Easy Bible Quiz about Bible History

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​Easy Bible Questions
 

1. What is the overall theme of the Christian Bible?
   
   a. The Bible encompasses the entirety of Earth's history, from Adam's birth to 1611 AD.
   b. It is about God’s love for His people and His instructions for humanity to live by.
   c. The Bible is entirely about God's punishment for disobedience.
   
   The Bible contains God’s master plan of salvation from humanity's disobedience.

   God’s forgiveness and salvation through the sacrifice of Jesus are the theme of the Bible.

   It explores themes of creation, redemption, and the relationship between God and humanity.

   The Bible emphasizes the importance of faith in everyday life, as well as love and grace.

   Answer B: The Bible reveals God's love.
   
    

2. Why should the Bible be believed?
   
   a. The Bible should be believed because it says we should.
   b. Nostradamus unequivocally established the authenticity of the Bible.
   c. The Bible is proven to be meticulously copied without error over the decades; ancient historians have written about events that support parts of the Bible, and the discovery of related artifacts supports its historical accuracy and validity.
   
   Many scientists are now challenging their original creation hypothesis and discovering, through scientific research, that the biblical account may be accurate.
   Archeologists are constantly uncovering evidence that corresponds to the stories in the Bible.
   The Bible supports the facts that several renowned and respected historic writers have written about.
   All this provides evidence of the Bible’s trustworthiness.
   Here is one of many websites that describes the facts that support the Bible's authenticity.
   Answer C: Historical accuracy and the discovery of artifacts make the Bible believable.
   
    

3. How did the early believers express their very first forms of scripture?
   
   a. They expressed themselves verbally (or orally) in songs, poems, stories, and other narratives.
   b. God's believers first expressed themselves using dyes on linen cloth.
   c. Chalk, a soft white mineral, or kaolinite, a type of clay, was used to write on slabs of slate.
   
   The written language of the Bible came about in the 10th century BC.
   Before written language came about, the biblical stories were passed down verbally.
   Wikipedia offers additional information about early scripture.
   Answer A: Verbally.
   
    

4. What writings and documents created the original Bible?
   
   a. The writings of Nostradamus.
   b. Ancient Hebrew and Greek writings recorded on scrolls.
   c. The original Bible was written entirely in Aramaic, and the scrolls were found in the tombs beneath Jerusalem.
   
   The Bible came from ancient Hebrew and ancient Koine Greek, written on scrolls.
   A few of the original biblical texts were also written in Aramaic.
   Answer B: Ancient Hebrew and Greek writings.
   
    

5. Between what years were the biblical manuscripts written?
   
   a. 2000 BC - 1400 BC.
   b. 3500 BC - 1000 BC.
   c. 1400 BC - 100 AD.
   
   It took over 1,500 years to write the biblical manuscripts.
   The scrolls were written from around 1450 BC (the time of Moses) to about 100 AD (the time of the Book of Revelation).
   Moses is accepted as the one who wrote the first five books of the Bible.
   John is the one accepted as writing the last book of the Bible.
   Answer C: 1400 BC–100 AD.
   
    

6. What is another name for the ancient scriptural scrolls?
   
   a. Codex or manuscript.
   b. Anecdotes.
   c. Pretext.
   
   Codices and manuscripts were primarily made from animal-based parchment called "vellum" and plant-based material called "papyrus."
   Answer A: Codex or manuscript.
   
    

7. What are the first and last books of the standard Bible?
   
   a. Alpha and Omega.
   b. Abraham and John.
   c. Genesis and Revelation.
   
   Moses is credited with writing Genesis.
   The book of Genesis tells the story of the beginning of Earth's timeline.
   An unknown John is credited with writing the Book of Revelation.
   Revelation tells the story of the end of the Earth's timeline.
   Answer C: Genesis and Revelation.
   
    

8. Why do some of the books of the Bible have red lettering in them?
   
   a. The red lettering represents the words that Jesus spoke in the Gospels.
   b. Red letters show the words that Abraham, the patriarch, spoke.
   c. The red lettering emphasizes significant biblical concepts.
   
