How Much Do You Know about the Bible?

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Just for the fun of it, I want you to take a little test of your Bible knowledge.  Don’t use your Bible until you finish.  Ready?

1. Luke was one of the twelve apostles?                                   True                False
2. Did Abraham live under the Law of Moses? Yes                  No
3. How many books are in the Bible? 50                    66                    75
4. How many spies were sent into Canaan? _________________________________
5. The Jordan River ends in this sea? _______________________________________
6. This man was the first High Priest. ______________________________________
7. Who wrote the book of Acts? ____________________________________________
8. What does the word “Bible” mean? ______________________________________
9. Give two other names for the Sea of Galilee. _______________________________
10. Name the three sons of Noah____________________________________________
11. Is Beersheba a woman, a country, a river or a city? _________________________
12. Who came first, Abraham or Noah? ______________________________________
13. Name the mother of John the Baptizer? ___________________________________
14. Who led Israel after Moses died? _________________________________________
15. Lebanon was famous for what trees? ______________________________________
16. “Cleanliness is next to godliness” is a Scripture quotation. True False
17. How many Bible books did Peter write? ___________________________________
18. Who was chosen to take Judas’ place? _____________________________________
19. Name the city where Paul was stoned. _____________________________________
20. The story of the Ark is in…  Genesis          Job               Mark
21. Who wrote the book of Hezekiah? ________________________________________
22. In what city did Paul preach about the “unknown God”? ____________________
23. What Bible character was educated in the famous school of Gamaliel______________________________________________________________
24. Who came first, Solomon, Saul, or David? ________________________________
25. Who told Saul to “Arise and be baptized” to wash away his sins? _____________
26. From what mountain did Jesus ascend? ___________________________________
27. Where did God send Jonah to preach? _____________________________________
28. On what sea did Jesus quiet the storm? ____________________________________
29. On what sea did Jesus walk? _____________________________________________
30. Was Nazareth in …  Samaria              Judea          Galilee
31. To what city was Saul traveling when the Lord appeared to him? _____________
32. Israel was another name for ______________________________________________
33. Simon was another name for _____________________________________________
34. Levi was another name for _______________________________________________
35. Didymus was another name for ___________________________________________
36. Name the first king of Israel after the kingdom divided ______________________
37. What was the name of Moses’ sister? ______________________________________
38. In what city did Paul convert the jailer? ____________________________________
39. Name the wife of Uriah the Hittite. ________________________________________
40. Who was the “goddess of the Ephesians_______________________________

Deduct 2-1/2 points from 100 for each error,  I’d like to know if you made 100.

[Note: I wrote this article for and it was published in The Edifier, weekly bulletin of Pearl Street Church of Christ, Denton, TX, January 24, 1988, of which I was editor.

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