Genesis
In how many days did God create the world?
Six
In what type of container was baby Moses placed when his mother hid him along the banks of the Nile River to save him from Pharaoh's decree?
basket
What did David use to kill Goliath?
Sling and a stone
Which major prophet was thrown into a den of lions for defying a royal decree and continuing to pray to God three times a day?
Daniel
Which minor prophet is famously known for trying to run away from God's command on a ship, only to end up spending three days inside the belly of a giant fish?
Jonah
What is the name of the third son of Adam and Eve mentioned in the Bible?
Seth
When God first spoke to Moses from the burning bush on Mount Horeb, what physical object did God tell him to throw onto the ground, which then miraculously transformed into a snake?
His staff
Before he was king, what kind of job did David have?
Shepherd
Which prophet was given a famous, dramatic vision of a valley filled with dry, dead bones that miraculously came back to life when he prophesied over them?
Ezekiel
In the Book of Jonah, what is the name of the great and wicked capital city of Assyria that God commands Jonah to go and preach to?
Ninevah
What did God hang in the sky after the flood?
His bow/rainbow
Because Moses lacked confidence in his own speaking ability, God appointed his brother, Aaron, to be his spokesperson. From which of the twelve tribes of Israel did Moses and Aaron belong?
Tribe of Levi
What was the name of David's closest friend? He was the son of King Saul and he protected David from Saul's rage.
Jonathan
In the book of Daniel, three young Hebrew men—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—are thrown into what terrifying place for refusing to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue?
Fiery furnace
The Christmas story frequently highlights a specific prophecy from the Minor Prophets. Which book explicitly names Bethlehem as the small town where the future Ruler of Israel (the Messiah) would be born?
Micah
Who is given the most chapters in Genesis? Two have the same number of chapters. Name one.
Abraham and Joseph (14 chapters each)
Why wasn't Moses allowed to enter the promised land? What did he do?
He struck the rock with his rod. Not what God told him to do.
Which son chased David to kill him, forcing David to leave Jerusalem?
Absalom
Which prophet is widely known as the "Weeping Prophet" because of his heavy heart and deep sorrow over the destruction of Jerusalem?
Jeremiah
The prophet Joel famously predicted a devastating plague of what insects that would strip the land bare, which he used as a symbol for the coming "Day of the Lord"?
Locusts
Jacob had 12 sons. From which son is the line of Jesus?
Judah
Moses lived to be 120 years old. According to the final book of the Torah/Pentateuch, what was unique or unusual about his actual burial site after he died?
No one knows where he was buried. The Bible says God buried him.
David reigned as king for a total of 40 years. While he ruled over all of Israel from Jerusalem for 33 of those years, he spent his first 7 years reigning over just the tribe of Judah. From which city did he rule during those first 7 years?
Hebron
Which major prophet had a famous vision of heaven where he saw God on a throne surrounded by six-winged angels called Seraphim, who cried out, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts"?
Isaiah
Which minor prophet's book is unique because it consists entirely of a back-and-forth dialogue where the prophet questions God about why bad things are happening, and God answers him?
Habakkuk