Advanced Bible Quiz about Bible Characters.

This is a hard Bible quiz concerning Bible people.

We can't all be Bible professors, so peek at the answers.

A very difficult Bible quiz with answers about characters and people in the Bible.

Which apostle preferred an X-shaped cross to a traditional T-shaped cross?
a. Paul.
b. Peter.
c. Andrew.

c. Andrew.
Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, wanted to be tied instead of nailed to a cross.
The Bible does not authenticate this.
Tradition says this disciple wanted to suffer more because he felt inferior.
He was tied to a cross in Patras, Greece, and was crucified by Aegeas, the governor of the region at the time.
Tradition also suggests that Aegeas turned the X sideways.
How old were Moses and Aaron when they confronted Pharaoh?

a. Moses was 100, and Aaron was 90 years old.
b. Moses was 80, and Aaron was 83.
c. Moses was 30, and Aaron was 33.

Moses was 80 years old, while Aaron was 83 years old.
Moses died when he was 120 years old.

Exodus 7:1-7
Which king did Abraham tell that his wife, Sarah, was his sister?

a. King David.
b. Old King Saul.
c. Abimelech, King of Gerar.

c. Abimelech.
Abraham was certain that Sarah's beauty would lead to his death.
It appears that there was a common practice of killing the husbands of beautiful women.
Abraham told Abimelech, King of Gerar, that Sarah was his unmarried sister.
So Abimelech took her for his wife.
God intervened before Abimelech lay with Sarah.
God explained who she was, and Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham.
Genesis 20
This Bible woman lived in the temple all her life.

a. Deborah.
b. Judith.
c. Anna.

c. Anna.
Anna was a widow and a prophetess who lived in the temple all her life.
When Mary and Joseph took the infant Jesus to the temple, she first saw him.
Anna recognized Jesus as the Christ right away.
Luke 2:22-40
Who made the contribution to Christianity with the Vulgate translation?

a. Aristotle.
b. Isosceles.
c. Saint Jerome of Dalmatia.

c. Saint Jerome.
Saint Jerome of Dalmatia created the Latin Vulgate translation.
His accolades include being a Christian priest, theologian, historian, and translator of the Bible.
An intriguing thing is that for a while he lived as a hermit before becoming a priest.
God put this man to death for "spilling his seed."

a. Onan.
b. Judah.
c. Shem.

a. Onan.
Er and Onan were brothers.
God killed Er due to an evil deed he committed.
His wife, Tamar, had no male children to inherit the estate.
It was his brother Onan's duty to take Er's wife and impregnate her.
Onan refused to carry out the tradition.
Onan spilled his seed because he would rather not impregnate his sister-in-law.
God killed Onan for doing this.
Who slew the brother of Goliath, the giant Gittite?
a. Elhanan, the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the giant.
b. Jonathan, the best friend of David, killed the Gittite.
c. David slew yet a third giant.

Elhanan, who was the son of Jaareoregim and a Bethlehemite, defeated the giant.
He used his staff as a spear.
2 Samuel 21:19
Who slew a giant at Gath?

a. Jonathan, the nephew of David, slew the giant from Gath.
b. Jonadab, David's relative, killed the giant.
c. David slew a second giant.

a. Jonathan.
David's nephew Jonathan, son of David's brother Shimeah, slew this giant.
Apparently it was a family tradition of slaying Philistine giants.
The giant had six fingers on every hand and six toes on every foot.
2 Samuel 21:21
Which Bible person was in jail with Paul when an earthquake opened the doors and loosened their chains?
Which disciple was in jail with him?

a. Silas.
b. Timothy.
c. Barnabas.

a. Silas.
Silas was in a Roman prison with Paul because they exorcized a spirit out of a slave fortune-teller who was making money for her owners.
On the grounds of causing a public nuisance, authorities arrested, stripped, and flogged them in Philippi.
Which disciple was building something when his ax head fell into the river?

a. Noah.
b. Elisha
c. Moses.

b. Elisha.
Elisha fixed an axe head that fell into the river.
He broke off a stick and set it on the water's surface.
The ax head miraculously floated to the top and attached itself to the stick.
Who pushed a dagger deep into the belly of Eglon, King of Moab?
Eglon was so obese that the dagger completely disappeared in his stomach and went unnoticed by the guards.

a. Samson.
b. Ussiah.
c. Ehud.

c. Ehud.
Ehud pushed a dagger into the King of Moab.
The dagger penetrated so deep into Ehud's body that it could not be seen.
The guards were not aware of how Eglon died at first, and Ehud made his escape.
Who was the wife of Nabal, who denied supplies to David's army?

a. Jael.
b. Abigail.
c. Jehosheba.

b. Abigail.
The wife of Nabal persuaded David not to kill her husband for not giving up his supplies. Abigail told Nabal how she intervened and saved his life.
Nabal suffered what appeared to be a severe heart attack.
Ten days later, he strangely died.
After Nabal died, David married her.
1 Samuel 25
Which Bible female "double spy" drove a tent peg through the head of Sisera, the Canaanite general?

a. Delilah.
b. Jezebel.
c. Jael.

