50 Hard Bible Trivia Questions and Answers

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  1. Question 1Hard

    Who was the King of Shinar involved in the War of Kings?

    Answer: C. AmraphelGenesis 14:1
    And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
  2. Question 2Hard

    During the war with the Philistines, who were the only two Israelites with a sword or spear?

    Answer: C. Saul and Jonathan1 Samuel 13:22
    So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.
  3. Question 3Hard

    What affliction did God place on Abimelech's household because of Sarah?

    Answer: D. Closed up every wombGenesis 20:17-18
    So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.
  4. Question 4Hard

    The proclamation of Cyrus was made to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by which prophet?

    Answer: C. JeremiahEzra 1:1
    Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
  5. Question 5Hard

    In what city did Paul leave Timothy to command certain people not to teach false doctrines?

    Answer: C. Ephesus1 Timothy 1:3
    As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
  6. Question 6Hard

    Who did Saul ask, 'Whose son is that young man?' regarding David?

    Answer: A. Abner1 Samuel 17:55
    And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
  7. Question 7Hard

    Who was Judah's daughter-in-law who disguised herself to have a child?

    Answer: A. TamarGenesis 38:15
    When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.
  8. Question 8Hard

    In theological anthropology, 'Trichotomy' is the view that human nature consists of three distinct parts: body, soul, and spirit.

    Answer: True1 Thessalonians 5:23
    And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  9. Question 9Hard

    In Isaiah’s prophecy of global judgment, which figure is described as being treated the same as the common people?

    Answer: D. The priestIsaiah 24:2
    And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
  10. Question 10Hard

    In his suffering, the Psalmist describes his heart turning into what substance?

    Answer: A. WaxPsalms 22:14
    I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
  11. Question 11Hard

    What is meant by the theological term 'Active Obedience of Christ'?

    Answer: D. His perfect, lifelong fulfillment of the Law on behalf of His peopleRomans 5:19
    For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
  12. Question 12Hard

    In Ezekiel's vision, why did the Lord say the outer East gate of the sanctuary must remain shut?

    Answer: D. Because the Lord God of Israel entered by itEzekiel 44:2
    Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut.
  13. Question 13Hard

    When Jesus cleared the temple, his disciples remembered the written prophecy: 'Zeal for your house will consume me.'

    Answer: TrueJohn 2:17
    And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
  14. Question 14Hard

    After the fall of Jerusalem, to what foreign land did the remaining Judean leaders forcibly take the prophet Jeremiah against God's command?

    Answer: A. EgyptJeremiah 43:7
    So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.
  15. Question 15Hard

    Why did the keeper of the prison draw his sword to kill himself?

    Answer: D. He thought the prisoners had fledActs 16:27
    And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
  16. Question 16Hard

    What two materials were forbidden to be mixed in clothing?

    Answer: B. Linen and woolLeviticus 19:19
    Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.
  17. Question 17Hard

    In 1 Corinthians, Paul states that preaching Christ crucified is a stumbling block to whom?

    Answer: A. Jews1 Corinthians 1:23
    But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
  18. Question 18Hard

    During the fall of Jerusalem, who was the chief priest taken by the captain of the guard?

    Answer: D. Seraiah2 Kings 25:18
    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
  19. Question 19Hard

    In what mountainous region was Joshua buried after his death?

    Answer: D. Mount EphraimJoshua 24:30
    And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathserah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash.
  20. Question 20Hard

    What did God say the people would put on Ezekiel so he could not go out among them?

    Answer: D. Ropes / CordsEzekiel 3:25
    But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them:
  21. Question 21Hard

    In the Psalms, what does God promise to make grow for David in Zion?

    Answer: D. hornPsalms 132:17
    There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
  22. Question 22Hard

    The Sadducees asked Jesus about a woman who had seven husbands. Whose wife would she be in the resurrection?

    Answer: D. None, for in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriageMatthew 22:25-30
    Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. Jesus answered and said unto them, ‹Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power …
  23. Question 23Hard

    The Epistle to the Hebrews states that it is impossible for God to lie, affirming His truthfulness and immutability.

