Medium-Difficult Bible Quiz of the physical Bible and trivia.
If you went to Sunday school, this is an easy Bible quiz.
A medium-difficulty Bible quiz with answers on Bible trivia and facts.
It's OK to peek for answers to this difficult quiz because we are not all biblical students.
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Difficult Bible Quiz​
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Who is the central character in the Bible besides God?
a. Adam.
b. Jesus.
c. Abraham.
Answer B: Jesus.
The central character in the Bible is Jesus.
The coming of Jesus is foretold in the Old Testament.
The New Testament narrates his ministry and the "Good News" that he brought.
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What is the main purpose of the Bible?
a. It explains who the Hebrews are.
b. The Bible is a history of our ancestors.
c. To introduce God to the world through the Bible.
Answer C: Introduces God to the world.
The primary purpose of the Bible is to inform the world about God.
The Bible recounts the history of the ancestors and the Hebrew nation and also tells about Jesus.
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Who wrote the Bible?
a. Noah wrote the Bible while he was on the Ark.
b. The Bible was written by Moses during his forty years in the desert.
c. At least thirty-five believers have been identified as writers of the Bible over the course of 1500 years.
Answer C: At least thirty-five authors.
It is believed that approximately 35 to 40 people were authors of the Bible.
This number is for the Old and New Testaments, not including the Apocrypha.
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Which medical professional wrote a book of the Bible?
a. Matthew.
b. Mark.
c. Luke.
Answer C: Luke.
Luke was a physician and one of the original followers of Jesus.
It is believed that Luke was a Gentile.
Colossians 4:14-15.
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Who is believed to have written the Book of Acts?
a. Luke.
b. John.
c. Matthew.
Answer A: Luke.
Luke is credited with writing the Book of Acts.
He was a physician, evangelist, and companion of Paul.
Luke was a disciple but not an apostle.
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Which book did a Roman tax collector write?
a. Nehemiah.
b. Matthew.
c. Mark.
Answer B: Matthew.
Matthew was a tax collector or scribe for the Roman Emperor Tiberius, and he wrote the book of Matthew.
He was one of the twelve original apostles.
Matthew 9:9.
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The word "gospel" refers to what?
a. Good news.
b. Words of God.
c. New Revelation.
Answer A: The Good News.
The word "gospel" means "good news."
Jesus brought the message of good news, stating that God offers forgiveness and salvation through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Which group of Bible books used Koine Greek in their writing?
a. Pentateuch.
b. Apocrypha.
c. Gospels.
Answer C: The Gospels.
The books of the Gospels are part of the New Testament and were primarily written in the Koine Greek language.
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Which group of Bible books was written mostly in Hebrew?
a. Pentateuch.
b. Apocrypha.
c. Gospels.
Answer A: Pentateuch.
The Pentateuch is the first five books of the Old Testament and was primarily written in Hebrew.
They are believed to have been written by Moses and are sometimes referred to as the books of law.
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Is it true that the Smithsonian has an original biblical manuscript?
a. Yes.
b. No.
Answer B: No!
There are NO original Bible manuscripts in existence anywhere.
However, a substantial number of first copies are in existence.
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What is the Torah?
a. A book written about Jesus and his ministry.
b. The first five books of the Jewish Bible.
c. Books of the New Testament.
Answer B: The first five books of the Jewish Bible.
The Torah is made up of the first five books of the Jewish Bible.
"Torah," translated, means "five scrolls" or "manuscripts."
The same books make up the first five books of the Christian Bible.
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In what specific order are the Old Testament Bible books arranged?
a. The books are arranged by the date of their discovery.
b. Bible books are arranged by the date they were written.
c. They are arranged by subject matter or purpose (law, history, poetry, and prophets).
Answer C: Arranged by subject matter or purpose.
The books of the Old Testament are arranged according to their respective purposes.
Bible books don't follow a timeline or the order of biblical events.
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In what specific order are the New Testament Bible books arranged?
a. The books are arranged by the dates they were written.
b. They are arranged by the order of occurring events.
c. The arrangement is based on the purpose of the subject matter.
Answer C: By their purpose.
The New Testament books are arranged according to the respective purposes of their books.
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What is written in the book of Psalms?
a. 159 proverbial sayings of encouragement.
b. It is a compilation of lyrical poems or songs of praise.
c. These are historical accounts of the lives of prophets in the Old Testament.
Answer B: Poems and songs.
The Book of Psalms is a compilation of lyrical poems and songs of praise.
Originally, people believed David was the author of the Book of Psalms.
Modern consensus now agrees that many authors contributed to the collection.
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Who wrote more books in the Old Testament than anyone else?
a. Moses.
b. Joshua.
c. Jeremiah.
Answer A: Moses.
We believe that Moses, or possibly one or more people close to him, wrote more books in the Old Testament than anyone else.
Moses is given credit for writing the first five books of the Old Testament.
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Which book contains the number 666 and the mark of the beast?
a. Job.
b. Malachi.
c. Revelation.
Answer C: Revelation.
Revelation reveals the number 666, the mark of the beast, and events of the apocalypse.
