KSR-BibleDrill-B-2019 Flashcards
Medium Difficulty - General Bible Knowledge (226 cards)
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Who wrote the book of Genesis?
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Moses
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What was the name of the tree whose fruit Adam and Eve were not allowed to eat?
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The tree of the knowledge of good and evil; Genesis 2:17
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Name That Person: I deceived my father by wearing my brother’s clothes and the skins of goats.
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Jacob; Genesis 27:5-29
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Name That Person: I was the nephew of Abraham and I lived in Sodom until it was destroyed.
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Lot; Genesis 14:12, 19:1-29
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Name That Person: I fled from Potiphar’s wife, leaving my garment in her hand. For this I went to prison.
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Joseph; Genesis 39:11-20
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Name That Person: I was the first high priest of Israel and the older brother of a great leader.
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Aaron; Exodus 28:1-4
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Name That Person: My brother and I opposed Moses and God punished me by striking me with leprosy.
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Miriam; Numbers 12
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Name That Person: When Moses died, I became the next leader of Israel. I was one of the two spies who said Israel could take the land.
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Joshua; Numbers 14:6-9; Deuteronomy 34:5-9
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Name That Person: I lived in the city of Jericho and saved my family by hanging a scarlet thread from my window.
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Rahab the harlot; Joshua 2:8-21; 6:17
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Name That Person: I was a prophet of God and anointed the first two kings of Israel.
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Samuel; I Samuel 10:1, 16:12-13
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Name That Person: I didn’t want to go to Nineveh to preach. Instead I sailed for Tarshish.
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Jonah; Jonah 1:1-3
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Name That Person: My wife and I lied to the church about the purchase price of a piece of land. As a result, God struck us both dead.
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Ananias; Acts 5:1-10
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Name That Person: I was the apostle ‘born out of due season’. I was taken as a prisoner to Rome.
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Paul; 1 Corinthians 15:8-9
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Name That Person: I was the second son of my father. My older brother killed me because my sacrifice was acceptable and his wasn’t.
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Abel; Genesis 4:1-8
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Name That Person: I was a run-away slave who returned to my master after I became a Christian.
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Onesimus; Philemon 10-16
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What was the name of Adam’s third son?
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Seth; Genesis 5:3
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Who was taken into heaven without dying because he ‘walked with God’?
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Enoch; Genesis 5:24
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How old was Noah when the flood came?
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600 years old; Genesis 7:6
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What sign did God give that He would not destroy the earth again with water as He did in the days of Noah?
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The rainbow; Genesis 9:11-17
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What woman advised her husband to ‘curse God, and die’?
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Job’s wife; Job 2:9
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Name one of Job’s three friends who came to comfort him.
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Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar; Job 2:11
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Who was the younger man who spoke to Job after the three friends were finished?
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Elihu; Job 32:1-6
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How did the Lord cause the people building the Tower of Babel to be scattered?
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He confused their language; Genesis 11:6-9
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Who was considered the ‘father of the nation of Israel’?
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Abraham; Genesis 12:2; John 8:39
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What were the three parts to the promise that God gave to Abraham?
Seed, nation and land; Genesis 12:1-3, 7
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What lie did Abraham tell Pharaoh?
He said that Sarah was his sister, implying that she was not his wife; Genesis 12:11-19
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Name all of Abraham's wives.
Sarah, Hagar & Keturah; Genesis 11:31, 16:3, 25:1
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What was the name of Abraham's nephew?
Lot; Genesis 11:27, 14:12
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On what day was circumcision to be performed on Jewish baby boys?
On the eighth day; Genesis 17:10-12
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Who was the mother of Ishmael?
Hagar; Genesis 16:15
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How old was Abraham when Ishmael was born?
86 years old; Genesis 16:16
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Why were the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by God?
The sin of homosexuality; Genesis 19
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Who lied to king Abimelech about his wife being his sister?
Abraham & Isaac; Genesis 20:2, 26:1-10
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What cities were destroyed by God when He told Lot to get away?
Sodom and Gomorrah; Genesis 19:24-25
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How old was Abraham when Isaac was born?
100 years old; Genesis 21:5
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Name the wife of Isaac.
Rebekah; Genesis 24:67
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Name the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah.
Esau and Jacob; Genesis 25:25-26
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One of Isaac's sons was hairy and red. Which one?
Esau; Genesis 25:25
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Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for what price?
a meal of bread and lentil stew; Genesis 25:31-34
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How old was Isaac when he married Rebekah?
