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    Parables of Jesus Trivia Pack

    40 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com

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    Round: Parable of the Good Samaritan Quiz

    1. 1.Who asked Jesus, 'Who is my neighbour?'

      • A.A scribe
      • B.A certain lawyer
      • C.A Pharisee
      • D.A rich young ruler

    2. 2.From which city to which city was the wounded man travelling?

      • A.Bethany to Jerusalem
      • B.Jerusalem to Jericho
      • C.Jericho to Samaria
      • D.Jerusalem to Bethlehem

    3. 3.What happened to the man on the road?

      • A.He was lost
      • B.He fell among thieves
      • C.He took sick
      • D.He was arrested

    4. 4.Who passed by first without helping?

      • A.A Samaritan
      • B.A Levite
      • C.A priest
      • D.A scribe

    5. 5.Who passed by second?

      • A.A Levite
      • B.A merchant
      • C.A Samaritan
      • D.A Pharisee

    6. 6.What did the Samaritan pour into the wounds?

      • A.Water and salt
      • B.Oil and wine
      • C.Honey and milk
      • D.Myrrh and aloes

    7. 7.On what did the Samaritan set the wounded man?

      • A.A camel
      • B.A cart
      • C.His own beast
      • D.A stretcher

    8. 8.How many pence did the Samaritan give the innkeeper?

      • A.One
      • B.Two
      • C.Five
      • D.Ten

    9. 9.Whom did Jesus say proved to be neighbour to the wounded man?

      • A.The priest
      • B.The Levite
      • C.The one who showed mercy
      • D.The innkeeper

    10. 10.What did Jesus command the lawyer to do?

      • A.Go and pray
      • B.Go, and do thou likewise
      • C.Sell all thou hast
      • D.Follow me

    Round: Parable of the Prodigal Son Quiz

    1. 11.How many sons did the father have?

      • A.One
      • B.Two
      • C.Three
      • D.Four

    2. 12.What did the younger son ask for?

      • A.A wife
      • B.A blessing
      • C.The portion of goods that falleth to me
      • D.A servant

    3. 13.Into what country did he go?

      • A.Egypt
      • B.A far country
      • C.Samaria
      • D.Babylon

    4. 14.How did he waste his substance?

      • A.With drink
      • B.With riotous living
      • C.By gambling
      • D.In foolish trade

    5. 15.What job did he take in the far country?

      • A.Shepherd
      • B.Fisherman
      • C.Feeding swine
      • D.Tax collector

    6. 16.What did he long to eat?

      • A.Bread
      • B.Husks the swine ate
      • C.Fish
      • D.Locusts and honey

    7. 17.When he came to himself, what did he resolve to say to his father?

      • A.I am thy heir
      • B.I have sinned against heaven and before thee
      • C.Forgive my debts
      • D.Receive me again as son

    8. 18.What did the father do when he saw him afar off?

      • A.Sent a servant
      • B.Ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him
      • C.Waited at the gate
      • D.Wept silently

    9. 19.What animal did the father command to be killed?

      • A.A lamb
      • B.An ox
      • C.The fatted calf
      • D.A ram

    10. 20.Why did the elder brother refuse to come in?

      • A.He was sick
      • B.He was angry
      • C.He was working
      • D.He was afraid

    Round: Parable of the Sower Quiz

    1. 21.What went forth in the parable?

      • A.A shepherd
      • B.A sower
      • C.A fisherman
      • D.A merchant

    2. 22.What happened to the seed by the way side?

      • A.It withered
      • B.The fowls devoured it
      • C.Thorns choked it
      • D.It bore fruit

    3. 23.Why did the seed on stony places spring up quickly?

      • A.Strong sun
      • B.It had no deepness of earth
      • C.Good rain
      • D.It was the best seed

    4. 24.What scorched the seed on stony ground?

      • A.Wind
      • B.Frost
      • C.The sun
      • D.Fire

    5. 25.What choked the seed among thorns?

      • A.Birds
      • B.The thorns sprang up
      • C.Heat
      • D.Drought

    6. 26.What does the seed represent?

      • A.The kingdom
      • B.The word of God
      • C.Faith
      • D.The gospel preacher

    7. 27.Who takes away the seed sown by the way side?

      • A.The world
      • B.The wicked one
      • C.Trouble
      • D.Tribulation

    8. 28.What chokes the seed sown among thorns?

