How Well Do You Really Know the Bible?
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?
- A) Exodus
- B) Ruth
- C) Numbers
- D) Genesis
![Faceless man reading the Bible](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/3c3a3cba-screenshot-2024-03-10-204201.jpg)
Source: Freepik
Answer:
Ruth
![Naomi entreating Ruth and Orpah to return to the land of Moab by William Blake, 1795](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/67df35b5-screenshot-2024-03-10-204239.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
2. Legendary Israelite warrior and judge Samson was a member of which tribe?
- A) Dan
- B) Gad
- C) Judah
- D) Asher
![Illustration of the warrior Samson from the Bible](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/d049e760-screenshot-2024-03-10-204255.jpg)
Source: JW.org
Answer:
Dan
![Samson Slaying a Lion, Gustave Doré (1891)](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/a03ba53d-screenshot-2024-03-10-204313.jpg)
Source: Armstrong Institute
3. Which of these men was one of Jesus’ ancestors?
- A) Moses
- B) Caleb
- C) Zerubbabel
- D) Jonah
![Digital illustration of Jesus walking on the water](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/9dbfca3a-screenshot-2024-03-10-204329.jpg)
Source: Freepik
Answer:
Zerubbabel
![Zerubbabel from Guillaume Rouillé's Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum (1553)](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/c9f686a2-screenshot-2024-03-10-204347.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
4. What city was the capital of David’s kingdom when he died?
- A) Bethlehem
- B) Jerusalem
- C) Hebron
- D) Shiloh
![Painting of King David playing the harp, 1622](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/b1529f05-screenshot-2024-03-10-204405.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
Jerusalem
![Aerial view of the city of Jerusalem, 2009](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/717ecb5b-screenshot-2024-03-10-204421.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
5. Which of the following men was not a disciple of Jesus?
- A) David
- B) Thomas
- C) Andrew
- D) Peter
![Digital illustration of Jesus speaking with a crowd](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/58f55b87-screenshot-2024-03-10-204437.jpg)
Source: Freepik
Answer:
David
![Painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci, 1945](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/076e7846-screenshot-2024-03-10-204451.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
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](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/9e3747ef-screenshot-2024-03-10-204520.jpg)
Source: Freepik
Answer:
True
![Close-up photo of the New Testament with a feather quill](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/ac47fdcb-screenshot-2024-03-10-204532.jpg)
Source: Freepik
7. Who anointed both Saul and David as king of Israel?
- A) Nathan
- B) Ezra
- C) Soloman
- D) Samuel
![1878 oil painting of King Saul/Painting of King David with a stone tablet](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/621d7e24-screenshot-2024-03-10-204551.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia/World History Encyclopedia
Answer:
Samuel
![Illustration of Samuel anointing David as King](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/b9f04127-screenshot-2024-03-10-204605.jpg)
Source: Christianity.com
8. Jezebel was the wife of which Israelite king?
- A) David
- B) Ahab
- C) Solomon
- D) Saul
![Painting of the Israelite Queen Jezebel](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/0ad51393-screenshot-2024-03-10-204620.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
Ahab
![Illustration of the Israelite King Ahab, 17th century](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/bbd946ac-screenshot-2024-03-10-204636.jpg)
Source: Britannica
9. The Book of Psalms starts with which phrase?
- A) “Let the wise hear”
- B) “In the beginning”
- C) “Blessed is the man”
- D) “The book of the generation”
![Close up photograph of the Book of Psalms in the Bible](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/79865bd9-screenshot-2024-03-10-204655.jpg)
Source: iStock
Answer:
“Blessed is the man”
![Photograph of the Bible opened to the Book of Psalms](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/c33e7486-screenshot-2024-03-10-204713.jpg)
Source: Pexels
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](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/358294fb-screenshot-2024-03-10-204727.jpg)
Source: iStock
Answer:
True
![A couple is holding hands while the sun sets](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/d5ea02af-screenshot-2024-03-10-204742.jpg)
Source: Freepik
11. How many days did God take to create the world?
- A) 6
- B) 7
- C) 0
- D) 5
![Digital illustration of the Garden of Eden](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/93347df2-screenshot-2024-03-10-204759.jpg)
Source: Adobe Stock
Answer:
6
![Digital illustration of Eve giving Adam the poisoned apple](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/3126d7f8-screenshot-2024-03-10-204820.jpg)
Source: iStock
12. After the flood, what sign did God give Noah to say it was safe to disembark?
- A) Dove
- B) Tree
- C) Clouds
- D) Rainbow
![Noah’s ark in a storm](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/46cf0d0c-screenshot-2024-03-10-204844.jpg)
Source: Adobe Stock
Answer:
Rainbow
![Rainbow over a snowy mountain](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/2c1279ff-screenshot-2024-03-10-204902.jpg)
Source: Freepik
13. Which of the following was NOT a plague God sent to Egypt?
- A) Boils
- B) Darkness
- C) Snakes
- D) Lice
![Painting of the fifth plague of Egypt from the Bible by Joseph Mallord William Turner](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/967fc5ed-screenshot-2024-03-10-204916.jpg)
Source: Wikipedia
Answer:
Snakes
![Blue and yellow snake sitting in a tree](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/cf624058-screenshot-2024-03-10-204934.jpg)
Source: Freepik
14. Jesus was born in which city?
- A) Nazareth
- B) Bethlehem
- C) Jerusalem
- D) Sepphoris
![Illustration of Jesus in a manager just after being born](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/973ca086-screenshot-2024-03-10-204952.jpg)
Source: Pixaby
Answer:
Bethlehem
![Picture of the ancient city of Bethlehem](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/6c6d5f7e-screenshot-2024-03-10-205011.jpg)
Source: Adobe Stock
15. What is the longest book in the Bible?
- A) Psalms
- B) Genesis
- C) Numbers
- D) Jeremiah
![Group of people reading the Bible](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/7e161683-screenshot-2024-03-10-205026.jpg)
Source: Freepik
Answer:
Jeremiah
![Close-up photo of the Book of Jeremiah in the Bible](https://images.pastchronicle.com/2024/03/19046863-screenshot-2024-03-10-205040.jpg)
Source: iStock