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Traveling Through the Bible Trivia Quiz

We are going to go back in time and visit some events in the Bible. Your job is to figure out where we are going.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilona_Ritter. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
355,657

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
794

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Question 1 of 10

1. You start off trying to go to a Biblical place that no longer exists. It was the home of Adam and Eve. Where do you try to go? Hint

Garden of Gethsemane

Garde of Paradise

Garden of the Rocks

Garden of Eden

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Question 2 of 10

2. Going back in time, you decide to visit the birthplace of Abram (later Abraham). What city should you go to? Hint

Ugarit

Uzzen-Sheerah

Ummah

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Question 3 of 10

3. You are now going to a place in Egypt where Apollos, the Christian orator, is from. Can you name this place that was once the capital of Egypt? Hint

Cairo

Suez

Giza

Alexandria

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Question 4 of 10

4. You have just landed on the mountain where Noah's ark landed. Where are you? Hint

Mount Fuji

Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Sinai

Mount Ararat

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Question 5 of 10

5. You are now headed to the river where a small baby was once put in by his mother to save his life. Which river are you visiting? Hint

Amazon

Nile

Yellow

Mississippi

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Question 6 of 10

6. While in Egypt you remember Joseph (of colored-coat fame) and decide to go visit the land where he is originally from. Where do you go? Hint

Capernaum

Cana

Canaan

Caphtor

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Question 7 of 10

7. Returning to the New Testament, you are now headed to the island to which John was exiled. Which island is this? Hint

Maui

Penang

Mykonos

Patmos

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Question 8 of 10

8. You are now traveling to the "City of David". It is also known as the "Holy City" in the Christian religion. What city is this?

Answer: (One Word -- Starts with a J)

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Question 9 of 10

9. We continue on our travels and end up at the birthplace of Paul, the Apostle, formerly known as Saul. Where are we? Hint

Telaim

Tarshish

Tarsus

Tekoa

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Question 10 of 10

10. We have come upon our last stop. You have just entered the place where Jesus was crucified. This place in English is called Calvary but what is its Semitic name? Hint

Goshen

Gozan

Golan

Golgotha

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. You start off trying to go to a Biblical place that no longer exists. It was the home of Adam and Eve. Where do you try to go?

Answer: Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden is mentioned 20 times in the Old Testament, but never in the New Testament. Eden was located along four rivers: Euphrates, Tigris, Pishon and Gihon. The story of the Garden of Eden can be found in Genesis 2 and 3.

2. Going back in time, you decide to visit the birthplace of Abram (later Abraham). What city should you go to?

Answer: Ur

Ur was located in lower Mesopotamia. Ur is associated today with present-day Iraq. Abraham's story can be found in Genesis 11-17.

3. You are now going to a place in Egypt where Apollos, the Christian orator, is from. Can you name this place that was once the capital of Egypt?

Answer: Alexandria

Alexandria was the capital around 330 B.C. You can read about Apollos in Acts 18:24.

4. You have just landed on the mountain where Noah's ark landed. Where are you?

Answer: Mount Ararat

Ararat is a mountain region in Asia. You can read about Noah and the flood in Genesis chapters 7-8. Noah's ark landed there a year after it stopped raining as it took that long for the water to recede enough for the ark to land again.

5. You are now headed to the river where a small baby was once put in by his mother to save his life. Which river are you visiting?

Answer: Nile

The Nile is the longest river in the world. As a baby, Moses was put in the river to spare his life when all Hebrew male children under two were to be killed. You can find the story of Moses's birth in the book of Exodus chapter 2.

6. While in Egypt you remember Joseph (of colored-coat fame) and decide to go visit the land where he is originally from. Where do you go?

Answer: Canaan

When Canaan was going through a huge famine, the brothers went to Egypt in hopes of finding food. Egypt also went through the famine of seven years but had rationed the food so they could still eat despite the famine. It was in Egypt where the brothers were reunited with their brother Joseph. You can read about Joseph in Egypt in chapter 39 of Genesis.

7. Returning to the New Testament, you are now headed to the island to which John was exiled. Which island is this?

Answer: Patmos

It was on the island of Patmos that John wrote Revelation according to Bible scholars. The island is located in the Aegean Sea and is about ten miles by six miles. Patmos is mentioned in Revelation 1:9.

8. You are now traveling to the "City of David". It is also known as the "Holy City" in the Christian religion. What city is this?

Answer: Jerusalem

Jerusalem is holy to three of the world's major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Bethlehem is also known as the "city of David".

9. We continue on our travels and end up at the birthplace of Paul, the Apostle, formerly known as Saul. Where are we?

Answer: Tarsus

Tarsus was the capital of the Roman province Cilicia. It was on the road to Damascus that Saul converted to Christianity and became Paul the Apostle. You can read about Paul's birthplace in Acts 9:11.

10. We have come upon our last stop. You have just entered the place where Jesus was crucified. This place in English is called Calvary but what is its Semitic name?

Answer: Golgotha

Golgotha means "Place of the Skull". Jesus was crucified along with two thieves; all were hanged on crosses on Calvary. You can read about the crucifixion in Matthew 27 and 28.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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