The Bible quiz

More questions about The Bible

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1. 1 Easy

   What is the shortest verse in the King James Bible?

   Answer: Jesus wept

   Why: In the KJV, John 11:35 runs to nine letters. Jesus weeps at Bethany over Lazarus, then calls him back out of the tomb.

2. 2 Medium

   What was the name of the garden where Jesus prayed before his arrest?

   Answer: Gethsemane

   Why: Gethsemane means oil press in Aramaic; the grove lay across the Kidron Valley at the foot of the Mount of Olives.

3. 3 Hard

   Which brother of Jesus is named first in the Gospel of Mark?

   Answer: James

   Why: Mark adds that Jesus had sisters too. This James later led the Jerusalem council, and Paul calls him the Lord's brother.

4. 4 Easy

   Who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River?

   Answer: John the Baptist

   Why: Mark 1 says John lived on locusts and wild honey, and that the Spirit came down like a dove as Jesus rose from the Jordan.

5. 5 Medium

   On which island was the biblical Book of Revelation written?

   Answer: Patmos

   Why: Revelation 1:9 places John on the island of Patmos; its Cave of the Apocalypse was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999.

6. 6 Hard

   In the Book of Kings, what had the youths at Bethel done just before two bears attacked them?

   Answer: They mocked Elisha's baldness

   Why: The Hebrew calls them two she bears, and the very next verse has Elisha walking calmly on to Mount Carmel and back to Samaria.