BIBLE QUIZ QUESTIONS (YOUTH WEEKEND: RCCG JESUS LIVINGSPRING PARISH)

SECTION A (5 MARKS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER)

QUESTION 1
According to the accounts recorded in the book of 2 Kings, the last king that reigned in Israel was ____ while
the last king in Judah was ____. [Answer: Hoshea; Zedekiah (2 Kings 17; 2 Kings 25)]
QUESTION 2
Before Elijah was finally taken into Heaven by the whirlwind into heaven, Elisha followed Elijah from Gilgal to
three other places. According to 2 Kings 2:1-7, name these place in the RIGHT order.
[Answer: Bethel to Jericho to Jordan (2 Kings 2:1-7)]
QUESTION 3
How did Elisha heal the bad water of the land of Jericho?
[Answer: He asked that a bowl with salt be brought. He now cast the salt to the source/spring of the
water, saying Thus says the LORD: I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or
barrenness. (2 Kings 2:19-22)]
QUESTION 4
What was the name of the king that was regularly paying king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000
rams? [Answer: Mesha King of Moab (2 Kings 2:4)]
QUESTION 5
Which of the following is NOT true about Jehoiada?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

He was a strong and courageous commander in Syria/Aram

He took an oath with the commanders/captains of hundreds in the house of the Lord
He arranged for Joash/Jehoash, son of Ahaziah to be king
He ordered that Athaliah should not be killed in the temple of the Lord
He brought out Joash/Jehoash and put the crown on him

[Answer: A (2 Kings 11)

QUESTION 6
2 Kings 14:10 (NKJV) says You have indeed defeated Edom and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that
and stay at home; for why should you meddle with trouble so that you fall you and Judah with you?
Or NIV You have indeed defeated Edom and now you are arrogant. Glory in you victory, but stay at home!
Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?
a) Who made this statement and to whom was it made?
b) What led to the making of the statement?
[Answer: King Jehoash (of Israel) made it to King Amaziah (of Judah). It was in response to the call for
battle made by King Amaziah. (2 Kings 14:12-15)]
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QUESTION 7
What was the result of King Hezekiahs total/complete trust/reliance in the Lord?
[Answer: There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah either before him or after him. He
prospered wherever he went, did not serve king of Assyria and subdued the Philistines (2 Kings 18:5, 78)]
QUESTION 8
When Pharaoh Necho put Jehoahaz in chains/prisons/bonds, he laid a tribute/levy of what on the people of the
land? [Answer: A hundred talents of silver and a talent of Gold. (2 Kings 23:33)]
QUESTION 9
What was the name of the captain of Guard/commander of the Imperial guard that carried out the final
destruction of the land of Judah and took/captured the remnants of the wealthy people to Babylon?
[Answer: Nebuzaradan (2 Kings 25:11)]
QUESTION 10
Which of the following is NOT true about Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon:
a) He invaded Judah and made Jehoiakim become his vassal/servant for three years
b) He besieged the land of Jerusalem and carried away all the treasures of the house of the Lord and Kings
palace/house
c) He carried all the mighty men of valour, craftsmen, smiths, King Jehoiachin, kings mother, wives and
officials in Jerusalem captive to Babylon
d) He conspired and killed Jehoiakim and all the poorest people of the land
e) He made Mattaniah, King of Judah and changed his name to Zedekiah
[Answer: D

(2 Kings 24)]

QUESTION 11
How old was Josiah when he became king and for how long did he reign?
[Answer: 8 yrs; 31 yrs (2 Kings 22:1)]
QUESTION 12
What sign was promised to King Hezekiah through the Prophet about having victory over King of Assyria?
[Answer: Eating from what grows by itself in the first year; eating from what springs up voluntarily from
what grows by itself in the second year and in the third year, sow and reap and plant vineyards and eat
the fruits of them (2 Kings 19:29)]

