69 Medium Bible trivia questions

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1. Where did Noah's ark come to rest?

   • A. Mount Sinai
   • B. The mountains of Ararat
   • C. Mount Carmel
   • D. Mount Zion
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   The mountains of Ararat · Genesis 8:4

2. What was Abraham's name before God changed it?

   • A. Abner
   • B. Abram
   • C. Abel
   • D. Absalom
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   Abram · Genesis 17:5

3. How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?

   • A. 75
   • B. 90
   • C. 100
   • D. 120
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   100 · Genesis 21:5

4. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for…

   • A. A coat of many colours
   • B. A bowl of stew
   • C. Thirty pieces of silver
   • D. A flock of goats
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   A bowl of stew · Genesis 25:29-34

5. What new name did God give Jacob?

   • A. Israel
   • B. Judah
   • C. Benjamin
   • D. Abraham
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   Israel · Genesis 32:28

6. In Pharaoh's dream, seven thin cows ate seven fat cows. What did Joseph say it meant?

   • A. Seven years of war
   • B. Seven years of plenty, then seven of famine
   • C. Seven plagues were coming
   • D. Seven new kings would rise
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   Seven years of plenty, then seven of famine · Genesis 41:25-30

7. Whom did Isaac marry?

   • A. Rachel
   • B. Leah
   • C. Rebekah
   • D. Miriam
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   Rebekah · Genesis 24:67

8. Who is recorded as living the longest, 969 years?

   • A. Adam
   • B. Noah
   • C. Methuselah
   • D. Enoch
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   Methuselah · Genesis 5:27

9. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham and Japheth.

   True or false?

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   True · Genesis 6:10

10. What was the first plague on Egypt?

    • A. Frogs
    • B. Water turned to blood
    • C. Locusts
    • D. Darkness
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    Water turned to blood · Exodus 7:20-21

11. Moses' sister was named Miriam.

    True or false?

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    True · Numbers 26:59

12. Whose donkey spoke to him?

    • A. Balaam
    • B. Gideon
    • C. Samson
    • D. Jonah
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    Balaam · Numbers 22:28

13. Who hid the two Israelite spies on her roof in Jericho?

    • A. Ruth
    • B. Deborah
    • C. Rahab
    • D. Esther
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    Rahab · Joshua 2:1-6

14. How many men did God let Gideon keep in his army?

    • A. 300
    • B. 1,000
    • C. 10,000
    • D. 32,000
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    300 · Judges 7:7

15. Which woman was a prophet and judge who led Israel?

    • A. Deborah
    • B. Delilah
    • C. Hannah
    • D. Miriam
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    Deborah · Judges 4:4

16. Who said, "Where you go I will go, and your people shall be my people"?

    • A. Naomi
    • B. Ruth
    • C. Orpah
    • D. Esther
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    Ruth · Ruth 1:16

17. Whom did Ruth marry?

    • A. Boaz
    • B. Obed
    • C. Jesse
    • D. Elimelech
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    Boaz · Ruth 4:13

18. Moses entered the Promised Land.

    True or false?

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    False · Deuteronomy 34:4-5
    God showed him the land from Mount Nebo, but he died before entering it.

19. As a boy, who heard God calling his name in the night?

    • A. David
    • B. Samuel
    • C. Joseph
    • D. Josiah
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    Samuel · 1 Samuel 3:4-10

20. Which prophet anointed young David as king?

    • A. Nathan
    • B. Elijah
    • C. Samuel
    • D. Isaiah
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    Samuel · 1 Samuel 16:13

21. Who was David's best friend, the son of King Saul?

    • A. Jonathan
    • B. Absalom
    • C. Joab
    • D. Abner
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    Jonathan · 1 Samuel 18:1-3

22. Which prophet was fed by ravens?

    • A. Elijah
    • B. Elisha
    • C. Jeremiah
    • D. Jonah
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    Elijah · 1 Kings 17:4-6

23. On which mountain did Elijah challenge the prophets of Baal?

    • A. Mount Sinai
    • B. Mount Carmel
    • C. Mount Hermon
    • D. Mount Moriah
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    Mount Carmel · 1 Kings 18:19-20

