Q 01/05

In Luke's Christmas story, what was the newborn Jesus laid in?

A) A wooden cradle

B) A reed basket

C) A manger

D) A fishing boat

Answer · why

C) A manger

A manger, an animals' feeding trough, because there was no room at the inn; only Luke tells it this way, and Matthew has the wise men find the child i...

Q 02/05

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

A) 3 days

B) 6 days

C) 12 days

D) 40 days

Answer · why

B) 6 days

6 days of work, then a seventh of rest: the Sabbath law copies the pattern, telling Israel to labour six days and stop on the seventh because that is ...

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; as the flood ebbed he sent out a raven, then a dove that came back with a fresh olive leaf, proof that dry land h...

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 (Exodus 14); its Hebrew name, Yam Suph, is often read as 'Sea of Reeds', which is why scholars have l...

Q 05/05

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

A) Samson and Delilah

B) Adam and Eve

C) Jacob and Rachel

D) Isaac and Rebekah

Answer · why

B) Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve; she is simply 'the woman' until after the forbidden fruit is eaten, when Adam names her Eve because she would be 'the mother of all the ...