Old Testament
God created the world in how many days?
6 days (rested on the 7th)
How many disciples did Jesus choose?
12
Which prophet was taken to heaven in a whirlwind on a chariot of fire?
Elijah (2 Kings 2:11)
How many days and nights did it rain during Noah's flood?
40 days and 40 nights (Genesis 7:12)
What does the name 'Jesus' mean in Hebrew (Yeshua)?
'God saves' or 'The Lord is salvation'
What did God command Noah to build?
An ark
Who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River?
John the Baptist
Isaiah prophesied that a virgin would conceive and bear a son called what?
Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)
According to Luke 3, how old was Jesus when he began his ministry?
About 30 years old (Luke 3:23)
Bethlehem means 'House of' what in Hebrew?
'House of Bread' (Beit Lechem)
Which plague did God NOT send on Egypt?
Drought (the 10 plagues were: blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock disease, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, death of firstborn)
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said the meek shall inherit what?
The earth (Matthew 5:5)
Which prophet predicted Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey?
Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9)
How many years did Jacob serve Laban in order to marry both Leah and Rachel?
14 years (7 for Leah, 7 for Rachel — Genesis 29:20-28)
What was the Apostle Peter's original name before Jesus renamed him?
Simon (Simon bar Jonah — Matthew 16:17-18)
What was the name of the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments?
Jonah
The book of Hebrews compares Jesus's priesthood to which mysterious Old Testament figure?
Melchizedek (Hebrews 5-7; Genesis 14:18)
Ezekiel's famous 'valley of dry bones' vision is recorded in which chapter of Ezekiel?
Ezekiel 37
The Bible records that Methuselah lived how many years — the longest of any person?
969 years (Genesis 5:27)
The place where Jesus was crucified, Golgotha, means what in Aramaic?
'Place of the Skull' (John 19:17)
What was the name of the city where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac, and what does it mean?
Moriah — meaning 'seen by God' or 'chosen by God' (Genesis 22:2)
Which woman is listed in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus as the wife of a Hittite?
Bathsheba (referred to as 'she who had been Uriah's wife' — Matthew 1:6)
Which prophet married a prostitute named Gomer as a living parable of God's relationship with Israel?
Hosea (Hosea 1:2-3)
The Book of Revelation describes a period of tribulation lasting how many months?
42 months (Revelation 13:5) — equivalent to 3.5 years or 1,260 days
What is the Hebrew meaning of the name 'Israel,' given to Jacob after he wrestled with God?
'He who struggles/strives with God' or 'God prevails' (Genesis 32:28)