24. Which wicked queen was married to King Ahab?

    • A. Jezebel
    • B. Athaliah
    • C. Delilah
    • D. Vashti
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    Jezebel · 1 Kings 16:30-31

25. How was Elijah taken up to heaven?

    • A. On the wings of an eagle
    • B. In a whirlwind, with a chariot of fire
    • C. Up a ladder of angels
    • D. In a cloud of smoke
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    In a whirlwind, with a chariot of fire · 2 Kings 2:11

26. Who received a double portion of Elijah's spirit?

    • A. Elisha
    • B. Isaiah
    • C. Obadiah
    • D. Micah
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    Elisha · 2 Kings 2:9-15

27. Daniel stopped praying so he would not get in trouble.

    True or false?

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    False · Daniel 6:10
    He kept praying three times a day with his windows open toward Jerusalem.

28. How many men did the king see walking in the fiery furnace?

    • A. 2
    • B. 3
    • C. 4
    • D. 7
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    4 · Daniel 3:24-25

29. Who raised Esther as his own daughter?

    • A. Mordecai
    • B. Haman
    • C. Nehemiah
    • D. Ezra
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    Mordecai · Esther 2:7

30. Nehemiah led the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem.

    True or false?

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    True · Nehemiah 2:17-18; 6:15

31. Which prophet saw a vision of a valley of dry bones coming to life?

    • A. Isaiah
    • B. Ezekiel
    • C. Jeremiah
    • D. Amos
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    Ezekiel · Ezekiel 37:1-14

32. Which prophet wrote, "The virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel"?

    • A. Isaiah
    • B. Micah
    • C. Malachi
    • D. Hosea
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    Isaiah · Isaiah 7:14

33. Which of these was NOT a gift from the wise men?

    • A. Gold
    • B. Frankincense
    • C. Silver
    • D. Myrrh
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    Silver · Matthew 2:11

34. Jesus was 12 years old when his parents found him in the temple in Jerusalem.

    True or false?

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    True · Luke 2:42-46

35. Which Pharisee visited Jesus at night and heard he must be "born again"?

    • A. Nicodemus
    • B. Gamaliel
    • C. Caiaphas
    • D. Zacchaeus
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    Nicodemus · John 3:1-7

36. Jesus said the meek are blessed, "for they shall…"

    • A. See God
    • B. Inherit the earth
    • C. Be comforted
    • D. Be called children of God
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    Inherit the earth · Matthew 5:5

37. What kind of tree did Zacchaeus climb?

    • A. Oak
    • B. Sycamore
    • C. Olive
    • D. Palm
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    Sycamore · Luke 19:4

38. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the traveller was going down to which city?

    • A. Jericho
    • B. Bethany
    • C. Joppa
    • D. Samaria
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    Jericho · Luke 10:30

39. How many pieces of silver was Judas paid to betray Jesus?

    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 30
    • D. 40
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    30 · Matthew 26:15

40. In which garden did Jesus pray the night he was arrested?

    • A. Eden
    • B. Gethsemane
    • C. Bethany
    • D. Golgotha
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    Gethsemane · Matthew 26:36

41. Which prisoner did the crowd ask Pilate to release instead of Jesus?

    • A. Barabbas
    • B. Bartimaeus
    • C. Barnabas
    • D. Bartholomew
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    Barabbas · Matthew 27:20-21

42. Who was made to carry Jesus' cross?

    • A. Simon of Cyrene
    • B. Joseph of Arimathea
    • C. Barabbas
    • D. Simon Peter
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    Simon of Cyrene · Mark 15:21

43. What did the sign above Jesus on the cross call him?

    • A. The Lamb of God
    • B. The King of the Jews
    • C. The Son of David
    • D. The Prophet from Galilee
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    The King of the Jews · Matthew 27:37

44. Jesus was crucified between two soldiers.

    True or false?

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    False · Luke 23:32-33
    He was crucified between two criminals.

