Bible Quiz
Test you religious knowledge with our thirty questions and answers.
Questions on both the Old and New Testaments of the Christian bible.
Bible Quiz - Questions
- Which town is described as the childhood home of Jesus?
- Whose wife became a pillar of salt on their flight from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?
- Adam and Eve had three children, can you name them?
- At which king's feast is the story of the writing on the wall?
- What are the Decalogue?
- Which daughter of Herod II demanded the head of John the Baptist?
- Who was the author of the first five books of the Old Testament?
- Which book is a collection of 150 individual ancient prayers and songs?
- Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of which Roman province?
- In which garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives was Jesus arrested?
- The story of how David defeated the Philistine giant is described in which biblical Book?
- How old was Noah when he died?
- How many books are in the New Testament?
- Jesus fed five-thousand men with five loaves of bread and how many fish?
- Name the final book of the New Testament? (Which is also the final book of the Christian Bible.)
- Who was taken up in a chariot of fire?
- What name is given to the eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount?
- The legendary Israelite warrior Samson is portrayed in which biblical book?
- Can you name the two thiefs who were to be crucified on crosses either side of Jesus?
- In the book of Exodus, what was the second plague in the Plagues of Egypt?
- In what language was the Old Testament written in?
- Jesus is described as telling which parable in response to the question from a lawyer, "And who is my neighbour?"
- Which prophetess is described as the older sister of Moses and Aaron?
- Who does God tell to take his beloved son and sacrifice him, on Mount Moriah?
- Who does Jesus restore to life four days after his death?
- Can you name the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible in which the people of Edom are warned about the impending judgment coming upon them?
- Who was Moses' assistant and became the leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses?
- On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
- What wood was Noah's ark built with?
- According to an account in the Gospel of Matthew, how many pieces of silver was the price for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus?
Bible Quiz - Questions and Answers
- Which town is described as the childhood home of Jesus?
Answer - Nazareth - Whose wife became a pillar of salt on their flight from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Answer - Lot's - Adam and Eve had three children, can you name them?
Answer - Cain, Abel and Seth - At which king's feast is the story of the writing on the wall?
Answer - Belshazzar - What are the Decalogue?
Answer - Another name for the Ten Commandments - Which daughter of Herod II demanded the head of John the Baptist?
Answer - Salome - Who was the author of the first five books of the Old Testament?
Answer - Moses - Which book is a collection of 150 individual ancient prayers and songs?
Answer - Book of Psalms - Pontius Pilate was the fifth governor of which Roman province?
Answer - Judaea - In which garden at the foot of the Mount of Olives was Jesus arrested?
Answer - Gethsemane - The story of how David defeated the Philistine giant is described in which biblical Book?
Answer - Book of Samuel - How old was Noah when he died?
Answer - 950 years old - How many books are in the New Testament?
Answer - 27 - Jesus fed five-thousand men with five loaves of bread and how many fish?
Answer - Two - Name the final book of the New Testament? (Which is also the final book of the Christian Bible.)
Answer - The book of Revelation - Who was taken up in a chariot of fire?
Answer - Elijah - What name is given to the eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount?
Answer - The Beatitudes - The legendary Israelite warrior Samson is portrayed in which biblical book?
Answer - Book of Judges - Can you name the two thiefs who were to be crucified on crosses either side of Jesus?
Answer - Gestas and Dismas - In the book of Exodus, what was the second plague in the Plagues of Egypt?
Answer - Swarms of frogs - In what language was the Old Testament written in?
Answer - Hebrew - Jesus is described as telling which parable in response to the question from a lawyer, "And who is my neighbour?"
Answer - Parable of the Good Samaritan - Which prophetess is described as the older sister of Moses and Aaron?
Answer - Miriam - Who does God tell to take his beloved son and sacrifice him, on Mount Moriah?
Answer - Abraham - Who does Jesus restore to life four days after his death?
Answer - Lazarus - Can you name the shortest book in the Hebrew Bible in which the people of Edom are warned about the impending judgment coming upon them?
Answer - Book of Obadiah - Who was Moses' assistant and became the leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses?
Answer - Joshua - On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
Answer - Mount Sinai - What wood was Noah's ark built with?
Answer - Gopher Wood - According to an account in the Gospel of Matthew, how many pieces of silver was the price for which Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus?
Answer - Thirty pieces of silver