The Story of Zechariah Trivia Quiz

Answer: The angel Gabriel

Zechariah was a priest and was in the temple to fulfill the duties of his priesthood. Gabriel, an angel of the Lord, appeared before him.

Answer: Zechariah and his wife would have a child

Zechariah's wife had never conceived, although they had prayed about it for a long time.

Answer: False

Zechariah and his wife are said to have been very old; his wife is thought to have been well past child-bearing years when this happened.

Answer: doubt

Zechariah did not believe the messenger because he and his wife were elderly -- too old, he thought, to have children.

Answer: his ability to speak

Zechariah was made speechless because he had doubted the words of the messenger. This condition would continue until his son was born.

Answer: Elisabeth

Elisabeth was called a righteous woman who kept God's commandments (Luke 1:6).

Answer: Mary, the mother of Jesus

The Bible tells us that Elisabeth was a "cousin" of Mary, who would become the mother of Jesus. We know that Elisabeth and Mary were close because Mary hurried to be with Elisabeth when she learned of Elisabeth's pregnancy. (Luke 1:39-40)

Answer: offered a prayer of thanksgiving

After the birth of his child, Zechariah regained his voice. He thanked God for his child in what is called the Song of Zechariah, or the Benedictus.

Answer: John

When John was born, friends and relatives present at the circumcision called him Zechariah, but Elisabeth corrected them and called him John. When this was questioned because John was not a family name, Zechariah wrote on a tablet that the baby would be called John. (Luke 1:59-63)

Answer: The Baptist

The messenger had foretold that Zechariah and Elisabeth's son would be a savior to many, baptising in the name of the Lord. During his life, his acts of ministering, preaching and baptism would earn him the title of John the Baptist.