[Here below are given 110 Questions and answers – in Quiz Form – from the Bible. These questions are collected by II Year Brothers of philosophy, 2002-2003. This set of Questions and Answers is only a sample. The reader can formulate his own.]
From the Book of Genesis
1. Which is the first book of Bible? ← Genesis
What was the name of the third child of Adam and Eve?
Seth
2. Name the sons of Noah? ← Shem, Han and Japheth
3. How many sons did Jacob have? Name them ← 12, Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulum, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, Benjamin
4. Who is the mother of Ishmael? ← Hagar
5. How many daughters did Laban have? Name them. ← 2, Leah, Rachel
6. What is the name of Isaac’s wife? ← Rebekah
7. Name the twin sons of Rebekah? ← Esau and Jacob
8. At the time of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah what was the punishment given to the wife of Lot for disobeying God’s command? ← She was made into a pillar of salt
9. What was the name of the mountain on which Abraham was asked to sacrifice his only son Isaac? ← Moriah
From the Book of Exodus
1. Why did the daughter of Pharaoh give the name Moses to the child she rescued from Nile? ← The name ‘Moses’, means ‘drawn out from water.’
2. Name the country to which Moses ran fearing Pharaoh, after murdering the Egyptian? ← Midian.
3. Name the wife of Moses? ← Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro.
4. Name the first among the ten plagues that God worked in Egypt to release the Israelites from Egypt? ← Water turned to blood.
5. How long did Israelites live in Egypt as slaves? ← 430 years.
6. Which are the three annual festivals commanded by Yahweh, in Exodus? ← The Festival of unleavened bread, the festival of harvest and the festival of ingathering.
7. How long was Moses on the mount Sinai, to receive the commandments from God? ← 40 days and 40 nights.
8. Name the wood