Advanced Bible Quiz about Bible Characters.

Advanced hard questions about the Bible.​​
 

1. This apostle said he would lay down his life to follow Jesus.
   
   a. Peter.
   b. Thomas.
   c. Matthew.
   
   a. Peter.
   John 13:33-38
   
    

2. Which apostle did they crucify on an X-shaped cross instead of a traditional cross?
   
   a. Paul.
   b. Peter.
   c. Andrew.
   
   c. Andrew.
   He was Simon Peter's brother and wanted to be tied rather than nailed to a cross.
   Andrew was crucified in Patras, Greece, by Aegeas, the governor of the region at the time.
   Tradition also suggests that Aegeas tied him to the cross and turned the X sideways.
   Andrew wanted to suffer more because he felt inferior.
   The Bible does not authenticate this.
   Learn more about Saint Andrew.
   
    

3. What was the last command Jesus gave to his disciples?
   a. They were to be faithful to each other.
   b. Jesus instructed them to teach all nations.
   c. They were to obey the ten commandments as given to Moses.
   
   b. The disciples were to evangelize to all nations.
   Matthew 28:16-20
   
    

4. How old was Moses when he confronted Pharaoh?
   
   a. 100, and Aaron was 90 years old.
   b. 80, and Aaron was 83.
   c. 30, and Aaron was 35.
   
   Moses was 80 years old and Aaron was 83 years old when they faced Pharaoh.
   When Moses was 120 years old, he died on Mount Nebo.
   Aaron died when he was 123 years old, and he died at Mount Hor.
   Exodus 7:1-7
   
    

5. Who was the prophet who stated that Babylon would capture Judah and take it back to Babylon?
   
   a. Ezekiel.
   b. Abraham.
   c. Jeremiah.
   
   c. Jeremiah predicted that Babylon would attack Judah, destroy the temple, and the Israelites would be exiled to Babylon.
   He was an Israelite prophet during the 6th and 7th centuries BC.
   God instructed Jeremiah to deliver messages of judgment and repentance.
   Jeremiah 20:4-6
   
    

6. How old was Joseph when his brothers sold him into slavery?
   
   a. Fifteen.
   b. Seventeen.
   c. Twenty-One.
   
   b. Seventeen.
   Joseph was the youngest brother at the time and was seventeen years old.
   Later, Benjamin was born and became the youngest of Jacob's sons.
   Genesis 37:1-4
   
    

7. Abraham told this king that his wife, Sarah, was his sister.
   
   a. King David.
   b. Old King Saul.
   c. Abimelech, King of Gerar.
   
   c. King Abimelech of Gerar.
   Abraham thought that Sarah's beauty would lead to his death.
   It appears that it was a common practice to kill 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.
   After God explained who she was, Abimelech gave Sarah back to Abraham.
   Genesis 20
   
    

8. This woman of the Bible lived her entire life in the temple.
   
   a. Deborah.
   b. Judith.
   c. Anna.
   
   c. Anna.
   She was a widow and a prophetess.
   Anna was a devout believer who resided in the temple her entire life.
   When Mary and Joseph took the infant Jesus to the temple, Anna saw Him.
   Anna recognized Jesus as the Christ right away.
   Luke 2:22-40
   
    

9. Who made the contribution to Christianity with the Vulgate translation?
   
   a. Aristotle.
   b. Isosceles.
   c. Saint Jerome of Dalmatia.
   
   c. Saint Jerome.
   It was Saint Jerome of Dalmatia who 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.
   Learn more about the Vulgate.
   
    

10. God put this man to death for "spilling his seed."
    
    a. Onan.
    b. Judah.
    c. Shem.
    
    a. Onan.
    Onan and Er were brothers.
    Er was the wicked son of Jacob.
    God killed Er due to an evil deed he committed.
    Er's 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. 
    He "spilled his seed" because he would rather not impregnate his sister-in-law.
    God killed Onan for not doing the rightful and traditional ritual.
    Genesis 38:1-10
    
     

11. 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 another 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
    
     

12. What was written on the plaque above Jesus' head on the cross?
    
    a. If he is the Messiah, let him save himself.
    b. Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.
    c. Hung for blasphemy against the church.
    
