criminal
Tent Maker
Beggar
What is the first book of the Bible?
Paul
Exodus
Genesis
Revelation
An elderly woman talking to her pregnant cousin said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear.’
Martha
Hannah
Anna, the prophetess
Elizabeth
The land promised to Abram (Abraham) was compassed by two rivers. One was the river of Egypt or the Nile river. What is the name of the other?
Jordan
Euphrates
Tigris
Gihon
Am I my brother’s keeper?’ was said by whom?
Cain
Moses
David
Esau
Which man asked, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?’
Matthew
Thomas
Nicodemus
Joseph of Arimathea
How many soldiers were in the cell with Peter?
0
22
33
2
The modern-day version of this cliche reads, ‘What goes around, comes around.’ Do you know which of the below-mentioned texts is the Bible version?
Galatians 6:7
Jeremiah 29:13
Revelation 14:12
Daniel 4:37
Who ordered the beheading of John the Baptist?
King Harry
King Harold
King Henry
King Herod
In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?
Ten
Forty
Sixty
Twenty
A wicked one talking to a holy one promised, ‘All this I will give you if you will bow down and worship me.’
The serpent
The devil
Judas Iscariot
A troll
Where is this quote from in the bible? ‘A time to kill and a time to heal; A time to tear down and a time to build up.’
Nehemiah 4
Micah 5
Jonah 2
Ecclesiastes 3
In the Bible, where was Jesus baptised by John the Baptist?
River Jordan
River Tigris
Sea of Galilee
Dead Sea
I press toward the _____ for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.’
Car
Mark
Goal
Finish
In which book of the Bible (New International Version) is this verse found? ‘Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.’
Both of these
Psalms
1 Chronicles
Neither of these
Which of the following cities was not located in the region of Galilee?
Cana
Capernaum
Hebron
Tiberias
Which of the following animals was NOT mentioned as one of the plagues in Egypt?
Bees
Frogs
Flies
Locusts
Paul wrote ‘Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak’. To whom did he write these words?
Timothy
The Romans
The Corinthians
The Philippians
Abi + coarse tobacco = King David’s concubine.
Abigail
Abishag
Abijeh
Abishah
Who discovered Jesus was missing from the tomb on the third day after He had been buried?
Mary Magdalene
Peter
John
The angel
Which of the following talks primarily about ‘blessed’ people?
The Beatitudes
The Romans Road
The Minor Prophets
The fruit of the Spirit
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.’ Can you name this book?
Numbers
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
Exodus
According to Revelation 20, what is the final destination of Satan?
Abyss
Hell
The local library
The lake of fire
Who said: ‘How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?’?
Ahab
Joseph
Balaam
Daniel
Who was the father of Saul?
Kish
Jesse
Dodo
Jonathan
Which prophet saw a valley of bones come alive again?
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Elijah
Jeremiah
According to the Bible, what was the name of the prisoner released as Jesus was sentenced to crucifixion?
Judas
Pilate
Barabbas
Herod
How many books are there in the Old Testament?
17
27
37
7
The world and its _____ pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.’ 1 John 2:17
Folly
Lust
People
Desires
Who wrote that ‘one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.’?
Paul
Solomon
Peter
Isaiah
According to the Bible, which Moabitess married Boaz in Jerusalem and had two sons, Jesse and David?
Jezebel
Ruth
Mary
Naomi
Which of these phrases does NOT come from the Bible?
Needle in a haystack
When hell freezes over
By the skin of your teeth
Sour grapes
According to Hebrews 11, what physical positiion did Jacob take when he was worshipping God?
He lifted his hands
He fell on his face before God
He knelt in prayer
He leant upon his staff
Whose name means ‘child of great joy?’
Benjamin
Agrippa
Jacob
Abigail
The woman at the side of King David was who?
Bathtime
Bathima
Bathsheba
Bathmat
Which of these books of the Bible tells of the events of the first Easter?
Esther
Matthew
Job
Nehemiah
Who said, ‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word’?
Martha
Mary Magdalene
Mary -Jesus’ mother
Mary – Lazarus’ sister
Who did Jesus raise from the dead?
Lazarus
Lazerax
Lasterix
Laszlo
Who murdered his brother Abel?
Christ
Carl
Cain
Charlie
Who lamented: ‘Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?’
Saul
The Children of Israel
Moses
Joshua
Where was the original home of Adam and Eve in the beginning?
Garden of Eden
Promised Land
Divine Sanctuary
Eden’s Haven
In the bible which star shone above the stable when Jesus was born?
Star of Joseph
Star of Isaac
Star of Daniel
Star of David
Surely _____ and loving kindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Goodness
Joy
Peace
Patience
Which of the following is a book of poetry?
Exodus
Ecclesiastes
Mark
Jeremiah
In what year was the King James version of the Bible first published?
