Bible Foods... and Fruits?
Jesus made breakfast for his disciples. What did he cook for them?
A. Barley cakes
B. Fish
C. Quail
D. Wine
C. Fish
In John 21:9, after Jesus had resurrected, his disciples were out fishing one day, and He was on the shore, preparing some fish and bread over the fire for them :')
Who was the first murderer in the bible?
Cain
Which Pharisee visited Jesus at night to ask questions?
Nicodemus!
John 3:1-21 - And he had some really curious questions to ask indeed, which also helps us as believers today understand the idea of being 'Born again'!
Which tree did Jesus curse in the bible?
A. Olive Tree
B. Mustard Tree
C. The Tree of knowledge of good and evil
D. Fig Tree
D. Fig Tree
In Matthew 21:18-19, Jesus cursed a fig tree to never bear fruit again, and it withered at once!
In the sermon on the mount, how did Jesus respond to the saying 'You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy'?
A. Love your neighbour as yourself
B. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
C. Keep your neighbours close, but keep your enemies even closer
D. If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For by doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.
B. Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
In what is famously known as the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus flips the ways of thinking, and offers a radical new way of living, through Kingdom values.
Matthew 5:43-45
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven."
(D. Is actually from Romans!)
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the ___, and the _____, and the ____. No one comes to the Father except through me. (ESV)
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (ESV)
Where did Jesus perform his first sign?
A. Cana
B. Bethlehem
C. The temple
D. Sea of Galilee
A. Cana
Where He turned water into wine!
John 2:11
This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory. And his disciples believed in him.
Name six of the ten plagues that happened in Egypt in the book of Exodus
Exodus 7-12!
1. Water turns to blood
2. Frogs
3. Gnats
4. Flies
5. Death of Egyptian livestock
6. Boils
7. Hail
8. Locusts
9. Darkness
10. Death of the firstborn
Interestingly, these ten things were also things that the Egyptians worshipped. Through the plague, God was showing them how He was far more powerful than these false gods they turned to!
How many books are there in the Old and New Testament?
Old Testament: 39
New Testament: 27
The people who first saw this food asked themselves 'What is it?'
A. Wild Honey
B. Leeks
C. Locusts
D. Manna
D. Manna
Exodus 16:15
When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat...
Name a female prophet in the bible.
Here are the names and references where they were called prophets:
Miriam (Ex 15:20)
Deborah (Judges 4:4)
Anna (Luke 2:36)
Huldah (2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chron 34:22)
Some ambiguous ones would include Philips daughters (Acts 21:9) and Noadiah (Neh 6:14)
The couple that worked with Paul, taught Apollos, and hosted churches in their home
Priscilla and Aquila!
The book of Jonah ends with God making a statement about...
A. The fish that swallowed him
B. The cattle / livestock
C. The land and it's grain
D. Jonah himself
B. The cattle / livestock
Jonah 4:11
And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their left, and also much cattle?
This couple died when they lied to the apostles about keeping money for themselves
A. Priscilla and Aquilla
B. Zechariah and Elizabeth
C. Ananais and Sapphira
D. Mary and Joseph
C. Ananais and Sapphira
This account is in Acts 5, when this couple sold their land and kept proceeds for themselves before giving the rest to the apostles, but lied about keeping the money. The issue wasn't about money, but about how they had lied to God
I am the ____. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. (ESV)
John 10:9
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. (ESV)
Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
A. Mount Nebo
B. Mount Carmel
C. Mount Sinai
D. Mount Olives
C. Mount Sinai
This happened while the Israelites were in the wilderness, in Exodus 19-20
What was the reaction of the townsfolk when they saw that the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons had been healed?
A. They rejoiced
B. They believed in Jesus
C. The were amazed
D. They were afraid
D. They were afraid
Mark 5:15
And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
How many silver pieces did Judas betray Jesus for?
30 Silver pieces
Matthew 26:14–16
Name the fruit of the spirit (the entire thing)!
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control!
Gal 5:22-23
Who does the "queen of heaven" refer to in the bible?
A. Mother Mary
B. A Pagan Goddess
C. Mary Magdelene
D. Eve
B. A Pagan Goddess!
Jeremiah 7:18, 44:18 - The Israelites were worshipping this pagan goddess, likely Ashtoreth, which was one of the reasons for their judgement
Who took Paul and Silas into his home after an earthquake shook the prison?
