Bible Quiz with Answers and Trivia about Moses.

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1. What are the two most important things that Moses did?
   
   Answer: Led the slaves out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments.
   
   Moses led the Jewish people out of Egyptian slavery to the promised land.
   For forty years, Moses guided the Israelites through the desert.
   While traveling in the desert, Moses spoke with God and received the Ten Commandments.
   Exodus 3.
   
    

2. What do the Muslims believe about Moses?
   
   Answer: Moses was a prophet. 
   
   Muslims believe that Moses was a prophet sent by Allah.
   The Islamic Quaran mentions Moses several times.
   He is elevated to be the greatest prophet, second only to Mohammed.
   Moses is considered a spiritual and moral leader of the faith.
   
    

3. What was a major flaw in the personality of Moses that upset God?
   
   Answer: Anger issue.
   
   Moses had a serious anger management issue.
   God was so displeased with Moses and his anger that Moses was forbidden to enter the promised land.
   Moses was permitted to see the promised land from the mountaintop, and then he died.
   Numbers 20:6-12
    

4. What country was Moses born in?
   
   Answer: Egypt.
   
   Moses was born in Egypt.
   The family of Moses lived in Egypt as slaves.
   Moses was born in Egypt during this period.
   Exodus 2:11-25.
   
    

5. What promise did Moses keep for Joseph as the Jews left Egypt?
   
   Answer: Take Joseph's coffin to the promised land.
   
   Moses promised to take Joseph's coffin to the promised land.
   Moses took Joseph's funeral container out of Egypt during the exodus.
   The container was later buried in the promised land.
   Genesis 50:24-26
   Joshua 24:29-33
   
    

6. What river did Moses float down while in a basket when he was a baby?
   
   Answer: The Nile River.
   
   Moses' biological mother placed Moses in a basket and set it in the Nile River.
   She hoped someone in the pharaoh's court would discover him as he floated along the bank.
   The sister of Moses followed the basket along the riverbank.
   Exodus 2.
   
    

7. How old was Moses when his mother placed him in the basket?
   
   Answer: Three months old.
   
   When he floated down the Nile River in a basket, Moses was a three-month-old baby.
   Moses was born 3 months premature, and his mother could only hide him for three months.
   Exodus 2:1-10.
   
    

8. What was the name of Moses's older brother?
   
   Answer: Aaron.
   
   Aaron was Moses's older brother.
   Moses was the youngest of three siblings.
   Aaron served as Moses's spokesman, particularly when speaking to the Pharaoh.
   Exodus 7:1-7.
   
    

9. What was the name of Moses's older sister?
   
   Answer: Miriam.
   
   Miriam was Moses's older sister.
   She followed the basket along the riverbank that contained Moses.
   The plan was to save his life, hoping Pharaoh's family would discover him.
   During the exodus in the desert, God afflicted Miriam with leprosy because she wanted to push her brother Moses aside and take control.
   Numbers 26.
   
    

10. What was the name of Moses' biological father?
    
    Answer: Amram.
    
    Amram was Moses's father.
    Moses's parents were from the tribe of Levi.
    Amram is the son of Kohath, who is a son of Levi, making Amram a grandson of Levi. 
    
     

11. What was the name of Moses' biological mother?
    
    Answer: Jochebed was Moses's mother.
    
    Jochebed was the sister of Amram's father. Yes, sir!
    In other words, Moses's father, Amram, married his aunt.
    Exodus 6:20.
    
     

12. Whom did Moses kill?
    
    Answer: An Egyptian taskmaster.
    
    Moses killed an Egyptian taskmaster.
    One day, Moses was walking among the Hebrews and saw an Egyptian taskmaster beating a slave.
    Moses's anger overwhelmed him, leading him to kill the Egyptian and bury him in the sand.
    A witness to the murder alerted the authorities.
    For fear of his life, Moses left Egypt and went into hiding.
    Exodus 2:11-12.
    
     

13. What physical ailment did Moses have?
    
    Answer: Speech disorder.
    
    Moses had a speech impediment.
    It is believed that Moses stuttered.
    As a result, his brother became his spokesperson.
    One tradition not authenticated by the Bible states that when Moses was a child, he put a hot coal in his mouth that caused the speech impediment.
    Exodus 4.
    
     

14. Who was Moses' foster mother?
    
    Answer: Pharaoh's daughter.
    
    Moses's foster mother was Pharaoh's daughter.
    The servants saw Moses floating in a basket along the bank of the Nile.
    Pharaoh's daughter had a servant retrieve the basket.
    The daughter took Moses in and adopted him as her own.
    Pharaoh's daughter gave him his name.
    Numbers 26.
    
