Bible quiz 2022

"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down"... from which book are these lyrics taken from?

• Exodus

• Proverbs

• Psalms

• Genesis

Answer explanation

Rivers of Babylon is a famous Boney M song based on the Psalm 137:1-4, a hymn expressing the lamentations of the Jewish people in exile following the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem in 586 BC.

Who would "not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ?"

• Simon

• Simeon

• Judas

• John the baptist

One of the 4 gospel writers was a tax collector. Which one?

• Mathew

• Mark

• Luke

• John

How many days did Jonah stay in the belly of the whale?

• 40

• 7

• 3

• 4

Why is the 'Nicene creed' 'நிசேயா விசுவாசப் பிரமாணம்' called so?

• Nicene means 'The most important' in Latin.

• It was adopted by the 1st ecumenical council, which met in the city of Nicaea

• The creed was created by King Nicaea

• The creed was created by the Bishop of Nicaea

There is a gap of ___ years between the old testament and new testament

• 33

• 400

• 1000

• 300

In 1611, King James banned the '___' Bible translate by John Calvin and others and commissioned his own translation.

• The NIV

• Martin Luther king Bible

• Geneva

• Roman

His name was changed to Israel

• Moses

• David

• Joshua

• Jacob

Who was Roman emperor when Jesus was crucified?

• Augustus Cesear

• Julius Cesear

• Pontius Pilate

• Tiberius Cesear

First Christian martyr is

• Stephen

• Paul

• Peter

• John