Printable Bible Quiz: 50 Questions With Answer Key

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    The herd of pigs ran down the steep bank into the sea and drowned.

    Answer: TrueMark 5:13
    And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
  2. Question 2Easy

    Who did Mary Magdalene think Jesus was when she first saw Him after His resurrection?

    Answer: C. The gardenerJohn 20:14-15
    And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, ‹Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou?› She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
  3. Question 3Easy

    The Jews had friendly and frequent dealings with the Samaritans.

    Answer: FalseJohn 4:9
    Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
  4. Question 4Easy

    Who did God command the prophet Hosea to marry?

    Answer: C. GomerHosea 1:2-3
    The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
  5. Question 5Easy

    When Jesus calmed the storm, what did He say to the sea?

    Answer: C. Peace, be still!Mark 4:39
    And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, ‹Peace, be still.› And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
  6. Question 6Easy

    Matthew, the writer of the first Gospel, was a tax collector before following Jesus.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 10:3
    Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;
  7. Question 7Easy

    In the Parable of the Talents, the master told the faithful servant: 'Well done, good and faithful servant!'

    Answer: TrueMatthew 25:21
    ‹His lord said unto him, Well done,› thou ‹good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.›
  8. Question 8Easy

    Cornelius the centurion, the first Gentile convert to Christianity, lived in Caesarea.

    Answer: TrueActs 10:1
    There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
  9. Question 9Easy

    Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is...

    Answer: C. OneDeuteronomy 6:4
    Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD:
  10. Question 10Easy

    What animal were the Israelites told to sacrifice for Passover?

    Answer: B. A lamb without defectExodus 12:3
    Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
  11. Question 11Easy

    Elihu agreed with Job that God was unjust to him.

    Answer: FalseJob 34:10
    Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
  12. Question 12Easy

    What occupation did Priscilla and Aquila share with the Apostle Paul?

    Answer: C. TentmakersActs 18:2-3
    And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
  13. Question 13Easy

    In the book of Ezekiel, God stated He found exactly one man to stand in the gap for the land.

    Answer: FalseEzekiel 22:30
    And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
  14. Question 14Easy

    Who appeared before Abraham's servant finished praying at the well?

    Answer: D. RebekahGenesis 24:15
    And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
  15. Question 15Easy

    How did Jesus describe false prophets who come in sheep's clothing?

    Answer: A. Ferocious wolvesMatthew 7:15
    ‹Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.›

Medium questions

  1. Question 16Medium

    Did Azariah (Uzziah) remove the high places?

    Answer: C. No, the people still offered sacrifices there2 Kings 15:4
    Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
  2. Question 17Medium

    According to the Epistle of James, a person is justified by works and not by what alone?

    Answer: A. FaithJames 2:24
    Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
  3. Question 18Medium

    What did Jesus say the hired hand does when he sees the wolf coming?

    Answer: B. Abandons the sheep and runs awayJohn 10:12
    ‹But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.›
  4. Question 19Medium

    In which river was Naaman the Syrian told to wash seven times to cure his leprosy?

    Answer: A. Jordan2 Kings 5:14
    Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
  5. Question 20Medium

    In the Parable of the Ten Virgins, how many were wise and how many were foolish?

    Answer: B. Five wise and five foolishMatthew 25:1
    ‹Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.›
  6. Question 21Medium

    In the book of Zechariah, against whom does the LORD say His anger burns?

    Answer: D. The shepherdsZechariah 10:3
    Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
  7. Question 22Medium

    How old was Jairus's daughter?

    Answer: C. TwelveMark 5:42
    And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
  8. Question 23Medium

    Jesus said, 'Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have _____.'

    Answer: C. No more that they can doLuke 12:4
    ‹And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.›
  9. Question 24Medium

    What chokes the word in the one who received seed among the thorns?

    Answer: D. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of richesMatthew 13:22
    ‹He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.›
  10. Question 25Medium

    Zechariah prophesied that when the Lord returns, His feet will stand on which mountain?

    Answer: A. Mount of OlivesZechariah 14:4
    And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
  11. Question 26Medium

    What did the Shunammite woman build for Elisha?

    Answer: A. A small room on the roof2 Kings 4:10
    Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
  12. Question 27Medium

    Who was one of the two disciples who heard John the Baptist speak and followed Jesus?

    Answer: A. AndrewJohn 1:40
    One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.
  13. Question 28Medium

    Which servant of Elisha was struck with leprosy for his greed?

    Answer: B. Gehazi2 Kings 5:27
    The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.
  14. Question 29Medium

    What valley was full of tar pits, where the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell?

    Answer: D. Valley of SiddimGenesis 14:10
    And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
  15. Question 30Medium

    What did Moses throw into the water at Marah to make it sweet?

    Answer: D. A piece of wood (log)Exodus 15:25
    And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
  16. Question 31Medium

    In first-century Israel, typical houses had flat roofs that were accessible and used by people.

    Answer: TrueLuke 5:19
    And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
  17. Question 32Medium

    When Elisha was with the prophets, what was put into the stew that made them cry out, 'Man of God, there is death in the pot'?

    Answer: C. Wild gourds2 Kings 4:39-40
    And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
  18. Question 33Medium

    God pronounces a woe on the worthless shepherd who deserts the flock.

    Answer: TrueZechariah 11:17
    Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.
  19. Question 34Medium

    What words were engraved on the golden plate on Aaron's turban?

