Bible Jeopardy
The Old and New Testaments, people of the Bible, books of the Bible, and miracles and parables, for a Bible study or church quiz night.
Old Testament
- 100He built an ark to save his family and the animals from the floodWho is Noah?
- 200Moses led the Israelites through this sea on dry groundWhat is the Red Sea (the Sea of Reeds)?
- 300The mountain where God gave Moses the Ten CommandmentsWhat is Mount Sinai (Horeb)?
- 400This prophet went up to heaven in a whirlwind, after a chariot of fire appearedWho is Elijah?
- 500In a vision, this prophet was set down in a valley full of dry bones and told to prophesy to themWho is Ezekiel?
New Testament
- 100The river where John baptised JesusWhat is the (River) Jordan?
- 200This tax collector climbed a tree in Jericho to see JesusWho is Zacchaeus?
- 300Saul was blinded by a light from heaven on the road to this cityWhat is Damascus?
- 400In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit came on the believers in Jerusalem on the day of this Jewish feastWhat is Pentecost (the Feast of Weeks)?
- 500The island where John was when he saw the visions of RevelationWhat is Patmos?
People of the Bible
- 100The first man, according to GenesisWho is Adam?
- 200Ruth told this woman, her mother-in-law, “whither thou goest, I will go”Who is Naomi?
- 300This Jewish queen of Persia risked her life to save her people, saying “if I perish, I perish”Who is Esther?
- 400He sold his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for bread and a bowl of lentil stewWho is Esau?
- 500Moses’ father-in-law, a priest of Midian, known by two names in ExodusWho is Jethro (Reuel)?
Books of the Bible
- 100The first book of the BibleWhat is Genesis?
- 200The last book of the BibleWhat is Revelation?
- 300The book of songs and prayers that includes “The Lord is my shepherd”What is Psalms?
- 400The book that comes straight after the four GospelsWhat is Acts (the Acts of the Apostles)?
- 500This one-chapter book of prophecy is a message against the nation of EdomWhat is Obadiah?
Miracles and parables
- 100Jesus fed a crowd of about 5,000 men with five loaves and this many fishWhat is two?
- 200In Jesus’ parable, this traveller helped a beaten man after a priest and a Levite passed byWho is the Good Samaritan?
- 300DDJohn says Jesus did his first miracle, turning water into wine, at a wedding in this townWhat is Cana (in Galilee)?
- 400Mark’s Gospel gives this name to the blind beggar Jesus healed near JerichoWho is Bartimaeus?
- 500At this pool in Jerusalem, Jesus healed a man who had been ill for 38 yearsWhat is the pool of Bethesda (Bethzatha, Bethsaida)?
Final round: The Gospel of John
In the King James Version, John 11:35 is just two words, about Jesus at the tomb of his friend Lazarus
What is “Jesus wept”?