A. The jailer
B. Cornelius
C. Lydia
D. Crispus
A. The Jailer!
Acts 16; This happened when they were in Philippi, and this jailer also later had his household baptised!
God used this animal to speak to Balaam
A. Horse
B. Sheep
C. Donkey
D. Snake
C. Donkey
In Numbers 22:21-39, Balaam, a sorcerer of sorts, was being asked by the king of Moab to put a curse on Israel. It was on his way to meet this king that the donkey spoke to him.
Name all the sons of Jacob
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, (Dinah, his daughter), Joseph, Benjamin
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the _____of the ______. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (ESV)
John 8:12
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (ESV)
Where was Saul (later called Paul) when He was blinded?
A. Going to Rome
B. Coming back to Jerusalem
C. In Macedonia
D. Going to Damascus
D. Going to Damascus
Found in Acts 9:1-8
Saul was zealous for his Jewish traditions, and was against Christians, and so had asked for letters that would give him the permission to arrest any Christians in Damascus, so he could bring them back to Jerusalem.
Moses fled to Midian after...
Moses fled to Midian after he realised he got found out for striking down an Egyptian, and learned that Pharaoh was after him to kill him.
This is from Exodus 2:11-15
How many years did Jacob work in total for Rachel and Leah?
14 Years!
In Genesis 29:18–30, we see how Jacob had agreed to work for Rachel for 7 years, but was tricked into marrying Leah, her sister, and so he worked for another 7 years, totalling it to 14 years. It makes sense then how and why he adored Joseph so much, his first son from Rachel!
Noah sent a dove retrieve evidence that the flood had receded. The dove returned with the leaf of what fruit tree?
A. Fig
B. Palm
C. Olive
D. Pear
C. Olive
Genesis 8:10-11
He waited another seven days, and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark. And the dove came back to him in the evening, and behold, in her mouth was a freshly plucked olive leaf. So Noah knew that the waters had subsided from the earth.
_______ speared an Israelite man who had brought a Midianite woman into the tent of meeting, and was commended by God for his zeal, which stopped a plague.
A. Jehu
B. Jephunneh
C. Eleazar
D. Phinehas
D. Phinehas
In Numbers 25, God was dealing with Israel's sin of idolatry that was brought about by the marrying of foreigners. This zeal of Phinehas for God's people to stay true to God was so commendable that He turned back His wrath on Israel, and gave Phinehas' descendants a covenant of perpetual priesthood.
This person received a vision of both clean and unclean animals. Who was it?
Peter
In Acts 10, Peter received this vision which he initially resisted. But the voice told him, “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean”, which led to the receiving of Gentiles (who were seen as 'unclean') into the faith!
What bird did Noah first send out of the ark?
A raven!
This is found in Genesis 8. Only after he sent the raven did he send a dove :)
In the book of Acts, when the apostles were getting threatened for their preaching, what did the believers pray for for them?
A. For peace in their towns
B. Their safety in continuing their work
C. For the threats to be removed
D. To continue to speak with boldness
D. To continue to speak with boldness
Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness,
Jesus said to her, “I am the ___________ and the ____. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (ESV)
John 11:25–26
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (ESV)
During his missionary journey, Paul was stopped by The Spirit from going to certain regions, but instead received a vision of a man calling him to come and help. Where was this man asking Paul to go to in this vision?
A. Macedonia
B. Troas
C. Samaria
D. Ethiopia
A. Macedonia
Often called "The Macedonian Call", this account in Acts 16 shows how Paul was redirected into Macedonia from Troas, where he received this vision!
Who were they fighting against when Joshua prayed and God made the sun stand still?
The Amorites!
Joshua 10:12-14
At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel,
“Sun, stand still at Gibeon,
and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.”
How many of each clean animal did Noah take onto the ark?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 7
D. 10
C. 7
Genesis 7:2
You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female;
This man ate grass for seven years:
A. Nebuchadnezzar
B. Shishak
C. Beltshazzar
D. Daniel
A. Nebuchadnezzar
In Daniel 4:28-37, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was being punished for his pride. Just as he was bragging, God sent him away from men and he spent the next seven periods eating grass like an ox!
God asked one of his prophets to bake his bread / barley cake over human dung. Who was this prophet?
A. Ezekiel
B. Jeremiah
C. Haggai
D. Zephaniah
A. Ezekiel
In Ezekiel 4, God asked Ezekiel to do this as an enacted symbol (something the Prophets had to live out to make a point) to symbolise the defiled and scarce food the Israelites would have to eat when exiled to a foreign land
Who was the man that waited in the temple for the messiah, knowing that he wouldn't die until he saw Him?
