Easy Bible Quiz and Questions with Answers.

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1. What day did God create man and the beasts of the land?
   
   God created man and all land mammals on the sixth day.
   This part of the creation took place on Friday.
   God rested after creating the Earth on the seventh day, Saturday.
   Genesis 1:26-28
   
    

2. Where did Adam and Eve initially live?
   
   Adam and Eve first lived in the Garden of Eden.
   The Garden of Eden was the perfect paradise that God created for them.
   Unfortunately, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and were exiled from the Garden of Eden.
   Adam and Eve committed the first sin, introducing it forever into humanity.
   As a consequence, all humans have the inborn genetic instinct to sin.
   Genesis 2:10-17
   
    

3. What part of Adam's body did God use to create Eve?
   
   God used one of Adam's ribs to create Eve.
   From man, God created woman.
   Genesis 2:19-22
   
    

4. Who was Adam and Eve's youngest son?
   
   Seth was the youngest son of Adam and Eve.
   Genesis 4:25
   
    

5. Who murdered Abel?
   
   Abel was murdered by his older brother Cain.
   Cain was a farmer, and Abel was a sheepherder.
   The Lord favored Abel's animal sacrifice over Cain's crop offering.
   Cain killed Abel because he was jealous.
   Genesis 4:1–8
   
    

6. Who convinced Eve to eat the forbidden fruit?
   
   The serpent convinced Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
   Other names for the serpent are the devil, Satan, Lucifer, and Beelzebub.
   Genesis 3:1-6
   
    

7. How did Jesus the Messiah die?
   
   Jesus was nailed to a cross and left to hang till his death.
   The Romans used this crucifixion-style of capital punishment to inflict a slow, painful, and humiliating death on the worst of criminals.
   Matthew 27:32-27
   Mark 15:21–41
   
    

8. What is the last word in the Bible?
   
   "Amen" is the last word in the Bible.
   The complete verse is "The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen."
   Revelation 22:21
   
    

9. How many commandments were on the stone tablets that Moses received?
   
   There were ten commandments written on two slate tablets by God and given to Moses.
   God wrote on both sides of the tablets with his finger.
   Unfortunately, Moses broke the tablets when he became angered by the Israelites.
   Moses made the trek back up the mountain a second time for a second set from God.
   Exodus 20:1-17.
   
    

10. Fill in the blank from this famous saying from the Bible, "an eye for an ___."
    
    An eye for an eye.
    The complete phrase is "But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise."
    Exodus 21:22-25
    
     

11. Who had enormous strength because of his long hair?
    
    Samson had enormous strength because of his long hair.
    A woman named Delilah betrayed Samson.
    Delilah tricked Samson into having his hair cut, which caused him to lose his strength.
    Since childhood, Samson never had his hair cut because he was a Nazarite.
    Samson's mother raised him according to God's instructions as a Nazarite, and this trait is what gave Samson his immense strength.
    A Nazarite dedicated themselves to God and did not cut their hair, drink wine, or touch dead people.
    Judges 16:15-17
    
     

12. What was the first miracle in the Bible that Jesus performed?
    
    Jesus turned water into wine.
    Mary and her family were invited to a wedding.
    The wedding ran out of wine, and Mary insisted that Jesus make more wine out of water.
    According to the Bible, the wine tasted good, the best.
    Jesus did not want to be a winemaker, but he respected his mother, Mary, and did as she asked.
    John 2:1-11
    
     

13. What were the two birds that Noah sent out after the rains to seek out land?
    
    Noah sent out a raven first and then a dove.
    The raven was released first, and it flew around eating dead carcasses that had drowned.
    When the dove returned, it had a fresh olive leaf in its beak, indicating it had found land.
    Genesis 8:6-12
    
     

14. What did God feed the Israelites during the forty years in the desert?
    
    God fed the Israelites manna, bread from heaven.
    The Israelites picked the manna up off the ground every morning except on the Sabbath.
    They gathered twice the amount on Friday, the day before the Sabbath.
    God also occasionally provided quail.
    Exodus 16
    