   Bibles with red lettering are called the Red Letter Editions.
   These reflect the words Jesus spoke.
   Answer A: Red words are spoken by Jesus in the New Testament.
   
    

9. When and where was the first Bible printed on a printing press?
   
   a. 1454 in Germany.
   b. 1611 in England.
   c. 1663 in America.
   
   Johannes Gutenberg invented the "movable type mold" printing press.
   The first Bible printed using his printing press was in 1454 AD at Mainz, Germany.
   Gutenberg printed 180 Bibles, of which 48 copies exist today.
   The Bible was called the Gutenberg Bible because he was the one who printed it.
   Answer A: 1454 AD in Germany.
   
    

10. What is the paraphrase of the first of the Ten Commandments?
    
    a. Love your neighbors as you would love yourself.
    b. Keep the Sabbath holy by going to church.
    c. I am your only God.
    
    Exodus 20:1–17.
    Answer C: You shall have no other gods but me.
    
     

11. Did the original scriptures always have sixty-six (66) books, as the Bible does today?
    
    a. No, they did not.
    b. Yes, exactly as it was in the year 100 A.D.
    c. Yes, but some religious denominations added the Apocrypha, which refers to a collection of ancient texts that are included in some versions of the Bible but are not considered canonical by all Christian traditions. 
    
    The early believers had and utilized numerous books not found in the Bible.
    The Bible itself mentions several books that are not present in the current version.
    In 367 AD, Father Athanasius of the Catholic Church selected 66 books from all those available that the Catholic Church agreed upon to make the Bible.
    The Council of Rome, presided over by Pope Damasus, established these sixty-six books as the "official" Bible in 382 AD.
    Answer A: NO.
    
     

12. Which section of the original Bible manuscripts was in Hebrew?
    
    a. Apocrypha.
    b. Old Testament.
    c. New Testament.
    d. The Gospels of Jesus.
    
    Ancient Hebrew was the primary language of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament.
    However, some of the books (scrolls and manuscripts) of the Apocrypha were written in Hebrew.
    Answer B: The Old Testament.
    
     

13. Which section of the original Bible manuscripts was written in Koine Greek?
    
    a. Apocrypha.
    b. Old Testament.
    c. New Testament.
    d. The Pentateuch.
    
    Ancient Koine Greek was the primary language of the New Testament.
    However, some of the books (scrolls and manuscripts) of the Apocrypha were written in Greek.
    Answer C: The New Testament.
    
     

14. Which famous English Bible version was printed in the year 1611?
    
    a. This text refers to the Vulgate, which is the Latin version of the Bible approved by Saint Jerome in the late 4th century.
    b. Pope Damasus first approved the Catholic canon in 1611.
    c. The King James Version, approved by the King of England.
    
    The first version of the King James Bible was published in 1611.
    Several revisions have been made since then to correct some errors.
    The New King James Version (NKJV), published by Thomas Nelson in 1982, is the most recent, up-to-date, and accurate version of the King James Bible.
    Answer C: The King James version.
    
     

15. What is the Old Testament of the Bible all about?
    
    a. The Bible tells the story of God and His people before the birth of Christ.
    b. The Old Testament is the basic story of the birth of Jesus and his life.
    c. It explains what heaven is and what life is like there.
    
    The Old Testament in the Bible tells the story from the creation of the Earth up to 400 years before the birth of Jesus the Messiah.
    These stories explain how God's chosen people were continually disobedient and what punishments they received.
    The books reveal to us through prophets the events of the future, of which many have already taken place.
    The Old Testament contains God's laws, commandments, rules, guidelines, etc.
    Answer A: The Old Testament is the story of God and his early people.
    
     

16. In the Old Testament, why did God evict Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden?
    
    a. Eve persuaded Adam to consume an apple.
    b. God expelled Adam and Eve because they disobeyed Him.
    c. The serpent convinced Adam and Eve that he was the Lord, and they believed him.
    
    Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden because they disobeyed God.
    God banished Adam and Eve because they disobeyed Him by eating the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
    Genesis 3.
    Answer B: Adam and Eve disobeyed God.
    
