Richard Nelsson 

Quiz: How much do you know about the Bible?

According to poet Andrew Motion, to read and understand literature we need to understand the Bible. Test your knowledge of Bible stories from both Old and New Testaments
  
  


  1. Complete this quote from the book of Matthew: "Ye are the ______ of the earth"

    1. blood

    2. scum

    3. salt

    4. pepper

  2. Who had a Damascene conversion?

    1. John

    2. Paul

    3. Peter

    4. Mary

  3. Who lived on locusts and wild honey?

    1. Jonah

    2. Joshua

    3. Elijah

    4. John the Baptist

  4. Who was the father of Isaac?

    1. Abraham

    2. Adam

    3. Joseph

    4. Gabriel

  5. The line "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down" appears in which book?

    1. Boney M's Greatest Hits

    2. Lamentations

    3. Proverbs

    4. Psalms

  6. Who was the father of the apostles James and John?

    1. Dougal

    2. Dylan

    3. Brian

    4. Zebedee

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

    1. Simeon

    2. Simon

    3. Simon Peter

    4. Silas

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

    1. Matthew

    2. Mark

    3. Luke

    4. John

  9. Who betrayed Samson to the Philistines?

    1. Esther

    2. Delilah

    3. Deborah

    4. Tom Jones

  10. In which book is the line "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end" ?

    1. Genesis

    2. Judges

    3. 1 Chronicles

    4. Revelation

Solutions

1:C, 2:B, 3:D, 4:A, 5:D, 6:D, 7:A, 8:A, 9:B, 10:D

Scores

  1. 0 and above.

    You rated: Apocalypse<br><br>As part of a completely unscientific experiment, we'd like to record your score and your age, to see if one age group did better than another.<br><br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/interactive/2009/feb/17/bible-quiz-survey">You can participate here</a>.

  2. 3 and above.

    You rated: Lamentations<br><br>As part of a completely unscientific experiment, we'd like to record your score and your age, to see if one age group did better than another.<br><br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/interactive/2009/feb/17/bible-quiz-survey">You can participate here</a>.

  3. 5 and above.

    You rated: Apocryphal<br><br>As part of a completely unscientific experiment, we'd like to record your score and your age, to see if one age group did better than another.<br><br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/interactive/2009/feb/17/bible-quiz-survey">You can participate here</a>.

  4. 7 and above.

    You rated: Canonical<br><br>As part of a completely unscientific experiment, we'd like to record your score and your age, to see if one age group did better than another.<br><br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/interactive/2009/feb/17/bible-quiz-survey">You can participate here</a>.

  5. 9 and above.

    You rated: (Good) Job<br><br>As part of a completely unscientific experiment, we'd like to record your score and your age, to see if one age group did better than another.<br><br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/interactive/2009/feb/17/bible-quiz-survey">You can participate here</a>.

  6. 10 and above.

    You rated: 1 Kings<br><br>As part of a completely unscientific experiment, we'd like to record your score and your age, to see if one age group did better than another.<br><br><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/interactive/2009/feb/17/bible-quiz-survey">You can participate here</a>.

 

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