QUESTION 13
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What was the name of the king of Assyria who captured the fortified cities of Judah and what was the demand
this king of Assyria placed/imposed on King Hezekiah in order to withdraw from his captured cities?
[Answer: Sennacherib, 300 talents/11 tons/10 metric tons of silver and 30 talents/1 ton of Gold (2 Kings
18:13-14)]
QUESTION 14
What was the name of the King of Judah that the Lord struck with Leprosy and what was the name of his
(kings) son that ruled/governed in his place?
[Answer: King Azariah, Jotham. (2 Kings 15:1,5)]
QUESTION 15
A prophet of God spoke about the resoration of Israels territory/border from the entrance of Hamath to the
Dead Sea of Arabah. A) What was the name of the prophet? B) What was his fathers name? c) Where was he
from?
[Answer: Jonah son of Ammittai from Gath Hepher. (2 Kings 14:25)]
QUESTION 16
What were the names of the servants King Amaziah, king of Judah killed to avenge the death of his father?
[Answer: Jozachar, son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer. 2 kings 14:6; 2 Kings 12:21)]
QUESTION 17
According to 2 Kings 12:16, the money from trespass/guilt offerings and sin offerings were not brought into the
temple of the Lord as it belonged to the priests. True or False?
[Answer: True. (2 Kings 12: 16)]
QUESTION 18
What was the Lords promise to Jehu for doing what was right in the sight of the Lord by destroying everyone
in the house of Ahab?
[Answer: That Jehus descendants/sons shall sit on the throne of Israel up to the fourth/4 th generation (2
Kings 10:30)]
QUESTION 19
How was Jehu able to gather all the worshippers of Baal together to kill them?
[Answer: He tricked/deceived them that he would serve Baal more than Ahab and that all
worshippers/servants/prophets of Baal should gather at the temple of Baal for a solemn assembly to offer
burnt offerings to Baal (2 Kings 10: 19-22)]

QUESTION 20
At what age did King Ahaziah, king of Judah begin to reign and what was her mothers name?
[Answer: 22 years; Athaliah (2 Kings 8:26)]
QUESTION 21
Where did king of Syria/Aram send horses and Chariots to in order to get Elisha for revealing his secrets to the
king of Israel? [Answer: Dothan (2 Kings 6:13)]
QUESTION 22
Where did the Shunammite woman meet Elisha to tell him about her sons death?
[Answer: Mount Carmel (2 Kings 4: 25)]
QUESTION 23
Elisha was the son of who?

[Answer: Shaphat (2 Kings 3:11)]

QUESTION 24
How many days did it take those that went to search for Elijah in case the spirit of God had cast him upon some
mountain or into the valley to return?
[Answer: 3 days (2 Kings 2: 17)
QUESTION 25
In the whole book of 2 Kings, the chapter with most verses is ____ while the chapter with least verses is ___.
[Answer: Most verses: Chapter 4 with 44 verses; Least verses: Chapter 1 with 18 verses.]
QUESTION 26
In all, how many of King Ahaziahs men were consumed by the fire Elijah called down from Heaven?
[Answer: 102 (2 Kings 1:10, 12, 14)]
QUESTION 27
After the failure King of Moab and his army experienced even with his 700 swordsmen, what did he do that
made the Israelites withdraw and return to their own land?
[Answer: He offered his eldest son who would have reigned in his place as a burnt offering upon the wall
(2 Kings 3: 26-37)]
QUESTION 28
When Naaman traveled to Samaria for healing, what were the things he took along?
[Answer: ten talents or 750 pounds of Silver, 6,000 Shekels or 150 pounds of Gold and ten sets/changes of
clothing (2 Kings 5:5)]

QUESTION 29
What did Elisha do to recover the iron axhead that fell into the river?
[Answer: He cut a stick and threw it on the spot where the ax fell and the ax floated (2 Kings 6:6)]
QUESTION 30
What did the four leprous men do in the Syrian/Aramean camp before they went back to the city to report what
they had found?
[Answer: They went into the Syrian camp, ate and drank and took to hide some silver, gold and clothing.
2 Kings 7: 8-9)]
QUESTION 31
God promised to make the house of Ahab (through Jehu) like whose houses?
[Answer: House of Jeroboam, son of Nebat and house of Baasha, son of Ahijah. 2 Kings 9:9)]
QUESTION 32
Fill in the following gaps: Jehu reigned over Israel for ____ years and after his death, his son named _____
reigned in his place. [Answer: 28yrs; Jehoahaz (2 Kings 10: 35-36)]
QUESTION 33
What was the name of the king that visited Elisha when Elisha was suffering from the illness which he would
die and why was Elisha angry with that King at a point?
[Answer: King Jehoash/Joash, king of Israel; Elisha was angry with him because he struck the ground
only three times and stopped when he should have done it 5 or 6 times. (2 Kings 13:14,17-19)]
QUESTION 34
How many years did King Amaziah live after the death of King Jehoash and where was he (King Amaziah)
killed?
[Answer: 15 years; Lachish. (2 Kings 14:17,19)]
QUESTION 35
Which two kings rose up against King Ahaz of Judah to besiege him and where did King Ahaz get the silver
that he used to buy King of Assyrias (Tiglath-Pileser) support/allegiance?
[Answer: Rezin, King of Syria/Aram and Pekah, son of Remaliah, King of Isral. King Ahaz got the gold
and silver from the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the Kings house. (2 Kings 16:5,8-9)]
QUESTION 36
What was the conspiracy the king of Assyria found against Hoshea, king of Israel and what punishment did
King of Assyria put king Hoshea into?