The Bible describes the mark (name) as required on the right hand or forehead to be able to buy or sell.
Revelation 13:11-18.
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What is the meaning of the word testament?
a. Letter.
b. Covenant.
c. Manuscript.
Answer B: Covenant.
The meaning of the word "testament" includes "covenant," "unbreakable promise," "creed," or "conviction."
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Which book talks about "the end times"?
a. Acts.
b. Ezekiel.
c. The Book of Revelation.
Answer C: Revelation.
The Book of Revelation tells of the end of times.
Revelation reveals the second coming of Christ, the tribulation, the 1000 years of peace, and the destruction of Satan.
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Where was the Book of Revelation written?
a. The Book of Revelation was written by John in the Midian desert during the 40 years that Moses led the people from Egypt to Canaan.
b. It was written by Jeremiah in Jerusalem after the Babylonians destroyed the Temple.
c. Revelation was written on the island of Patmos, in the Aegean Sea, by John.
Answer C: On Patmos Island.
The Book of Revelation was written by John on the Island of Patmos about 96 AD.
Emperor Domitian sent John there as a prisoner because of his Christian faith.
Scholars are uncertain about John's identity.
The consensus is that it is not the disciple John.
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What part of the Bible talks about the ministry of Jesus?
a. Gospels.
b. Beatitudes.
c. The Epistles.
Answer A: Gospels.
The life of Jesus is told in the books of the Gospel.
The books of the Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the New Testament.
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Which book records the escape of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt?
a. Genesis.
b. Exodus.
c. Hebrews.
Answer B: Exodus.
Exodus tells the details about the Hebrews' escape from slavery in Egypt.
They were led under the leadership of Moses.
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In the past several years, which Bible version has outsold the King James Bible?
a. Christian Standard Bible.
b. New International Version.
c. The New American Standard.
Answer B: New International Version of the Bible.
The New International Version (NIV) of the Bible has become the best seller recently.
Its greatest appeal is that it translates closer to the English language now in use.
The NIV is a translation from the original Greek and Hebrew texts, which are the closest translations of the originals, meaning they are derived from the ancient languages in which the Bible was originally written.
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Which section of the Protestant Bible is also part of the Hebrew Torah?
a. New Testament.
b. Pentateuch.
c. Apocrypha.
Answer B: Pentateuch.
The Pentateuch is part of the Old Testament as well as the Hebrew Torah.
These books are the laws of Moses.
The first five books of the Old Testament are referred to as the Pentateuch.
The Pentateuch is the backbone of the Jewish faith.
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Where in the Bible does God make the rainbow a sign of a covenant?
a. Genesis.
b. Exodus.
c. Leviticus.
Answer A: Genesis.
The story of God creating the rainbow as a covenant with Noah is in the book of Genesis.
Basically, God promises he will never kill off his people with a flood again.
Genesis chapter 9.
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"Christ" comes from the Greek word "Khristos"; what does it mean?
a. Christ.
b. Messiah.
c. The Anointed One.
Answer C: The Anointed One.
"Khristos" is translated as "the Anointed One," meaning Jesus.
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Lucifer comes from the Latin words "lux ferre." What do they mean?
a. The Devil.
b. Light Bringer.
c. Fiery Serpent.
Answer B: Light Bringer.
"Lux ferre" means "light bringer." It is Lucifer, the devil.
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Which book of the Bible was the last one physically written?
a. Revelation.
b. Romans.
c. Acts.
Answer A: Revelation.
The last book physically written in the Bible is the Book of Revelation.
A man named John wrote it while imprisoned on the Roman island of Patmos.
The identity of the author, John, is a subject of debate among scholars.
Several scholars believe that John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, and John of Patmos were three separate authors.
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Which biblical book was the first to be written?
a. Matthew.
b. Genesis.
c. Job.
Answer C: Book of Job.
The first Bible book physically written is believed to be the book of Job.
It was about the life of Job; however, it was not written by him.
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What is the name of the physically largest Bible ever printed?
a. The Louis Waynai Bible.
b. The Gutenberg Bible.
c. The Great Bible.
Answer A: The Louis Waynai Bible.
Louis Waynai of Los Angeles printed the Bible on his handcrafted printing press in 1928–1930.
The Bible weighs 1100 pounds and is 43.5 inches tall, 98 inches wide, and 34 inches thick.
It is kept at the Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.
The Bible is a copy of the King James Version.
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How is salvation obtained?
a. Salvation is obtained by taking communion.
b. You earn salvation by obeying the Ten Commandments and doing good works.
c. Salvation is a gift of grace that God bestows upon us when we believe in the Good News.
Answer C: Accepting God's gift of grace.
Salvation is achieved by accepting the free gift of God's grace.
It is believing in Jesus the Savior and accepting God's gift of grace for the forgiveness of sins.
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Where is Antsville?
a. An anthill can be found in many yards.
b. The term refers to the school's playground with all the kids running around.
c. "Antsville" was a reference to any place that was congested with people haphazardly moving about.
Answer C: Any place where there were many people just moving around.
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No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6