BIBLE QUESTIONS
(1) She danced for Herod and John the Baptist lost his head:
a) Salome
b) Herodias
c) Delilah
d) None of the above
Answer: A
(2) Who is the most mentioned woman in the Bible?
a) Mary, the mother of Jesus
b) Mary Magdalene
c) Mary, sister of Lazarus
d) Sarah
Answer: D (Sarah was mentioned 56 times, Mary, Jesus mother only 19 times)
(3) Who told Pilate that a worrisome dream made it clear that Pilate was to have nothing to do with Jesus?
a) Paul
b) Zedekiah
c) Pilate’s wife
d) Judas
Answer: C
(4) Robert Duvall played an adulterous man who changes his ways and becomes a preacher in what film?
a) The Road
b) The Apostle
c) Gods and Generals
d) Crazy Heart
Answer: B
(5) Which actor didn’t play Christ in a movie?
a) Willem Dafoe
b) H. B. Warner
d) Mel Gibson
Answer: D (Mr. Gibson directed The Passion of the Christ)
(6) Why is the 1966 film title The Bible a misnomer?
a) It only includes stories from the New Testament
b) It only features segments of Genesis
c) It leaves out the story of Adam and Eve
d) There is no such film
Answer: B
(7) Which is the longest book in the Bible?
a) Proverbs
b) Psalms
c) Revelation
d) Genesis
Answer: B
(8) In which film did a character played by Robert Duvall get Baptized?
a) Seven Days in Utopia
b) The Road
c) Second Hand Lions
Answer: D
(9) Who was the title referring to in the film The Prince of Egypt?
a) Muhammad
b) Moses
c) Rameses
d) Jesus
Answer: B
(10) This prophet walked around naked for three years:
a) Isaiah
b) Ezekiel
c) Hosea
d) Jeremiah
Answer: A
(11) True or False: The following actors played a priest in one of their movies: Humphrey Bogart – Robert Di Niro – Frank Sinatra – Gregory Peck
Answer: True (Bogart impersonated a priest in The Left Hand of God; Di Niro was a priest in True Confessions – Sinatra in The Miracle of the Bells – Gregory Peck in The Scarlet and the Black)
(12) Denzel Washington played an angel in this holiday comedy.
a) Angel in My Pocket
b) Leap of Faith
c) The Preacher’s Wife
d) The Minister’s Wife
Answer: C. It was a remake of The Bishop’s Wife.
(13) Ingrid Bergman played a missionary in a film called The Inn of the Sixth Happiness.
True or false?
Answer: True
(14) In the film Deep Impact, he played a President who led the Nation in prayer as an asteroid threatened the planet.
a) Robert Duvall
c) James Cromwell
Answer: D
(15) He danced for joy when the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem.
a) Samson
b) David
c) Amos
d) Andy
Answer: B
(16) He was the oldest man whoever lived;
a) Jared
b) Methuselah
c) Abraham
d) George Burns
Answer: B (969 years)
(17) God made a covenant with Abraham. And with who else?
a) David
b) Noah
c) Adam
d) Joseph
Answer: B
(18) In what sci-fi film did space explorers seek the creator of life on Earth?
a) Forbidden Planet
b) Prometheus
c) It Came From Outer Space
d) None of the above
Answer: Prometheus
(19) What name was Daniel given when in captivity:
a) Sadrach
b) Meshach
c) Abednego
d) Belteshazzar
Answer: D
(20) What does David’s name mean?
a) Prosperous
b) Messenger
c) Beloved
d) Exalted of God
Answer: C
(21) God changed Jacob’s name to:
a) Israel
b) Isaiah
c) Hosea
d) Abraham
Answer: A
(22) This woman was a judge over Israel – the only female judge:
a) Miriam
b) Rahab
c) Deborah
d) Liesl
Answer: C
(23) Rahab was a harlot who became a hero:
True or False?
Answer: True
(24) These two sisters had a brother named Lazarus:
a) Miriam and Magda
b) Mary and Martha
c) Abigail and Anna
d) Mary-Kate and Ashley
Answer: B
(25) She was a devout Jewish girl who married a Persian emperor:
a) Hadassah
b) Esther
c) Both a & b
d) Neither a or b
Answer: C
(26) Who was turned into a pillar of salt?
a) Abraham’s wife
b) Lot’s wife
c) Joseph’s wife
d) Cher
Answer: B (possibly D)
(27) Eve was the first woman mentioned in the Bible. Who was the second?
a) Ahah
b) Mary
c) Mary Magdeline
d) Sarah
Answer: A
(28) The film The Agony and the Ecstasy concerns Pope Julius II and this painter:
a) Salvador Dali
b) Michelangelo
c) Raphael
d) None of the above
Answer: B
(29) The Cristeros War, concerning the Mexican government’s attempt to wipe out religion in that country (1926-1929) was portrayed in which film?
a) Kingdom of Heaven
b) The Robe
c) For Greater Glory
d) The Sign of the Cross
Answer: C
(30) The song Amazing Grace was written by a former slaver – true or false?
Answer: True
(31) She cut Samson’s hair, causing him to lose his strength.
a) Jael
b) Jezebel
c) Rahab
d) Delilah
Answer: D
(32) Who was born in Noah’s ark?
a) Shem
b) Ham
c) Japheth
d) None of the above
Answer: D
(33) After the waters receded, Noah released a bird from the ark that returned with an olive leaf. What kind of bird?
a) Eagle
b) Dove
c) Hawk
d) Magpie
Answer: B
(34) What king of Israel was known for being a fast and furious chariot driver?
a) Ben Hur
b) Jehu
c) Ben-hadad
d) Jehoash
Answer: B
(35) This Jewish girl became queen of Persia:
a) Bathsheba
b) Abigail
c) Esther
d) Candace
Answer: C
(36) One of David’s wives bore him Solomon. Who?
a) The Queen of Sheba
b) Bathsheba
c) Esther
d) Sarah
Answer: B
(37) Who is the most mentioned man in the Bible?
a) Jesus
b) Moses
c) David
d) Paul
Answer: A
(38) According to the Bible, who was the first person to practice wine making?
a) Nimrod
b) Noah
c) Cain
d) Gallo the grape grower
Answer: B
(39) Who was the first apostle to be martyred?
a) James
b) John
c) Judas
d) Jude
Answer: A
(40) Which was not one of the original disciples?
a) Peter
b) James
c) Judas
d) Paul
Answer: D
(41) Who did God ask, “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?”
a) Moses
b) Noah
c) Saul
d) Job
Answer: D
(42) The Egyptians endured several plagues before the Israelites were freed from their country. Which was not one of them?
a) Frogs
b) Rats
c) Flies
d) Locusts
Answer: B
(43) His friend Lazarus was buried in a cave before Jesus brought him back to life. True or false?
Answer: True
(44) How long was Joseph in the belly of a great fish?
a) 3 days
b) 7 days
c) 3 months
d) None of the above
Answer: D (it was Jonah)
(45) Who gave Joseph a coat of many colors?
a) His father
b) His mother
c) His brothers
d) His wife
Answer: A
(46) In Isaiah, the color of sin is said to be:
a) Black
b) Pink
c) Scarlet
d) The color of night
Answer: C
(47) Did John Wayne appear in a movie about the Christ?
Yes or No
Answer: Yes, The Greatest Story Ever Told. He played a Roman Centurion.
(48) Who played Jesus in the film The Passion of the Christ?
a) Sergio Rubini
b) Willem Dafoe
c) Jim Caviezel
d) None of the above
Answer: C
(49) The first King James Bible was printed in what year?
a) 1611
b) 1776
c) 1976
d) 59 A. D.
Answer: A
(50) Which book is not found in the New Testament?
a) Hebrews
b) Titus
c) Philemon
d) Jeremiah
Answer: D
(51) This 16th century Christian reformer challenged the doctrines of the Catholic Church. As a direct result of his widely published radical ideas, the Reformation was set into motion throughout Europe, and it changed Western Civilization. Who was he?
a) Gutenberg b) Josephus c) Martin Luther d) Thomas Aquinas
Answer: C
(52) Which film actress worked with Elvis, then became a nun?
a) Shelley Fabares b) Delores Hart c) Anne Helm d) Michele Carey
Answer: B (And not just because she worked with Elvis)
(53) Referring to Christ, what movie character said: "And I felt His voice take the sword out of my hand."
a) Spartacus b) Ben Hur c) Barabbas d) A Roman Centurion
Answer: B
(54) King David got this man killed in order that he could have the man’s wife, Bathsheba.
a) Nabal b) Boaz c) Uriah d) Elah
Answer: C
(55) How did Judas Iscariot die?