    b. This plaque reads, "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
    Pilot created the plaque and had it hung on the cross.
    The crowds that attended did not like it.
    Pilate's response was, “What I have written, I have written.”
    Both Pilot and his wife felt Jesus was innocent.
    Pilot washed his hands in a bowl of water, symbolically saying, "I wash my hands."
    His fate is in your hands
    John 19:16-22
    
     

13. 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 another 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
    
     

14. Which Bible person was in jail with Paul when an earthquake opened the doors and loosened their chains?
    
    a. Silas.
    b. Timothy.
    c. Barnabas.
    
    a. Silas.
    He was in a Roman prison with Paul because they exorcised 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.
    Acts 16:16-40
    
     

15. Which disciple was building something when his ax head fell into the river?
    
    a. Noah.
    b. Elisha
    c. Moses.
    
    b. Elisha.
    While working on a project, the axe head came loose and fell into the river.
    Elisha laid a piece of wood on the water's surface.
    The ax head miraculously floated to the top and attached itself to the wood.
    2 Kings 6:1-7
    
     

16. Who pushed a dagger deep into the belly of Eglon, King of Moab?
    
    a. Samson.
    b. Ussiah.
    c. Ehud.
    
    c. Ehud.
    He​ pushed a dagger into the large stomach of the King of Moab.
    The dagger penetrated so deeply into Ehud's body that it disappeared.
    Guards were not aware of how Eglon died at first, which allowed Ehud to make his escape.
    Judges 3:12-30
    
     

17. 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.
    David was going to kill Nabal because he didn't want to give up his supplies.
    Abigail told Nabal how she had intervened and saved his life.
    Later, Nabal suffered from what appeared to be a severe heart attack.
    Ten days later, he strangely died.
    After Nabal died, David married her.
    Abigail was David's eighth and last wife.
    David married several women whose husbands mysteriously died.
    1 Samuel 25
    
     

18. 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.
    Judges 4
    
     

19. What cave did David hide out in when Saul was after him?
    
    a. Machpelah.
    b. Makkedah.
    c. Adullam.
    
    c. David hid out in the Cave of Adullam.
    1 Samuel 22:1
    
     

20. Which two midwives did the Egyptian king assign to care for the Israelite women during childbirth, with instructions to kill all males that were born?
    
    a. Gomer and Hagar.
    b. Shiphrah and Puah.
    c. Oholah and Oholibah.
    
    b. Shiphrah and Puah were midwives.
    They were midwives assigned by the Egyptian king to attend to the Israelite women during childbirth.
    The king ordered them to execute all of the boys.
    They refused because they were believers.
    Exodus 1:15-21
    
     

21. When Jeremiah found himself imprisoned in a cistern at Malkijah, who saved him?
    
    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 because of his preaching.
    Ebed-Melech persuaded the king to have Jeremiah pulled out. 
    Jeremiah 38:1-13
    
     

22. 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 in her husband's 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.
    King Xerxes replaced her with the beautiful Jewess, Esther.
    Esther 1:1-22
    
     

23. Who suggested to Pharaoh that Joseph could interpret his dreams?
    
    a. The chief butler.
    b. A guard of the prison.
    c. An imprisoned baker.
    
    a. The chief butler, who had previously been in jail with Joseph.
    Joseph had correctly interpreted the chef's dream while in jail.
    Genesis 41:14-16
    
     

24. Which Bible character became king when he was eight years old?
    
    a. Amon.
    b. Josiah.
    c. Jehoahaz.
    
    b. Josiah.
    He was a descendant of David.
    Josiah 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
    
     

25. What events did NOT occur during the slaughter of the Amorites at Gibeon by Joshua?
    
    a. The Israelites killed many Amorites with their swords.
    b. Hailstones from heaven killed many Amorites.
    c. The sun stood still for a short time.
    d. Amorites committed suicide.
    
    d. The Amorites did not commit suicide.
    Joshua 10
    
     

26. After the soldiers crucified Jesus, what did they do?
    
    a. Took Jesus down from the cross for burial.
    b. Divided the clothes of Jesus among them.
    c. They felt remorse and converted.
    
    b. The Roman soldiers divided the clothes of Jesus among themselves.
    John 19:23-24
    
     