[Answer: King Hoshea sent messengers to So, King of Egypt and did not pay tribute/bring presents to the
king of Assyria. King of Assyria bound King Hoshea in Prison. (2 Kings 17:3-4)]
QUESTION 37
A terrorizing King of Assyria (King Sennacherib) was killed by two of his sons. Name these sons.
[Answer: Adrammelech and Sharezer (2 Kings 19:37)]
QUESTION 38
What did King Josiah do when he heard Shaphan, Kings scribe/secretary read the words of the Book of the
Law as given by Hilkiah the high priest to him?
[Answer: He tore his cloth/robes, sent out 5 men Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan and Asaiah to
inquire of the Lord what will happen to him and the people of Judah (2 Kings 22:11-14)]
QUESTION 39
King Josiah was killed by who? And where was he killed?
[Answer: Pharaoh Necho, King of Egypt on his way to assist King of Assyria. Was Killed at Megiddo. (2
Kings 23:29)]
QUESTION 40
In which year of his captivity/exile was Jehoiachin, King of Judah released and who released him?
[Answer: 37th Year by Awel-Marduk/Evil-Merodach King of Babylon (2 Kings 25: 27)]
QUESTION 41
When King Josiah gathered all the people of Judah/Jerusalem at the temple, he did all the following EXCEPT:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

He read to them the words of the Book of the Covenant found in the House of the Lord
He praised all the priests for keeping the Book of the Covenant intact
He made a covenant before the Lord to follow the Lord and keep His commandments
He promised to perform the words written in the Book of the Covenant
He removed and destroyed all the articles made for Baal and Asherah and burnt them

[Answer: B. (2 Kings 23:2-8)]

QUESTION 42
What sign did the Lord show to King Hezekiah as proof that He will heal him?
[Answer: The shadow went backwards 10 steps/degrees (2 Kings 20: 10-11)]
QUESTION 43
What special request did King Hezekiahs representatives make of Rabshakeh who was speaking to them?
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[Answer: That he should speak Aramaic/Syrian language and not talk to them in Jews/Hebrews in the
hearing of the people who are on the wall. (2 Kings 18:26)]
QUESTION 44
King Menahem of Israel gave a king a gift. A) What is the name of this king that received gift? B) What gift
was given to him and what was the purpose of the gift?
[Answer: Pul, King of Assyria also called Tiglath-Pileser. He was given a thousand talents/38 tons/34
metric tons of silver in order for King Menahem to be supported by him and strengthen the kingdom in
his hand/confirm his kingship (2 Kings 15: 19-20)]
QUESTION 45
Which of the following is true about Azariah, king of Judah?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Azariah became king of Judah at 15 [16]

Azariah became king after King Ahaziah [Amaziah, son to Amaziah)
Azariah became king in the 25th year of Jeroboam II, King of Israel [27th]
Azaziah reigned in Jerusalem for 29 years [52 years]
Azariah built Elath and restoed it to Judah

[Answer: E; 2 Kings 14:21-22; 2 Kings 15:1-2) Note: Azariah = Uzziah]

QUESTION 46
Having won and captured King Amaziah (of Judah) in a battle, what else did King Jehoash (of Israel) do?
[Answer: He went to Jerusalem, broke the wall of Jerusalem (from the gate of Ephraim to the Corner
gate 400cubits/180m/600ft long), took all the gold and silver and all the articles that were found in the
house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the Kings house/palace and hostages and returned to Samaria
(2 Kings 14:13-14)]
QUESTION 47
Upon all the oppression that was meted out to the Israelites by the Syrians/Arameans, why was it not possible
for the Syrians/Arameans to destroy the Israelites?
[Answer: The Lord was gracious to them and had compassion because of His covenant with Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob. (2 Kings 13: 4, 22-23)]
QUESTION 48
After King Jehoash ordered that the priests should desist from collecting money brought into the house of the
Lord, how was money brought into the house of the Lord collected later on?
[Answer: Jehoiada, a priest took a chest and bored a hole in its lid and set it beside the altar, on the right
hand side as one comes into the house of the Lord and being watched over by a priest. Whenever it is full,
the kings scribe/secretary and high priest will come and count it and put it in bags. (2 Kings 12:9-10)]
QUESTION 49

