Into the Deep Bible Quiz Bee

1. 1. What is the first book of the Bible?

• A. GENEASIS

• B. EXODUS

• C. GENESIS

• D. THE FIRST BOOK

Answer explanation

The first book of the Bible is Genesis which is part of the Pentateuch, the first five Books of the Bible written by Moses.

2. 2. How many days did God take to create the world?

• A. 7

• B. 4

• C. 12

• D. 6

Answer explanation

Genesis 1:31

³¹ Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!

And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.

Genesis 2:1-3

So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. ² On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested^[a] from all his work. ³ And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation.

3. 3. _____________ is the first king of Israel.

• A. David

• B. Jesus

• c. Saul

• D. Jeremiah

4. 4. Through what did God speak to Moses in the desert?

• A. Ten commandments

• B. Burning Bush

• C. Snake

• D. Aaron

Answer explanation

Exodus 3: 1-4

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. ² There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire it did not burn up. ³ So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange sight—why the bush does not burn up.”

⁴ When the Lord saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”

And Moses said, “Here I am.”

5. Who baptized Jesus?

• 1. A. John the Beloved

• B. Prophet Isaiah

• C. Apostle Paul

• D. John the Baptist

7. 6. Which disciple denied Jesus three times? 

• A. Peter

• B. Paul

• C. Mark

• D. Amos

Answer explanation

"And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly."

Matthew 26:75

7. Who did God tell to build an ark? 

• A. Joseph

• B. Noah

• C. Jeremiah

• D. Abel

Answer explanation

Genesis 6:13-14

¹³ And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with violence through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. ¹⁴ Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make ^[a]rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.

8. 8. What is the shortest book in the Bible?

• A. Jude

• B. 3 John

• C. Hebrews

• D. Ezra

Answer explanation

By counting the number of words in Hebrew or Greek, the shortest book of the Bible is 3 John, which has 219 words. The second shortest book of the Bible is 2 John with 245 words. The third shortest book of the Bible is Philemon with 335 words in Greek.

9. Name the place where Jesus walked on water?

• A. Jordan River

• B. Sea of Galilee

• C. Red Sea

• D. Dead Sea

10. 10. How many days was Lazarus dead before Jesus came to visit?

• A. 4

• B. 5

• C. 3

• D. 2

Answer explanation

John 11:17

¹⁷ On his arrival, Jesus found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days.