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  1. For how many pieces of silver did Joseph's brothers sell him?

    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 30
    • D. 50
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    20 · Genesis 37:28

  2. How many years in total did Jacob work so he could marry Rachel?

    • A. 7
    • B. 10
    • C. 14
    • D. 20
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    14 · Genesis 29:18-30
    Seven years, then Laban tricked him and he worked seven more.

  3. Which prophet confronted King David about his sin with Bathsheba?

    • A. Samuel
    • B. Nathan
    • C. Gad
    • D. Elijah
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    Nathan · 2 Samuel 12:1-7

  4. Which king saw a hand writing on the wall?

    • A. Nebuchadnezzar
    • B. Belshazzar
    • C. Darius
    • D. Cyrus
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    Belshazzar · Daniel 5:1-5

  5. Who was chosen to replace Judas as an apostle?

    • A. Matthias
    • B. Barnabas
    • C. Mark
    • D. Silas
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    Matthias · Acts 1:23-26

  6. Peter raised a kind woman called Tabitha from the dead. What was her other name?

    • A. Lydia
    • B. Dorcas
    • C. Phoebe
    • D. Priscilla
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    Dorcas · Acts 9:36-41

  7. After his vision of a sheet full of animals, Peter visited the house of which Roman centurion?

    • A. Cornelius
    • B. Julius
    • C. Claudius
    • D. Lysias
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    Cornelius · Acts 10:1-28

  8. Where were the disciples first called "Christians"?

    • A. Jerusalem
    • B. Rome
    • C. Antioch
    • D. Corinth
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    Antioch · Acts 11:26

  9. An angel freed Peter from prison. Which servant girl was so excited she forgot to open the door?

    • A. Rhoda
    • B. Lydia
    • C. Mary
    • D. Phoebe
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    Rhoda · Acts 12:13-14

  10. Which seller of purple cloth believed Paul's message in Philippi?

    • A. Lydia
    • B. Dorcas
    • C. Priscilla
    • D. Rhoda
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    Lydia · Acts 16:14

  11. Paul and Silas sang hymns at midnight in prison in which city?

    • A. Philippi
    • B. Ephesus
    • C. Athens
    • D. Thessalonica
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    Philippi · Acts 16:12, 25

  12. Which young man fell asleep and fell out of a window while Paul was preaching?

    • A. Eutychus
    • B. Onesimus
    • C. Timothy
    • D. Tychicus
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    Eutychus · Acts 20:9-10

  13. On which island was Paul shipwrecked?

    • A. Cyprus
    • B. Crete
    • C. Malta
    • D. Patmos
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    Malta · Acts 28:1

  14. Matthew, Mark and Luke are often called the "Synoptic Gospels".

    True or false?

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    True · Matthew, Mark and Luke share many of the same accounts

  15. Which is the longest chapter in the Bible?

    • A. Psalm 23
    • B. Psalm 119
    • C. Isaiah 53
    • D. Genesis 1
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    Psalm 119 · Psalm 119 has 176 verses

  16. What is the shortest book in the Old Testament?

    • A. Jonah
    • B. Obadiah
    • C. Ruth
    • D. Haggai
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    Obadiah · Obadiah has just 21 verses

  17. "Be still, and know that I am God." Where is this verse?

    • A. Psalm 46:10
    • B. Isaiah 41:10
    • C. Exodus 14:14
    • D. Psalm 121:1
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    Psalm 46:10 · Psalm 46:10

  18. The book of Esther never directly mentions the name of God.

    True or false?

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    True · Esther 1–10

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