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Zion Baptist Church Youth Ministry

GENERAL BIBLE QUIZ

Easy Questions (1–30)

1. Who built an ark to survive the flood? Verse: Exodus 3:10

Answer: Noah
Verse: Genesis 6:13-14 11. What is the name of the sea that
parted for the Israelites?
2. What is the first book of the Bible? Answer: Red Sea
Answer: Genesis Verse: Exodus 14:21-22
Verse: Genesis 1:1
12. Who was the first king of Israel?
3. Who was the mother of Jesus? Answer: Saul
Answer: Mary Verse: 1 Samuel 10:1
Verse: Luke 1:30-31
13. What did God give Moses on Mount
4. How many days did God take to Sinai?
create the world? Answer: The Ten Commandments
Answer: Six Verse: Exodus 20:1-17
Verse: Genesis 1:31 - 2:1
14. Who was swallowed by a great fish?
5. What was the name of the garden Answer: Jonah
where Adam and Eve lived? Verse: Jonah 1:17
Answer: Eden
Verse: Genesis 2:8 15. What is the Golden Rule according to
Jesus?
6. Who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of Answer: Do to others as you would
silver? have them do to you
Answer: Judas Iscariot Verse: Matthew 7:12
Verse: Matthew 26:14-15
16. Who was the giant killed by David?
7. What is the last book of the Bible? Answer: Goliath
Answer: Revelation Verse: 1 Samuel 17:49-50
Verse: Revelation 1:1
17. How many disciples did Jesus have?
8. Who was thrown into a lions’ den but Answer: Twelve
was unharmed? Verse: Matthew 10:1
Answer: Daniel
Verse: Daniel 6:22 18. What is the name of the river where
Jesus was baptized?
9. What did Jesus feed to the 5,000 Answer: Jordan
people? Verse: Matthew 3:13
Answer: Five loaves and two fish
Verse: Matthew 14:17-19 19. Who denied Jesus three times before
the rooster crowed?
10. Who led the Israelites out of Egypt? Answer: Peter
Answer: Moses Verse: Matthew 26:34, 74-75

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20. What was the name of the mountain Verse: Luke 1:26-27
where Moses received the Ten
Commandments? 26. What animal did Satan appear as in
Answer: Sinai the Garden of Eden?
Verse: Exodus 19:20 Answer: Serpent
Verse: Genesis 3:1
21. Who was the father of Isaac?
Answer: Abraham 27. How many books are in the New
Verse: Genesis 21:3 Testament?
Answer: 27
22. What is the first commandment? Verse: (General knowledge; see
Answer: You shall have no other gods Matthew 1:1 - Revelation 22:21)
before me
Verse: Exodus 20:3 28. What was the name of the city
where Jesus was born?
23. Who was the wise king who built the Answer: Bethlehem
temple in Jerusalem? Verse: Matthew 2:1
Answer: Solomon
Verse: 1 Kings 6:1 29. Who was the first man created by
God?
24. What did Jesus turn water into at a Answer: Adam
wedding? Verse: Genesis 2:7
Answer: Wine
Verse: John 2:7-9 30. What is the Lord’s Prayer?
Answer: The prayer Jesus taught,
25. Who was the angel that announced starting with “Our Father in heaven”
Jesus’ birth to Mary? Verse: Matthew 6:9-13

Medium Questions (31–70)

31. What was the name of the tower

built to reach the heavens? 35. What was the name of the pool
Answer: Tower of Babel where Jesus healed a blind man?
Verse: Genesis 11:4 Answer: Siloam
Verse: John 9:7
32. Who was the prophet that
challenged the prophets of Baal on 36. Who was the father of Jacob and
Mount Carmel? Esau?
Answer: Elijah Answer: Isaac
Verse: 1 Kings 18:20-40 Verse: Genesis 25:26

33. What was the name of the woman 37. What was the sign of God’s covenant
who hid the Israelite spies in Jericho? with Noah after the flood?
Answer: Rahab Answer: Rainbow
Verse: Joshua 2:1-3 Verse: Genesis 9:13