     

17. Where was Jesus born?
    
    a. Bethlehem.
    b. Jerusalem.
    c. Nazareth.
    
    During Mary and Joseph's trip to the Roman census, they could not find room in any inns.
    They had to stay in an animal shelter outside Bethlehem, as it was the only place available.
    Jesus was born in an animal stable a couple of miles outside Bethlehem.
    Matthew 2:1-12.
    Answer A: Bethlehem.
    
     

18. What is the basic theme of the Book of Revelation?
    
    a. Revelation reveals everything we need to know about Heaven and Hell.
    b. The book of Revelation reveals stories about the lives and times of the twelve disciples.
    c. John's Book of Revelation describes apocalyptic visions and prophecies of the end of the world.
    
    The Book of Revelation is about the end of the world, aka the End of Times.
    Revelation describes the fight between good and evil. Good will win.
    The judgment of man and the arrival of a New Jerusalem are revealed and explained.
    Answer C: Revelation is about the end of the world.
    
     

19. Which Hebrew section of the Bible originated entirely in ancient Judaism?
    
    a. Gospels.
    b. Beatitudes.
    c. Apocrypha.
    d. Pentateuch.
    
    Jews have been using the codices and manuscripts that form the Old Testament since their origin in Judaism.
    Jewish people prefer to call the Old Testament the First Testament because it came before the New Testament.
    The Pentateuch includes the first five books of the Old Testament, written in Hebrew, and originated in early Judaism.
    Answer D: The Pentateuch.
    
     

20. What do many scholars recognize as the first miracle recorded in the Bible that Jesus performed?
    
    a. He healed a leper.
    b. Jesus made wine out of water.
    c. He raised Lazarus from the dead.
    
    Jesus, his family, and the disciples attended a wedding.
    When the host ran out of wine, Mary, the mother of Jesus, insisted that Jesus turn water into wine.
    John 2:1-11.
    Answer B: Jesus made wine.
    
     

21. What happened to the first few authors who translated the Bible into English?
    
    a. The church praised their efforts and made them saints.
    b. The church burned these men's bodies for blasphemy against the church.
    c. They were hung upside down by the church on the cross for heresy against God.
    
    The church charged these men with blasphemy for translating God's word into English.
    They were executed by the church, and the church burned their bodies.
    Leaders of the church did not like the idea of the common man being able to read the Bible and interpret it for themselves.
    Answer B: The church burned their bodies.
    
     

22. What was the first complete Bible written in English?
    
    a. King James Version.
    b. Vulgate Translation.
    c. Tyndale Bible.
    
    The Tyndale Bible was the first complete English-language version.
    The church leaders literally and physically burned William Tyndale for this blasphemous deed.
    King James had his Bible published about 65 years after the Tyndale Bible.
    The Vulgate was not written in English.
    Answer C: Tyndale Bible.
    
     

23. The early Roman Christian church utilized this Latin Bible.
    
    a. Septuagint.
    b. Vulgate.
    c. Torah.
    
    The Latin Vulgate was the most popular Bible used by the early Christian churches.
    Pope Damasus authorized Saint Jerome to translate the Bible in 382 AD.
    Latin was the common language of the Catholic Church at that time.
    The Septuagint was written in Greek.
    The Torah was written in the ancient Hebrew language.
    Answer B: Vulgate.
    
     

24. What significant discoveries did researchers uncover in a cave near a sea?
    
    a. Masoretic codices were discovered near the Sea of Galilee.
    b. Holy Aramaic scriptures found near the Red Sea.
    c. Scrolls discovered near the Dead Sea.
    
    Bedouin shepherds discovered ancient scrolls when they sought refuge in a cave on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea.
    They discovered more than 25,000 pages and fragments written in ancient Hebrew and Aramaic.
    The surviving pages contain most of the Hebrew Bible.
    Answer C: The Dead Sea Scrolls.
    
     

25. This monarch permitted the printing of Bibles in English for the first time.
    
    a. Queen Elizabeth in 1558.
    b. Queen Mary in 1553.
    c. King James in 1611.
    