40 years old; Genesis 25:20
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How old was Isaac when his twin sons were born?
60 years old; Genesis 25:26
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Who dreamed about a ladder which reached up to heaven?
Jacob; Genesis 28:10-12
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Name the father-in-law of Jacob.
Laban; Genesis 29:21-23
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Who were the two sisters who were married to Jacob?
Leah and Rachel; Genesis 35:23-24
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How long did Jacob work for Laban for each of his daughters?
7 years/ea.; Genesis 29:18-30
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What work did Jacob do for his father-in-law, Laban?
He took care of Laban's flocks; Genesis 30:29
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Name the mother of Jacob's oldest four sons.
Leah; Genesis 29:31-35
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Name the oldest son of Jacob.
Reuben; Genesis 46:8
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Name the youngest son of Jacob.
Benjamin; Genesis 42:29-36
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Who was Judah's sister?
Dinah; Genesis 29:35; 34:1
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How was Jacob convinced that Joseph was dead?
a bloody tunic; Genesis 37:31-35
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Who bought Joseph from the Midianite merchants who took him to Egypt?
Potiphar; Genesis 37:36
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What man went from dungeon prisoner to steward over Egypt in one step?
Joseph; Genesis 41:14-44
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Name the two sons of Joseph.
Manasseh and Ephraim; Genesis 41:50-52
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Joseph's silver cup was found in the grain sack of which of his brothers?
Benjamin; Genesis 44:1-12
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Where was Jacob's family settled in Egypt?
The land of Goshen; Genesis 47:1-6
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Who raised Moses?
Pharaoh's daughter; Exodus 2:1-10
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What man had to flee from Egypt because he killed a man and buried him in the sand?
Moses; Exodus 2:11-15
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What was the name of Moses' wife?
Zipporah; Exodus 2:21
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Who did the speaking for Moses before Pharaoh and the Israelites?
Aaron; Exodus 4:14-16
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What was the second plague of the ten plagues to afflict Egypt?
frogs; Exodus 8:1-6
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What was the final plague to afflict Egypt?
death of the firstborn; Exodus 11:4-8; 12:29-30
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Whose bones were carried out of Egypt by Moses?
Joseph's; Exodus 13:19
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What happened to the Egyptians who pursued the Israelites as they left Egypt?
They were drowned in the Red Sea; Exodus 14:5-28
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Where was Moses given the Ten Commandments?
on Mt. Sinai; Exodus 19:20
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Who were the two sons of Aaron who were devoured by fire from heaven because they didn't worship according to God's command?
Nadab & Abihu; Leviticus 10:1-2
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What two Israelite spies said the children of Israel could conquer Canaan?
Joshua and Caleb; Numbers 14:6-9
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From what tribe were the Old Testament priests?
Levi; Numbers 3:1-10
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Who was swallowed up in the earth for rebelling against Moses?
Korah and his followers; Numbers 16
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What was special about the way that Israel entered the promised land?
They crossed the Jordan River on dry ground; Joshua 3:12-17
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What city is called 'the city of palm trees?'
Jericho; Deuteronomy 34:3
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Who stole things from Jericho as it was being conquered?
Achan; Joshua 7
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Who said, 'But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord'?
Joshua; Joshua 24:15
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What was the name of the left-handed judge?
Ehud; Judges 3:15
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Which judge killed 600 Philistines with an ox goad?
Shamgar; Judges 3:31
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What was the name of the only judge who was a woman?
Deborah; Judges 4:4
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Which judge picked his soldiers by watching how they drank water?
Gideon; Judges 7: 4-7
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What son of Gideon killed all of his brothers except one?
Abimelech; Judges 9
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What woman discovered the secret of Samson's strength?
Delilah; Judges 16:4-19
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What judge fell backward and broke his neck when he heard that the ark of God was captured by the Philistines?
Eli; I Samuel 4:14-18
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Who married the Moabite woman Ruth?
Boaz; Ruth 4:13
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Who was the mother-in-law of Ruth?
Naomi; Ruth 1:2-14
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Saul disobeyed God by failing to completely destroy what group of people?
The Amalekites; 1 Samuel 15:1-24
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The giant Goliath was from what nation of people?
The Philistines; 1 Samuel 17:4
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Who was the father of David?
Jesse; I Samuel 17:58
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What son of king Saul was a very close friend of David?
Jonathan; 1 Samuel 18:1
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What priest gave David and his men bread to eat when they were fleeing from Saul?