    Answer: TrueHebrews 6:18
    That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
  24. Question 24Hard

    What river marked the border of the territory taken from Sihon and Og?

    Answer: A. The Arnon GorgeDeuteronomy 3:8
    And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
  25. Question 25Hard

    In a vision, what did Saul see Ananias doing before Ananias actually arrived?

    Answer: A. Coming in and putting his hand on him to receive sightActs 9:12
    ‹And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting› his ‹hand on him, that he might receive his sight.›
  26. Question 26Hard

    During the seventh bowl judgment, huge hailstones fell from the sky. About how much did each weigh?

    Answer: D. About 100 pounds (a talent)Revelation 16:21
    And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
  27. Question 27Hard

    God says that whoever touches Israel touches what part of His body?

    Answer: C. The apple of His eyeZechariah 2:8
    For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
  28. Question 28Hard

    What weapon did Shamgar use to strike down six hundred Philistines?

    Answer: B. An oxgoadJudges 3:31
    And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel.
  29. Question 29Hard

    Isaiah prophesied that the mountain of the Lord's temple would be established as the lowest of mountains.

    Answer: FalseIsaiah 2:2
    And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
  30. Question 30Hard

    According to the Law of Moses, how does a mother's purification time after the birth of a girl compare to that of a boy?

    Answer: B. It is double (80 days)Leviticus 12:2-5
    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the …
  31. Question 31Hard

    To whom is the second letter of John addressed?

    Answer: B. The chosen lady and her children2 John 1:1
    The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
  32. Question 32Hard

    In the book of Revelation, for how many months will the Gentiles trample the holy city?

    Answer: B. 42 monthsRevelation 11:2
    But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.
  33. Question 33Hard

    In the letter to the Hebrews, Melchizedek is a 'type' of Christ because his name and location translate to which two titles?

    Answer: A. King of righteousness and King of peaceHebrews 7:2
    To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
  34. Question 34Hard

    In Bibliology, the Protestant doctrine of the 'Perspicuity' of Scripture means what?

    Answer: A. The core teachings necessary for salvation are clear enough for anyone to understand2 Timothy 3:15
    And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
  35. Question 35Hard

    Who specifically was 'grieved' that the apostles preached the resurrection from the dead in Jesus?

    Answer: D. The SadduceesActs 4:1-2
    And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
  36. Question 36Hard

    When King David organized the priests for sanctuary service, how many total divisions were established by casting lots?

    Answer: A. 24 divisions1 Chronicles 24:1-19
    Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. And there were more chief men found of …
  37. Question 37Hard

    In the book of Judges, the Levite's concubine left him and returned to her father's house.

    Answer: TrueJudges 19:2
    And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months.
  38. Question 38Hard

    How did Mephibosheth appear when he met King David after David's return to Jerusalem?

    Answer: B. He had not cared for his feet, beard, or clothes2 Samuel 19:24
    And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
  39. Question 39Hard

    Which king of Judah was the first to burn his son as an offering to idols?

    Answer: B. Ahaz2 Kings 16:3
    But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel.
  40. Question 40Hard

    Which of Jesse's sons did Samuel think was the Lord's anointed when he first saw him?

    Answer: A. Eliab1 Samuel 16:6
    And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him.
  41. Question 41Hard

    In the book of Nehemiah, who was the first person listed to seal the covenant?

    Answer: B. Nehemiah the governorNehemiah 10:1
    Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
  42. Question 42Hard

    Who went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion?

    Answer: A. Benaiah son of Jehoiada2 Samuel 23:20
    And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:
  43. Question 43Hard

    Who was the Areopagite who believed after hearing Paul in Athens?

    Answer: B. DionysiusActs 17:34
    Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
  44. Question 44Hard

    How many priests carried trumpets of rams' horns before the ark at Jericho?

