Ecclesiastes quiz

5 questions

  1. Ecclesiastes · Complete the verse

    “! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”

    The options

    • vanity
    • useless
    • meaningless
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    The answer

    meaningless

    Older versions say "vanity". Paste the NIV verse in the last column and hide the answer word.

    ““Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.””

    Ecclesiastes 1:2 · NIV

    46% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 22 October 2026.

  2. Ecclesiastes · Which book

    Where does the saying nothing new under the sun come from?

    The options

    • Ecclesiastes
    • Psalms
    • Proverbs
    • Isaiah
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    The answer

    Ecclesiastes

    What has been will be again.

    “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”

    Ecclesiastes 1:9 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 11 October 2026.

  3. Ecclesiastes · Match the pairs

    Match each "time" to its pair: A time to be born, A time to plant, A time to weep

    Match these

    • A time to be born
    • A time to plant
    • A time to weep
    • a time to die
    • a time to laugh
    • a time to uproot
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    The answer

    • A time to be born: a time to die
    • A time to plant: a time to uproot
    • A time to weep: a time to laugh

    “A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”

    Ecclesiastes 3:2 to 7 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 7 October 2026.

  4. Ecclesiastes · Which book

    Where does the saying a fly in the ointment come from?

    The options

    • Ecclesiastes
    • Job
    • Proverbs
    • Song of Solomon
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    The answer

    Ecclesiastes

    “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”

    Ecclesiastes 10:1 · KJV

    For children

    Which book talks about flies in the ointment?

    From the daily quiz of 1 October 2026.