45. In John's Gospel, who is the first person to see the risen Jesus?

    • A. Peter
    • B. Mary Magdalene
    • C. Mary his mother
    • D. John
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    Mary Magdalene · John 20:14-16

46. For how many days did the risen Jesus appear to his disciples before ascending to heaven?

    • A. 3
    • B. 7
    • C. 40
    • D. 50
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    40 · Acts 1:3, 9

47. At Pentecost, what appeared to rest on each of the disciples?

    • A. Halos of light
    • B. Tongues of fire
    • C. White doves
    • D. Crowns of gold
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    Tongues of fire · Acts 2:1-4

48. Which couple lied about the money from selling their land?

    • A. Aquila and Priscilla
    • B. Ananias and Sapphira
    • C. Zechariah and Elizabeth
    • D. Felix and Drusilla
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    Ananias and Sapphira · Acts 5:1-10

49. Who was the first Christian martyr, stoned for his faith?

    • A. James
    • B. Stephen
    • C. Philip
    • D. Timothy
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    Stephen · Acts 7:59-60

50. Philip explained Isaiah to an official from which country?

    • A. Egypt
    • B. Ethiopia
    • C. Persia
    • D. Greece
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    Ethiopia · Acts 8:27-35

51. Paul was originally a fisherman from Galilee.

    True or false?

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    False · Acts 22:3; Philippians 3:5
    He was a Pharisee from Tarsus, trained under Gamaliel.

52. Who was Paul's partner on his first missionary journey?

    • A. Barnabas
    • B. Luke
    • C. Timothy
    • D. Titus
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    Barnabas · Acts 13:2-4

53. What was Paul's trade?

    • A. Fisherman
    • B. Carpenter
    • C. Tentmaker
    • D. Tax collector
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    Tentmaker · Acts 18:3

54. On which island was John when he received the visions in Revelation?

    • A. Malta
    • B. Patmos
    • C. Cyprus
    • D. Crete
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    Patmos · Revelation 1:9

55. How many books are in the Protestant Bible?

    • A. 39
    • B. 27
    • C. 66
    • D. 73
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    66 · 39 Old Testament + 27 New Testament

56. How many books are in the Protestant Old Testament?

    • A. 27
    • B. 39
    • C. 46
    • D. 50
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    39 · Genesis to Malachi

57. How many books are in the New Testament?

    • A. 27
    • B. 21
    • C. 39
    • D. 12
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    27 · Matthew to Revelation

58. Which book comes right after Acts?

    • A. Romans
    • B. Galatians
    • C. Hebrews
    • D. 1 Corinthians
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    Romans · Acts → Romans

59. What is the shortest verse in most English Bibles?

    • A. "God is love."
    • B. "Jesus wept."
    • C. "Rejoice always."
    • D. "Pray without ceasing."
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    "Jesus wept." · John 11:35

60. Which book has the most chapters?

    • A. Isaiah
    • B. Genesis
    • C. Psalms
    • D. Jeremiah
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    Psalms · Psalms has 150 chapters

61. Which Gospel begins, "In the beginning was the Word"?

    • A. Matthew
    • B. Mark
    • C. Luke
    • D. John
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    John · John 1:1

62. "I can do all things through him who strengthens me." Where is this verse?

    • A. Philippians 4:13
    • B. Romans 12:2
    • C. Isaiah 40:31
    • D. Jeremiah 29:11
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    Philippians 4:13 · Philippians 4:13

63. In which book are the Ten Commandments first listed?

    • A. Genesis
    • B. Exodus
    • C. Leviticus
    • D. Deuteronomy
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    Exodus · Exodus 20:1-17

64. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." Which book?

    • A. Psalms
    • B. Proverbs
    • C. Isaiah
    • D. James
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    Proverbs · Proverbs 3:5

65. "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life…" Which book?

    • A. Romans
    • B. Hebrews
    • C. Ephesians
    • D. John
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    Romans · Romans 6:23

66. "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord…" Which prophet wrote this?

    • A. Isaiah
    • B. Jeremiah
    • C. Ezekiel
    • D. Daniel
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    Jeremiah · Jeremiah 29:11

67. Which Gospel writer was a doctor?

    • A. Matthew
    • B. Mark
    • C. Luke
    • D. John
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    Luke · Colossians 4:14

68. In which language was most of the Old Testament first written?

    • A. Greek
    • B. Latin
    • C. Hebrew
    • D. Arabic
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    Hebrew · Mostly Hebrew, with a few parts in Aramaic

69. In which language was the New Testament first written?

    • A. Hebrew
    • B. Greek
    • C. Latin
    • D. Aramaic
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    Greek · Written in everyday (Koine) Greek

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