Fill in the gaps: Joash/Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, was ___ old when he became king; he reigned for ___ years in
Jerusalem and his mothers name was ___.
[Answer: 7 years; 40 yrs; Zibiah of Beersheba. (2 Kings 11:21- 12:1)]
QUESTION 50
Who accompanied Jehu to address the worshippers/servants/prophets of Baal in the temple of Baal?
[Answer: Jehonadab, son of Rechab. (2 Kings 10:23)]
QUESTION 51
When King Ahaziah of Judah saw how Jehu killed Joram, son of Ahab (King of Israel), he (King Ahaziah) fled
to Beth Haggan/by the way of garden house but Jehu chased him and shot him at Megiddo and he (King
Ahaziah) further fled to Ascent of Gur/Gur near Ibleam where he eventually died. True or False.
[Answer: False; He was shot at ascent of Gur and died at Megiddo. (2 Kings 9:27)]
QUESTION 52
How did the man that doubted Elishas declaration of abundance after the famine die? (Saying even if Lord
would make windows in Heaven, could this thing be?)
[Answer: Being the officer in charge of the gate, the people trampled him in the gate and he died (2 Kings
7:17, 19-20)]
QUESTION 53
The great famine in Samaria was as a result of what?
[Answer: The siege on Samaria by king Ben-Hadad of Syria/Aram and his army (2 Kings 6: 24-25)]
QUESTION 54
Name the two rivers of Damascus that Naaman compared all the rivers of Israel with out of his anger.
[Answer: Abana and Pharpar (2 Kings 5:12)]
QUESTION 55
2 Kings 4:3-4 reads Go borrow vessels from everywhere from all your neighbours empty vessels; do not
gather just a few. And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons, then pour it
(i.e.Olive oil) into all those vessels and set aside the full ones. Elisha made this statement to who? What led
him to making this statement?
[Answer: Elisha made it to a certain widow whose dead husband was a son of prophet and a servant to
Elisha; to help the woman so much as to pay her creditors and still have enough to live on. (2 Kings 4:34)]
QUESTION 56
What did Elisha promise the Shunammite woman would happen to her in return for her generosity?
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[Answer: He said about this time next year, the woman would be embracing/holding a son in her arm. (2
Kings 4: 16)]

QUESTION 57
On hearing Elishas prophetic promise of bearing a son, the Shunammite woman jumped up for joy and told her
husband about it. True or False?
[Answer: False. (2 Kings 4:16)]
QUESTION 58
In which city was Elisha mocked/jeered/made fun of and how many of the boys that mocked him were mauled
by bears? [Answer: Bethel; 42 boys (2 Kings 2: 23-25)]
QUESTION 59
What was the Lords message through Elijah to king Ahaziahs messengers who were going to inquire from a
deity about the kings recovery from his injury?
[Answer: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of
Ekron? You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up but you shall surely die (2
Kings 1: 3-4, 10)]
QUESTION 60
How many sons did King Ahaziah have? [Answer: None/zero (2 Kings 1:17)]
QUESTION 61
What was the name of the deity/small god that Ahaziah, king of Israel, inquired from about his surviving from
the injury he sustained?
[Answer: Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron (2 Kings 1: 2)]
QUESTION 62
2 Kings 2:9b reads Ask! What may I do for you before I am taken away from you?
a) Who made this statement?

b) What was the response of the responder?

[Answer: a) Elijah made it to Elisha. b) The response by Elisha is Please let a double portion of your
spirit be upon me. (2 Kings 2:9)]
QUESTION 63
Who were the first set of people that saw Elisha after he received the mantle of Elijah?
[Answer: The sons of the prophet who were from Jericho (2 Kings 2: 14-15)]
QUESTION 64
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Fill in the gaps: 2 Kings 3: 1 reads: Now Jehoram/Joram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in
the ____ year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah and reigned ____ years.
[Answer: 18th; 12 (2 Kings 3:1)]
QUESTION 65
Who were the other two kings that accompanied king of Israel to wage war against the king and army of Moab?
[Answer: Jehoshaphat, King of Judah and King of Edom. (2 Kings 3:9)]
QUESTION 66
Note: You have only one attempt. Naaman was not ONE of the following?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

