In his prayer regarding the opposition, what did Nehemiah ask God to do to their insults?

Turn them back on their own heads

Where did Paul and Silas go on the Sabbath in Philippi to find a place of prayer?

Outside the city gate to the river

How did Jesus begin His High Priestly Prayer?

Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.

What did Jesus pray as the soldiers were crucifying Him?

Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.

Jesus taught about prayer saying: 'Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; ______.'

Knock and the door will be opened to you

In the letter to the Romans, how does the Spirit intercede when we do not know what to pray for?

With groanings too deep for words

After David's prayer for the temple offerings, what did the assembly do?

They praised the Lord and bowed low before Him and the king

What happened as soon as Solomon finished praying at the dedication?

Fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering

In His prayer before being arrested, who else did Jesus pray for besides His disciples?

Those who will believe in Me through their word

In Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, what was the tax collector's prayer?

God, be merciful to me a sinner!

In his second letter to the Thessalonians, what does Paul constantly pray that God will do for them?

Count them worthy of his calling

In his prayer for deliverance, what legal injustice does David describe?

False witnesses questioning him

Daniel ends his prayer with: 'O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for...'

Your city and Your people are called by Your name

Why did Solomon ask God to hear the prayer of the foreigner?

So that all the peoples of the earth may know His name and fear Him

50 Bible Trivia Questions About Prayer

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Easy questions

Question 1Easy

In his prayer regarding the opposition, what did Nehemiah ask God to do to their insults?
Answer: D. Turn them back on their own headsNehemiah 4:4
Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity:
Question 2Easy

Which mountain did Jesus frequently visit to pray and spend the night during His final days in Jerusalem?
Answer: D. Mount of OlivesLuke 21:37
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
Question 3Easy

Jesus commanded: 'Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who _____ you.'
Answer: D. MistreatLuke 6:27-28
‹But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,› ‹Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.›
Question 4Easy

The Lord's Prayer begins with 'Our Father in heaven'.
Answer: TrueMatthew 6:9
‹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.›
Question 5Easy

In Solomon's prayer, he said there is no God like the Lord in heaven or on earth, who keeps what?
Answer: D. His covenant of love1 Kings 8:23
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
Question 6Easy

Where did Paul and Silas go on the Sabbath in Philippi to find a place of prayer?
Answer: C. Outside the city gate to the riverActs 16:13
And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
Question 7Easy

In the Psalms, the writer prays: 'Listen to my _____ for mercy.'
Answer: C. cryPsalms 143:1
A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
Question 8Easy

How did Jesus begin His High Priestly Prayer?
Answer: D. Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.John 17:1
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, ‹Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:›
Question 9Easy

In the prayer for divine justice, how does the psalmist conclude the appeal: 'Rise up, O God...'?
Answer: A. Judge the earthPsalms 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.
Question 10Easy

Who was the praying mother of the prophet Samuel?
Answer: C. Hannah1 Samuel 1:20
Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.
Question 11Easy

How did God respond when Amos prayed to stop the locusts and the fire?
Answer: C. He relented and stopped themAmos 7:3-6
The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD. Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD.
Question 12Easy

In the Psalms, the writer prays to God: 'Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing _____'.
Answer: D. lovePsalms 143:8
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Question 13Easy

What did Jesus pray as the soldiers were crucifying Him?
Answer: B. Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, ‹Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.› And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Question 14Easy

Jesus taught about prayer saying: 'Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; _____.'
Answer: D. Knock and the door will be opened to youLuke 11:9
‹And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.›
Question 15Easy

Jesus said the temple should be a house of prayer.
Answer: TrueMatthew 21:13
And said unto them, ‹It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.›

Medium questions

Question 16Medium

Whose house did Peter go to after escaping prison, where many were gathered praying?
Answer: A. Mary, the mother of John MarkActs 12:12
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
Question 17Medium

What did Eli the priest think was wrong with Hannah when she prayed?
Answer: B. He thought she was drunk1 Samuel 1:13-14
Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
Question 18Medium

In Gethsemane, what were the disciples doing while Jesus prayed?
Answer: C. SleepingMatthew 26:40
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, ‹What, could ye not watch with me one hour?›
Question 19Medium

