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Lucky You? -- It's My 13th Bible Trivia Quiz

It's my 13th quiz for FunTrivia based on the Bible and I couldn't resist the temptation to have some fun with the number 13. I hope you have as much fun doing the quiz as I did in compiling it. Best of luck. (The NIV was used for this quiz.)

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

Author
Cowrofl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
325,132

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What's the 13th book of the Christian Old Testament (New International Version)? Hint

Nehemiah

Malachi

Jeremiah

1 Chronicles

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Question 2 of 10

2. What's the 13th book of the New Testament? Hint

John

1 Thessalonians

1 Corinthians

Hebrews

3. The apostle Paul is traditionally credited with writing 13 books in the New Testament. In the order in which the books appear in the New Testament, what's the 13th book signed with his name? Hint

Hebrews

2 Timothy

Philippians

Philemon

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many times does the number 'thirteen' and the variation 'thirteenth' appear in the New International Version translation of the Bible? Hint

999

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Question 5 of 10

5. The following passage tells of Abraham having a large number of males circumcised, including his 13-year-old son Ishmael: "On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him. Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised, and his son Ishmael was thirteen; Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that same day. And every male in Abraham's household, including those born in his household or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him." In what book of the NIV Bible would you find this passage? Hint

Genesis

Numbers

Exodus

Habakkuk

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1 Kings 7: 1-51 tells of a king taking 13 years to build his palace. What is the name of the king? Hint

David

Saul

Solomon

Joseph

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Question 7 of 10

7. The 13th chapter of a particular book in the New Testament is known as the Love Chapter. What's the name of the book? Hint

Luke

Galations

2 Corinthians

1 Corinthians

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Question 8 of 10

8. The passage below is from the Old Testament and tells of 13 towns being allotted: "The first lot came out for the Kohathites, clan by clan. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin." What book would you find this NIV passage in? Hint

Joshua

Exodus

Numbers

1 Chronicles

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Question 9 of 10

9. A verse in the Old Testament tells of a king having a bed more than 13 feet long. I'll give you the NIV verse and you tell me in which book the information is found. "Only Og king of Bashan was left of the remnant of the Rephaites. His bed was made of iron and was more than thirteen feet long and six feet wide. It is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites." Hint

Deuteronomy

1 Kings

Joshua

Exodus

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Question 10 of 10

10. There are three books in the Old and New Testament that consist of a total of 13 chapters each. Can you name them? Hint

Genesis, Matthew, Revelation

Proverbs, Mark, Revelation

Nehemiah, 1 Corinthians, Hebrews

Nehemiah, 2 Corinthians, Hebrews

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What's the 13th book of the Christian Old Testament (New International Version)?

Answer: 1 Chronicles

The 13th book of the Old Testament is 1 Chronicles. It appears after 2 Kings and before 2 Chronicles.

The Hebrew Bible contains the same books, but they are counted differently.

2. What's the 13th book of the New Testament?

Answer: 1 Thessalonians

The 13th book of the New Testament is 1 Thessalonians. It is written by Paul and appears after Colossians and before 2 Thessalonians.

3. The apostle Paul is traditionally credited with writing 13 books in the New Testament. In the order in which the books appear in the New Testament, what's the 13th book signed with his name?

Answer: Philemon

The correct answer is Philemon. It is Paul's shortest book and appears after Titus and before Hebrews. Incidentally, some people believe Paul also wrote the book of Hebrews, but there is no conclusive proof of this.

4. How many times does the number 'thirteen' and the variation 'thirteenth' appear in the New International Version translation of the Bible?

Answer: 24

The correct answer is 24. Incidentally, the words 'thirteen' and 'thirteenth' can be found ONLY in the Old Testament, with the words not being found in the New Testament at all. Interesting!

Answer: Genesis

The passage is found in Genesis 17: 23-27. The scripture follows on the heels of God telling Abraham that his wife Sarah would conceive a son and she would become the mother of nations. This, even though scripture says Abraham was 100 at the time and Sarah was 90.

6. 1 Kings 7: 1-51 tells of a king taking 13 years to build his palace. What is the name of the king?

Answer: Solomon

Solomon is the correct answer. The chapter gives a long list of details about the structure, referred to as the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon.

7. The 13th chapter of a particular book in the New Testament is known as the Love Chapter. What's the name of the book?

Answer: 1 Corinthians

The correct answer is 1 Corinthians. The book was written by Paul and the 13th chapter is a classic among Christians. Here's a sample of verses 4-7: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."

Answer: Joshua

The correct answer is Joshua. The particular passage is from Joshua 21: 4. The chapter provides details about the allocation of a number of towns to various descendants of tribal families of Israel.

Answer: Deuteronomy

The correct answer is Deuteronomy. The passage in question is from chapter 3, verse 11. That sure is a large bed! Perhaps it once belonged to Goliath. (LOL)

10. There are three books in the Old and New Testament that consist of a total of 13 chapters each. Can you name them?

Answer: Nehemiah, 2 Corinthians, Hebrews

Yes, that was a tough one! The correct answer is Nehemiah, 2 Corinthians and Hebrews.

Incidentally, 30 books of the NIV each have more than 13 chapters. They are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Zechariah, Malachi, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians and Revelation.

Meanwhile, 33 NIV books each have fewer than 13 chapters. They are Ruth, Ezra, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Lamentations, Daniel, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude.

Source: Author Cowrofl

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