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Genesis: The First Book Trivia Quiz

This quiz will cover the first book of the Bible. The questions are all pretty easy, so you should ace this quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by lukeskywalker. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
lukeskywalker

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
27,436

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
6706

Last 3 plays: Guest 101 (4/10), Guest 166 (6/10), Guest 154 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which one was NOT a child of Adam and Eve named in Genesis? Hint

Jeremy

Seth

Cain

Abel

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Question 2 of 10

2. From which of Adam's body parts was Eve said to have been formed? Hint

Skull

Rib

Finger

Toe

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was Abraham's FIRST son?

Answer: (Be careful!!)

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Question 4 of 10

4. How did Rachel, Jacob's wife, die? Hint

Childbirth

Old age

Murder

She was raised up into heaven, body and soul

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was Esau? Hint

Isaac's second son

Isaac's first son

Joseph's son

Isaac's brother

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was Esau's mother? Hint

Marian

Rebekah

Mary

Margaret

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did Abram leave Harran with, to go into Canaan? Hint

Serai and their four children

Lot and Serai

No one, he went alone

Lot, Serai, and Isaac

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was a symbol of God's promise that he would never again flood the Earth? Hint

Rainbow

There was no symbol

Snake

Apple

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was kept behind to ensure that Joseph's brothers would return with Benjamin?

Answer: (A name that starts with an 'S')

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who were Joseph's sons with the Egyptian woman Asenath? Hint

Gad and Asher

Manasseh and Ephraim

Sodom and Gomorrah

Naphtali and Nebuchadnezzar

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which one was NOT a child of Adam and Eve named in Genesis?

Answer: Jeremy

Cain killed Abel, as we all know.

2. From which of Adam's body parts was Eve said to have been formed?

Answer: Rib

3. Who was Abraham's FIRST son?

Answer: Ishmael

Yes, Ishmael, not Isaac, was Abraham's first son. He was not born of Sarah, but of her handmaiden, Hagar. He is said to be the ancestor of Islam, as Isaac is the ancestor of Christianity and Judaism.

4. How did Rachel, Jacob's wife, die?

Answer: Childbirth

She died during the birth of her second son, Benjamin.

5. Who was Esau?

Answer: Isaac's first son

He was first, but Jacob tricked Isaac to get his birthright.

6. Who was Esau's mother?

Answer: Rebekah

Isaac found Rebekah in Haran, a town to the northwest of Babylon.

7. Who did Abram leave Harran with, to go into Canaan?

Answer: Lot and Serai

Genesis 12: 5. Eventually Lot went off toward the cities of the plain, Sodom and Gomorrah.

8. What was a symbol of God's promise that he would never again flood the Earth?

Answer: Rainbow

Yes, it was after the great flood. Y'know... with Noah and all.

9. Who was kept behind to ensure that Joseph's brothers would return with Benjamin?

Answer: Simeon

Yes, and the brothers did return with Benjamin.

10. Who were Joseph's sons with the Egyptian woman Asenath?

Answer: Manasseh and Ephraim

Gad and Asher were his brothers, as was Naphtali. Sodom and Gomorrah were the two cities that God destroyed. Nebuchadnezzar was much later in the Bible.

Manasseh and Ephraim were Joseph's sons, as named in Genesis 46:20. Jacob adopted them as far as inheritance went, in honour of Joseph's mother, Rachel (Genesis 48:5-7 and rest of chapter).

Source: Author lukeskywalker

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