Old Testament Quiz

Answer key for Old Testament Quiz

1. Q1: Who was the first man created by God? Answer: Adam. And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground. Reference: Genesis 2:7 (KJV).
2. Q2: How many days and nights did it rain during the Flood? Answer: 40. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. Reference: Genesis 7:12 (KJV).
3. Q3: Who led the Israelites out of Egypt? Answer: Moses. Moses was commissioned by God at the burning bush to bring Israel out of bondage. Reference: Exodus 3 (KJV).
4. Q4: On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? Answer: Mount Sinai. And Moses went up unto God upon mount Sinai. Reference: Exodus 19:3 (KJV).
5. Q5: Who defeated Goliath with a sling and a stone? Answer: David. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone. Reference: 1 Samuel 17:50 (KJV).
6. Q6: Which prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind? Answer: Elijah. Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. Reference: 2 Kings 2:11 (KJV).
7. Q7: Who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams of seven cows and seven ears of corn? Answer: Joseph. Joseph interpreted the dreams as seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine. Reference: Genesis 41 (KJV).
8. Q8: Who was swallowed by a great fish? Answer: Jonah. Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. Reference: Jonah 1:17 (KJV).
9. Q9: How many books are in the Old Testament (KJV)? Answer: 39. The Protestant Old Testament contains 39 books, from Genesis to Malachi.
10. Q10: Which book begins, 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth'? Answer: Genesis. Genesis 1:1 is the opening verse of the Bible. Reference: Genesis 1:1 (KJV).