Bible Study Quiz

Answers to May 1999 Study


The verses from Scripture are given with the answer. You can click on the verse hyperlink [e.g., (Jhn 3:16 KJV) ] to read the indicated verse within the context of its entire chapter.

  1. How many gates will there be in the New Jerusalem?
    3
    7
    12
    24

    Answer: 12
    (Rev 21:21 KJV) And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

     

  2. In the Book of Revelation, what color horse is "Death" riding?
    White
    Red
    Black
    Pale (or Green)

    Answer: Pale (or Green)
    (Rev 6:8 KJV) And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

     

  3. What was the name of Ruth's father-in-law?
    Boaz
    Elimilech
    Mahlon
    Chilion

    Answer: Elimilech
    (Ruth 1:2-4 KJV) And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. [3] And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. [4] And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

     

  4. What kind of wood did Noah make the ark out of?
    gopher
    acacia
    cedar
    redwood

    Answer: gopher
    (Gen 6:14 KJV) Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

     

  5. Who was also known as Hadassah?
    Daniel
    Hanna
    Esther
    Shedrack

    Answer: Esther
    (Est 2:7 KJV) And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

     

  6. Who hid two Israelite spies on a rooftop?
    Rahab
    Jezebel
    Ruth
    Anna
    Hannah

    Answer: Rahab
    (Josh 2:3-6 KJV) And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. ... But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.

     

  7. What notable prophet's sons were notorious for taking bribes and preverting judgment?

    Answer: Samuel
    (1 Sam 8:1-3 KJV) And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. [2] Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba. [3] And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

     

  8. The Chief Governor Pashur put this prophet in the stocks. Who was the prophet?
    Isaiah
    Jeremiah
    Ezekiel
    Amos
    John the Baptist

    Answer: Jeremiah
    (Jer 20:1-2 KJV) Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. [2] Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

     

  9. When did Jesus say the following phrase, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do."
    Just before they crucified Him
    After they crucified Him

    Answer: After they crucified Him
    (Luke 23:33-34 KJV) And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. [34] Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

     

  10. What plant supernaturally grew to give shade to the prophet Jonah?
    cedar tree
    acacia tree
    gourd vine
    wormwood tree

    Answer: gourd vine
    (Jonah 4:6 KJV) And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd.

     


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