How Well Do You Really Know the Bible?

By Lauren Fokas · March 16, 2024 · 1 min read
Image of the Bible with a beam of light coming from the pages
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The Bible is undoubtedly one of, if not the most important books ever written. From God’s creation of the world through Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the story of Jesus Christ as His sacrifice for the sins of the world, and even judgment day, the Bible explains it all. 

Many Christians have read the Bible several times over, memorized their favorite versus, and diligently studied the words of God. But even the most dedicated biblical scholar might have trouble answering these tricky questions. 

1. Which of the following is not one of the first five books of the Bible?

Faceless man reading the Bible
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  1. A) Exodus

  2. B) Ruth

  3. C) Numbers

  4. D) Genesis

Answer:

Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795
Source: Wikipedia

Ruth

2. Legendary Israelite warrior and judge Samson was a member of which tribe?

Illustration of the warrior Samson from the Bible
Source: JW.org


  1. A) Dan 

  2. B) Gad

  3. C) Judah

  4. D) Asher

Answer:

Samson Slaying a Lion, Gustave Doré (1891)
Source: Armstrong Institute

Dan

3. Which of these men was one of Jesus’ ancestors?

Digital illustration of Jesus walking on the water
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  1. A) Moses

  2. B) Caleb

  3. C) Zerubbabel

  4. D) Jonah

Answer:

Zerubbabel from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553)
Source: Wikipedia

Zerubbabel

4. What city was the capital of David’s kingdom when he died?

Painting of King David playing the harp, 1622
Source: Wikipedia


  1. A) Bethlehem

  2. B) Jerusalem 

  3. C) Hebron

  4. D) Shiloh

Answer:

Aerial view of the city of Jerusalem, 2009
Source: Wikipedia

Jerusalem 

5. Which of the following men was not a disciple of Jesus?

Digital illustration of Jesus speaking with a crowd
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  1. A) David 

  2. B) Thomas

  3. C) Andrew

  4. D) Peter

Answer:

Painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1945
Source: Wikipedia

David

6. True or False: There are more books in the Old Testament than in the New Testament

A group of people reading and discussing the Bible
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Answer:

Close-up photo of the New Testament with a feather quill
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True

7. Who anointed both Saul and David as king of Israel?

1878 oil painting of King Saul/Painting of King David with a stone tablet
Source: Wikipedia/World History Encyclopedia


  1. A) Nathan

  2. B) Ezra

  3. C) Soloman

  4. D) Samuel

Answer:

Illustration of Samuel anointing David as King
Source: Christianity.com

Samuel

8. Jezebel was the wife of which Israelite king?

Painting of the Israelite Queen Jezebel
Source: Wikipedia


  1. A) David

  2. B) Ahab

  3. C) Solomon

  4. D) Saul

Answer:

Illustration of the Israelite King Ahab, 17th century
Source: Britannica

Ahab

9. The Book of Psalms starts with which phrase?

Close up photograph of the Book of Psalms in the Bible
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  1. A) “Let the wise hear”

  2. B) “In the beginning”

  3. C) “Blessed is the man”

  4. D) “The book of the generation”

Answer:

Photograph of the Bible opened to the Book of Psalms
Source: Pexels

“Blessed is the man”

10. True or False: The Apostle Paul says love is the greatest virtue

Illustration of the Apostle Paul leaning on a desk with a large sword
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Answer:

A couple is holding hands while the sun sets
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True

11. How many days did God take to create the world?

Digital illustration of the Garden of Eden
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  1. A) 6

  2. B) 7

  3. C) 0

  4. D) 5

Answer:

Digital illustration of Eve giving Adam the poisoned apple
Source: iStock

6

12. After the flood, what sign did God give Noah to say it was safe to disembark?

Noah’s ark in a storm
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  1. A) Dove

  2. B) Tree

  3. C) Clouds

  4. D) Rainbow

Answer:

Rainbow over a snowy mountain
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Rainbow

13. Which of the following was NOT a plague God sent to Egypt?

Painting of the fifth plague of Egypt from the Bible by Joseph Mallord William Turner
Source: Wikipedia


  1. A) Boils

  2. B) Darkness

  3. C) Snakes

  4. D) Lice

Answer:

Blue and yellow snake sitting in a tree
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Snakes

14. Jesus was born in which city?

Illustration of Jesus in a manager just after being born
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  1. A) Nazareth

  2. B) Bethlehem

  3. C) Jerusalem

  4. D) Sepphoris

Answer:

Picture of the ancient city of Bethlehem
Source: Adobe Stock

Bethlehem

15. What is the longest book in the Bible?

Group of people reading the Bible
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  1. A) Psalms

  2. B) Genesis

  3. C) Numbers

  4. D) Jeremiah

Answer:

Close-up photo of the Book of Jeremiah in the Bible
Source: iStock

Jeremiah