BT: Old Testament Trivia Quiz

Answer: he broke the tablets containing the Ten Commandments

Exodus 32:19. Moses also told them to separate those who will follow the Lord away from those who followed the calf. For those of you wondering what happened to the calf, it was burned, and three thousand men who didn't follow the Lord were killed that day.

Answer: Joseph

Genesis 41. Joseph told the Pharaoh that his dreams were a foretelling of seven years of plenty and after that, seven years of famine. For this act, Joseph was made second in command to all of Egypt.

Answer: his father's donkey

1 Samuel 9:3. Saul asked him if he had seen the stray donkey. Samuel told him that they were already returned.

Answer: raven

Genesis 8:6-7. He also did send the dove, but when it never returned it was surefire sign that it found land.

Answer: Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy

Exodus 20:8 and Deuteronomy 5:12. The Lord wants us to observe His Sabbath day on the seventh day of the week. During the time of the Creation, he rested on day seven and sanctified it as his Sabbath day.

Answer: 600

Genesis 7:6. Note: around this time people lived above 100. You don't see that happen often now do you? He took his family and the animals inside and the Lord shut the door of the ark. Only eight people survived: Noah, his three sons, his wife, and his son's wives. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. Every clean animal was saved in sevens, and every unclean animal was saved in twos.

Answer: worship an image of gold

Daniel 3:15. These three buddies had so much faith in God, they believed he'd save them from any persecution done to them. King Nebuchadnezzar built an image of gold that he saw in a dream. He put an order out saying that when the music plays, you must bow down to the image. If you did't bow down, you would be put into a furnace. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego would not bow down, so they were put into the furnace.

While inside the furnace, an angel of the Lord came down and protected them from the fire. Nebuchadnezzar had them out of the furnace, and made praise to the Lord.

He even made a decree saying if anyone spoke bad against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, or the Lord, they would be cut in pieces and their houses turned to rubble.

Answer: Isaac

Genesis 21:1-3. The Lord promised Abraham he'd be a father of many nations. Isaac was his true heir. Isaac would later be the father of Jacob. Jacob also went by the name Israel. From Israel came in the 12 tribes of Israel, named from his twelve sons.

Answer: his nurse dropped him

2 Samuel 4:4. When word of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan came, Mephibosheth's nurse thought it was time to flee, because Saul's enemies could've been drawing near to his family, aiming to kill them too. Mephibosheth was five years old at this time. While running away, his nurse dropped him on his legs and feet first into the ground, permanently crippling him.

When Mephibosheth got older, King David showed compassion unto him, seeing on how he was the son of Jonathan, his dead best friend.

Answer: darkness

Exodus 10:21. Imagine it being morning, but still dark out. The plagues of hail and locusts already had happened. The death of the firstborn came after this one. After this Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, but did not lead them into the Promised Land.

Answer: Joshua

Joshua 3. Joshua was chosen to lead the people into the Promised Land by Moses. Moses eventually died, never getting to enter the Promised Land, but the Lord allowed him to see it before dying. Joshua led them in by parting the Jordan River, reminiscent of the Red Sea miracle performed by Moses.

Answer: Methuselah

Genesis 5:27. The oldest man who ever lived was Methuselah. Second came Jared, who only lived 962 years. Third was Adam; he lived 930 years.

Answer: Reuben

Genesis 35:23. Reuben was the oldest of all Jacob's children. He was also the patriarch of the tribe of Reuben, one of twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben did not want to kill Joseph, while his brothers did.

Answer: Job

Job 3:1-3. Job said this after Satan attacked him. Job was also being told of the evils done to his children.

Answer: Esau

Genesis 25:29-34. Esau came home tired and hungry after a day of hunting. He saw Jacob cooking some stew and asked him if he could he have it. Jacob told him he could have it but at the cost of his birthright. Esau asked, "What good is a birthright when you're dying of hunger?" Esau then sold it to Jacob, and ate the stew.

Answer: Absalom

2 Samuel 18:9. Absalom was leading an army against King David's army in an attempt take the throne from his father. While this was going on, Absalom hopelessly got his hair caught in a oak tree while riding on a donkey. Yes, the donkey ran away leaving Absalom to hang. Absalom was known as the most beautiful man in all of Israel who only cut his hair once a month.

Answer: 12

No specific verse. Here are the 12 Minor prophets in order: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

Answer: Isaiah

Isaiah 14:12-14. Satan desires to have a throne higher than God's, sit on the mount of the congregation on the North side, ascend above the clouds, and be like the Most High.

Answer: Lot's wife

Genesis 19:26. The Lord planned to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness. While it happened, The Lord gave a message to Lot telling him to run away from the city with his family and to never look back. Lot's wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.

Answer: Eve

Genesis 3:6. Because of this, women are pain while giving birth, and men would have to work for living. Not to mention we all started dying that day. A day to the Lord is 1000 years. None of us lived 1000 years.

Answer: to take off his sandals

Exodus 3:5. The Lord told Moses to take off his sandals because he was standing on holy ground. Then He told Moses on how to free the Israelites from the hand of the Egyptians. The Lord also gave Moses some signs of his power to prove He was God.

Answer: Joab

1 Kings 2:28-30. Joab would eventually get his wish to die there, because Benaiah would kill him there since Solomon commanded his death.

Answer: Bees

Judges 14:8. Samson was a very strong man. One time, he took on a lion and ripped it apart while on his way to Timnath to visit his future bride (not Delilah!). On his way back home, he saw a swarm of bees that had built a hive in the lion's carcass. He took the hive out of the lion and ate the honey in it. He also gave it to his parents and they also ate it.

Answer: his heart would be led astray

Deuteronomy 17:17. This is what happened to King Solomon, because he had many wives of other nations and he built them altars to their own false gods. His heart was not fully with the Lord and would eventually turn against Him to serve other false gods. Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines, and, no, the Queen of Sheba is not one of those wives or concubines.

Answer: be glad in it

Psalms 118:24. Did you know that most of the Psalms was written by King David?