WHO?
Who baptized Jesus?
a) Peter
b) John the Baptist
c) Paul
d) James
Answer: b) John the Baptist
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 3:13 – "Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John."
What did Jesus turn into wine at a wedding?
a) Water
b) Bread
c) Oil
d) Fruit
Answer: a) Water
Supporting Scripture: John 2:9-10 – "And the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew."
When was the Sermon on the Mount?
a) After the resurrection
b) At the beginning of Jesus' ministry
c) At the Last Supper
d) During the Passover feast
Answer: b) When Jesus began His ministry, early in His public life
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 5:1 – "Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down."
Where did Jesus grow up?
a) Bethlehem
b) Jerusalem
c) Nazareth
d) Capernaum
Answer: c) Nazareth
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 2:23 – "And he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: 'He will be called a Nazarene.'
Why did Jesus come to earth?
a) To rule as a king
b) To save humanity from sin
c) To start a revolution
d) To establish a new religion
Answer: b) To save humanity from sin
Supporting Scripture: Luke 19:10 – "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."
Who was the first person to see Jesus after He rose from the dead?
a) Mary Magdalene
b) Peter
c) John
d) Thomas
Answer: a) Mary Magdalene
Supporting Scripture: John 20:14-16 – "At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, 'Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?'
What is the first book of the New Testament?
a) Mark
b) Luke
c) Matthew
d) John
Answer: c) Matthew
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 1:1 – "This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham
When did Paul begin his missionary journeys?
a) After his conversion on the road to Damascus
b) After his time in prison
c) After receiving a vision in Troas
d) After the Council of Jerusalem
Answer: b) When it was 50 days after Passover, after Jesus' resurrection
Supporting Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 – "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting."
Where did Paul write the letter to the Philippians?
a) Rome
b) Ephesus
c) Corinth
d) Antioch
Answer: a) Prison (likely in Rome)
Supporting Scripture: Philippians 1:13 – "As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ."
Why did Jesus speak in parables?
a) To confuse His disciples
b) To reveal truths about the Kingdom of God in ways that are both accessible and challenging
c) To tell stories of the past
d) To entertain the crowds
Answer: b) To reveal truths about the Kingdom of God in ways that are both accessible and challenging
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 13:10-13 – "The disciples came to him and asked, 'Why do you speak to the people in parables?' He replied, 'Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.'"
Who denied Jesus three times?
a) John
b) Judas
c) Peter
d) Thomas
Answer: c) Peter
Supporting Scripture: Luke 22:61-62 – "The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: 'Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.'"
What is the greatest commandment according to Jesus?
a) To love your neighbor
b) To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind
c) To forgive your enemies
d) To obey your parents
Answer: b) To love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as yourself
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 22:37-39 – "Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
When did the Pentecost occur?
a) 40 days after Easter
b) 50 days after Passover, after Jesus' resurrection
c) The day after the resurrection
d) 10 days after the ascension
Answer: b) When it was 50 days after Passover, after Jesus' resurrection
Supporting Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 – "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting."
Where did Jesus perform the feeding of the 5,000?
a) Near the Sea of Galilee
b) In the wilderness
c) At a wedding feast
d) In Jerusalem
Answer: a) Near the Sea of Galilee
Supporting Scripture: John 6:5-7 – "When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?'"
Why did Paul warn the Ephesians about false teachers?
a) Because they would distort the truth and lead people astray
b) Because they would bring peace
c) To protect his own reputation
d) Because they were preaching a new gospel
Answer: a) Because they would distort the truth and lead people astray
Supporting Scripture: Acts 20:29-30 – "I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them."
Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to be crucified?
a) Caesar
b) Pontius Pilate
c) Herod
d) Tiberius
Answer: b) Pontius Pilate
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 27:24 – "When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. 'I am innocent of this man's blood,' he said. 'It is your responsibility!'"
What did Paul say was the "fruit of the Spirit"?
a) Peace and joy
b) Faith and love
c) Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
d) Knowledge and wisdom
Answer: c) Love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control
Supporting Scripture: Galatians 5:22-23 – "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."
When was the Last Supper?
a) The night before Jesus' crucifixion, during the Passover feast
b) At the beginning of Jesus' ministry
c) A week after His resurrection
d) Before the Sermon on the Mount
Answer: a) The night before Jesus' crucifixion, during the Passover feast
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 26:17 – "On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, 'Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?'"
Where was Jesus crucified?
a) Golgotha (also called the Place of the Skull)
b) The Garden of Gethsemane
c) The Temple Mount
d) Mount Sinai
Answer: a) Golgotha (also called the Place of the Skull)
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 27:33 – "They came to a place called Golgotha (which means 'the place of the skull')."
Why did Jesus give the Great Commission?
a) To establish His kingdom on earth
b) To send His disciples to spread the gospel to all nations
c) To prepare His disciples for His second coming
d) To show His power
Answer: b) To send His disciples to spread the gospel to all nations
Supporting Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20 – "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..."
Who was the first disciple Jesus called to follow Him, according to the New Testament?
A) Peter
B) Andrew
C) James
D) John
Answer:
B) Andrew
Scripture: John 1:40-42 (KJV)
"One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. And he brought him to Jesus.
What event is described in all four Gospels, marking the beginning of Jesus' public ministry?
A) The Sermon on the Mount
B) The Last Supper
C) The Baptism of Jesus
D) The Resurrection
Answer:
C) The Baptism of Jesus
Scripture: Matthew 3:13-17 (KJV)
"Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
When did Jesus perform His first miracle?
a) At the Last Supper
b) When He healed a blind man
c) When He was at a wedding in Cana
d) At the Sermon on the Mount
Answer: c) When He was at a wedding in Cana
Supporting Scripture: John 2:1-11 – "On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding."
Where did Paul have his conversion experience?
a) On a ship to Rome
b) On the road to Damascus
c) In Athens
d) In the desert of Sinai
Answer: b) On the road to Damascus
Supporting Scripture: Acts 9:3-6 – "As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'"
Why did Jesus say, "It is finished"?
a) Because He had completed the work of salvation on the cross
b) Because He was tired
c) Because He knew His ministry was over
d) Because He was about to ascend to heaven
Answer: a) Because He completed the work of salvation on the cross
Supporting Scripture: John 19:30 – "When he had received the drink, Jesus said, 'It is finished.' With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit."