Old Testament quiz

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  1. Deuteronomy · Multiple choice

    In Deuteronomy 6, where were the Israelites told to write God's commands?

    The options

    • On their tents
    • On the doorframes of their houses and on their gates
    • On stones by the road
    • On their sleeves
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    The answer

    On the doorframes of their houses and on their gates

    “And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.”

    Deuteronomy 6:9 · KJV

    62% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 28 October 2026.

  2. Esther · Multiple choice

    How long was the king's banquet for all the people of Susa?

    The options

    • Seven days
    • Forty days
    • 180 days
    • Three days
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    The answer

    Seven days

    “And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;”

    Esther 1:5 · KJV

    44% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 28 October 2026.

  3. Zephaniah · Which book

    Which book says God "will rejoice over you with singing"?

    The options

    • Song of Songs
    • Psalms
    • Isaiah
    • Zephaniah
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    The answer

    Zephaniah

    “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”

    Zephaniah 3:17 · KJV

    24% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 28 October 2026.

  4. Esther · Match the pairs

    Match the person to the detail: Vashti, Esther, Mordecai

    Match these

    • Vashti
    • Esther
    • Mordecai
    • "If I perish, I perish"
    • refused to bow
    • refused to come to the king
    Show the answer

    The answer

    • Vashti: refused to come to the king
    • Esther: "If I perish, I perish"
    • Mordecai: refused to bow

    Esther 1 to 4

    47% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 28 October 2026.

  5. 1 Kings · Multiple choice

    How many years did it take Solomon to build the temple?

    The options

    • 20
    • 40
    • 7
    • 3
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    The answer

    7

    He spent thirteen more years building his own palace.

    “And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.”

    1 Kings 6:38 · KJV

    42% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 27 October 2026.

  6. Job · True or false

    True or false: Job cursed God, as his wife told him to.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    False

    He said, "Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?"

    “But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.”

    Job 2:10 · KJV

    87% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 27 October 2026.

  7. Genesis · Multiple choice

    Abraham named the place Jehovah Jireh. What does it mean?

    The options

    • The Lord will provide
    • The Lord is there
    • The Lord is my banner
    • The Lord is peace
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    The answer

    The Lord will provide

    A ram was caught in the thicket.

    “And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.”

    Genesis 22:14 · KJV

    83% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 27 October 2026.

  8. Micah · True or false

    True or false: Micah says, "I watch in hope for the LORD."

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.”

    Micah 7:7 · KJV

    93% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 27 October 2026.

  9. Hosea · True or false

    True or false: God says he led Israel with cords of human kindness.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.”

    Hosea 11:4 · KJV

    68% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 26 October 2026.

  10. Jeremiah · Multiple choice

    Jeremiah saw two baskets of what?

    The options

    • Figs
    • Bread
    • Grapes
    • Olives
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    The answer

    Figs

    “The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.”

    Jeremiah 24:1 · KJV

    43% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 26 October 2026.

  11. 1 Chronicles · Odd one out

    Instruments played as the ark came to Jerusalem. Which one does not belong?

    The options

    • Drums
    • Rams' horns
    • Trumpets
    • Cymbals
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    The answer

    Drums

    The verse lists rams' horns, trumpets, cymbals, lyres and harps.

    “Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.”

    1 Chronicles 15:28 · KJV

    53% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 25 October 2026.

  12. Numbers · True or false

    True or false: The Levites were not counted with the other tribes.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:”

    Numbers 1:49 · KJV

    80% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 25 October 2026.

  13. 1 Samuel · Which book

    In which book does Hannah pray for a son?

    The options

    • Genesis
    • Judges
    • 1 Samuel
    • Ruth
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    The answer

    1 Samuel

    1 Samuel 1

    87% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 25 October 2026.

  14. Psalms · Complete the verse

    Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a unto my path.

    The options

    • light
    • guide
    • star
    Show the answer

    The answer

    light

    “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”

    Psalm 119:105 · KJV

    73% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 25 October 2026.

  15. Judges · True or false

    True or false: Gideon agreed to rule over Israel.

    The options

    • True
    • False
    Show the answer

    The answer

    False

    He said, "The LORD will rule over you."

    “And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.”

    Judges 8:23 · KJV

    75% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 24 October 2026.

  16. Exodus · Multiple choice

    Who asked, who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?

    The options

    • Moses
    • Jethro
    • Joshua
    • Aaron
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    The answer

    Moses

    He asked it at the burning bush.

    “And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?”

    Exodus 3:11 · KJV

    94% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 24 October 2026.

  17. 1 Samuel · Multiple choice

    Who was king of Israel first?

    The options

    • Solomon
    • Saul
    • David
    • Rehoboam
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    The answer

    Saul

    Samuel anointed Saul, then later David.

    1 Samuel 10 and 16

    92% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 23 October 2026.

  18. Genesis · Multiple choice

    What does the name Isaac mean?

    The options

    • He laughs
    • The awaited one
    • Gift of God
    • Son of promise
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    The answer

    He laughs

    Sarah laughed when she was told she would bear a son.

    “And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.”

    Genesis 21:6 · KJV

    74% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 23 October 2026.

  19. Esther · True or false

    True or false: Mordecai was rewarded straight away for exposing the plot.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    False

    It was only written in the records. He was honoured years later.

    “And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.”

    Esther 2:23 · KJV

    36% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 22 October 2026.

  20. Exodus · Multiple choice

    How many plagues struck Egypt?

    The options

    • 3
    • 10
    • 7
    • 12
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    The answer

    10

    The last was the death of the firstborn.

    Exodus 7 to 12

    69% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 22 October 2026.

  21. Deuteronomy · Which book

    In which book does Moses die?

    The options

    • Exodus
    • Deuteronomy
    • Numbers
    • Joshua
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    The answer

    Deuteronomy

    Deuteronomy 34

    46% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 22 October 2026.

  22. Ecclesiastes · Complete the verse

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

    The options

    • vanity
    • useless
    • meaningless
    Show the answer

    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.

  23. 1 Kings · True or false

    True or false: King Jeroboam's hand shrivelled when he pointed at the man of God.

    The options

    • True
    • False
    Show the answer

    The answer

    True

    “And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.”

    1 Kings 13:4 · KJV

    78% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 21 October 2026.

  24. Genesis · Multiple choice

    For how many days and nights did the rain fall in the flood?

    The options

    • 7
    • 12
    • 150
    • 40
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    The answer

    40

    It rained forty days and forty nights. The waters covered the earth for much longer.

    “And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.”

    Genesis 7:12 · KJV

    100% of players got this right.

    From the daily quiz of 21 October 2026.

  25. Numbers · True or false

    True or false: Moses heard God's voice speaking from between the two cherubim above the ark.

    The options

    • True
    • False
    Show the answer

    The answer

    True

    “And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him.”

    Numbers 7:89 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 20 October 2026.

  26. 1 Samuel · Multiple choice

    How many stones did David choose from the brook?

    The options

    • 3
    • 1
    • 5
    • 7
    Show the answer

    The answer

    5

    He used only one.

    “And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.”

    1 Samuel 17:40 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 20 October 2026.