34. Which apostle wrote the Book of 38. Which disciple doubted Jesus’
Revelation? resurrection until he saw Him?
Answer: John Answer: Thomas
Verse: Revelation 1:1 Verse: John 20:24-29
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39. What was the name of the judge
who was very strong and had long hair? 49. What was the profession of Matthew
Answer: Samson before he followed Jesus?
Verse: Judges 16:17 Answer: Tax collector
Verse: Matthew 9:9
40. What did Jesus say is the greatest
commandment? 50. What was the name of the place
Answer: Love the Lord your God with where Jesus was crucified?
all your heart, soul, and mind Answer: Golgotha
Verse: Matthew 22:37-38 Verse: Matthew 27:33

41. Who was the queen who saved her 51. Who was the youngest son of Jacob?
people from Haman’s plot? Answer: Benjamin
Answer: Esther Verse: Genesis 35:18
Verse: Esther 4:14
52. What was the name of the
42. What was the name of the man who prophetess who judged Israel?
helped Jesus carry His cross? Answer: Deborah
Answer: Simon of Cyrene Verse: Judges 4:4
Verse: Matthew 27:32
53. Which parable teaches about a
43. Which Old Testament prophet was father welcoming back his lost son?
taken up to heaven in a whirlwind? Answer: The Prodigal Son
Answer: Elijah Verse: Luke 15:11-32
Verse: 2 Kings 2:11
54. Who was the Roman governor who
44. What was the name of the sentenced Jesus to death?
mountain where Jesus was Answer: Pontius Pilate
transfigured? Verse: Matthew 27:24-26
Answer: (Traditionally) Mount Tabor
Verse: Matthew 17:1-2 55. What was the name of the mountain
where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac?
45. Who was the first high priest of Answer: Moriah
Israel? Verse: Genesis 22:2
Answer: Aaron
Verse: Exodus 28:1 56. Which book of the Bible is a
collection of songs and poems?
46. What was the name of the city Answer: Psalms
where Jonah was sent to preach? Verse: Psalm 1:1
Answer: Nineveh
Verse: Jonah 1:2 57. Who was the disciple chosen to
replace Judas Iscariot?
47. Which epistle emphasizes faith Answer: Matthias
without works is dead? Verse: Acts 1:26
Answer: James
Verse: James 2:17 58. What was the name of the man who
sold his birthright for a bowl of stew?
48. Who was the king who had a dream Answer: Esau
interpreted by Daniel? Verse: Genesis 25:33-34
Answer: Nebuchadnezzar
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59. Which Old Testament figure is 65. What was the name of the place
known for his patience? where Jacob had a dream of a ladder to
Answer: Job heaven?
Verse: Job 1:21 Answer: Bethel
Verse: Genesis 28:12-19
60. What was the name of the event
where the Holy Spirit descended on the 66. Which book contains the Sermon on
disciples? the Mount?
Answer: Pentecost Answer: Matthew
Verse: Acts 2:1-4 Verse: Matthew 5:1-7:29

61. Who was the king of Judah known 67. Who was the prophet who married a
for his reforms and finding the Book of prostitute as a sign of God’s love for
the Law? Israel?
Answer: Josiah Answer: Hosea
Verse: 2 Kings 22:1-2 Verse: Hosea 1:2

62. Which Gospel is the shortest? 68. What was the name of the island
Answer: Mark where Paul was shipwrecked?
Verse: (General knowledge; see Mark Answer: Malta
1:1 - 16:20) Verse: Acts 28:1

63. What was the name of the woman 69. Which Old Testament figure
who was married to Uriah the Hittite? wrestled with God?
Answer: Bathsheba Answer: Jacob
Verse: 2 Samuel 11:3 Verse: Genesis 32:24-30

64. Who was the first Christian martyr? 70. What was the name of the garden
Answer: Stephen where Jesus prayed before His arrest?
Verse: Acts 7:59-60 Answer: Gethsemane
Verse: Matthew 26:36

