Q 01/05

What is the first book of the Bible?

A) Exodus

B) Deuteronomy

C) Leviticus

D) Genesis

Answer · why

D) Genesis

Genesis is the first book of the Bible; its Hebrew title, Bereshit, is simply its opening word, 'In the beginning', and the Greek name Genesis means '...

Q 02/05

How many days did God take to create the world according to Genesis?

A) 5 days

B) 6 days

C) 7 days

D) 10 days

Answer · why

B) 6 days

According to Genesis 1, God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. The six days of creation are foundational to the biblical nar...

Q 03/05

Who built the ark to survive the great flood?

A) Abraham

B) Enoch

C) Lot

D) Noah

Answer · why

D) Noah

Noah built the ark at God's command in Genesis 6–9; scholars generally see the story as adapted from older Mesopotamian flood traditions, especially t...

Q 04/05

Who parted the Red Sea?

A) Joshua

B) Aaron

C) Elijah

D) Moses

Answer · why

D) Moses

Moses stretched out his hand and the sea divided in Exodus 14; the Hebrew name Yam Suph literally means 'sea of reeds', fuelling a long debate over wh...

Q 05/05

What were the names of the first man and woman according to the Bible?

A) Abraham and Sarah

B) Adam and Eve

C) Jacob and Rachel

D) Isaac and Rebekah

Answer · why

B) Adam and Eve

Their names are telling: adam is Hebrew for 'man' or 'humankind', while Eve is linked to the word for 'living'.