     

15. Who betrayed Jesus on the night of his arrest?
    
    Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus to the Pharisees in the Garden of Gethsemane.
    The Sanhedrin paid Judas 30 pieces of silver to identify Jesus in the garden.
    After doing the dirty deed, Judas killed himself.
    John 18
    
     

16. How many sons did Jacob have?
    
    Jacob had twelve sons who became the twelve tribes of Israel.
    He also had a daughter.
    God changed Jacob's name to Israel.
    Genesis 35:23-26
    
     

17. Whom did King Darius force into a lion's den?
    
    Darius had Daniel thrown into a den of lions.
    King Darius ordered the action because Daniel would not bow down to the king's idol.
    God caused the lions not to be hungry, and they did not attack or eat Daniel.
    Daniel 14:31-42.
    
     

18. Who was the third child of Adam and Eve, as recorded in the Bible?
    
    Seth was the third and last child of Adam and Eve in the Bible.
    God provided Seth to take the place of Adam and Eve's murdered child, Cain.
    The Bible and the Quran record that Seth was born when Adam was over 100 years old.
    Genesis 4:25
    
     

19. What was the name of Moses's older brother?
    
    Aaron was the older brother of Moses.
    He was the spokesman for Moses because Moses had a speech impediment.
    Aaron also allowed the Israelites to build and worship a golden calf while in the desert.
    Moses was on Mount Sinai speaking with God at the time.
    Exodus 7:1-7
    
     

20. Who was Moses's older sister?
    
    Miriam is the older sister of Moses.
    She is the daughter of Amram and Jochebed and sister to Moses and Aaron.
    Miriam followed Moses in the basket as he floated down the Nile River to reach Pharaoh's daughter.
    God gave Miriam leprosy when she tried to overthrow Moses and take over.
    Numbers 26:5
    
     

21. Why did God place ten plagues upon Egypt?
    
    God put ten plagues upon Egypt because Pharaoh did not let the Hebrew slaves leave.
    Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh with the message, "Let my people go so they can worship me in the wilderness."
    Exodus 7:14-11:10
    
     

22. Who is the oldest man in the Bible?
    
    Methuselah is the oldest recorded person in the Bible.
    He lived to be 969 years old.
    Noah was Methuselah's grandson.
    Methuselah was a descendant of Seth.
    Genesis 5:25-32
    
     

23. Who started Christianity?
    
    Jesus was the reason Christianity started.
    The Christian movement began during the time of the New Testament.
    Christianity basically began the moment Jesus started preaching.
    How did Christianity start?
    
     

24. Where was Jesus born?
    
    Jesus was born in an animal shelter near Bethlehem.
    Joseph's family needed a place to stay, but no rooms were available, so they had to remain in a stable for animals.
    Matthew 2
    Luke 2
    
     

25. Where did Jesus grow up as a child?
    
    Jesus grew up in Nazareth as a child.
    Luke 2:49-51
    Matthew 2:21-23
    
     

26. Where did Jesus move to when he started his ministry?
    
    Jesus left Nazareth and moved to Capernaum to start his preaching and spreading of the Good News.
    Matthew 4:12-13
    
     

27. Which book of the Bible was the most recently written?
    
    Revelation is the last book in the Bible.
    A man named John wrote this book while in a Roman jail.
    Scholars refer to him as John of Patmos because he was on the island of Patmos.
    Many believe it may have been John the Apostle.
    A man named John wrote the Book of Revelation.
    