a) Crucifixion b) He hung himself c) He drank hemlock d) He killed himself by falling on his own sword
Answer: B (According to Matthew 27:3-8)
(56) Who poured oil on Saul’s head, declaring that God had appointed him king?
a) Hosea b) Isaac c) Samuel d) David
Answer: C
(57) Who suggested that stones could be turned to bread?
a) Peter b) Satan c) Nebuchadnezzar d) Bildad, the baker
Answer: B
(58) Jesus called this disciple a rock.
a) Mark b) Peter c) Thaddaeus d) Bartholomew
Answer: B
(59) What had been Peter’s profession before he became a disciple of Christ?
a) Shepherd b) Fisherman c) Inn keeper d) Farmer
Answer: B
(60) Kirk Cameron appeared in which of these films?
a) Fireproof b) Left Behind: World at War c) Courageous d) Tribulation Force
Answer: A, B & D
(61) Did young David kill:
a) A bear b) A lion c) A philistine d) All three
Answer: D
(62) Which biblical character wrote over 1,000 songs?
a) David b) Jubal c) Solomon d) Daniel
Answer: C
(63) King David was a controversial film made in 1985. Who played David?
a) Willem Dafoe
b) Marjoe Gortner
c) Richard Gere
d) Max von Sydow
Answer: C
(64) Cecil B. DeMille made The Ten Commandments in1956. But he also made a silent version in 1923. True or False?
Answer: True
(65) Considered one of the best films about the Christ, Jesus of Nazareth was directed by:
a) John Huston
b) C. B. DeMille
d) Franco Zefferelli
Answer: D
(66) This musical adaptation of Jesus’ life was made in 1973:
a) The Gospel According to St. Matthew
b) The Sign of the Cross
c) Godspell
d) Jesus Christ Superstar
Answer: D
(67) Though Christ was a central figure in the film Ben Hur, what doesn’t he do?
Answer: Speak
(68) Paul Newman starred in a film about the establishment of the state of Israel. What was the movie’s title?
a) Cast a Giant Shadow
b) Quo Vadis?
c) Exodus
d) This Land is My Land
Answer: C
(69) A book by Ernest Hemingway took its title from the book of Ecclesiastes. Can you name the book/film?
Answer: The Sun Also Rises
(70) In the book/film Moby Dick, the two lead characters’ names come from the Bible. What are they?
a) Peter & Paul
b) Joseph & Josiah
c) Ahab & Ishmael
d) Cain & Able
Answer: C
(71) Normally bald in movies, this actor “wore” hair in Solomon and Sheba.
a) Yul Brynner
b) Telly Savalas
c) Sean Connery
d) Patrick Stewart
Answer: A
(72) Swedish actor Max von Sydow played Jesus in which film?
a) King of Kings
b) The Passion of the Christ
c) The Greatest Story Ever Told
d) Jesus of Nazareth
Answer: C
(72) Ben Hur won 11 of its 12 Oscars nominations. But did it win Best Picture?
Answer: You bet!
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(74) True or False: Moses Built the Ark?
Answer: False (Noah built the Ark)
(75) Who was Jesus’ aunt
a) Jemima b) Elizabeth c) Mary d) Ruth
Answer: Elizabeth
(76) In which Mel Gibson film did he portray a former minister who was battling aliens?
a) Passion of the Christ b) Independence Day c) Signs d) Braveheart
Answer: Signs
(77) Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote a musical based on the story of this biblical character and his coat of many colors?
a) Moses b) Elijah c) Jesus d) Joseph
Answer: Joseph
(78) Sampson was famous for?
a) His height and his ability to hunt b) His hair and his strength c) His ability to talk to animals d) His ability to part the Red Sea
Answer: His hair and his strength
(79) How many days did it take for Jesus to rise?
a) 40 b) 7 c) 3 d) 4
Answer: 3
(80) Which one is NOT a disciple?
a) Peter b) Andrew c) Luke d) Judas
Answer: Luke
(81) Eve ate which forbidden fruit?
a) Grape b) Fig c) Pear d) Apple
Answer: Apple
(82) Which biblical character spent three days in the belly of a whale?
a) Jesus b) John c) Jonah d) Joshua
Answer: Jonah
(83) What famous Hollywood actor played both Moses and Ben Hur?
a)Clark Gable b)Charlton Heston c) Peter O’Toole d)Russell Crowe
Answer: Charlton Heston
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