Q 01/05

According to Genesis, what did God create on the first day?

A) Land and sea

B) Animals

C) Light

D) Stars

Answer · why

C) Light

Light came first, with the words 'Let there be light' (Genesis 1:3), yet the sun, moon and stars are not made until the fourth day.

Q 02/05

What fruit is commonly depicted as Eden's forbidden fruit, though the Bible never specifies?

A) Fig

B) Pomegranate

C) Quince

D) Apple

Answer · why

D) Apple

Apple imagery is often traced to a Latin pun, since malum can mean both 'evil' and 'apple', though some scholars doubt the link; Genesis 3 says only '...

Q 03/05

Who was the first person the Bible records as committing murder?

A) Lamech

B) Esau

C) Cain

D) Nimrod

Answer · why

C) Cain

Cain killed his brother Abel in anger after God accepted Abel's offering but not his own, then answered God's question with 'Am I my brother's keeper?...

Q 04/05

Which bird did Noah release from the ark that, on its third flight, did not return?

A) A raven

B) A dove

C) A sparrow

D) An eagle

Answer · why

B) A dove

Noah's dove went out three times: it first found no resting place, then returned with an olive leaf, and on the third flight did not come back (Genesi...

Q 05/05

What sign did God place in the sky as a promise never to flood the entire earth again?

A) A star

B) A cloud

C) A rainbow

D) The sun

Answer · why

C) A rainbow

A rainbow in the clouds seals God's covenant with Noah, and Genesis says it is God who will look at it and remember the promise (Genesis 9:13-16).