Easy Bible Quiz about the Physical Bible

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Do you know the Bible? Easy Bible Quiz

How many Old Testament books are in the Bible?

a. Twenty-seven (27).
b. Twenty-two (22).
c. Thirty-nine (39).

The Old Testament has thirty-nine (39) books.
Answer C: Thirty-nine (39).
How many New Testament books are in the Bible?

a. Twenty-seven (27).
b. Thirty-nine (39).
c. Nineteen (19).

The New Testament has twenty-seven (27) books.
Answer A: Twenty-seven (27).
What are the first four books in the New Testament called?

a. Pentateuch.
b. Apocrypha.
c. Gospels.

The first four books of the New Testament are the Gospels.
They tell the story of Jesus' ministry.
Answer C: Gospels.
What is the Apocrypha?

a. The Apocrypha is a special Bible section that lists all the prophecies, which are messages believed to be divinely inspired predictions about future events.
b. It is a collection of additional texts added to some Bibles that were not originally felt worthy of inclusion.
c. It serves as an expanded appendix to the Bible, explaining the parables of Jesus.

The Apocrypha is a collection of scriptures considered lost.
They were considered unworthy of being included in the original King James Bible.
Answer B: It is a collection of additional text.
How many books are in the Apocrypha?

a. Forty (40).
b. Fourteen (14).
c. Twenty-seven (27).

Depending on the Bible version, the number of books in the Apocrypha can vary by a few books.
The standard recognized Apocrypha has fourteen (14) books.
Answer B: Fourteen (14) books.
How many books are in the King James Bible with Apocrypha?

a. Twenty-seven (27).
b. Thirty-nine (39).
c. Eighty (80).

The Bible with the Apocrypha has eighty (80) books.
The Old Testament contains thirty-nine (39) books, the New Testament contains twenty-seven (27) books, and the Apocrypha contains fourteen (14) books.
Answer C: Eighty (80) books.
How many total chapters are in the King James Bible?

a. 220.
b. 556.
c. 1189.

The Bible has 1189 chapters.
Answer C: 1189 chapters.
How many verses are in the King James Version?

a. 1,000.
b. 17,000.
c. 31,100.

The King James Version has 31,100 verses.
Answer C: 31,100 verses.
Approximately how many words are in the Bible?

a. 144,000.
b. 501,000.
c. 783,000.

The King James Version has approximately 783,000 words.
Answer C: 783,000 words.
What is the last sentence in the Bible?

a. Amen.
b. Cursed are we.
c. Thank the Lord.

The last sentence in the Bible is Amen.
Revelation 22:21.
Answer A: Amen.
What is the longest word in the Bible?

a. Nebuchadnezzar.
b. Mahershalalhashbaz.
c. Antidisestablishmentism.

The longest word in the Bible is Mahershalalhashbaz.
It is a man's name, which appears twice in the book of Isaiah.
Mahershalalhashbaz was the son of Isaiah and an unnamed prophetess.
Isaiah 8.
Answer B: Mahershalalhashbaz.
What is the shortest “chapter” in the King James Bible?

a. Genesis 1.1: "In the beginning, God..."
b. Psalm 117: "Praise the Lord..."
c. John 1: "In the beginning was..."

The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117.
This psalm has only two verses.
Answer B: Psalm 117.
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?

a. Amen.
b. Jesus wept.
c. In the beginning.

The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept."
Jesus wept because he saw how sad Lazarus' sisters were over Lazarus' death.
John 11:35.
Answer B: "Jesus wept."
What is the first book in the Old Testament?

a. Alpha.
b. Moses.
c. Genesis.

The first book in the Old Testament is Genesis.
Genesis was written by Moses or under his direction.
Answer C: Genesis.
What is the first sentence in the Bible?

a. "The earth was created ..."
b. "For God so loved..."
c. "In the beginning..."

"In the beginning God..."
Genesis 1.
Answer C: In the beginning.
What is the last book in the Old Testament?

a. Deuteronomy.
b. Zachariah.
c. Malachi.

The last book in the Old Testament is Malachi.
Malachi was a minor prophet.
Scholars agree that Malachi did not write his book.
Answer C: Malachi.
What is the first book in the New Testament?

a. Acts.
b. Genesis.
c. Matthew.

Matthew is the first book in the New Testament.
It is also one of the four gospels, believed to be written by Matthew.
Answer C: Matthew.
What book and verse are in the exact middle of the Bible?

a. Psalm 118.
b. Matthew 1:1.
c. Malachi 4:54.