In the letter to the Romans, how does the Spirit intercede when we do not know what to pray for?
Answer: C. With groanings too deep for wordsRomans 8:26
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Question 20Medium

Complete the prayer from the Psalms: 'Deliver me from my enemies, O God; _____ me from those who rise up against me.'
Answer: A. defendPsalms 59:1
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
Question 21Medium

After David's prayer for the temple offerings, what did the assembly do?
Answer: A. They praised the Lord and bowed low before Him and the king1 Chronicles 29:20
And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
Question 22Medium

What happened as soon as Solomon finished praying at the dedication?
Answer: C. Fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering2 Chronicles 7:1
Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.
Question 23Medium

What did Jesus pray for Peter so that he would not fail?
Answer: C. That his faith should not failLuke 22:32
‹But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.›
Question 24Medium

In his second letter to the Thessalonians, Paul asks the church to pray for him and his companions so that the message of the Lord may...
Answer: A. Spread rapidly and be honored2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
Question 25Medium

In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus said to pray that your flight from the coming tribulation would not be in winter or _____.
Answer: D. on the SabbathMatthew 24:20
‹But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:›
Question 26Medium

In His prayer before being arrested, who else did Jesus pray for besides His disciples?
Answer: A. Those who will believe in Me through their wordJohn 17:20
‹Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;›
Question 27Medium

Jesus prayed: 'Sanctify them by the truth; your _____ is truth.'
Answer: C. WordJohn 17:17
‹Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.›
Question 28Medium

In the early church, the elders would anoint the sick with oil in the name of the Lord to pray for healing.
Answer: TrueJames 5:14
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
Question 29Medium

In Jesus' parable, two men went up to the temple to pray; one was a _____ and the other a tax collector.
Answer: C. PhariseeLuke 18:10
‹Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.›
Question 30Medium

David prayed, 'There is no one like you, O Lord, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our...'
Answer: D. Ears1 Chronicles 17:20
O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
Question 31Medium

Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the _____ is weak.
Answer: C. FleshMatthew 26:41
‹Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed› is ‹willing, but the flesh› is ‹weak.›
Question 32Medium

In the Psalms, complete this prayer: 'Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am _____ and needy.'
Answer: D. poorPsalms 86:1
A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Question 33Medium

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus said: 'And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the _____ do.'
Answer: D. GentilesMatthew 6:7
‹But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen› do: ‹for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.›
Question 34Medium

In Jesus' parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, what was the tax collector's prayer?
Answer: A. God, be merciful to me a sinner!Luke 18:13
‹And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as› his ‹eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.›
Question 35Medium

In the Psalms, David prays: 'Do not withhold your mercy from me, Lord; may your love and _____ always protect me.'
Answer: A. faithfulnessPsalms 40:11
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
Question 36Medium

What happened to the place where the believers were assembled after they prayed for boldness?
Answer: B. The place was shakenActs 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
Question 37Medium

At what time of day did Peter go up to the housetop to pray?
Answer: D. About the sixth hour (Noon)Acts 10:9
On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
Question 38Medium

Before His arrest, what was the name of the place where Jesus went to pray?
Answer: B. GethsemaneMatthew 26:36
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, ‹Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.›

Hard questions

Question 39Hard

In his second letter to the Thessalonians, what does Paul constantly pray that God will do for them?
Answer: A. Count them worthy of his calling2 Thessalonians 1:11
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
Question 40Hard

Who was the priest sitting by the doorpost of the temple when Hannah prayed?
Answer: D. Eli1 Samuel 1:9
So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.
Question 41Hard

In his letter to the Romans, Paul prays that God would grant believers the same attitude of mind toward each other as which figure?
Answer: A. Christ JesusRomans 15:5
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Question 42Hard

In his prayer for deliverance, what legal injustice does David describe?
Answer: A. False witnesses questioning himPsalms 35:11
False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not.
Question 43Hard

Daniel ends his prayer with: 'O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for...'
Answer: A. Your city and Your people are called by Your nameDaniel 9:19
O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.
Question 44Hard

David prays that his enemies would not wrongfully rejoice or do what with their eye?
Answer: B. WinkPsalms 35:19
Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.
Question 45Hard

