Medium Difficult Bible Quiz about the Bible.

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Difficult Bible Questions:

Does swearing on the Bible in a court of law contradict its teachings?

a. NO.
b. Yes.
c. Only for preachers.

b. Yes.
It is against the Bible to swear any oath.
There is a difference between swearing and cursing.
Swearing is making a statement of truth or a solemn declaration invoking the deity (involving God).
Cursing uses harmful or foul language, which also goes against the Bible.
Matthew 5:34-37.
What did the Holy Spirit look like when it rested upon the disciples at Pentecost?

a. Tongues of fire.
b. Bright halo.
c. A Dove.

a. The Holy Spirit looked like divided tongues of fire when it rested upon the disciples.
The tongues came in on a strong gust of wind that filled the room.
The room was filled with loud heavenly noises.
Acts 2:1–4
What did Jesus say was the only authorized reason for a divorce?

a. Sexual Immorality.
b. Not being in love.
c. Physical abuse.

a. Sexual immorality is the only reason for a divorce.
Matthew 19:7-9.
Who cared for Jesus' mother, Mary, after he was crucified?

a. Matthew.
b. Peter.
c. John.

c. John took care of Mary after Jesus died.
It was known that John was the apostle whom Jesus loved the most.
Jesus instructed John to take care of his mother as he was dying on the cross.
John took her to his house in Ephesus, where he had his ministry.
John 19:25-27
Who had three sons when he was over 500 years old?

a. Noah.
b. Adam.
c. Moses.

a. Noah.
He had three sons when he was over 500 years old.
Genesis 5:32
Under the Laws of Moses, what should be done to a child who strikes a parent?

a. The child should be exiled from the family.
b. Parents are to forgive them.
c. The child is to be killed.

c. The child is to be killed after striking a parent.
Exodus 21:15
Who received credit for writing the first comprehensive English translation of the entire Bible, including the Apocrypha?

a. John Wycliffe.
b. King James.
c. Socrates.

a. John Wycliffe. John Wycliffe wrote the first complete Bible translation in English in 1384.
Why was William Tyndale burned at the stake?

a. He assassinated the head priest of the Church of England in London.
b. William Tyndale committed the crime of translating the Bible into English.
c. He refused to say the Lord's Prayer at the beginning of his classes at Oxford.

b. William Tyndale translated the Bible into English.
William Tyndale translated the Bible into English from the original Hebrew and Greek texts.
In 1536 AD, the church sentenced William Tyndale to death by stake.
The church felt it would lose control of the parishioners if they could read and understand the Bible for themselves.
William Tyndale is often regarded as the father of the English Bible.
The Catholic Church exhumed this man 43 years after his death, burned his body, and, to emphasize their point, threw his ashes into the river.

a. Dante.
b. Socrates.
c. King James.
d. John Wycliffe.
e. Shakespeare.

d. John Wycliffe.
Wycliffe produced a handwritten English translation of the complete Bible in 1384.
The translation was from the Latin Vulgate and not from the original Greek or Hebrew text.
It had all 80 books: 39 in the Old Testament, 14 in the Apocrypha, and 27 in the New Testament.
The church exhumed John Wycliffe 43 years after his death.
For Wycliffe's efforts in translating the Bible into English, the church set his body on fire.
This act was John Wycliffe's belated punishment for printing the English translation of the Bible.
The incident shows how the Catholic Church sought to maintain control over its teachings and influence among parishioners.
John Wycliffe was an English theologian.
This prophet went around "preaching unclothed" for 3 years.

a. Isaiah.
b. Nathan.
c. Jeremiah.

a. Isaiah.
God instructed Isaiah to preach in his undergarments.
Isaiah did this for three years.
It was God's way of proving a point about how wicked the believers were.
Isaiah 20:1–4
What famous book did Sotheby's Auction sell for $14 million in 2013?

a. The Book of Psalms, written by the Puritan ministers in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
b. The first printed King James Bible.
c. A scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

a. Book of Psalms.
The Book of Psalms was written by Puritan ministers and sold at auction for $14 million.
What are the oldest known copies of biblical scripture?

a. Ketef Hinnom scrolls.
b. Dead Sea Scrolls.
c. Masoretic Text.

a. The Ketef Hinnom scrolls are the oldest known biblical scripture.
They have been dated to around 650–587 BC.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are dated to approximately the transition from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD.
The Masoretic Text is dated from around the 7th to 10th century AD.
Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?

a. King Solomon.
b. King David.
c. King Saul.

a. King Solomon built the first temple in Jerusalem.
It was built as a permanent home for the Ark of the Covenant.
King David, Solomon's father, purchased Mount Moriah for the temple's site.
1 Kings 6:1-10
Who destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem?

a. Babylonians.
b. Philistines.
c. Hittites.

a. The Babylonians destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem.
King Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed the First Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BC.
The Babylonians, under the leadership of Captain Nebuzaradan, also burned Jerusalem and took many of its people back to Babylon.
The destruction of Solomon's temple occurred approximately 400 years ago.
2 Kings 25:1-11
Who destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem?

a. Romans.
b. Persians.
c. Assyrians.

a. The Romans destroyed the Second Temple in 70 AD.
It was destroyed to suppress the growing Jewish resistance.
The Romans starved the city, and then they breached its walls and set fire to it.
Jesus and Daniel prophesied the destruction before it happened.
Matthew 24:1-2
Daniel 9:26
If an Israelite did this deed by accident, he could take refuge for protection in another city.

a. An Israelite who forgets to pay for something at the market can find refuge in another city.
b. Accidentally kill someone. (Involuntary manslaughter, not murder.)
c. He was found lying in bed with a family member, not his spouse.

b. Accidentally kill someone.
Joshua 20:3.
Unbelievably, many individuals who committed evil deeds in the Bible had this particular hair color.