     

15. Who was Jethro (also known as Reuel)?
    
    Answer: Father-in-law of Moses.
    
    Jethro was the father-in-law of Moses.
    Moses fled Egypt to Midian after killing the taskmaster.
    He came upon the daughters of Jethro at a well and helped them obtain water.
    Jehtro was a Midianite priest and had seven daughters.
    The daughters brought Moses to their father, and Moses became a shepherd for Jethro.
    Moses married one of the daughters of Jethro.
    Exodus 2:16-20
    
     

16. What advice did Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, give to Moses when they were in the desert?
    
    Answer: Develop a court system.
    
    Jethro advised Moses to develop a court system.
    Moses found it challenging to handle all of the people's grievances by himself.
    Jethro advised Moses to set up a system of subordinates to hear lower cases.
    This system empowered others to judge the people under Moses's guidance.
    Exodus 18.
    
     

17. Who was the wife of Moses?
    
    Answer: Zipporah.
    
    The wife of Moses was Zipporah, a Midianite.
    Zipporah was the daughter of Jethro, for whom Moses herded sheep.
    Exodus 2:21-22.
    
     

18. Who was Moses's sister-in-law?
    
    Answer: Elisheba.
    
    The sister-in-law of Moses was Elisheba.
    Elisheba was the wife of Moses' brother Aaron.
    Exodus 6:23.
    
     

19. Who or what was Nehushtan?
    
    Answer: A brass pole representing a snake.
    
    Nehushtan was a bronze representation of a snake set upon a pole.
    Those who gazed upon the Nehushtan would obtain relief from snake bites.
    The Nehushtan would cure the Israelites of bites from any "fiery serpents" while wandering in the desert.
    Numbers 21:4-8.
    
     

20. How did God first appear to Moses when He spoke to him?
    
    Answer: Burning bush.
    
    God appeared as a voice in a burning bush to Moses.
    Moses was tending sheep at the base of the Holy Mountain in Sinai.
    God appeared to Moses in the form of a burning bush.
    Before approaching the burning bush, God asked Moses to remove his sandals.
    Exodus 3:1-6.
    
     

21. How many commandments were on the stone tablets that Moses had?
    
    Answer: Ten.
    
    Moses received the Ten Commandments on two stone tablets from God.
    The tablets had the commandments written on both sides.
    God inscribed these tablets with his finger and gave them to Moses.
    Exodus 20:1-17.
    
     

22. How many books did Moses write?
    
    Answer: Five books.
    
    Moses wrote five books.
    The books Moses wrote are commonly known as the Books of Law or the Pentateuch.
    They are the first five books in the Old Testament.
    
     

23. What did God feed the Israelites during the forty years in the desert?
    
    Answer: Manna.
    
    God fed manna to the Israelites when they were roaming in the desert.
    The Bible and the Quran describe manna as a sweet bread from heaven.
    In the morning, manna appeared on the ground, resembling dew.
    The Israelites had to eat the manna the same day they picked it.
    An exception was the Saturday Sabbath.
    The day before the Sabbath, they harvested twice as much to ensure a sufficient supply for the Sabbath.
    Exodus 16.
    
     

24. What did God command Moses to do when the Israelites were murmuring that they were thirsty while wandering through the desert?
    
    Answer: Talk to a rock.
    
    God commanded Moses to go to a certain place and talk to a certain rock.
    Moses was so upset with the complaining Israelites that he smacked the rock in anger with his staff instead of talking to it.
    This incident of disobediance was one of the reasons God did not allow Moses to enter the promised land.
    Numbers 20.
    
     

25. What did Moses put in a watering hole at another time when the Israelites were again murmuring for water, when they came upon a waterhole that was bitter and undrinkable?
    
    Answer: A sweet stick in the water hole.
    
    To make the water sweet, Moses placed a special piece of wood in the waterhole.
    Exodus 15:22-27.
    
     

26. Where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?
    
    Answer: Mount Sinai
    
    God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.
    Moses spent 40 days and 40 nights on the mountain speaking with God when he received the commandments.
    Exodus chapters 31-33.
    
     

27. How many sets of the Ten Commandments did God make for Moses?
    
    Answer: Two sets.
    
    God created two sets of commandments on stone tablets for Moses.
    As we all know, Moses had anger management problems.
    Aaron allowed the Israelites to make a golden idol, which upset Moses.
    Moses was so angry that he threw the first tablets to the ground, smashing them.
    That's why he had to trek back up the mountain a second time to ask God to make a second set.
    Can you imagine that conversation?
    Exodus chapters 31-33.
    
     

28. What sea did Moses part with his staff?
    
    Answer: Red Sea.
    