c. Jael.
General Sisera sought refuge in Jael's tent after he retreated from the Israelite army.
Jael drove a tent peg through the head of the general while he slept.
Which two midwives did the Egyptian king assign to care for Israelite women during childbirth?
Their instructions were to kill all males that were born.

a. Gomer and Hagar.
b. Shiphrah and Puah.
c. Oholah and Oholibah.

b. Shiphrah and Puah.
Shiphrah and Puah were midwives assigned by the Egyptian king to attend to Israelite women during childbirth.
The king ordered them to execute all of the boys.
They refused because they were believers.
Exodus 1:15-21
When Jeremiah found himself imprisoned in a cistern at Malkijah, who saved him?
The cistern was deep and full of mud.

a. Shephatiah, the son of Mattan, saved Jeremiah.
b. Ebed-Melech, an Ethiopian eunuch.
c. Pashhur, the son of Malkijah.

b. Ebed-Melech, an Ethiopian eunuch, rescued Jeremiah from a muddy cistern.
He was in King Zedekiah's court when he rescued Jeremiah from a muddy cistern. Royal officials had thrown Jeremiah into the cistern.
Ebed-Melech persuaded the king to have Jeremiah pulled out.
This Bible queen refused to appear nude before the court.

a. Simone.
b. Jezebel.
c. Vashti.

c. Queen Vashti.
Queen Vashti refused to appear nude for her husband in court.
It was a request of her drunken husband, King Xerxes.
Vashti was dethroned and no longer allowed to be in the king's presence.
She was replaced by the beautiful Ester, a Jewess.
Esther 1:1-22
Which Bible character became king when he was eight years old?
He reigned for 31 years and removed idol worship.

a. Amon.
b. Josiah.
c. Jehoahaz.

b. Josiah.
Josiah was a descendant of David.
He became king when he was only eight years old.
He reigned for thirty-one years.
Josiah started the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem.
He commanded the destruction of all idols.
2 Chronicles 34
What DID NOT happen at the slaughter of the Amorites at Gibeon at the hands of Joshua?

a. The Israelites killed many Amorites with their swords.
b. Hailstones from heaven killed many Amorites.
c. The Amorites committed suicide.

c. The Amorites did not commit suicide.
Who was the Syrian commander with leprosy that captured a young Israeli girl?

a. Rimmon.
b. Naaman.
c. Mordecai.

b. Naaman.
The girl told her mistress to contact Elisha, who could cure the commander of leprosy.
Naaman was a Syrian commander who went to Elisha in Samaria to be healed of leprosy.
One of Saul's concubines lost two sons she begot from him.
David hung them on the mountainside, leaving them to rot and be eaten by animals.
Who was the mother who stayed with the remains until God gave her a sign?

a. Gibeah.
b. Rizpah.
c. Mephibosheth.

b. Rizpah.
Armoni and Mephibosheth were sons of Saul and Rizpah.
David killed them for their father's sins.
The church met in this wealthy Laodicean's house.

a. Nympha.
b. Lydia.
c. Priscilla.

b. Lydia.
The church met in Lydia's house.
Which prophet did God instruct to visit a widow's home in Zarephath and request bread and water during a severe drought?

a. John the Baptist.
b. Jeremiah.
c. Elijah.

c. Elijah.
Elijah went to the widow Zarephath's house for food and water.
Afterward, God provided this woman with a flowerpot and an oil jug that never went empty.
1 Kings 17:7-16
The vineyard next to the palace was owned by Naboth.
Which Bible woman used false testimony to have Naboth killed so that her husband could take ownership of the vineyard?

a. Jezebel.
b. Bathsheba.
c. Potiphar's wife.

a. Jezebel.
Jezebel had Naboth killed so that King Ahab could have his vineyard.
1 Kings 21
What animals pulled a cart that the Philistines sent to the Israelites?

a. Two goats.
b. Two calves.
c. Two donkeys.

b. Two calves pulled the cart.
They sent the cart without a driver, and it went to the field of Joshua in Beth Shemesh.
What was the main item in the cart that the Philistines sent to the Israelites?

a. A Golden Calf.
b. An original copy of the Tanakh.
c. The Ark of the Covenant with the Ten Commandments.

c. Ark of the Covenant.
The cart also contained five gold tumors and five gold rats.
The Philistines decided to get rid of the cart after it caused destruction everywhere it went.
1 Samuel 6:1-18
Who was the Bible person who traveled far, bringing many spices, gems, and gold to King Solomon because of his fame?

a. The King of Saudi Arabia.
b. The Prince of Ethiopia.
c. The Queen of Sheba.

c. Queen of Sheba.
The Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon to learn how wise he was.
How did Elisha spoil the plans of the king of Syria, who sent a large army with horses and chariots to Dothan to kill Elisha?

a. He caused a thundering noise in the sky and lightning bolts to strike the invaders.
b. Elisha blinded the entire invading army, causing them to retreat to another city.
c. Elisha caused a fire wall to erupt between the city and the invading army.

b. The invading army was blinded.
They arrived late at night and surrounded the city.
Elisha prayed for help, and God blinded the enemy army.
Later God removed their blindness when Elisha and the city were safe.
2 kings 6

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