Ahimelech; 1 Samuel 21:1-6
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Saul and three of his sons died on what mount at the hands of the Philistines?
Mount Gilboa; 1 Samuel 31:8
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Jerusalem was known as Zion and by what other name?
Jebus or The City of David; 2 Samuel 5:7-9
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Who died when he touched the ark of the covenant?
Uzzah; 2 Samuel 6:6-7
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David committed adultery with what woman who was the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
Bathsheba; 2 Samuel 11:1-4
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Absalom had one of his half-brothers killed. What was that brother's name?
Amnon; 2 Samuel 13:22-32
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Who was the father of Absalom?
David; 2 Samuel 13:1
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What kind of an animal was Absalom riding on when his head got caught in a tree?
a mule; 2 Samuel 18:9
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Who put the darts through Absalom's heart?
Joab; 2 Samuel 18:14
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Who was Solomon's father?
David; 2 Samuel 12:24
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Who was Solomon's mother?
Bathsheba; 2 Samuel 12:24
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What important building for worship did Solomon build?
The temple in Jerusalem; 1 Kings 6:1-14
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Who wrote most of the book of Proverbs?
Solomon; I Kings 4:29-32, Proverbs 1:1; 10:1; 25:1
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Who said, 'He who finds a wife finds a good thing'?
Solomon; Proverbs 18:22
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What was the result of Solomon marrying so many wives?
His wives influenced him to follow after other gods; 1 Kings 11:1-8
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What did Solomon say is 'the whole duty of man'?
Fear God and keep His commandments'; Ecclesiastes 12:13
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What was the name of Solomon's foolish son who reigned over Israel?
Rehoboam; 1 Kings 11:43-12:1
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Who made two golden calves for Israel to worship?
Jeroboam; 1 Kings 12:28-30
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What Israelite king married a Phoenician princess named Jezebel?
Ahab; 1 Kings 16:31
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What did king Ahab take from Naboth the Jezreelite?
His vineyard; 1 Kings 21
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Who was told to dip seven times in the Jordan River to be healed of his leprosy?
Naaman; 2 Kings 5:9-10
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How was Elisha's servant Gehazi punished for accepting gifts from Naaman?
He became a leper; 2 Kings 5:21-27
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What man made an ax head float in water?
Elisha; 2 Kings 6:1-6
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What man, described as a reckless chariot driver, killed both the king of Israel and the king of Judah?
Jehu; 2 Kings 9
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What city was Jonah supposed to go to when he got swallowed by the great fish?
Nineveh; Jonah 1:2
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What preacher was angry because people listened to his preaching?
Jonah; Jonah 3:1-4:1
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What nation carried Israel off into captivity?
Assyria; 2 Kings 18:11
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Who wrote the book of Lamentations?
Jeremiah
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What nation carried Judah off into captivity?
Babylonia; 2 Kings 25
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What king had a dream that Daniel interpreted?
Nebuchadnezzar; Daniel 2, 4
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What three men were thrown into a fiery furnace?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; Daniel 3:19-21
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Name the five books usually called the 'wisdom literature' or 'poetry.'
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
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Name the last book of the Old Testament.
Malachi
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Which of the twelve tribes did Jesus come from?
Judah; Matthew 1:1-17
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What was the name of the angel who told Mary that she would have a son?
Gabriel; Luke 1:26-31
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Who was the prophetess that spoke about the baby Jesus in the temple?
Anna; Luke 2:36-38
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What ruler tried to kill the baby Jesus?
Herod the Great; Matthew 2:13-16
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Which city in Galilee became the center of Jesus' ministry?
Capernaum
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Who announced to Zachariah that he and his wife Elizabeth would have a son?
Gabriel; Luke 1:13-19
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Who tempted Jesus in the wilderness?
Satan; Matthew 4
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What was Matthew's job before Jesus called him to be an apostle?
tax-collector; Matthew 9:9
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What did Peter, Andrew, James and John do for a living before becoming apostles of Jesus?
fishermen; Luke 5:1-11
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In what region of Palestine did Jesus do most of His preaching?
Galilee
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How many apostles did Jesus call?
Thirteen, including Paul; Matthew 10:2-4
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What two disciples were called 'sons of thunder'?
James and John; Mark 3:17
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When Jesus went to Jairus' house, whom did He heal?
Jairus' daughter; Luke 8:41-56
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Name one of the two men who appeared with Jesus at His transfiguration?
Moses & Elijah; Luke 9:28-30
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In the parable of the Good Samaritan, who passed by the wounded man without helping him?
