Here's a test to measure your knowledge of Bible facts and theology. When you click an answer, you'll be told if you're right or wrong, and the next question will move to the top of the screen. Once you've answered a question, you cannot answer it again unless you re-load the page (which will reset the quiz.) Your score information is displayed at the end of the quiz and is updated after each question answered.

Question 1: Who was the longest-living man in the Bible? (Genesis 5:27)

A- Noah

B- Moses

C- Absalom

D- Methuselah

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Question 2: About how old was Jesus when His ministry began? (Luke 3:23)

A- 33

B- 40

C- 30

D- 18

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Question 3: What island was John on when he recorded the book of Revelation? (Revelation 1:9)

A- Patmos

B- Sicily

C- Malta

D- Madagascar

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Question 4: In what city were followers of Jesus first called "Christians"? (Acts 11:26)

A- Jerusalem

B- Antioch

C- Rome

D- Athens

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Question 5: What prophet was taken into heaven by a chariot of fire? (2 Kings 2:11)

A- Isaiah

B- Jeremiah

C- Elisha

D- Elijah

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Question 6: When Peter walked on water during a storm with Jesus, and then began to sink when he lost faith, what did he do? (Matthew 14:29-31)

A- Call on Jesus for help

B- Say the devil made him sink, and rebuke the demon of storms, the demon of sinking, and the demon of lack of oxygen

C- Drown, and Jesus brought him back to life

D- Complain that Jesus let him sink, and that if he really loved him, he wouldn't have let the disciples get in a storm in the first place

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Question 7: In what town did Jesus do His first miracle? (John 2:11)

A- Bethany

B- Jerusalem

C- Bethlehem

D- Cana

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Question 8: What was Jesus' first miracle? (John 2:3,7-11)

A- Healing the sick

B- Changing water to wine

C- Feeding 5,000

D- Casting out demons

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Question 9: God knows we need material things in this life, but how did Jesus say we should go about getting them? (Matthew 6:31-33)

A- Work hard

B- Manage our money wisely

C- Seek God's kingdom first of all, and God will take care of the rest

D- Hunt for buried treasure

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Question 10: Who was the leader of Israel after Moses died? (Joshua 1:1,6)

A- Nehemiah

B- Joshua

C- Esther

D- Saul

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Question 11: God sent the prophet Jonah to what city? (Jonah 1:2)

A- Ninevah

B- Jericho

C- Babylon

D- Nain

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Question 12: Who was king Xerxes (Ahasuerus) married to before Esther? (Esther 1:10,11)

A- Bathsheba

B- Jezebel

C- Vashti

D- Deborah

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Question 13: Who is the woman who killed Sisera with a tent peg? (Judges 4:18,21)

A- Sarah

B- Rahab

C- Esther

D- Jael

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Question 14: How many men did Gideon wind up having in his forces to fight against the Midianites? (Judges 7:7)

A- 3,000

B- 10,000

C- 300

D- 250

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Question 15: What tribe of Israel did Jesus belong to? (Matthew 1:2,3)

A- Dan

B- Judah

C- Levi

D- Benjamin

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Question 16: How many brothers (in the flesh) did Jesus have that were listed by name in the Bible? (Matthew 13:55)

A- 1

B- 2

C- 3

D- 4

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Question 17: The apostle Paul was converted to Christianity on the road to what city? (Acts 9:3)

A- Damascus

B- Antioch

C- Jerusalem

D- Cana

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Question 18: When Pilate was questioning Jesus, what reason did Jesus give that his disciples didn't take up arms against the people who were trying to kill him? (John 18:35-36)

A- He was giving his enemies one last chance before he annihilated them

B- His kingdom is not of this world, so his disciples don't fight against this world

C- He didn't yet have enough followers to overthrow the Romans

D- Jesus only has pacifists and wimps to follow him

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Question 19: What did Jesus say happens when people treat us badly for his sake? (Matthew 5:11-12)

A- Our reward is great, because the righteous prophets of old were also persecuted

B- Our reward is great, because we must suffer to make up for our sin to get into heaven

C- Life is tough, so deal with it

D- Fire will come down from heaven and consume those who oppose us

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Question 20: Why did God decide to let the children of Israel wander in the desert until everyone who was 20 and over at the time had died off? (Numbers 14:26-30)

A- They had worshipped the golden calf

B- Because Moses broke the tablets containing the Ten Commandments

C- Some of the priests hadn't made their burnt offerings in the right way

D- They had complained against the LORD

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Question 21: After Moses died and was buried by God, who argued with each other over his body? (Jude 1:9)

