1. Who was the longest-reigning king over the Kingdom of Israel?
   a. Jeroboam II.
   b. Solomon.
   c. Saul.
   
   a. Jeroboam II.
   The longest-reigning king over Israel was Jeroboam II.
   He was the 13th king of Israel and reigned for 41 years.
   Archeologists believe the most prosperous time of ancient Israel was under his control.
   
    

2. Which tribe was the smallest of the twelve tribes of Israel?
   a. Manasseh.
   b. Judah.
   c. Levi.
   
   a. Manasseh.
   The smallest of the twelve tribes of Israel was Manasseh.
   The Assyrians invaded them in 720 BC, and the tribe disappeared and became one of the ten lost tribes of Israel after that.
   
    

3. Whom did God tell to sharpen all his flint knives?
   a. Aaron to slaughter the sheep for the sacrifice of the upcoming Pentecost.
   b. Moses, to make ready for the battle that they would encounter when they entered Canaan.
   c. Joshua was assigned the task of performing a mass circumcision on the Israelites who had wandered in the desert.
   
   c. Joshua had a mass circumcision.
   The Israelites had been wandering in the desert for forty years, and all the circumcised men had died.
   No one had ever performed this ritual during that time.
   God instructed Joshua to have all men circumcised before entering the promised land.
   
    

4. How was Jacob related to Abraham?
   a. Son.
   b. Father.
   c. Grandson.
   
   c. Grandson.
   Abraham and Sarah were the parents of Isaac. (Jacob's grandparents).
   Isaac and Rebecca had Jacob (Jacob's parents).
   
    

5. This king's cruel wife was partially eaten by dogs after she died.
   Who was the wife?
   a. Bathsheba.
   b. Jezebel.
   c. Vashti.
   
   b. Jezebel
   Jezebel looked down from her window and mocked Jehu.
   Jehu was the general who had overthrown and killed her son.
   Jehu ordered her eunuchs to throw Jezebel out the window.
   The dogs devoured Jezebel before they could bury her. 
   
    

6. Who did Jesus tell not to marvel that he must be born again?
   a. Pontius Pilate.
   b. Nicodemus.
   c. Lazarus.
   
   b. Nicodemus.
   Nicodemus was a Jewish leader and member of the Sanhedrin.
   He came to Jesus at night to ask questions about getting into heaven.
   
    

7. Who was Abraham’s nephew?
   a. Lot.
   b. Job.
   c. Joseph.
   
   a. Lot.
   Abraham's nephew was Lot.
   
    

8. Who was the first wife of David?
   a. Bathsheba.
   b. Abigail.
   c. Michal.
   
   c. Michal.
   David had a total of eight wives.
   His first wife was Michal.
   His second wife was Abigail.
   His seventh wife was Bathsheba.
   
    

9. Which prophet rebuked David for committing adultery with Bathsheba?
   a. Joel.
   b. Nathan.
   c. Zechariah.
   
   b. Nathan.
   Nathan rebuked David for having an affair with Bathsheba.
   Nathan rebuked David on the grounds that Bathsheba was a married woman.
   
    

10. Who did David put in the most dangerous spot in a battle because he wanted him killed?
    a. Uriah.
    b. Ehud.
    c. Gideon.
    
    a. Uriah.
    Uriah was placed in battle to be killed because he was Bathsheba's husband.
    David wanted Bathsheba for his wife.
    
     

11. The earth swallowed up this person and his followers after they rebelled against Moses.
    a. Aaron.
    b. Korah.
    c. Potiphar.
    
    b. Korah.
    The earth swallowed up Korah and his followers for disobedience to God.
    
     

12. God reprimanded this man's friends because he listened to his friends instead of God.
    a. Job.
    b. Moses.
    c. Joseph.
    
    a. Job.
    Job initially listened to his friends instead of God, which led to further complications in solving his problems.
    
     

13. Who agreed to work for fourteen years to marry Rachel?
    a. Japheth.
    b. David.
    c. Jacob.
    
    c. Jacob.
    Jacob fled to the safety of his uncle Laban for fear that his brother Esau was going to kill him.
    Laban had two daughters, Rachel (the youngest) and Leah (the older daughter), who was not yet betrothed.
    The tradition was for the oldest to marry before the youngest.
    Jacob fell in love with Rachel and wanted to marry her.
    Jacob agreed to work seven years for Laban so that he could marry Rachel.
    Laban tricked Jacob and substituted Leah instead of Rachel.
    Jacob agreed to work another seven years to be able to marry Rachel.
    Jacob worked a total of fourteen years for Laban to marry Rachel.
    
     

14. He climbed a sycamore tree to view Jesus entering the city.
    a. Zacchaeus.
    b. Barabbas.
    c. Usiah.
    
    a. Zacchaeus.
    A short man named Zacchaeus watched Jesus from the branch of a tree.
    He was a Roman tax collector.
    
     

15. Who was the Persian queen that influenced the king to protect her people, the Jews?
    a. Bathsheba.
    b. Easter.
    c. Ruth.
    
    b. Ester.
    The queen who used her influence to protect her people from genocide was Esther.
    