A priest and a Levite; Luke 10:30-32
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Who did Jesus describe as a 'fox'?
Herod Antipas; Luke 13:32
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What ruler went to talk to Jesus at night?
Nicodemus; John 3:1-2
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Name two tax collectors Jesus knew.
Matthew and Zaccheus; Matthew 9:9, Luke 19:2-5
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In the parable of the wise and foolish virgins, how many virgins were there and how many of them were foolish?
ten virgins, five were foolish; Matthew 25:1-2
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When the prodigal son returned home, who was NOT glad to see him?
his elder brother; Luke 15:25-30
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What was the name of the beggar whose sores the dogs licked?
Lazarus; Luke 16:20
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When Jesus healed the ten lepers, how many returned and thanked Him?
One; Luke 17:15
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Which one of the apostles of Jesus carried the moneybag?
Judas Iscariot; John 12:1-6
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What group of Jews condemned Jesus to die for the sin of blasphemy?
The Sanhedrin/council; Matthew 26:59-66
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Who was the Roman governor that condemned Jesus to die?
Pontius Pilate; Luke 23: 1-25
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What prisoner was set free the day Jesus died?
Barabbas; Luke 23:18-19, 25
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Who carried the cross of Jesus when He was unable?
Simon of Cyrene; Matthew 27:32
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What was done with Judas' thirty pieces of silver?
the potter's field was purchased; Matthew 27:3-8
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Who was crucified with Jesus?
Two robbers; Mark 15:27
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At what city did Jesus die?
Jerusalem-just outside the city; John 19:20
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For how long did darkness cover the earth when Jesus was crucified?
Three hours; Luke 23:44
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In whose tomb was Jesus buried?
Joseph of Arimathea; Mark 15:43-46
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Who helped Joseph of Arimathea prepare the body of Jesus for burial?
Nicodemus; John 19:38-40
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How did those who guarded the tomb of Jesus explain the fact that it was empty?
They said that the disciples stole the body of Jesus; Matthew 28:11-14
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Which of Jesus' apostles saw him after His resurrection and said: 'My Lord and my God'?
Thomas; John 20:28
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Who did Jesus tell to feed his sheep?
Simon Peter; John 21:15-17
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Who was chosen as an apostle to replace Judas Iscariot?
Matthias; Acts 1:26
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Who wrote the book of Acts?
Luke
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How many people were baptized on the Day of Pentecost?
about 3,000; Acts 2:41
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What is the purpose of baptism?
for the remission of sins; Acts 2:38
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Which word best describes baptism: pouring, sprinkling or immersion?
Immersion; it is a burial - Romans 6:4
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Which two apostles healed a lame man in the temple?
Peter and John; Acts 3:1-10
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Who was the Levite from Cyprus who sold a field to help needy Christians?
Joseph, also called Barnabas; Acts 4:36-37
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What can a person do to earn salvation?
Nothing. It is the gift of God; Romans 6:23
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How did Stephen die?
He was stoned to death by the Jews; Acts 7:54-60
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Name the 'sorcerer' who became a Christian when he heard Philip preach.
Simon; Acts 8:9-13
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Who preached to the Ethiopian eunuch?
Philip; Acts 8:26-35
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Who was blinded on the road to Damascus?
Saul of Tarsus; Acts 9:1-9
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How many days was Saul of Tarsus blind?
3; Acts 9:9
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Who told Saul (Paul) what he had to do to be saved?
Ananias; Acts 22:12-16
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Which of the tribes of Israel was the apostle Paul from?
Benjamin; Romans 11:1
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What woman in Joppa was raised from the dead by the apostle Peter?
Dorcas; Acts 9:36-41
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Who saw a vision in which a sheet with unclean animals was lowered three times?
Peter; Acts 10:9-16
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Who was the first Gentile converted?
Cornelius; Acts 10
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What was Cornelius' occupation?
Soldier; Acts 10:1
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Where did Cornelius live?
Caesarea; Acts 10:1
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In what city were the disciples first called Christians?
Antioch of Syria; Acts 11:26
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Who did Herod Agrippa I kill among the apostles?
James the brother of John; Acts 12:1-2
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Who guided Peter out of the prison at night?
An angel; Acts 12:7-10
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How did Herod Agrippa I die?
Eaten by worms; Acts 12:23
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Who went with Paul on his first missionary journey?
Barnabas/John Mark; Acts 13:2-5
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In what city was Paul stoned and dragged out of the city?
Lystra; Acts 14:8-19
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What question was the subject of debate in Jerusalem in Acts 15?