Hard Questions (71–100)

71. What was the name of the priest who 74. Which Old Testament book laments
blessed Abraham after his victory? the destruction of Jerusalem?
Answer: Melchizedek Answer: Lamentations
Verse: Genesis 14:18-20 Verse: Lamentations 1:1

72. Which prophet predicted the virgin 75. Who was the Ethiopian eunuch
birth of Jesus? baptized by Philip?
Answer: Isaiah Answer: (Unnamed, but known as the
Verse: Isaiah 7:14 Ethiopian eunuch)
Verse: Acts 8:26-38
73. What was the name of the high
priest’s servant whose ear was cut off by 76. What was the name of the king who
Peter? threw Shadrach, Meshach, and
Answer: Malchus Abednego into the fiery furnace?
Verse: John 18:10 Answer: Nebuchadnezzar
Verse: Daniel 3:1-6
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77. Which epistle was written to Verse: Jeremiah 31:31
encourage slaves to obey their masters?
Answer: Philemon 87. Who was the disciple who ran to
Verse: Philemon 1:10-16 Jesus’ tomb with Peter?
Answer: John
78. What was the name of the prophet Verse: John 20:3-4
who confronted David about his sin
with Bathsheba? 88. What was the name of the city
Answer: Nathan where the Israelites circled for seven
Verse: 2 Samuel 12:1-7 days?
Answer: Jericho
79. Which minor prophet spoke of a Verse: Joshua 6:1-4
plague of locusts?
Answer: Joel 89. Which prophet was called to preach
Verse: Joel 1:4 against Edom?
Answer: Obadiah
80. What was the name of the man who Verse: Obadiah 1:1
fell from a window while Paul was
preaching? 90. What was the name of the couple
Answer: Eutychus who lied about their offering and died?
Verse: Acts 20:9 Answer: Ananias and Sapphira
Verse: Acts 5:1-10
81. Which Old Testament figure was the
great-grandson of Noah? 91. Which Old Testament figure was a
Answer: Nimrod cupbearer to a Persian king?
Verse: Genesis 10:8 Answer: Nehemiah
Verse: Nehemiah 1:11
82. What was the name of the city
where Jesus raised a widow’s son from 92. What was the name of the mountain
the dead? where Elijah confronted the prophets of
Answer: Nain Baal?
Verse: Luke 7:11-15 Answer: Carmel
Verse: 1 Kings 18:19
83. Which epistle warns against false
teachers who deny Christ’s return? 93. Which epistle is known as the
Answer: 2 Peter “epistle of joy” despite being written
Verse: 2 Peter 3:3-4 from prison?
Answer: Philippians
84. Who was the father-in-law of Moses? Verse: Philippians 1:4
Answer: Jethro
Verse: Exodus 3:1 94. Who was the prophet who saw a
vision of dry bones coming to life?
85. What was the name of the king who Answer: Ezekiel
was eaten by worms for not giving glory Verse: Ezekiel 37:1-14
to God?
Answer: Herod Agrippa I 95. What was the name of the tax
Verse: Acts 12:23 collector who climbed a tree to see
Jesus?
86. Which Old Testament book contains Answer: Zacchaeus
the prophecy of a new covenant? Verse: Luke 19:2-4
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96. Which Old Testament figure was Verse: Song of Solomon 1:1
sold into slavery by his brothers?
Answer: Joseph 99. Who was the king of Judah when
Verse: Genesis 37:28 Jerusalem fell to Babylon?
Answer: Zedekiah
97. What was the name of the sorcerer Verse: 2 Kings 25:1-7
who opposed Paul in Cyprus?
Answer: Elymas (Bar-Jesus) 100. Which parable teaches about being
Verse: Acts 13:6-8 ready for Jesus’ return?
Answer: The Ten Virgins
98. Which book of the Bible is a love Verse: Matthew 25:1-13
poem between a bride and groom?

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