Easy Bible Quiz about the Physical Bible

Uncover facts about the Bible in this easy Bible Quiz.

The following questions are based on the King James Bible.

Test your knowledge with this easy Bible quiz with answers.
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Easy Bible Quiz

How many Old Testament books are in the Bible?

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

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

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

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

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

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

a. A special Bible section that lists all the prophecies.
b. It is a collection of additional text added to some Bibles.
c. An expanded appendix to the Bible that explains the parables of Jesus.

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

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

b. Fourteen (14).
The Apocrypha has 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).

c. The Bible with the Apocrypha has eighty (80) books.
How many total chapters are in the King James Bible?

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

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

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

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

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

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

a. Amen.
b. Curse.
c. Lord.

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

a. Nebuchadnezzar.
b. Mahershalalhashbaz.
c. Antidisestablishmentarianism.

b. Mahershalalhashbaz.
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 a prophetess.
What is the shortest “chapter” in the Bible?

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

b. Psalm 117.
The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117.
This psalm has only two verses.
Psalm 117 is in the center of the Bible.
It has 494 chapters before it and 494 chapters after it.
What is the first book in the Old Testament?

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

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

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

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

a. Revelation.
b. Zachariah.
c. Malachi.

c. Malachi.
The last book in the Old Testament is Malachi.
Malachi was a minor prophet.
Scholars agree that the author was not Malachi.
What is the first book in the New Testament?

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

c. Matthew.
Matthew is the first book in the New Testament.
It is also one of the four Gospels.
What book and verse are in the exact middle of the Bible?

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

a. Psalm 118.
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.
What is the last book of the New Testament?

a. Alpha.
b. Omega.
c. Revelation.

c. Book of 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.
What is the collective name for the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?

a. The Torah.
b. The Gospels.
c. The Pentateuch.

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

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

c. 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.
Her 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.
She successfully prevented a man named Hammam from carrying out the genocide against her people, the Jews.
The story takes place during the reign of King Xerxes in the Achaemenid Empire, not the First Persian Empire.
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?

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

b. "Jesus Wept."
The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept."
Jesus wept because he saw how sad Lazarus' sisters were over Lazarus' death.
Which Bible did the pilgrims and Puritans use?

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

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

a. His words are in italics.
b. The words are printed in red.
c. His words are printed in bold.

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

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

b. The King James Version.
Since 1611, the King James Version has been the most popular Bible.
However, in recent years, the New International Version has been outselling 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.

c. NO.
There are no hidden codes in any version of the Bible.
Many have tried to uncover codes.
Some think they have found some codes and tried to explain them.
However, they were all debunked.
Who wrote the Book of Luke?

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

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

a. The Bible is one complete book.
b. It has two books bound together.
c. The Bible consists of many books that are bound together.

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

a. Books of Samuel.
b. Pentateuch.
c. Apocrypha.

b. Pentateuch.
The first five books of the Bible are known as the Pentateuch.
Who wrote the first five books of the Bible?
a. Noah.
b. Moses.
c. Adam.

b. Moses.
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.
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."

c. The first step to heaven is to believe in your heart in Jesus, the Christ.

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

"For by grace are you saved through faith, and that is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. Salvation is not achieved through 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. A phrase used by auto insurance companies during a car accident for the record.
c. This expression was a response made to someone who was rudely staring at you.

c. This phrase was something you would say to someone staring at you.
It was popular for girls to say this to boys who were ogling them.

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Acts 2:38.