      • A.Riches and persecution
      • B.The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches
      • C.Fear and doubt
      • D.Hunger and thirst

    9. 29.What yields did the good ground bring forth?

      • A.Tenfold only
      • B.Some thirty, some sixty, some an hundredfold
      • C.A thousandfold
      • D.Sevenfold

    10. 30.Why did Jesus speak to the multitude in parables?

      • A.To entertain
      • B.Because seeing they see not
      • C.To shorten His sermons
      • D.For the children

    Round: Parable of the Talents Quiz

    1. 31.How many servants did the man call?

      • A.Two
      • B.Three
      • C.His own servants (three named)
      • D.Ten

    2. 32.How many talents did the first receive?

      • A.One
      • B.Two
      • C.Five
      • D.Ten

    3. 33.How many did the second receive?

      • A.One
      • B.Two
      • C.Three
      • D.Four

    4. 34.How many did the third receive?

      • A.One
      • B.Two
      • C.Half a talent
      • D.None

    5. 35.On what basis were the talents given?

      • A.By age
      • B.By family
      • C.According to his several ability
      • D.By lot

    6. 36.What did the servant with one talent do?

      • A.Lost it
      • B.Gave it away
      • C.Hid it in the earth
      • D.Doubled it

    7. 37.What did the master say to the faithful servants?

      • A.Well done, thou good and faithful servant
      • B.Be of good cheer
      • C.Sit at my table
      • D.Receive thy crown

    8. 38.What was the wicked servant's excuse?

      • A.I was sick
      • B.I knew thee that thou art an hard man
      • C.I lost the way
      • D.I was robbed

    9. 39.To whom was the one talent given?

      • A.To him with five talents
      • B.To him with two
      • C.To the servants together
      • D.To the poor

    10. 40.Where was the unprofitable servant cast?

      • A.Into prison
      • B.Into outer darkness
      • C.Out of the city
      • D.Off the land

    Answer Key

    1. 1. B. A certain lawyer — Luke 10:25
    2. 2. B. Jerusalem to Jericho — Luke 10:30
    3. 3. B. He fell among thieves — Luke 10:30
    4. 4. C. A priest — Luke 10:31
    5. 5. A. A Levite — Luke 10:32
    6. 6. B. Oil and wine — Luke 10:34
    7. 7. C. His own beast — Luke 10:34
    8. 8. B. Two — Luke 10:35
    9. 9. C. The one who showed mercy — Luke 10:37
    10. 10. B. Go, and do thou likewise — Luke 10:37
    11. 11. B. Two — Luke 15:11
    12. 12. C. The portion of goods that falleth to me — Luke 15:12
    13. 13. B. A far country — Luke 15:13
    14. 14. B. With riotous living — Luke 15:13
    15. 15. C. Feeding swine — Luke 15:15
    16. 16. B. Husks the swine ate — Luke 15:16
    17. 17. B. I have sinned against heaven and before thee — Luke 15:18
    18. 18. B. Ran, fell on his neck, and kissed him — Luke 15:20
    19. 19. C. The fatted calf — Luke 15:23
    20. 20. B. He was angry — Luke 15:28
    21. 21. B. A sower — Matthew 13:3
    22. 22. B. The fowls devoured it — Matthew 13:4
    23. 23. B. It had no deepness of earth — Matthew 13:5
    24. 24. C. The sun — Matthew 13:6
    25. 25. B. The thorns sprang up — Matthew 13:7
    26. 26. B. The word of God — Luke 8:11
    27. 27. B. The wicked one — Matthew 13:19
    28. 28. B. The care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches — Matthew 13:22
    29. 29. B. Some thirty, some sixty, some an hundredfold — Matthew 13:23
    30. 30. B. Because seeing they see not — Matthew 13:13
    31. 31. C. His own servants (three named) — Matthew 25:14
    32. 32. C. Five — Matthew 25:15
    33. 33. B. Two — Matthew 25:15
    34. 34. A. One — Matthew 25:15
    35. 35. C. According to his several ability — Matthew 25:15
    36. 36. C. Hid it in the earth — Matthew 25:18
    37. 37. A. Well done, thou good and faithful servant — Matthew 25:21
    38. 38. B. I knew thee that thou art an hard man — Matthew 25:24
    39. 39. A. To him with five talents — Matthew 25:28
    40. 40. B. Into outer darkness — Matthew 25:30
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