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Who built the ark to survive the flood?
Noah (Genesis 6:14-22)
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What is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis.
How many days did God take to create the world?
Six (Genesis 1:31).
Who was the first man created by God?
Adam (Genesis 2:7).
What fruit did Eve eat in the Garden of Eden?
A: The fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:6; traditionally depicted as an apple, though not specified).
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Who was Jesus’ mother?
Mary (Luke 1:27).
What is the last book of the Bible?
Revelation
How many commandments did God give to Moses?
Ten (Exodus 20:1-17).
What was the name of Abraham’s wife?
Sarah (Genesis 17:15).
How many sons did Jacob have?
Twelve (Genesis 35:22-26).
What did God send to destroy Egypt’s crops in the plagues?
Locusts (Exodus 10:4-15).
Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul (1 Samuel 10:1).
What is the name of the sea the Israelites crossed to escape Egypt?
Red Sea (Exodus 14:21-22).
Who was the wise king known for building the temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon (1 Kings 6:1).
What did Samson use to kill a lion?
His bare hands (Judges 14:6).
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What was the name of the angel who announced Jesus’ birth to Mary?
Gabriel (Luke 1:26-31).
What was the name of the Philistine woman who betrayed Samson?
Delilah (Judges 16:4-20).
How many years did the Israelites wander in the wilderness?
Forty (Numbers 14:33-34).
What was the name of Jacob’s brother?
Esau (Genesis 25:25-26).
What was the name of the mountain where Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal?
Carmel (1 Kings 18:19-40).
Who replaced Judas Iscariot as an apostle?
Matthias (Acts 1:26).
What was the name of the man who helped Jesus carry his cross?
Simon of Cyrene (Matthew 27:32).
What was the name of the place where Jesus was crucified?
Golgotha (Matthew 27:33).
How many days was Lazarus dead before Jesus raised him?
Four (John 11:17).
What was the name of Moses’ wife?
Zipporah (Exodus 2:21).
Who was the judge who killed Eglon, king of Moab?
Ehud (Judges 3:15-21).
What was the name of the prophet who anointed Saul and David as kings?
Samuel (1 Samuel 10:1, 16:13).
What was the name of the city where Jesus raised a widow’s son from the dead?
Nain (Luke 7:11-15).
Who was the king of Judah when Jerusalem fell to Babylon?
Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:1-7).
What was the name of the man who climbed a tree to see Jesus?
Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10).
What was the name of the island where Paul was shipwrecked?
Malta (Acts 28:1).
Who was the mother of Ishmael?
Hagar (Genesis 16:15).
What was the name of the priest who raised Samuel?
Eli (1 Samuel 1:25-28).
What was the name of the city where Elisha purified the water?
Jericho (2 Kings 2:19-22).
Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to death?
Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:24-26).
What was the name of the couple who lied about their offering and died?
Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11).
Who was the king who went mad and lived like an animal for seven years?
Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:33).
What was the name of the disciple who was a tax collector before following Jesus?
Matthew (Matthew 9:9).
What was the name of the prophet who predicted a famine in Jerusalem?
Agabus (Acts 11:28).
Who was the father-in-law of Moses?
Jethro (Exodus 3:1).
What was the name of the covenant God made with Abraham?
The Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12:1-3, 17:7).
What was the name of the festival when Jesus cleansed the temple?
Passover (John 2:13-15).
Who was the prophet who predicted the fall of Nineveh?
Nahum (Nahum 1:1).
What was the name of the gate where Peter healed a lame man?
Beautiful Gate (Acts 3:2-10).
What was the name of the priestly division Zechariah belonged to?
Abijah (Luke 1:5).
What was the name of the king who killed the prophet Uriah?
Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 26:20-23).
What was the name of the disciple couple who helped Paul in Corinth?
Priscilla and Aquila (Acts 18:2-3).
What was the name of the disease that afflicted Job?
Painful sores (Job 2:7).
What was the name of the Babylonian king who deported the Jews from Judah?
Nebuchadnezzar (2 Kings 24:10-16).
What was the name of the Persian king who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem?
Cyrus (Ezra 1:1-4).
What was the name of the Jewish sect that rejected the resurrection?
Sadducees (Acts 23:8).
What was the name of the city where the first Gentile church was established?
Antioch (Acts 11:19-26).
What was the name of the council that tried Jesus?
Sanhedrin (Matthew 26:59).
What was the name of the document Esther sent to save the Jews?
A decree (Esther 8:8-10).
What was the name of the group of Jews who took a vow not to eat until they killed Paul?
The Bible does not name them, but they were a group of over 40 men (Acts 23:12-13).
What was the name of the Roman emperor during Jesus’ crucifixion?
Tiberius (Luke 3:1). Tax collector
What is the significance of the number 40 in the Bible?
It often represents a period of testing or trial, e.g., 40 days of rain in Noah’s flood (Genesis 7:12), 40 years in the wilderness (Numbers 14:33).
What is the name of the Aramaic term Jesus used for “Father” in prayer?
Abba (Mark 14:36).
What is the name of the Old Testament book that contains the “Suffering Servant” prophecy?
Isaiah (Isaiah 52:13-53:12).
What was the name of the sin offering in the Mosaic Law?
Chatta’ath (Leviticus 4:1-35).
What is the Greek term for the “Word” in John 1:1?
Logos (John 1:1).
What was the name of the tax collector who hosted Jesus in Jericho?
Zacchaeus (Luke 19:2-5).
What is the theological term for Jesus’ incarnation as both God and man?
Hypostatic Union.
What was the name of the Old Testament law requiring a kinsman to redeem property?
Levirate Law (Deuteronomy 25:5-10).
What is the name of the oldest complete Hebrew manuscript of the Old Testament?
Leningrad Codex.
What is the name of the Greek translation of the Old Testament used in Jesus’ time?
Septuagint (LXX).
What is the name of the Dead Sea Scrolls cave where the Isaiah Scroll was found?
Cave 1.
What was the name of the city where Paul wrote the letter to the Romans?
Corinth (inferred from Acts 20:3 and Romans 16:23).
What is the name of the textual tradition behind most New Testament manuscripts?
Byzantine Text.
What was the name of the Jewish historian who wrote about Jesus outside the Bible?
Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews, Book 18).
What is the name of the heresy that denied Jesus’ divinity in the early church?
Arianism.
What is the name of the Old Testament book quoted most in the New Testament?
Psalms.
What is the significance of the “Q” source in Gospel studies?
It’s a hypothetical source of sayings used by Matthew and Luke but not Mark.
What is the theological significance of the term “Son of Man” in Daniel and the Gospels?
It denotes a divine-human figure with authority and messianic rule (Daniel 7:13-14; Mark 14:62).
What is the name of the textual problem in John 7:53-8:11?
The Pericope Adulterae (story of the woman caught in adultery, absent in early manuscripts).
What is the significance of the number 12 in the structure of Israel and the apostles?
It symbolizes completeness and God’s chosen people (12 tribes, 12 apostles; Revelation 21:12-14).
What is the name of the Jewish interpretive method used by Paul in Galatians 4:21-31?
Allegory.
What is the theological term for the process of making a person holy?
Sanctification.
What is the name of the Old Testament passage Jesus quoted on the cross?
Psalm 22:1 (Matthew 27:46).
What is the significance of the term “Elohim” in Genesis 1:1?
It’s a plural Hebrew term for God, suggesting divine majesty or a hint of the Trinity.