The circumcision of Gentile Christians for salvation; Acts 15:1-5
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What young man joined Paul and Silas on the second missionary journey?
Timothy; Acts 16:1-3
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Which two preachers sang praises in a jail cell at midnight?
Paul & Silas; Acts 16:25
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In what city was a jailor converted to Christ?
Philippi; Acts 16:12-34
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What five things must a person do to be saved?
Hear, believe, repent, confess/faith, be baptized; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Romans 10:9-10
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Where was the altar with the inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD?
Athens; Acts 17:16-23
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In what city did Paul preach at a place called the Areopagus?
Athens, Acts 17:19, 22
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Who was the wife of Aquila?
Priscilla; Acts 18:2
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Where did Paul first meet Aquila & Priscilla?
At Corinth; Acts 18:1-2
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What was the name of the Roman governor of Achaia who refused to sit in judgment of Paul?
Gallio; Acts 18:12-16
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What was the name of the Jew from Alexandria who was 'an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures'?
Apollos; Acts 18:24
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What woman helped her husband teach the truth to a man named Apollos?
Priscilla; Acts 18:26
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Who was the silversmith at Ephesus who caused a great commotion against Paul?
Demetrius; Acts 19:23-41
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Who fell out of the window while Paul was preaching?
Eutychus; Acts 20:7-9
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What five acts do we normally do in our worship on Sunday?
Sing, Pray - Ephesians 5:19-20; Teach - 2 Timothy 4:2; Lord's Supper - Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25; Give - 1 Corinthians 16:1-3
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Why did the Roman commander in Jerusalem refrain from scourging Paul?
Paul was a Roman citizen, uncondemned and thus protected by Roman law from such punishment; Acts 22:23-29
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How long was Paul kept a prisoner in Caesarea?
2 years; Acts 24:27
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Paul appeared before two Roman governors in Caesarea. Name either one.
Felix or Festus; Acts 24; 25
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Who wrote the book of Romans?
Paul; Romans 1:1
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Who wrote the book of James?
James, apparently the brother of Jesus; James 1:1
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Paul was taken to Rome as a prisoner because he had appealed to whom?
Caesar; Acts 25:11; 27:1
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Who wrote the book of Jude?
Jude; Jude 1
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Who wrote the book of Colossians?
Paul; Colossians 1:1
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Who wrote the epistles of 1 & 2 Timothy?
Paul; 1 Timothy 1:1; 2 Timothy 1:1
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Who wrote the book of Philemon?
Paul; Philemon 1
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What was the name of the island on which Paul was shipwrecked?
Malta; Acts 28:1
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Name all the books of the Bible written by Peter.
1 & 2 Peter
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The book of Revelation was addressed to whom?
The seven churches of Asia; Revelation 1:4
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Who wrote the book of Revelation?
John the apostle; Revelation 1:4
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Name That Animal: I am the animal sacrificed for the Passover Feast. At the first Passover, my blood was spread on the doorposts.
lamb; Exodus 12:1-7
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Name That Animal: I am the animal that Balaam rode. I saved his life but he beat me.
donkey; Numbers 22
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Name That Animal: I am the animal that Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
a colt, the foal of a donkey; Luke 19:28-40, Matthew 21:5
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Name That Animal: Aaron made an image of me at Mt. Sinai and the Israelites worshipped my image.
calf; Exodus 32:1-6
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Who Said It? This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Adam; Genesis 2:23
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Geography: In what city was Paul preaching when Eutychus fell out of a window?
Troas; Acts 20:7-9
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Geography: What was the name of the body of water that Jesus walked on?
Sea of Galilee
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Geography: Where did the contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal occur?
Mt. Carmel; 1 Kings 18:20
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Geography: What is the name of the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
Mesopotamia
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Geography: Name the two 'arms' of the Red Sea.
The Gulf of Suez and the Gulf of Aqaba
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Geography: Name the large plain located in the northern part of Palestine.
Plain of Jezreel or Plain of Esdraelon
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Geography: What was the name of the major seaport in Israel, constructed by Herod the Great?
Caesarea
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Geography: The temple was located in what city?
Jerusalem
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Geography: Where did Jeroboam put the two golden calves that he made for Israel to worship?
Dan & Bethel; 1 Kings 12:28-29
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Geography: What body of water in Palestine is so salty that no fish can live in it?
The Dead Sea
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Geography: What was the name of the little village where Jesus grew up?
Nazareth; Matthew 2:23