A- Peter and Paul

B- Joshua and Aaron

C- Enoch and Elijah

D- Michael and Satan

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Question 22: Who was a disciple of John the Baptist before becoming one of Jesus' disciples? (John 1:35-37,40)

A- Andrew

B- Peter

C- Bartholomew

D- Thaddaeus

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Question 23: What giant king had a large bed made of iron? (Deuteronomy 3:11)

A- Ahiman

B- Talmai

C- Sheshai

D- Og

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Question 24: According to the book of James, which of the following is the beginning of sinful temptation? (James 1:14)

A- When the devil makes you do something bad

B- When you are drawn astray by fleshly lusts

C- When God leaves you for a while and you can't stand up on your own

D- You get into some spiked punch and don't know what you're doing

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Question 25: What judge of Israel, because he was left-handed, carried a dagger on the right side of his body where it wouldn't be looked for, and so was able to assassinate a king who was oppressing Israel? (Judges 3:15)

A- Othniel

B- Barak

C- Ehud

D- Deborah

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Question 26: Who did Jesus see under a fig tree when He bagan to gather His first followers? (John 1:48)

A- Nathaniel

B- Peter

C- Zacchaeus

D- Nicodemus

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Question 27: For what offense was Miriam, the sister of Moses, turned leprous by God? (Numbers 12:1-10)

A- Gathering too much manna

B- Killing someone

C- Opposing Moses' authority

D- Refusing to help someone else who was leprous

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Question 28: When Jesus was transfigured, what two people from the Old Testament appeared with him? (Matthew 17:1-3)

A- Abraham and Sarah

B- Enoch and Adam

C- Moses and Elijah

D- Noah and David

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Question 29: Which of the following phrases is actually in the Bible? (I Timothy 6:10)

A- St. Peter shall greet thee at the Pearly Gates of Heaven

B- Money is the root of all evil

C- God helps those who help themselves

D- Love of money is the root of all evil

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Question 30: What was the name of the woman who wiped Jesus' feet with her hair at the pharisee's house? (John 11:2)

A- Sara

B- Joana

C- Martha

D- Mary

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Question 31: What was the name of Elisha's servant? (2 Kings 5:20)

A- Baalam

B- Gehazi

C- Arphaxhad

D- Joash

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Question 32: What enemy army commander did Elisha heal of a skin disease? (2 Kings 5:9,10)

A- Hiram

B- Sisera

C- Naaman

D- Nebuchadnezzar

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Question 33: How many times did the LORD God appear to king Solomon? (1 Kings 11:9)

A- One

B- Two

C- Three

D- Four

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Question 34: How many wives (not counting concubines) did king Solomon have? (1 Kings 11:3)

A- 19

B- 331

C- 700

D- 1,000

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Question 35: Who did God give kingship of Israel to when He split the tribe of Judah from Israel and left only Judah to David's dynasty? (1 Kings 11:31)

A- Saul

B- Jeroboam

C- Jonathan

D- Abasalom

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Question 36: Who had a vinyard that king Ahab of Israel killed him to get? (1 Kings 21:2)

A- Araunah

B- Uriah

C- Jehoshaphat

D- Naboth

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Question 37: Which of king David's sons tried to displace Solomon as king of Israel when David was close to death? (1 Kings 1:17,18)

A- Amnon

B- Adonijah

C- Absalom

D- Ithream

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Question 38: Jesus said that many imposters would arise and claim to be him. How did Jesus say we could recognize him when he returns? (I Timothy 6:10)

A- His return would be like lightening: he would come and go in a split second

B- He would perform more miracles than anyone else ever has

C- He would raise the original 12 disciples back to life

D- He would come in 1914 and establish an invisible kingdom

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Question 39: What did Jesus say is the greatest commandment? (Mark 12:30)

A- You shall not murder

B- Love your neighbor as yourself

C- You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength

D- You shall not commit adultery

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Question 40: Which of the following does God say we must do to be forgiven of our sins? (Matthew 6:14,15)

A- Forgive others

B- Punish ourselves

C- Destroy our unrighteous enemies

D- Give to the poor

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Question 41: What does 1 John 4:18,19 indicate is the opposite of love?

A- Fear

B- Anger

C- Lust

D- Indifference

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Question 42: Why did Ananias and Sapphira die? (Acts 5:1-10)

A- They jumped off a cliff

B- They got sick and didn't have faith that God would heal them so he let them die

C- They ate some bad fish

D- They lied to the Holy Spirit and God killed them

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Question 43: Why did Peter condemn Simon the Sorcerer? (Acts 8:9,18-24)

A- He tried to burn his magic books and accidentally set the local church on fire

B- He stole money from the church

C- He claimed to become a Christian but continued his sorcery

D- He tried to buy the baptism of the Holy Spirit

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