Easy Bible Quiz about the Physical Bible
Uncover facts about the Bible in this easy Bible Quiz.
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Easy Bible Quiz
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How many Old Testament books are in the Bible?
a. Twenty-seven (27).
b. Twenty-two (22).
c. Thirty-nine (39).
Answer C: Thirty-nine (39).
The Old Testament has thirty-nine (39) books.
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How many New Testament books are in the Bible?
a. Twenty-seven (27).
b. Thirty-nine (39).
c. Nineteen (19).
Answer A: Twenty-seven (27).
The New Testament has twenty-seven (27) books.
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What are the first four books in the New Testament called?
a. Pentateuch.
b. Apocrypha.
c. Gospels.
Answer C: The Gospels.
The Gospels are the collection of the first four books in the New Testament.
They tell the story of Jesus' ministry.
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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.
Answer B: It is a collection of additional text.
The Apocrypha is a collection of additional scriptures considered lost or unworthy of being included in the original King James Bible.
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How many books are in the Apocrypha Collection?
a. Forty (40).
b. Fourteen (14).
c. Twenty-seven (27).
Answer B: Fourteen (14).
The standard recognized Apocrypha has fourteen (14) books.
Depending on the Bible version, the number of books in the Apocrypha can vary by a few books.
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How many books are in the King James Bible with Apocrypha?
a. Twenty-seven (27).
b. Thirty-nine (39).
c. Eighty (80).
Answer C: Eighty (80).
The King James Bible with the Apocrypha has a total of 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.
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How many total chapters are in the King James Bible?
a. 220.
b. 556.
c. 1189.
Answer C: 1189 chapters.
The King James Bible has 1189 chapters.
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How many verses are in the King James Version?
a. 1,000.
b. 17,000.
c. 31,100.
Answer C: 31,100 verses.
The King James Version has 31,100 verses.
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Approximately how many words are in the King James Bible?
a. 144,000.
b. 501,000.
c. 783,000.
Answer C: 783,000.
The King James Version has approximately 783,000 words.
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What is the last word in the Bible?
a. Amen.
b. Cursed are we.
c. Thank the Lord.
Answer A: Amen.
Amen is the last word in the Bible.
Revelation 22:21.
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What is the longest word in the Bible?
a. Nebuchadnezzar.
b. Mahershalalhashbaz.
c. Antidisestablishmentism.
Answer B: Mahershalalhashbaz.
Mahershalalhashbaz is the longest word in the Bible.
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.
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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..."
Answer B: Psalm 117.
The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117.
This psalm has only two verses.
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What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
a. Amen.
b. Jesus wept.
c. In the beginning.
Answer 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.
John 11:35.
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What is the first book in the Old Testament?
a. Alpha.
b. Moses.
c. Genesis.
Answer C: Genesis
Genesis is the first book in the Old Testament.
The Book of Genesis is believed to be written by Moses or under his direction.
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What is the first sentence in the Bible?
a. "The earth was created ..."
b. "For God so loved..."
c. "In the beginning..."
Answer C: "In the beginning God..."
"In the beginning" is the first sentence in the Bible.
Genesis 1.
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What is the last book in the Old Testament?
a. Deuteronomy.
b. Zachariah.
c. Malachi.
Answer C: Malalchi.
The last book in the Old Testament is Malachi.
Malachi was a minor prophet.
Scholars agree that Malachi did not write his book.
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What is the first book in the New Testament?
a. Acts.
b. Genesis.
c. Matthew.
Answer 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.
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What book and verse are in the exact middle of the Bible?
a. Psalm 118.
b. Matthew 1:1.
c. Malachi 4:54.
Answer 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.
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What is the last book of the New Testament?
a. Acts.
b. Omega.
c. Revelation.
Answer C: Revelation.
The last book of the New Testament and in the Bible 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.
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What is the collective name for the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
a. The Torah.
b. The Gospels.
c. The Beatitudes.
Answer B: The Gospels.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are known as the four Gospels.
The Gospels tell the story of Jesus' ministry.
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What section of the Bible is the Book of Esther in?
a. Apocrypha.
b. New Testament.
c. The Old Testament.
Answer 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.
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Which Bible did the Pilgrims and Puritans use?
a. King James Version.
b. The Geneva Bible.
c. The Great Bible.
Answer B: The Geneva 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.
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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.
Answer C: Red letters.
Red letters depict the words spoken by Jesus.
We refer to such Bibles as the red-letter edition.
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Which Bible translation is considered the most popular of all time?
a. Geneva Bible.
b. The King James Version.
c. English Standard Bible Version.
Answer B: The King James Version.
Since 1611, the King James Version has been the most popular Bible of all time.
The New International Version has been outselling the King James Version in the past few years.
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Are there any hidden codes in the Bible?
a. It depends on the version of the Bible.
b. Yes.
c. No.
Answer C: No.
There are NO hidden codes in any version of the Bible.
Researchers think they have found some codes and tried to explain them but have been debunked.
Many have tried to uncover codes and made a compelling case but have been unsuccessful in proving it.
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Who wrote the Book of Luke?
a. Paul.
b. John.
c. Luke.
Answer C: Luke.
The Book of Luke was written by a gentile named Luke.
Luke was a physician and one of the twelve apostles.
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What is the traditional Protestant Bible considered to be?
a. The traditional Protestant Bible has two bound books together in one volume.
b. It is obvious that the standard Protestant Bible is a single complete book of many chapters.
c. The Bible consists of a collection of books bound together into one volume.
Answer C: A collection of bound books.
The Bible is a collection of many books, divided into two sections, and all bound together as one volume.
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What are the first five books in the Bible called?
a. The laws of Adam.
b. Books of Samuel.
c. Pentateuch.
Answer C: The Pentateuch.
The first five books of the Bible are known as the Pentateuch.
"Pentateuch" is a translation for "five books."
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Who wrote the first five books of the Bible?
a. Moses.
b. Noah.
c. Adam.
Answer A: Moses.
Most scholars believe Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible.
We refer to them as the books of the law or the law of Moses.
It is also the first section of the Jewish Bible known as the Torah.
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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, "charitable works," will gain you entrance into heaven.
c. "Believe in your heart in Jesus, the Christ."
Answer C: Believing in Jesus
Believing in Jesus is the first step in getting to heaven.
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 so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Jesus says 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.
"You are saved by faith, not by works, so no one can boast; it is God's gift."
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.
Answer C: Stop staring at me.
This phrase is something you would say to someone staring at you.
It was popular for girls to say this phrase to boys who were ogling them.
“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.