    Moses parted the Red Sea with his staff, providing a path for the Israelites to cross over.
    After the Israelites passed through the sea and were safe on the other side, Moses closed the waters.
    Exodus 15.
    
     

29. How many wives did Moses have?
    
    Answer: Two wives.
    
    Moses's first wife was Zipporah, a Midianite and the daughter of Jethro.
    Exodus 2:21.
    
    Moses' second wife was Ethiopian with an unknown name.
    Moses' brother and sister were upset with Moses for marrying outside their ethnic group.
    Numbers 12:1.
    
     

30. Why did God bestow Miriam with leprosy when they were in the desert?
    
    Answer: For rebelling against Moses.
    
    Miriam rebelled against Moses and wanted to lead the Israelites against God's will.
    Miriam and Aaron were upset with Moses for taking a non-jewish woman as his wife after Zipporah died.
    Numbers 12:1-10
    
     

31. How old was Moses when he left Egypt for Midian?
    
    Answer: About 40 years old.
    
    Moses was about 40 years old when he left Egypt on the lam for Midian.
    The Bible isn't specific, but the timeline of Moses can be calculated.
    The timeline of Moses.
    
     

32. How old was Moses when he faced Pharaoh and said, "Let my people go"?
    
    Answer: 80 years old.
    
    Moses was 80 years old when he and Aaron faced Pharaoh.
    The age of Moses' confrontation with Pharaoh is calculated based on the storyline in the Bible.
    
     

33. How old was Moses when he died?
    
    Answer: 120 years old.
    
    Moses was 120 years old when he died.
    He died on the same day as his birthday, the 7th day of the month of Adar.
    Moses climbed Mount Nebo so that he could see the promised land.
    God would not allow Moses to enter the promised land because he disobeyed His commands.
    Deuteronomy 34.
    
     

34. Where was Moses buried?
    
    Answer: Moab Valley.
    
    Moses died on Mount Nebo, but God buried him in the Moab Valley with an unmarked grave.
    Deuteronomy 34:5-8.
    
     

35. Who was Moses' successor who took over  for him after he died?
    
    Answer: Joshua.
    
    Joshua took over as the leader of the Israelites after Moses died.
    God forbade Moses from leading the Israelites across the border and into Canaan.
    It was God's way of reprimanding Moses for his anger management issue.
    Joshua assumed leadership of the Israelite clan after God relieved Moses of the responsibility.
    Deuteronomy 34.
    
     

36. How did the Egyptian army fail in its attempt to recapture Moses and the slaves?
    
    Answer: The soldiers drowned in the Red Sea.
    
    The Egyptian army that pursued the Israelites drowned in the sea.
    Moses parted the sea, and after the army entered it, the sea fell back to normal, and the soldiers drowned.
    Exodus 15:19.
    
     

37. How many plagues did God inflict on Egypt before the Pharaoh let the people go?
    
    Answer: Ten plagues.
    
    God inflicted 10 plagues on Egypt.
    Moses warned Pharaoh that God would inflict the plagues on Egypt.
    Pharaoh refused to let the people go after each warning until the final one.
    Exodus 7.
    
     

38. What was the first plague that God placed on Egypt?
    
    Answer: The Nile River turned red.
    
    God said the river would turn to blood and kill all the fish.
    Exodus 7:17–18
    
     

39. What was the last plague that God placed on Egypt?
    
    Answer: The firstborn would be killed.
    
    God said that all the firstborn sons, including the cattle, would be killed, regardless of age.
    There would be loud wailing in Egypt.
    Exodus 11:4–6
    
     

40. How many times is the anger of Moses specifically recorded in the Bible?
    
    Answer: Five specific times.

    
    The Bible does not provide an actual count of all his misdeeds.
    Five incidents of specific anger moments recorded are the following:
    Moses murdered an Egyptian in Exodus 2:11-16.
    He destroyed the Ten Commandment tablets in Exodus 32:19–29.
    Moses was frustrated with Eleazar and Ithamar's sin offering in Leviticus 10:16–20.
    He showed much anger at Korah the Rebel in Numbers 16:1–35.
    Moses struck a rock at Meribah against God's orders in Numbers 20:10–11.
     

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Here is an amusing slang term from the 1950s.

What does it mean to be a paper shaker?

​a. A paper shaker would be someone who worked and did paperwork in an office.
b. Paper shakers are kindergarten kids doing arts and crafts.
c. Cheerleaders were known as paper shakers.

Answer C: A cheerleader.

Cheerleaders would hold paper pom-poms and shake them while cheerleading.

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“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other,
just as in Christ God forgave you.” 
Ephesians 4:32
 

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