Old Testament quiz: questions 21 to 40

87 questions Questions 21 to 40

  1. Genesis · Multiple choice

    Who was given a coat of many colours?

    The options

    • Benjamin
    • Jacob
    • Joseph
    • Reuben
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    The answer

    Joseph

    “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.”

    Genesis 37:3 · KJV

    For children

    Who had a coat of many colours?

    From the daily quiz of 5 October 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. Jeremiah · Which book

    Which book contains "For I know the plans I have for you"?

    The options

    • Jeremiah
    • Isaiah
    • Psalms
    • Proverbs
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    The answer

    Jeremiah

    “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

    Jeremiah 29:11 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 7 October 2026.

  4. Genesis · Multiple choice

    How many people were saved in the ark?

    The options

    • 2
    • 12
    • 8
    • 4
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    The answer

    8

    Noah, his wife, their three sons and their wives.

    “In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;”

    Genesis 7:13 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 7 October 2026.

  5. 2 Chronicles · True or false

    True or false: When the musicians praised God, the temple was filled with a cloud.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;”

    2 Chronicles 5:13 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 8 October 2026.

  6. 1 Samuel · Multiple choice

    Who said, speak, for your servant is listening?

    The options

    • Samuel
    • Eli
    • David
    • Saul
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    The answer

    Samuel

    He was a boy serving in the temple.

    “The LORD came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.””

    1 Samuel 3:10 · NIV

    From the daily quiz of 8 October 2026.

  7. Haggai · True or false

    True or false: Zerubbabel, Joshua and the people obeyed the LORD.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD.”

    Haggai 1:12 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 8 October 2026.

  8. Song of Solomon · True or false

    True or false: Song of Songs says, "I slept but my heart was awake."

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.”

    Song of Solomon 5:2 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 9 October 2026.

  9. Ruth · Multiple choice

    Naomi asked to be called Mara. What does it mean?

    The options

    • Empty
    • Stranger
    • Bitter
    • Widow
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    The answer

    Bitter

    She said the Almighty had made her life bitter.

    “And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.”

    Ruth 1:20 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 9 October 2026.

  10. Isaiah · True or false

    True or false: Isaiah warns those who call evil good and good evil.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”

    Isaiah 5:20 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 10 October 2026.

  11. Numbers · Multiple choice

    How many years did Israel wander in the wilderness?

    The options

    • 40
    • 12
    • 70
    • 7
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    The answer

    40

    One year for each day the spies explored the land.

    “And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness.”

    Numbers 14:33 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 10 October 2026.

  12. Genesis · Multiple choice

    Where did the ark come to rest?

    The options

    • Mount Carmel
    • Mount Nebo
    • The mountains of Ararat
    • Mount Sinai
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    The answer

    The mountains of Ararat

    The waters had receded by the seventh month.

    “And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.”

    Genesis 8:4 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 11 October 2026.

  13. 1 Samuel · True or false

    True or false: Jonathan loved David as himself.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    “And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”

    1 Samuel 18:1 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 11 October 2026.

  14. 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.

  15. Micah · Odd one out

    What the LORD requires in Micah 6:8. Which one does not belong?

    The options

    • Love mercy
    • Offer rams
    • Act justly
    • Walk humbly with your God
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    The answer

    Offer rams

    “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

    Micah 6:8 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 13 October 2026.

  16. Exodus · Multiple choice

    Why was Moses given his name?

    The options

    • Because he was a shepherd
    • Because he was drawn out of the water
    • Because he spoke with God
    • Because he was adopted
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    The answer

    Because he was drawn out of the water

    Pharaoh daughter named him.

    “And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.”

    Exodus 2:10 · KJV

    From the daily quiz of 13 October 2026.