99 The New Testament Trivia Questions with Answers

99 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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The New Testament

Which New Testament Gospel begins with a prologue addressed to Theophilus?

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Luke

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The New Testament

In the Book of Revelation, how many horsemen ride out after the Lamb opens the first four seals?

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Four

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The New Testament

According to Acts, in which city was the apostle Paul born?

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Tarsus

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The New Testament

According to the Gospel of John, what was the name of the high priest’s servant whose ear Peter cut off?

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Malchus

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The New Testament

In the Book of Revelation, how many people are sealed from the tribes of Israel?

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144,000

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The New Testament

According to the Book of Acts, how many people were added to the disciples on the day of Pentecost?

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About 3,000

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The New Testament

In the Gospel of John, what was the name of the disciple who doubted Jesus’ resurrection until seeing his wounds?

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Thomas

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The New Testament

According to the Book of Acts, what was the name of the disciple who baptised the Ethiopian official?

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Philip

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The New Testament

According to the Gospel of Matthew, in which town was Jesus born?

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Bethlehem

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The New Testament

Which New Testament letter contains the passage describing Jesus as the great high priest who passed through the heavens?

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Letter to the Hebrews

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The New Testament

In the Gospel of Mark, what was the name of the synagogue ruler whose daughter Jesus raised?

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Jairus

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The New Testament

According to Acts, on which island did Paul survive a shipwreck?

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Malta

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The New Testament

Which New Testament book records Paul’s speech at the Areopagus in Athens?

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Acts of the Apostles

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The New Testament

According to the Gospel of Luke, at what age did Jesus begin his public ministry?

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About 30

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The New Testament

According to the Gospel of John, how many fish did the disciples catch in the net after Jesus’ resurrection?

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153

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The New Testament

In Revelation, how many seals are on the scroll opened by the Lamb?

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Seven

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The New Testament

According to Acts, what was the name of the proconsul of Cyprus who heard Paul’s teaching?

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Sergius Paulus

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The New Testament

Which New Testament letter opens by addressing believers as “the twelve tribes in the Dispersion”?

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The Letter of James

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The New Testament

In the Gospel of Matthew, how many generations are listed in each of its three genealogy sections?

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Fourteen

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The New Testament

Which New Testament book records Paul’s shipwreck on the island of Malta?

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The Book of Acts

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The New Testament

According to the Gospel of John, how many stone jars stood at the wedding in Cana?

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Six

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which disciple is named as the betrayer of Jesus in the Gospels?

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Judas Iscariot

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The New Testament

Which New Testament Gospel mentions Zacchaeus, the tax collector who climbed a sycamore tree?

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Luke

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The New Testament

What was the name of the Roman governor who questioned Jesus during his trial in the Gospels?

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Pontius Pilate

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The New Testament

Which New Testament letter contains the passage saying that faith, hope, and love remain, with love greatest?

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1 Corinthians

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The New Testament

According to the New Testament, who was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot among the apostles?

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Matthias

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The New Testament

According to the New Testament, what was the name of the garden where Jesus prayed before his arrest?

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Gethsemane

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The New Testament

According to the New Testament, how many apostles did Jesus appoint?

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Twelve

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which Gospel records Jesus’ first miracle at Cana?

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John

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The New Testament

In the Book of Revelation, what is the name of the river flowing from God’s throne?

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River of the water of life

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The New Testament

Which New Testament letter contains the statement that all Scripture is inspired by God?

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2 Timothy

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The New Testament

In the Gospel of Luke, how many disciples meet Jesus on the road to Emmaus?

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Two

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The New Testament

According to the Gospel of Matthew, how many loaves were used to feed the 5,000?

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Five

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The New Testament

In the Gospel of Matthew, whose family line begins Jesus’s genealogy?

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Abraham

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which Gospel records Jesus washing his disciples’ feet?

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John

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The New Testament

According to the Gospel of Mark, how many chapters does the book contain?

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16

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The New Testament

What Greek word in the New Testament is commonly translated as “gospel” or “good news”?

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Euangelion

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The New Testament

Which New Testament Gospel has 28 chapters, the most of any Gospel?

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Matthew

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The New Testament

Which New Testament book is the shortest by number of verses?

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2 John

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which letter says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil?

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1 Timothy

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which letter contains the “fruit of the Spirit” passage?

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Galatians

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The New Testament

How many books make up the New Testament?

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27

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The New Testament

Which New Testament letter says that faith without works is dead?

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James

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The New Testament

According to the New Testament, what trade did the apostle Paul practice?

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Tentmaking

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which Gospel contains the parable of the ten virgins awaiting the bridegroom?

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Matthew

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The New Testament

According to the New Testament, how many people were chosen to serve alongside the apostles in Jerusalem?

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Seven

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which city was called the place where believers were first called Christians?

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Antioch

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which letter is addressed to seven churches in the Roman province of Asia?

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Revelation

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The New Testament

According to the New Testament, what object did Jesus use to write on the ground during the adulterous woman’s story?

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His finger

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The New Testament

In the New Testament, which apostle is called Cephas by Paul?

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Peter