Jesus prayed, 'Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be _____ where I am.'
Answer: C. With MeJohn 17:24
‹Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.›
Question 46Hard

Why did Solomon ask God to hear the prayer of the foreigner?
Answer: D. So that all the peoples of the earth may know His name and fear Him2 Chronicles 6:32-33
Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people …
Question 47Hard

When Simon and those with him found Jesus praying in a desolate place, what did they say?
Answer: D. Everyone is looking for youMark 1:35-37
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.
Question 48Hard

Paul prays that the Thessalonians' whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of...
Answer: A. Our Lord Jesus Christ1 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.
Question 49Hard

According to Hannah's prayer, the barren has borne how many?
Answer: A. Seven1 Samuel 2:5
They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
Question 50Hard

In the book of Daniel, what was the penalty for disobeying King Darius's decree regarding prayer?
Answer: B. Cast into the den of lionsDaniel 6:7
All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

Answer key

D. Turn them back on their own heads (Nehemiah 4:4)
D. Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37)
D. Mistreat (Luke 6:27-28)
True (Matthew 6:9)
D. His covenant of love (1 Kings 8:23)
C. Outside the city gate to the river (Acts 16:13)
C. cry (Psalms 143:1)
D. Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. (John 17:1)
A. Judge the earth (Psalms 82:8)
C. Hannah (1 Samuel 1:20)
C. He relented and stopped them (Amos 7:3-6)
D. love (Psalms 143:8)
B. Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. (Luke 23:34)
D. Knock and the door will be opened to you (Luke 11:9)
True (Matthew 21:13)
A. Mary, the mother of John Mark (Acts 12:12)
B. He thought she was drunk (1 Samuel 1:13-14)
C. Sleeping (Matthew 26:40)
C. With groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26)
A. defend (Psalms 59:1)
A. They praised the Lord and bowed low before Him and the king (1 Chronicles 29:20)
C. Fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering (2 Chronicles 7:1)
C. That his faith should not fail (Luke 22:32)
A. Spread rapidly and be honored (2 Thessalonians 3:1)
D. on the Sabbath (Matthew 24:20)
A. Those who will believe in Me through their word (John 17:20)
C. Word (John 17:17)
True (James 5:14)
C. Pharisee (Luke 18:10)
D. Ears (1 Chronicles 17:20)
C. Flesh (Matthew 26:41)
D. poor (Psalms 86:1)
D. Gentiles (Matthew 6:7)
A. God, be merciful to me a sinner! (Luke 18:13)
A. faithfulness (Psalms 40:11)
B. The place was shaken (Acts 4:31)
D. About the sixth hour (Noon) (Acts 10:9)
B. Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36)
A. Count them worthy of his calling (2 Thessalonians 1:11)
D. Eli (1 Samuel 1:9)
A. Christ Jesus (Romans 15:5)
A. False witnesses questioning him (Psalms 35:11)
A. Your city and Your people are called by Your name (Daniel 9:19)
B. Wink (Psalms 35:19)
C. With Me (John 17:24)
D. So that all the peoples of the earth may know His name and fear Him (2 Chronicles 6:32-33)
D. Everyone is looking for you (Mark 1:35-37)
A. Our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 5:23)
A. Seven (1 Samuel 2:5)
B. Cast into the den of lions (Daniel 6:7)

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What does the Bible teach about prayer?

Prayer runs through the whole Bible. Hannah prayed for a son, and God answered by giving her Samuel (1 Samuel 1:27). Solomon asked for an understanding heart to judge the people (1 Kings 3:9). Daniel kept praying three times a day with his windows open toward Jerusalem, even when it was forbidden (Daniel 6:10). Jonah prayed to the Lord from the belly of the fish (Jonah 2:1).

Jesus taught His disciples to pray in secret and gave them the prayer that begins "Our Father which art in heaven" (Matthew 6:6–13). In Gethsemane He prayed, "not my will, but thine, be done" (Luke 22:42). The church prayed for Peter while he was in prison (Acts 12:5), and Paul and Silas prayed and sang praises at midnight (Acts 16:25). Paul told believers to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17). The questions ask who prayed, what they asked for and how God answered.

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