A commander of the army of King of Syria/Aram

A great and honourable man in the eyes of his master.
A prophet in the land of Syria/Aram
A mighty man of valour
A leper

[Answer: C (2 Kings 5:1)]

QUESTION 67
What measure of gift did Gehazi collect from Naaman that brought upon him (Gehazi) leprosy and end of his
ministry? [Answer: Only two talents/ 150 pounds/68kg of Silver and two changes/sets of garments/clothing
(2 Kings 5:23)]
QUESTION 68
2 Kings 7:12 reads Let me tell you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we are hungry; therefore,
they had gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall
catch them alive and get into the city. The statement above was made by who and under what circumstance?
[Answer: Made by King Joram/Jehoram of Israel to his servants. It was made when the king thought the
disappearance of the Syrians/Arameans was a trap (2 Kings 7: 11-12)]
QUESTION 69
What is the name of King Ben-Hadads servant who went to inquire of the Lord from Elisha if his master (the
king) would recover from his sickness and how many camel-loads of presents did he take along?
[Answer: Hazael; 40 camel loads. 2 Kings 8:8-9)]
QUESTION 70
What did the Lord, through the prophet who had anointed Jehu as king, command Jehu to do?
[Answer: To strike down/destroy the house of Ahab, his master that God may avenge the blood of all the
servants of the Lord shed by the hands of Jezebel. (2 Kings 9: 6-7)]
QUESTION 71
How did Ben-Hadad, king of Syria/Aram die?
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[Answer: Hazael took a thick cloth, soaked it in water and spread it over the kings face and the king
died. (2 Kings 8:15)]
QUESTION 72
What did King Jehoash order the money collected by the priests in the house of the Lord be used for?
[Answer: To repair the damages/breaches of the temple wherever any dilapidation is found. (2 Kings
12:7)]
QUESTION 73
King Amaziah, son of Joash became King of Judah at what age and for how many years did he reign?
(25 yrs; 29yrs. (2 Kings 14:2)]
QUESTION 74
Who was the last king in the lineage of Jehu that fulfilled Gods promise to Jehu of sitting on the throne to the
fourth generation (according to 2 Kings 10:30) and for how long did he reign?
[Answer: Zechariah, son of Jeroboam; He reigned for 6 months. (2 Kings 15:8-12)]
QUESTION 75
How old was Ahaz when he became King of Judah and for how many years did he reign?
[Answer: 20 yrs; 16 yrs (2 Kings 16:2)]
QUESTION 76
When the high officials/commanding officers (Tartan, Rabsaris and Rabshakeh) with great army from the king
of Assyria went to threaten/ridicule King Hezekiah and all the people of Jerusalem, which three officers of King
Hezekiah came to meet with them?
[Answer: Eliakim, son of Hilkiah (the palace administrator/household admin), Shebna the
scribe/secretary, and Joash son of Asaph, the recorder. (2 Kings 18:17-18)]
QUESTION 77
What did King Hezekiah do upon the receipt of the second threat message the king of Assyria sent via a letter?
[Answer: He went and placed/spread it before the Lord and prayed to the Lord (2 Kings 19:14-15)]
QUESTION 78
What was the Word of the Lord to King Hezekiah through the prophet when Hezekiah said he had shown all
that (the treasures) in his house to the messengers/envoy from Babylon?
[Answer: The prophet said days were coming when all that were in King Hezekiahs house and all that
his father accumulated will be carried to Babylon and even some of his sons/descendants will be taken
away and become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon (2 Kings 20:14-18)]
QUESTION 79
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What judgement was pronounced on King Zedekiah after he was captured?

[Answer: They killed his sons before his eyes, put out his eyes and bound him with bronze fetters/shackles
and took him to Babylon (2 Kings 25:7)]
QUESTION 80
Which one of the following kings did not kill his predecessor/former king before becoming king?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Menahem, son of Gadi

Shallum son of Jabesh
Zechariah, son of King Jeroboam II
King Hazael of Syria
Pekah, son of Remaliah

[Answer: C (2 Kings 8:7-10; 2 Kings 15:10-14; 2 Kings 14:29)]

SECTION B (2 MARKS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER)