     

16. Whom did the Virgin Mary visit right after the Angel Gabriel told her she would give birth to the Messiah?
    a. Her mother.
    b. The Pharisees.
    c. Her cousin Elizabeth.
    
    c. Her cousin Elizabeth.
    She shared her news with her cousin Elizabeth.
    Elizabeth told Mary that an angelic messenger had also visited her.
    The angelic messenger informed her that she would give birth to a child named John, who would herald the arrival of the Messiah.
    
     

17. Which girls were Naomi's daughters-in-law?
    a. Rachel and Leah.
    b. Orpah and Ruth.
    c. Leah and Ruth.
    
    b. Orpah and Ruth.
    Naomi's daughters-in-law were Orpah and Ruth.
    
     

18. Who cast a demon from a slave woman that made her owners mad?
    a. Paul.
    b. Jesus.
    c. Andrew.
    
    a. Paul.
    The owners were upset because they made money off her for telling fortunes.
    
     

19. Who carried the cross for Jesus when Jesus couldn't do it any longer?
    A. Simon of Cyrene, whom the Roman soldiers picked out of the crowd.
    b. Zaccheus, the tax collector. He watched Jesus from a tree as He passed.
    c. Peter, the beloved disciple of Jesus.
    
    a. Simon of Cyrene.
    The cross for Jesus was carried by Simon of Cyrene.
    
     

20. Who is Aaron's sister?
    a. Delilah.
    b. Miriam.
    c. Ruth.
    
    b. Miriam.
    The older sister to Moses and Aaron was Miriam.
    
     

21. God told this prophet to marry a prostitute.
    a. Samuel.
    b. Hosea.
    c. Job.
    
    b. Hosea.
    God instructed Hosea to marry a prostitute to prove a point to the Hebrews.
    
     

22. Who owned a bronze rod shaped like a snake named Nehushtan?
    a. A sorcerer of Pharaoh.
    b. Beelzebub.
    c. Moses.
    
    c. Moses.
    The bronze snake could cure illness and was owned by Moses.
    
     

23. Who was known for playing the lyre?
    a. Cleopatra.
    b. Solomon.
    c. David.
    
    c. David.
    David played the lyre.
    He often played for King Saul to soothe him.
    
     

24. Who was David's best friend?
    He was the son of King Saul.
    a. Benjamin.
    b. Jonathan.
    c. Saul.
    
    b. Jonathan.
    He had been David's best friend since childhood.
    
     

25. Who was the father of Rachel?
    a. David.
    b. Laban.
    c. Benjamin.
    
    b. Laban.
    Rachel's and Leah's father was Laban.
    Jacob married them both.
    
     

26. Who shipwrecked on Malta Island?
    a. Titus.
    b. John.
    c. Paul.
    
    c. Paul.
    Paul was shipwrecked on Malta as a result of a terrible storm.
    
     

27. Where did Moses disobey God and strike the rock for water?
    a. Hazeroth.
    b. Meribah.
    c. Etham.
    
    b. Meribah.
    Moses had anger issues and struck a rock at Meribah, displeasing God.
    God specifically told Moses to TALK to the rock, not strike it in anger.
    This is probably the main event that kept Moses from entering the promised land.
     

28. This man took the body of Jesus for burial after he was crucified.
    a. A compassionate soldier who was involved in the crucifixion.
    b. Joseph from Arimathea.
    c. Peter the disciple.
    
    b. Joseph of Arimathea.
    After the crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus' body to a burial crypt.
    Nicodemus also helped him.
    
     

29. This person was lowered into a basket to escape from Damascus.
    a. Paul.
    b. Rahab.
    c. An angel.
    
    a. Paul.
    Paul escaped the riotous, unbelieving Jews in Damascus by being lowered down the outside city wall in a basket from an apartment on the city wall.
     

30. Near which city did Jesus feed the 5,000?
    a. Jerusalem.
    b. Bethsaida.
    c. Antioch.
    
    b. Bethsaida.
    Jesus preached and fed the crowd of 5,000 at Bethsaida.
    The crowd was fed with two fish and five loaves of bread.
    
     

31. Who was buried in Kadesh during the Exodus from Egypt?
    a. Moses.
    b. Miriam.
    c. Aaron.
    
    b. Miriam.
    Moses' older sister Miriam was buried at Kadesh during the exodus.
     

32. Who cast a spear at his own son?
    a. Solomon
    b. David.
    c. Saul.
     
    c. Saul.
    David knew that Saul wanted to kill him.
    Therefore, David did not show up for the customary dinner with the king.
    Saul's son Jonathan stuck up for David and made an excuse for his absence.
    Saul got mad at Jonathan for sticking up for David and quoted,
    "You son of a perverse and rebellious woman!
    Don't I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame?"
    Saul threw a javelin at Jonathan in anger but missed.
    
     

33. Who did Jesus heal in the synagogue on the Sabbath?
    It was a setup by the Pharisees.
    a. A man with a withered hand.
    b. A woman with leprosy.
    c. A blind man.
    
    a. Man with a withered hand.
    Jesus healed the withered hand of a Mason.
    
     

34. Who anointed the feet of Jesus with perfume?
    Afterward, she dried his feet with her hair.
    a. Mary, the mother of Jesus.
    b. Mary, from Bethany.
    c. Mary, from Magdala.
    
    b. Mary from Bethany.
    She was the sister of Lazarus and Martha.
    
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"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor demons, nor the present, nor the future, nor any powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God..." 
Romans 8:38