27. Who was the Syrian commander with leprosy who 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.
    Elisha in Samaria healed Naaman, a Syrian commander, of his leprosy.
    2 Kings 5
    
     

28. Who did Paul have to resurrect after he fell asleep listening to Paul preach and fell out of the window to his death?
    
    a. Urrah.
    b. Eutychus.
    c. Bartholomew.
    
    b. Eutychus.
    Paul was preaching at midnight when Eutychus was sitting on a windowsill on the second story, listening.
    Eutychus fell asleep and fell out of the window to the ground and lay dead until Paul revived him.
    Acts 20:7-12
    
     

29. One of Saul's concubines lost two sons she had begotten from him.
    David hung the two sons 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.
    2 Samuel 21:7-14
    
     

30. The church met in this wealthy Laodicean's house.
    
    a. Lydia.
    b. Priscilla.
    c. Nympha.
     
    a. Lydia.
    The church met in Lydia's house.
    Colossians 4:10-15
    
     

31. 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.
    God instructed Elijah to go to the widow of 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
    
     

32. The Bible tells that David had many mighty men. Who was the chief leader of them?
    
    a. Shammah, son of Agee the Hararite.
    b. Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite.
    c. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada.
    
    b. Josheb-Basshebeth.
    He raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
    2 Samuel 23:8
    
     

33. When Noah came out of the Ark, what was the first thing he did?
    
    a. He built a shelter to live in.
    b. Noah built an altar to the Lord.
    c. He built corrals to house all the animals.
    
    b. Noah built an altar to express thanks and honor God.
    Genesis 8:15-21
    
     

34. What did Potiphar’s wife falsely accuse Joseph of, which got him thrown into prison?
    
    a. "He came in here to sleep with me."
    b. "He refuses to bow down to our religious idols."
    c. "Joseph was sent to kill the Pharaoh in his sleep."
    
    a. Potiphar's wife said Joseph had arrived to sleep with her.
    The truth was that Pharaoh's wife wanted Joseph to sleep with her, and he refused.
    The term "woman scorned" has been prevalent for a considerable amount of time.
    Genesis 39:11-15
    
     

35. Paul had these words to say about women’s hair.
    
    a. Hair is to be groomed and kept above her shoulders.
    b. A woman's hair is not to be adorned with jewelry.
    c. The hair of a woman is her glory.
    
    c. Paul stated that the hair of a woman is her glory.
    1 Corinthians 11:13-16
    
     

36. Which Bible woman used false testimony to have Naboth killed so that her husband could take ownership of his vineyard?
    
    a. Jezebel.
    b. Bathsheba.
    c. Potiphar's wife.
    
    a. Jezebel.
    The wicked Jezebel had Naboth killed so that King Ahab could have his vineyard.
    King Ahab wanted the vineyard that was next to the palace and owned by Naboth.
    1 Kings 21
    
     

37. What animals pulled a cart that the Philistines sent to the Israelites?
    
    a. Several goats.
    b. One donkey.
    c. Two calves.
    
    c. Two calves pulled the cart.
    They sent the cart without a driver, and it went to the field of Joshua in Beth Shemesh.
    1 Samuel 6
    
     

38. 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. The Ark of the Covenant was in the cart that the Philistines sent to the Israelites.
    Contained in the cart were five gold tumors and five gold rats.
    The Philistines decided to rid themselves of the cart after it caused destruction everywhere it went.
    1 Samuel 6:1-18
    
     

39. Who was the Bible person who traveled far, bringing many spices, gems, and gold to King Solomon because of his fame?
    
    a. King of Saudi Arabia.
    b. Prince of Ethiopia.
    c. Queen of Sheba.
    
    c. The Queen of Sheba.
    Sheba visited King Solomon because she wanted to know how wise he was.
    1 Kings 10:1-13
    
     

40. 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. Elisha caused a thundering noise in the sky and lightning bolts to strike the invaders.
    b. He blinded the entire invading army, causing them to retreat to another city.
    c. Elisha caused a firewall 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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Fun slang words from the 1950s.

 

What does it mean to bunt the choppers?

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a. Take a ride in a helicopter.
b. Hit someone in the mouth.
c. Take a ride on a motorcycle.

b. To bunt someone in the choppers meant you hit someone in the mouth.


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