    Answer: D. SevenJoshua 6:4
    And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
  45. Question 45Hard

    In the letter to the Hebrews, Jesus holds a permanent priesthood because he is of the order of whom?

    Answer: D. MelchizedekHebrews 7:17
    For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.
  46. Question 46Hard

    In the battle at Gath, who killed the giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot?

    Answer: A. Jonathan son of Shimea1 Chronicles 20:6-7
    And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
  47. Question 47Hard

    Which of these spices was NOT used in the holy anointing oil?

    Answer: B. FrankincenseExodus 30:23-25
    Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy …
  48. Question 48Hard

    What will God feed His people with, as a judgment?

    Answer: B. WormwoodJeremiah 9:15
    Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
  49. Question 49Hard

    When God's temple in heaven was opened, what was seen within it?

    Answer: C. The ark of his covenantRevelation 11:19
    And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail.
  50. Question 50Hard

    Where did the Levites place the Book of the Law?

    Answer: D. Beside the Ark of the CovenantDeuteronomy 31:26
    Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee.

Answer key

  1. C. Amraphel (Genesis 14:1)
  2. C. Saul and Jonathan (1 Samuel 13:22)
  3. D. Closed up every womb (Genesis 20:17-18)
  4. C. Jeremiah (Ezra 1:1)
  5. C. Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3)
  6. A. Abner (1 Samuel 17:55)
  7. A. Tamar (Genesis 38:15)
  8. True (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
  9. D. The priest (Isaiah 24:2)
  10. A. Wax (Psalms 22:14)
  11. D. His perfect, lifelong fulfillment of the Law on behalf of His people (Romans 5:19)
  12. D. Because the Lord God of Israel entered by it (Ezekiel 44:2)
  13. True (John 2:17)
  14. A. Egypt (Jeremiah 43:7)
  15. D. He thought the prisoners had fled (Acts 16:27)
  16. B. Linen and wool (Leviticus 19:19)
  17. A. Jews (1 Corinthians 1:23)
  18. D. Seraiah (2 Kings 25:18)
  19. D. Mount Ephraim (Joshua 24:30)
  20. D. Ropes / Cords (Ezekiel 3:25)
  21. D. horn (Psalms 132:17)
  22. D. None, for in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage (Matthew 22:25-30)
  23. True (Hebrews 6:18)
  24. A. The Arnon Gorge (Deuteronomy 3:8)
  25. A. Coming in and putting his hand on him to receive sight (Acts 9:12)
  26. D. About 100 pounds (a talent) (Revelation 16:21)
  27. C. The apple of His eye (Zechariah 2:8)
  28. B. An oxgoad (Judges 3:31)
  29. False (Isaiah 2:2)
  30. B. It is double (80 days) (Leviticus 12:2-5)
  31. B. The chosen lady and her children (2 John 1:1)
  32. B. 42 months (Revelation 11:2)
  33. A. King of righteousness and King of peace (Hebrews 7:2)
  34. A. The core teachings necessary for salvation are clear enough for anyone to understand (2 Timothy 3:15)
  35. D. The Sadducees (Acts 4:1-2)
  36. A. 24 divisions (1 Chronicles 24:1-19)
  37. True (Judges 19:2)
  38. B. He had not cared for his feet, beard, or clothes (2 Samuel 19:24)
  39. B. Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3)
  40. A. Eliab (1 Samuel 16:6)
  41. B. Nehemiah the governor (Nehemiah 10:1)
  42. A. Benaiah son of Jehoiada (2 Samuel 23:20)
  43. B. Dionysius (Acts 17:34)
  44. D. Seven (Joshua 6:4)
  45. D. Melchizedek (Hebrews 7:17)
  46. A. Jonathan son of Shimea (1 Chronicles 20:6-7)
  47. B. Frankincense (Exodus 30:23-25)
  48. B. Wormwood (Jeremiah 9:15)
  49. C. The ark of his covenant (Revelation 11:19)
  50. D. Beside the Ark of the Covenant (Deuteronomy 31:26)
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