    Answer: C. HOLY TO THE LORDExodus 28:36
    And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
  20. Question 35Medium

    Jesus said, 'All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will _____.'

    Answer: B. by no means cast outJohn 6:37
    ‹All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.›

Hard questions

  1. Question 36Hard

    Jesus said: "Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of _____. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in, you hindered."

    Answer: C. KnowledgeLuke 11:52
    ‹Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.›
  2. Question 37Hard

    Where did Paul and Silas go immediately after a mob forced them to flee Thessalonica at night?

    Answer: B. BereaActs 17:10
    And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
  3. Question 38Hard

    Which king of Mesopotamia oppressed Israel for 8 years before Othniel defeated him?

    Answer: A. Cushan-RishathaimJudges 3:8
    Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim eight years.
  4. Question 39Hard

    On the Day of Pentecost, which patriarch did Peter quote saying: 'I foresaw the Lord always before my face'?

    Answer: A. DavidActs 2:25-28
    For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy …
  5. Question 40Hard

    What happens if you put new wine into old wineskins?

    Answer: C. The wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the skins are ruinedMatthew 9:17
    ‹Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.›
  6. Question 41Hard

    Who surrounded the house in Gibeah, demanding to abuse the Levite?

    Answer: A. Wicked men of the cityJudges 19:22
    Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him.
  7. Question 42Hard

    Beside what river was the prophet Ezekiel when he saw his first glorious vision of God?

    Answer: D. ChebarEzekiel 1:1
    Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.
  8. Question 43Hard

    What was the name of the well where God spoke to Hagar?

    Answer: C. Beer Lahai RoiGenesis 16:13-14
    And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
  9. Question 44Hard

    In Deuteronomy, the disobedient are warned they will live in dread both...

    Answer: A. Night and dayDeuteronomy 28:66
    And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
  10. Question 45Hard

    In his letter to the Colossians, Paul explicitly links the act of baptism to what theological reality?

    Answer: A. Being buried with Christ and raised with Him through faithColossians 2:12
    Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
  11. Question 46Hard

    In what year after leaving Egypt was the tabernacle set up?

    Answer: C. The second yearExodus 40:17
    And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up.
  12. Question 47Hard

    What did the Canaanites call the place of Jacob's mourning?

    Answer: C. Abel MizraimGenesis 50:11
    And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
  13. Question 48Hard

    In Daniel's prophecy, do the 'King of the South' and the 'King of the North' represent the kingdoms of Egypt and Syria?

    Answer: TrueDaniel 11:5-6
    And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be …
  14. Question 49Hard

    Who did Jesus say would rise up in judgment with this generation and condemn it?

    Answer: C. The men of NinevehMatthew 12:41
    ‹The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas› is ‹here.›
  15. Question 50Hard

    Why was John the Baptist baptizing at Aenon near Salim?

    Answer: C. Because there was much water thereJohn 3:23
    And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

Answer key

  1. True (Mark 5:13)
  2. C. The gardener (John 20:14-15)
  3. False (John 4:9)
  4. C. Gomer (Hosea 1:2-3)
  5. C. Peace, be still! (Mark 4:39)
  6. True (Matthew 10:3)
  7. True (Matthew 25:21)
  8. True (Acts 10:1)
  9. C. One (Deuteronomy 6:4)
  10. B. A lamb without defect (Exodus 12:3)
  11. False (Job 34:10)
  12. C. Tentmakers (Acts 18:2-3)
  13. False (Ezekiel 22:30)
  14. D. Rebekah (Genesis 24:15)
  15. A. Ferocious wolves (Matthew 7:15)
  16. C. No, the people still offered sacrifices there (2 Kings 15:4)
  17. A. Faith (James 2:24)
  18. B. Abandons the sheep and runs away (John 10:12)
  19. A. Jordan (2 Kings 5:14)
  20. B. Five wise and five foolish (Matthew 25:1)
  21. D. The shepherds (Zechariah 10:3)
  22. C. Twelve (Mark 5:42)
  23. C. No more that they can do (Luke 12:4)
  24. D. The cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches (Matthew 13:22)
  25. A. Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4)
  26. A. A small room on the roof (2 Kings 4:10)
  27. A. Andrew (John 1:40)
  28. B. Gehazi (2 Kings 5:27)
  29. D. Valley of Siddim (Genesis 14:10)
  30. D. A piece of wood (log) (Exodus 15:25)
  31. True (Luke 5:19)
  32. C. Wild gourds (2 Kings 4:39-40)
  33. True (Zechariah 11:17)
  34. C. HOLY TO THE LORD (Exodus 28:36)
  35. B. by no means cast out (John 6:37)
  36. C. Knowledge (Luke 11:52)
  37. B. Berea (Acts 17:10)
  38. A. Cushan-Rishathaim (Judges 3:8)
  39. A. David (Acts 2:25-28)
  40. C. The wineskins break, the wine is spilled, and the skins are ruined (Matthew 9:17)
  41. A. Wicked men of the city (Judges 19:22)
  42. D. Chebar (Ezekiel 1:1)
  43. C. Beer Lahai Roi (Genesis 16:13-14)
  44. A. Night and day (Deuteronomy 28:66)
  45. A. Being buried with Christ and raised with Him through faith (Colossians 2:12)
  46. C. The second year (Exodus 40:17)
  47. C. Abel Mizraim (Genesis 50:11)
  48. True (Daniel 11:5-6)
  49. C. The men of Nineveh (Matthew 12:41)
  50. C. Because there was much water there (John 3:23)

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