The exact center of the Bible is Psalm 118:1-2.
Psalm 118 is the 595th chapter out of 1,189.
There are 594 chapters before and after Psalm 118.
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter, and Psalm 119 is the longest.
Answer A: Psalm 118.
What is the last book of the New Testament?

a. Acts.
b. Omega.
c. Revelation.

The last book of the New Testament is Revelation.
John is the name of the writer.
Some believe John the Apostle wrote it while incarcerated on the island of Patmos.
The most recent view is that it is some other unidentified John.
Answer C: Book of Revelation.
What is the collective name for the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?

a. The Torah.
b. The Gospels.
c. The Beatitudes.

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are known as the four Gospels.
They tell the story of Jesus' ministry.
Answer B: The Gospels.
What section of the Bible is the Book of Esther in?

a. Apocrypha.
b. New Testament.
c. The Old Testament.

The Book of Esther is in the Old Testament.
This book tells the story of a Jewish woman named Hadassah from Persia.
When her parents died, her cousin Mordecai raised her.
Hadassah's name was later changed to Esther.
She became queen of Persia by winning a beauty contest held for King Ahasuerus.
The contest was held after the king banished Queen Vashti from the palace.
Answer C: Old Testament.
Which Bible did the Pilgrims and Puritans use?

a. King James Version.
b. The Geneva Bible.
c. The Great Bible.

The Pilgrims and Puritans, along with John Bunyan, William Shakespeare, and Oliver Cromwell, used the Geneva Bible.
William Whittingham was responsible for the creation and printing of the Geneva Bible with Christian exiles in Geneva, Switzerland.
Answer B: The Geneva Bible.
Some Bibles print the words of Jesus differently from the other words.

a. Jesus's words are in italics.
b. The words are printed in bold.
c. Jesus' words are printed in the color of red.

The words of Jesus are printed in red.
We refer to such Bibles as the Red Letter Edition.
Answer C: Printed in red.
Which Bible translation is considered the most popular of all time?

a. Geneva Bible.
b. The King James Version.
c. English Standard Bible Version.

Since 1611, the King James Version has been the most popular Bible.
The New International Version has been outselling the King James Version in the past few years.
Answer B: The King James Version.
Are there any hidden codes in the Bible?

a. It depends on which version of the Bible.
b. Yes.
c. No.

There are no hidden codes in any version of the Bible.
Some think they have found some codes and tried to explain them but have been debunked.
Many have tried to uncover codes but have been unsuccessful.
Answer C: No hidden codes.
Who wrote the Book of Luke?

a. Paul.
b. John.
c. Luke.

Luke was a Gentile and wrote the Book of Luke.
Luke was a physician and one of the twelve apostles.
Answer C: Luke.
What is the traditional Protestant Bible considered to be?

a. The traditional Protestant Bible has two books bound together in one volume.
b. It is obvious that the standard Protestant Bible is one complete bound book.
c. The Bible consists of many books that are bound together into one volume.

The Bible is considered a collection of many books, divided into two divisions, and all bound together as one book.
Answer C: A bound collection of many books.
What are the first five books in the Bible called?

a. The laws of Adam.
b. Books of Samuel.
c. Pentateuch.

The first five books of the Bible are known as the Pentateuch, which is a term that refers to these foundational texts traditionally attributed to Moses.
The translation of Pentateuch means "five books."
Answer C: Pentateuch.
Who wrote the first five books of the Bible?
a. Moses.
b. Noah.
c. Adam.

Most scholars believe Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible.
We refer to them as the books of the law.
It is also the first section of the Jewish Bible.
The Jewish faith officially refers to it as the Torah.
Answer A: Moses.
How does the Bible explain the way to enter heaven?

a. Following the Ten Commandments is the only requirement to gain entry into heaven.

b. Doing beneficial things, "good works," will gain you entrance into heaven.

c. "Believe in your heart in Jesus, the Christ."

The first step to heaven is to believe in your heart in Jesus, the Christ.
Answer C: Believe in Jesus.

John 3:16 KJV.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 14:6 KJV.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Romans 10:9 KJV.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV.

"By grace are you saved through faith, not of yourselves; it is God's gift." Salvation is achieved through faith, not works, so that no one can boast.

Humorous words and phrases from the 1950s:

What did it mean if someone said, "Take a picture; it'll last longer"?

a. It was literally meant to take a picture of a special event so that you could remember it.
b. Auto insurance companies use this phrase during a car accident for their records.
c. This expression was a response made to someone who was rudely staring at you.

This phrase is something you would say to someone staring at you.
It was popular for girls to say this to boys who were ogling them.
Answer C: Stop staring at me.

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“Repent and be baptized... in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."
Acts 2:38.