Simeon
Simeon was a man who was eagerly waiting in the temple for the Messiah to be born, and the Holy Spirit was upon him, and to him it was revealed that he would not die before he saw the Messiah. And so, once he saw Jesus as a baby, he recognised Him, and prophesied over Jesus. This is found in Luke 2:25–35
What small animal is praised in Proverbs for being exceedingly wise because it stores food in summer?
A. Squirrel
B. Ant
C. Mice
D. Badger
B. Ant
This happens twice in the book of Proverbs!
6:6-8 - Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.
30:24-25 - Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer
In the book of Malachi, how did Israel respond when God said "I have loved you"?
The book of Malachi opens with God revealing how Israel was questioning God's love for them!
Malachi 1:2
“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have you loved us?”
I am the ______ _____ that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this _____ , he will live forever. And the _____ that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
John 6:51
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
Where was Paul shipwrecked?
A. Rome
B. Malta
C. Crete
D. Macedonia
B. Malta
This is found in Acts 27-28, when Paul was on his way to Rome as a prisoner!
How was Peter broken out of prison?
A. An angel unlocked the chains and freed him
B. An earthquake shook the prison
C. A fire consumed the guards
D. The stone was rolled away
A. An angel unlocked the chains and freed him
While Paul had his earthquaking moment when he was broken out of prison, Peter had his own too - where an angel broke his chains and led him out! (Acts 12)
How many fish were caught in the miraculous catch after Jesus’ resurrection?
A. 77
B. 128
C. 153
D. 400
C. 153
John 21:11
So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore. There were 153 large fish, and yet the net hadn’t torn.
During their time in the wilderness, the Israelites were complaining about their craving for meat. God sent them a particular type of meat, which was followed by a plague. What meat was this?
A. Raven
B. Quail
C. Cow
D. Fish
B. Quail
In Numbers 11:31-35, God provided a lot of quail for those who were complaining and craving for meat. But God was not pleased with the attitude of their hearts, and a plague struck them soon after.
This king led a spiritual reform after he found and read the book of the law in the temple.
A. Hezekiah
B. Ahaz
C. Josiah
D. Jehoshaphat
C. Josiah!
Some other kings did also lead spiritual reforms, but it was Josiah that did it after the book of the law was found and read, which led to the tearing down of altar worship and reinstating some of the practices!
Who fell asleep during Paul’s long sermon and fell from a third-story window?
A. Stephen
B. Eutychus
C. Cornelius
D. Ananais
B. Eutychus
In Acts 20, this poor guy was listening to Paul when he fell down the window, and was taken as dead. But as it turns out, Paul went down, took him in his arms, and he was alive! :)
In the vision of the four living creatures that Ezekiel had, what were their faces?
A. Man, Lion, Ox, Eagle
B. Man, Bull, Lion, Sheep
C. Man, Horse, Lion, Goat
D. Man, Sheep, Ox, Horse
A. Man, Lion, Ox, Eagle
Ezekiel 1:10
As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle.
In the book of Matthew, what was the prophecy that was fulfilled through the angel asking Joseph to flee to Egypt?
A. "Out of Egypt I called my son"
B. "Kings will search to kill him"
C. "He shall not have a place to lay his head"
D. "He shall strike the heel of Pharoah"
A. "Out of Egypt I called my son"
This is found in Matthew 2:15, where they remained in Egypt until the death of Herod.
This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
I am the ____ ____, and my Father is the _________. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
John 15:1-2
I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Where did Abraham's servant find Isaac, his son, a wife from?
A. The temple
B. A well
C. Shepherding a flock
D. A river
B. A well!
In Genesis 24, this servant prayed for a specific sign - a woman who would not just offer him a drink, but his camels too!
What took place on the night that Belshazzar saw handwriting on the wall that Daniel interpreted?
The fall of Babylon to the Medes and Persians
This can be found in Daniel 5:1–31
How long did the Jews take to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after they returned from the exile?
Hint: Nehemiah was the one who led the building
A. 52 Days
B. 77 Days
C. 40 Months
D. 12 Years
A. 52 Days
Despite opposition, they managed to complete the building of the wall in such a short amount of time that it could only be attributed to God's hand!
Neh 6:15-16
"So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-two days. And when all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us were afraid and fell greatly in their own esteem, for they perceived that this work had been accomplished with the help of our God."