a. Black.
b. Brown.
c. Blond.
d. Bald.
e. Red.

e. Red.
Less than 2% of the world's population has red hair.
Mary Magdalen and Caleb the spy are believed to have had red hair.
The name Adam is often associated with the color red.
Many of the villains in the Bible had red hair, including Esau, David, and Judas Iscariot.
Who printed the first complete Bible on a printing press?

a. Geneva.
b. Gutenberg.
c. King James.

b. Gutenberg.
The Gutenberg Bible was the first one printed on a printing press.
Johannes Gutenberg printed the Bible in Germany in 1454.
Biography of Johannes Gutenberg.
Who did his daughters seduce while he was drunk?

a. Phillip, who was on a mission with Paul in Caesarea, received a visit from his virgin daughters, who seduced him.
b. Lot: His two daughters seduced him during his exile in a cave, following the death of his wife in Sodom.
c. Zelophehad had no male heirs to inherit his property, which is why this situation arose.

b. Lot.
Their mother died when they left Gomorrah.
The daughters had no brother to carry on the family name.
Lot's two daughters seduced him after they had intoxicated him.
The daughters wanted the family line to continue, so they got themselves pregnant.
Genesis 19:35.
Which of these religious sects does not believe in the Old Testament?

a. Islam.
b. Judaism.
c. Christianity.
d. Mormonism.
e. Followers of the Kama Sutra.

e. The Kama Sutra.
All the other religious sects believe in the Old Testament.
They all have their roots in Judaism, founded by Abraham.
What was the first recognized "officially authorized Bible" of the Church printed in English?

a. The Great Bible of 1539.
b. Gutenberg Bible of 1455.
c. King James of 1611.

a. Great Bible.
The first "authorized" Bible printed in English was the Great Bible.
Which situation in the Old Testament prevents a man from going to church?

a. A man who has had sex with a prostitute.
b. Gentiles who have not yet been circumcised.
c. Someone with damaged privates (testicles) or privates that are cut off (eunuchs).

c. Someone with damaged privates.
Those with damaged testicles cannot attend church.
Deuteronomy 23:1.
What did God "smite" the people of Ashdod with in their "private body parts"?

a. Boils.
b. Leprosy.
c. Hemorrhoids.

c. Hemorrhoids.
God afflicted the people of Ashdod with tumors (hemorrhoids) in their private body parts.
The Philistines had captured the Ark, and terrible things started to happen to them.
Dagon, their idol and god, fell to the ground on its face, bowing to the Ark.
They kept moving the Ark to different cities, and havoc always broke out.
1 Samuel 5:5-12.
What did the Philistines do with the Ark of the Covenant after it wreaked havoc in every city it traveled to?

a. The Philistines sent a letter to the priests in Jerusalem to come for the cart.
b. They took the Ark to the desert, far from any city, and abandoned it there.
c. The Philistines put the Ark of the Covenant in a cart, yoked young calves to it, and sent it off towards the Israelites without a driver.

c. A cart transported the Ark without any drivers present.
The cart went to the field of Joshua in Beth Shemesh, where it stopped beside a large rock.
1 Samuel 6:14.
This man called down fire from heaven, which consumed 50 soldiers on three separate occasions.

a. Moses.
b. Peter.
c. Elijah.
d. Jesus.

c. Elijah.
He called fire from heaven, which consumed 50 soldiers.
Elijah called for fire on three separate occasions until the captain sent by King Ahaziah finally got the hint.
2 Kings 1:10.
God provides specific instructions to perform this while in camp.

a. Poop outside the camp and cover it up.
b. Bathe yourself before retiring for the night.
c. Set out watches at all four corners of the camp.

a. Poop outside the camp.
God provides specific instructions to poop outside the camp.
A hole is to be dug and covered up afterward.
Deuteronomy 23:12-14.
This man prayed for the sun to stand still and for the moon to stop because he needed more time to conquer his enemies, the Amorites.

a. Abraham.
b. Joshua.
c. Moses.

b. Joshua.
He prayed for the sun to stand still and the moon to stop so that he would have enough daylight to finish the battle against the Amorites.
Joshua 10:12-14.
God instructed this man to take refuge in the Kerith Ravine near the Jordan River.

a. Herod hunted John the Baptist, who survived on locusts and honey in the ravine.
b. Moses fled Egypt on foot to escape certain death after killing the taskmaster.
c. Elijah to escape Ahab's wrath.

c. Elijah.
God instructed Elijah to seek refuge in Kerith Ravine.
Ravens brought bread and meat, and he drank from the brook.
1 Kings 17:2-6.
What does the Old Testament prescribe for a wife who defends her husband and grabs the opponent's privates?

a. Her hand must be cut off immediately.
b. She is to stay in isolation away from her husband for 72 hours.
c. The wife must immediately go and cleanse her hands in the flames of a fire.

a. Her hand must be cut off.
During a fight between a husband and an assailant, a woman must not touch the assailant's genitals.
A woman who touches a man's genitals in an attempt to help her husband must have her hand cut off.
Deuteronomy 25:11.
In the Old Testament, what happens to a woman who marries and is not a virgin?

a. All the village men stoned her.
b. She is forced to divorce her husband.
c. Returned to her father, and the marriage was annulled.

a. All the men in the village are required to stone her.
Every man in the village must stone a non-virgin who marries.
This task must be done at the entrance of her father's house.
Deuteronomy 22:13-21.

Humorous words and phrases from the 1950s:

What is a passion pit?

a. It is a living room sunk lower than the main floor.
b. A hot tub or spa.
c. Drive-in theater.

c. A passion pit is a drive-in theater.
Drive-ins offered young couples a safe and secluded place for romantic intimacy.

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The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
Luke 19:10