1642
1666
1611
1610
For how long did it rain continuously during Noah’s time on the ark?
7 days and nights
20 days and nights
40 days and nights
60 days and nights
Early Christians were sometimes known as ‘Those of the _____’. What word that signifies purification goes in the blank?
Consecration
Celebration
Excommunication
Circumcision
In the Bible story of David and Goliath, how many stones did David have?
1
7
5
3
In the Bible, in 1 Kings 7, what value is given as an approximation for pi?
40381
3.2
40449
3
Complete the saying in the bible, ‘Jesus _____’
Talked
Ran
Wept
Preached
Where in the Bible is this verse found? ”There is no peace,’ says my God, ‘for the wicked.”
Jeremiah
Isaiah
Psalm
Hosea
Which religion emerged from the Bible Student movement, founded in 1872 by Charles Taze Russell:
Quakers
Baha´i
Jehovah´s Witness
Mormons
Which domestic animal is not mentioned in the bible?
Hamster
Cat
Rabbit
Dog
Can all of these cliches be found in the Holy Bible? ‘Who bewitched you?’ ‘Money answers everything.’ ‘Skin for skin!’ ‘Woe to lawyers!’
Yes
No
Who was told not to prophesy at Bethel?
Hosea
Micah
Haggai
Amos
What type of tree did Jesus make wither for not bearing fruit?
Orange
Apple
Pear
Fig
How many languages has the bible been translated into?
1000
1200
12000
5000
In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), the lord of the house entrusted talents to his three servants. How many total talents did he give the three?
7
10
5
8
who is the patron saint of travellers?
Francis
William
Stephen
Christopher
Complete this saying in the Bible, ‘I can do all _____ through Christ which strengtheneth me.’
Learning
Reading
Things
Teaching
Which of the following talks about your thoughts?
Romans 5:8
Philippians 4:8
Romans 12:17
Romans 3:23
What type of plant did God provide for Jonah to sit under after he left the city of Nineveh?
A bamboo
A gourd
A cactus
A sunflower
The Lord is my _____ I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures…’ Psalm 23:1
Leader
Comforter
Shepherd
Provider
The story of the rich and poor man, Dives and Lazarus, is told in which book of the Bible?
Proverbs
Revelation
St Luke’s Gospel
Acts of the Apostles
In which book of the Bible is this verse found? ‘The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.’
Philemon
2 Timothy
Hebrews
John
How many rivers flowed out of Eden?
2
4
5
6
According to the Bible, where was Jesus born?
Jerusalem
Jericho
Bethlehem
What is the Hebrew word for ‘place of the skull’?
Golgotha
Gethsemane
Calvary
Jerusalem
Pontius Pilate did what in an attempt to show he wasn’t responsible for Christ’s death?
Came Up With an Alibi
Placed a newspaper Ad
Washed his Handed
Denied It
Which of the following people is not related to Jesus?
Asa
Obed
Joshua
Jehoshaphat
Which story in the Bible explains the variety of human languages?
Tower of Babel
Noah’s Flood
David and Goliath
Walls of Jericho
According to the Bible, who was the first murder victim?
Eve
Moses
Abel
Noah
What was the name of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in the Holy Book Injeel (Bible)?
Maa’rka
Muhammad
Muzammil
Faarqalid
Which of these books of the Bible is in the New Testament?
Numbers
Ecclesiastes
Hebrews
Psalms
Who was the father of James and John (the disciples of Jesus)?
Zechariah
Zephaniah
Zedekiah
Zebedee
A dancing girl makes an unusual request of her host saying, ‘I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.’
The daughter of Herodias
Jezebel
Priscilla
The daughter of Jairus
Which heavenly being spoke these words? ‘Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.’
Gabriel
Jesus
God
Michael
The first book in the New Testament is what?
Egyptians
Greeks
Saxons
Romans
Which sport’s ‘bible’ is called ‘Wisden’?
Cricket
Rugby
Soccer
Tennis
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall _____, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Be mine forever
Never lose it
Live forever
Never perish
Which J in the bible had a coat of many colors?
Joseph
Joshua
Jeremiah
Jesus
Who said ‘I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord’?
Nahum
Abraham
Moses
John the Baptist
According to the Bible, Noah’s Ark came to rest on which mountain?
Scafell
K2
Matterhorn
Ararat
Who told his mother, ‘Didn’t you know I had to be about my Father’s business’?
Samson
Paul
Jesus
John the Baptist
In how many days did God create the world?
1
3
6
10
Complete this saying in the Bible, ‘I can do all things through Christ who _____ me.’ Phillipians 4:13
Leads
Strengthens
Teaches
Upholds
In which book of the Bible is this verse found? For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil?
Matthew
Colossians
Luke
1 Timothy
Which disciple was known as ‘doubting’?
Timothy
Tiberius
Tyler
Thomas
You can do better
Not bad
Great!
