Difficult Bible Character Quiz.

1. Who were the survivors of the massive ship the Ark?
   a. Adam, Eve, Cain, and Seth were survivors.
   b. Noah, his three sons, and their wives survived.
   c. Moses, Aaron, Miriam, and all their families survived.
   
   b. Noah and family.
   Noah, his three sons, and their wives survived the Ark.
    

2. Who is Yahweh?
   a. Jesus.
   b. Abraham.
   c. God.
   
   c. God.
   Yahweh appears more than 6,800 times in the original Old Testament. There was a time when it was only allowed to be spoken by priests in the temple. The most popular English translation is Lord.
    

3. His rod turned into a snake and ate the snakes of sorcerers in Egypt.
   a. Aaron.
   b. Elisha.
   c. Elijah.
   
   a. Aaron.
   Aaron carried a staff that ate snakes of sorcerers when it was thrown to the ground.
   Exodus 7:8-13
    

4. Who ordered the head of John the Baptist cut off and placed on a plate?
   a. Herod.
   b. Sanhedrin.
   c. Pontius Pilate.
   
   a. Herod.
   King Herod Antipas, a Tetrarch over Galolee, ordered the beheading of John the Baptist.
    

5. Who allowed a golden idol to be made in the desert?
   a. Moses.
   b. Aaron.
   c. Miriam.
   
   b. Aaron.
   Aaron allowed a golden idol to be made during the great exodus. This was done during the time Moses spent 40 days and nights up on the mountain talking to God.
    

6. Who was the blind person that Jesus healed in Jericho?
   a. Bartimaeus.
   b. Legion.
   c. Decapolis.
   
   a. Bartimaeus.
   Jesus healed a blind man in Jericho named Bartimaeus.
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7. Who was thrown into a fiery furnace?
   a. Three young Hebrew men. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
   b. Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
   c. Daniel.
   
   a. Shadrach, Meshack, and Abednego were thrown into a furnace.
    

8. Four days after he died, Jesus raised this friend from the dead.
   a. Peter.
   b. Nicodemus.
   c. Lazarus.
   
   c. Lazarus.
   Jesus raised Lazarus from death after being dead for four days.
    

9. Who was the Jerusalem priest who instigated the trial of Jesus?
   a. Caiaphas.
   b. Demetrius.
   c. Annas.
   
   a. Caiaphas.
   The priest who charged Jesus with the crimes was named Caiaphas.
    

10. He sat on a donkey that talked to him.
    a. Saul when Jesus blinded him while traveling to Damascus.
    b. When Herod plotted to kill John the Baptist, a donkey warned him.
    c. Balaam, who lived among idolaters and was a prophet of sorts.
    
    c. Balaam.
    Balaam's donkey spoke when he was repeatedly hit with a prod.
     

11. Who was the thirteenth apostle who replaced Judas Iscariot?
    a. Nathaniel.
    b. Thaddeus.
    c. Matthias.
    
    c. Matthias.
    The 13th apostle, who replaced Judas Iscariot was Matthias.
     

12. David saw this woman bathing in the nude and later had an affair with her.
    a. Delilah.
    b. Bathsheba.
    c. Cleopatra.
    
    b. Bathsheba.
    David saw Bathsheba bathing on a rooftop and had an affair with her.
     

13. Who was Jacob's twin brother who had red hair and was very hairy?
    a. Isaac.
    b. Benjamin.
    c. Esau.
    
    c. Esau.
    The twin brother to Jacob, Esau, had red hair and was very hairy.
     

14. Who was the only female judge in Israel?
    a. Ester.
    b. Ruth.
    c. Deborah.
    
    c. Deborah.
    The only female judge in Israel was Deborah.
     

15. Who was the last King of northern Israel?
    a. Solomon.
    b. Hoshea.
    c. Nebuchadnezzar.
    
    b. Hoshea.
    The 19th and last king of the north was Hoshea.
     

16. Samuel anointed him the first King of Israel.
    a. Solomon.
    b. David.
    c. Saul.
    
    c. Saul.
    The people wanted a king so Samuel appointed Saul.
     

17. He was Elijah's apprentice.
    a. Elisha.
    b. Samuel.
    c. Daniel.
    
    a. Elisha.
    Elijah's apprentice was Elisha.
     

18. Which tribe of Israel looked after the religious aspects of the faithful?
    a. Melchizedek.
    b. Levites.
    c. Jesuits.
    
    b. Levites.
    The religious affairs of the Hebrews were looked after by the Levites.
     

19. Who ate locust and honey when he traveled in the wilderness?
    a. Jesus.
    b. Samson.
    c. John the Baptist.
    
    c. John the Baptist.
    John the Baptist ate locust and honey while traveling in the wilderness.
     

20. What is David's father?
    a. Jesse.
    b. Solomon.
    c. Obed.
    
    a. Jesse.
    David's father is Jesse.
     

21. Who was a Phoenician queen and wife of King Ahab?
    a. Bathsheba.
    b. Jezebel.
    c. Vashti.
    
    b. Jezebel.
    The wife of King Ahab was Jezebel.
     

22. Who died when he touched the Ark to keep it from falling?
    a. Zacchaeus
    b. Uzzah
    c. Uriah
    
    b. Uzzah.
    Uzzah died when he tried to steady the Ark from falling off the cart.
     

23. What Pharisee came to Jesus during the night?
    a. Nicodemus.
    b. Saul.
    c. Abarbanel.
    
    a. Nicodemus.
    During the night Nicodemus came to Jesus. He asked Jesus what being born again was.
     

24. Who was Joseph’s youngest brother?
    a. Benjamin.
    b. Judah.
    c. Ruben.
    
    a. Benjamin.
    The youngest brother out of 12 siblings was Benjamin.
     

25. Who met the visitors who came to the entrance of Jesus' tomb after the resurrection?
    He also rolled back the stone.
    a. Peter
    b. Mary, the mother of Jesus.
    c. An Angel of the Lord.
    
    c. Angel of the Lord.
    An angel of the Lord met the disciples at the tomb of Jesus.
    
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Ephesians 2:4-10