     

28. What happened to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
    
    These young men were thrown into a fiery furnace.
    They were friends of Daniel and held high offices in the king's court.
    King Darius had Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego thrown into a fiery furnace because they prayed to God.
    God intervened, and they were not harmed. Darius saw this and let them out.
    Daniel 3
    
     

29. Who did God transport to Nineveh in a big fish?
    
    Jonah was transported in a big fish. 
    He was a minor prophet.
    Jonah was another disciple known for being cantankerous and ill-tempered.
    God had a job for Jonah to do at Nineveh, but he tried to escape to Tarshish.
    While Jonah was on a boat attempting to escape from God, he went overboard. Consequently, God sent a large fish to retrieve Jonah and transport him to Nineveh.
    When the fish reached Nineveh, it spat Jonah upon the beach.
    Jonah 1:1-17
    
     

30. Who killed a Philistine giant named Goliath?
    
    David, the shepherd, killed the Philistine giant named Goliath.
    The Israelites and Philistines were in a battle.
    David, the young shepherd, came to the battlefield with food for the soldiers.
    Upon hearing the giant boasting and issuing a challenge, David answered the challenge and slew Goliath with his sling and smooth stone.
    1 Samuel 17
    
     

31. Who built the boat called the Ark?
    
    Noah built a giant boat called the Ark.
    It took Noah approximately 100 years to build the Ark.
    Noah began building the Ark when he was approximately 500 years old.
    God instructed Noah to build the Ark to save humanity and the animal world from extinction due to a pending catastrophic flood.
    Genesis 6
    
     

32. ​Who wanted to kill Jesus right after he was born?
    
    King Herod the Great wanted to kill Jesus.
    The king felt that Jesus was a threat to him.
    Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt with Jesus to escape King Herod.
    After King Herod died, Mary and Joseph returned to Nazareth with Jesus.
    Matthew 2:1-18
    
     

33. What did God do on the seventh day of creation?
    
    God rested on the seventh day of creation.
    He blessed the seventh day and made it holy.
    The seventh day is Saturday; look at any calendar.
    Saturday is the Sabbath day.
    Genesis 2:2
    
     

34. What river did John perform his baptisms in?​
    
    John the Baptist baptized believers in the River Jordan.
    Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan by John the Baptist.
    When Jesus arrived to be baptized, John announced him as the messiah.
    A dove, symbolizing the Holy Spirit, descended upon Jesus following his baptism.
    Matthew 3:5-6
    
     

35. ​How long did the Israelites wander in the desert?
    
    The Israelites spent forty years in the desert.
    This was a punishment for disobeying God.
    God kept the Israelites in the desert until all the original disobedient ones died.
    This included Moses, who made it to the border of the promised land but was not allowed to enter.
    Moses died on Mt. Nebo after he looked and saw the promised land from a distance.
    The Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years.
    
     

36. How many criminals were crucified alongside Jesus?
    
    Two criminals.
    We assume that Jesus stood in the center, with the criminals positioned on either side of Him.
    Jesus told one of them that He would see him later in Paradise.
    Luke 23:32-43
    
     

37. How long did Jesus lie in his tomb?
    
    Jesus lay for three days and three nights in the tomb after his resurrection.
    He died at the ninth hour and was placed in the tomb on Friday.
    Jesus arose at dawn on Sunday and departed the tomb.
    Matthew 27:62-66
    
     

38. ​Which disciple denied knowing Jesus three times during the night of his trial?
    
    Peter denied Jesus.
    Jesus announced ahead of time at the Last Supper that Peter would deny Him three times before the rooster would crow.
    Peter insisted that he would never deny Jesus.
    However, three times during the night of Jesus' arrest, someone from the crowds identified Peter.
    Three times, Peter responded with, "No, I am not associated with Jesus; I don't know him."
    Matthew 26:69-75
    
     

39. ​Who was the biological mother of Jesus?
    
    Mary, who was a young Jewish girl from Nazareth.
    She was a virgin and engaged to Joseph, who is widely known as the Virgin Mary.
    The Islamic Koran mentions Mary as the mother of Jesus.
    Mary is elevated to the highest position among women by the Islamic faith.
    Indeed, the Koran mentions Jesus and regards him as a messenger from Allah.
    The story of Mary.
    
     

40. What does the Bible say about how to get to heaven?

Believe in God and the birth, the words, the death, and the resurrection of Jesus.
It's all about that one man, Jesus.
Put your trust in Jesus.
This is how to enter heaven.

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