    King James was the monarch of England and Ireland.
    He was also King James VI of Scotland.
    His actual name was James Charles Stuart (19 June 1566–27 March 1625).
    King James was a Christian and authorized the English translation of the Bible.
    Answer C: King James.
    
    Queen Mary was described as a holy terror.
    She was known as Bloody Mary.
    Queen Mary hated Christians and their beliefs, killing everyone who was a believer and destroying any religious artifacts and books they had.
    
    Queen Elizabeth is a sad story. 
    Elizabeth was the only surviving child of Henry VIII. 
    She was the last and longest-reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. 
    Elizabeth was two years old when her parents' marriage was annulled.
    Her mother was executed, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate.
    She established the first official English Protestant church.
    
     

26. What story does the Book of Exodus tell?
    a. Exodus is a prophecy about the end of the world.
    b. It is the story of King Exodus and how he defeated the Philistines.
    c. The Book of Exodus narrates how the Israelites, led by Moses, traveled to the promised land.
    
    The narrative recounts the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the promised land in Canaan, led by Moses.
    Answer C: The Hebrews' journey from Egypt to Canaan.
    
     

27. Which Bible book is considered the oldest and the first one written?
    
    a. Genesis.
    b. Exodus.
    c. Job.
    
    Job is accepted as the first written and oldest book of the Bible.
    Whether Moses or King Solomon wrote the book is a matter of debate.
    People passed down many Bible verses verbally through the generations before they were written as manuscripts.
    Job is such a book.
    Answer C: Job.
    
     

28. What is the first English Bible with chapter divisions and numbered verses?
    
    a. Geneva.
    b. Bishops.
    c. King James.
    
    The Geneva Bible was the first Bible to have chapters and numbered verses.
    Dissidents of the church wrote the Geneva Bible in 1560 at Geneva.
    William Wittingham led several other scholars in translating the Bible after Queen "Bloody" Mary died.
    The Geneva Bible was the most popular Bible until the 1611 King James Version.
    Genesis 3:7.
    Answer A: The Geneva Bible.
    
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29. What is another lost but once popular name for the Geneva Bible?
    
    a. Breeches' Bible.
    b. Colonialists' Bible.
    c. The Preacher's Bible.
    
    Another name given to the Geneva Bible was "Breeches Bible."
    This version of the King James Bible described Adam and Eve as wearing “breeches” to cover their nakedness instead of the traditional "fig leaves."
    This translation was fixed in later versions.
    Answer A: Breeches' Bible.
    
     

30. Who was the first person to begin writing the Bible in English?
    
    a. Thomas Matthew in 1537 AD.
    b. John Wycliffe in 1382 AD.
    c. John Darby in 1872 AD.
    
    The first person to attempt to translate the books of the Bible into English was John Wycliffe.
    Translating the Bible into English was considered heresy against the church.
    The church killed Wycliffe and burned his body for writing an English translation of the Bible.
    Answer B: John Wycliffe.
    
     

31. When were the original Ten Commandments created?
    a. 31st century BC (Adam).
    b. 21st century BC (Noah).
    c. 14th century BC (Moses).
    
    God wrote the Ten Commandments on stone tablets with his finger in the 14th century BC.
    The slate tablets were given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
    A gold-lined rectangular chest called the Ark of the Covenant housed them.
    God created two sets, as Moses destroyed the first set in his anger when he saw the multitude worshipping a golden calf.
    Wow! That must have been a scene.
    Answer C: 14th Century BC

Humorous words and phrases from the 1950s:

 

What was the original meaning of "Go to the Sandbox"?

a. Going to the sandbox meant you were going to the bathroom.
b. It meant that you were being punished for something you did.
c. Your parents sent you outside to play in the backyard.
d. You were going to the school's playground.

Going to the sandbox meant that you were going to the bathroom.
It was a slang developed from the cat's litter box, which was filled with sand.
You can figure out for yourself what cats did in the sandbox.
Answer A: Go to the bathroom.


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