Bible Trivia Questions About Jonah

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While the great storm threatened to break the ship, Jonah was awake and praying to his God.
Answer: FalseJonah 1:5
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What did Jonah tell the sailors to do to him to calm the sea?
Answer: B. Throw him into the seaJonah 1:12
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How did Jonah react when God forgave the city of Nineveh?
Answer: B. He was furiousJonah 4:1
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How long was Jonah inside the huge fish?
Answer: C. Three days and three nightsJonah 1:17
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In Jonah's prayer, what does he say comes from the Lord?
Answer: C. SalvationJonah 2:9
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What was Jonah's exact message to the people of Nineveh?
Answer: C. Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrownJonah 3:4
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To which port city by the sea did Jonah go to find a ship sailing away from the Lord?
Answer: D. JoppaJonah 1:3
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How large was the city of Nineveh according to the book of Jonah?
Answer: C. It took three days to go through itJonah 3:3
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Jonah told God that he was angry enough to die over the withered plant.
Answer: TrueJonah 4:9
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The sailors asked Jonah what his business was, where he came from, and what his country was.
Answer: TrueJonah 1:8

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What did God provide to give Jonah shade as he waited outside the city?
Answer: C. A leafy plant (gourd)Jonah 4:6
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By the Sea of Galilee, what was Jesus' first command to Peter after asking him, 'Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?'
Answer: C. Feed my lambs.John 21:15
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What name did Jesus give to Simon, son of Jonah?
Answer: C. Cephas (Peter)John 1:42
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In the book of Jonah, how did the sailors determine who was responsible for the storm?
Answer: A. They cast lotsJonah 1:7
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While in the belly of the fish, Jonah prayed and said he had been banished from God's sight.
Answer: TrueJonah 2:4
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Jesus referenced Jonah's three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish as a prophecy of His own time in the tomb.
Answer: TrueMatthew 12:40
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The people of Nineveh did not believe Jonah and tried to stone him.
Answer: FalseJonah 3:5
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God rebuked Jonah, saying Nineveh had more than how many people who could not tell their right hand from their left?
Answer: C. 120,000Jonah 4:11
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In Jonah's poetic prayer from the fish, what did he say wrapped around his head?
Answer: B. SeaweedJonah 2:5
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What two things did God send to destroy Jonah's comfort under the plant?
Answer: A. A worm and a scorching east windJonah 4:7-8

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