1. Elisha told the Shunammite woman to leave her house and land during the famine. How long did the
famine last? [Answer: Seven years: (2 Kings 8: 1)]
2. What is the name of the King of Syria that besieged Samaria? [Answer: King Ben-Hadad (2 Kings
6:24)]
3. How long did King Ahaziah, king of Judah reign in Jerusalem? [Answer: One year (2 Kings 8:26)
4. Where was Jehu anointed as King of Israel? [Answer: Ramoth-Gilead (2 Kings 9: 1 and 4)]
5. How many men did Jehu appoint to destroy the worshippers/servants of Baal? [Answer: 80 (2 Kings
10:24)]
6. Whose sins did Jehu not turn away from/depart from totally (the person made Israel sin by making
golden calves at Bethel and Dan)? [Answer: Jeroboam, son of Nebat (2 Kings 10:29)]
7. In what year of his reign did king Jehoash discover that money collected by priests was not used for
repairing the breaches/damages of the temple? [Answer: 23rd year (2 Kings 12:6)]
8. The arrow Elisha commanded King Joash/Jehoash to shoot was the Arrow of the Lords deliverance of
Israel from Syria at where? [Answer: Aphek (2 Kings 13:17)]
9. What was King Amaziah, son of Joash, King of Judah, mothers name? [Answer: Jehoaddan of
Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:2)]
10. Where did King Amaziah of Judah and King Jehoash of Israel finally meet to face each other in battle?
[Answer: Beth Shemesh (2 Kings 14:11)]
11. Which king of Israel restored the territories/boundaries of Israel from the entrance of Hamath/Lebo
Hamath to the Dead Sea/Sea of Arabah in accordance with the word of God? [Answer: King Jeroboam
II, King of Israel (2 Kings 14:25)]
12. Who did Hoshea, son of Elad kill to become king? [Answer: Pekah, son of Remaliah (2 Kings 15:30)]
13. Which priest did King Ahaz consign to build a replica/pattern of the altar he saw in Damascus?
[Answer: Urijah/Uriah the Priest (2 Kings 16:10-11)]
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14. What was the name of the King of Assyria who uncovered a conspiracy done by Hoshea, King of Israel?
[Answer: Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17: 3-4)]
15. King Hezekiahs mother name was ___. [Answer: Abi, daughter of Zechariah (2 Kings 18: 2)]
16. What was the bronze snake/serpent Moses had made for the Israelites called? [Answer: Nehushtan (2
Kings 18:4)]
17. Which prophet did King Hezekiah inquire of concerning the threat from the Assyrians? [Answer:Isaiah,
son of Amoz)]
18. In the bargain Rabshakeh, a chief commanding officer of the king of Assyria presented to King
Hezekiah and the people of Judah on behalf of the King of Assyria, how many horses did he pledge to
give to them? [Answer: 2,000 horses (2 Kings 18:23)]
19. How many in the camp of the Assyrians did the angel of the Lord kill in one night?
[Answer: 185,000 (2 Kings 19: 35)]
20. What was the name of the king of Babylon that sent letters and gifts to King Hezekiah? [Answer:
Marduk-Baladan/Berodach-Baladan/Merodach, son of Baladan (2 Kings 20:12)]
21. Who succeeded Hezekiah as king of Judah? [Answer: Manasseh, his son (2 Kings 20:21)]
22. What was he name of the god the King of Assyria worshipped? [Answer: Nisroch/Nisrok (2 Kings
19:37)]
23. What was the name of the prophetess King Josiahs men inquire concerning the book of the law?
[Answer: Prophetess Huldah, wife of Shallum, the son of Tikvah, son of Harphas, Keeper of the
wardrobe (2 Kings 22:14)]
24. In what year of King Josiahs reign was the Passover celebrated? [Answer: 18th year (2 Kings 23:23)]
25. Pharaoh Necho changed the name of King of Judah from Jehoiakim to Eliakim. True or False?
[Answer: False; It was changed from Eliakim (son of Josiah) to Jehoiakim. (2 Kings 23:34)]
26. How was Mattaniah/Zedekiah (name changed by King Nebuchadnezzar) related to Jehoiachin?
[Answer: Mattaniah was uncle to Jehoiachin (= nephew other way round) (2 Kings 24:17)]
27. Who did Nebuchadnezzar place as Governor over those who remained in Judah? [Answer: Gedaliah,
son of Ahikam (2 Kings 25:22)]
GENERAL QUIZ QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDIENCE
1. When Saul defeated the Amalekites, he disobeyed God and took possessions from the land. What was
the name of the king he also spared? (Answer: Agag (1 Sam 15:9)
2. Who was Jesus talking to when he taught the Lords Prayer? (Answer: Disciples (Matt 5:1)
3. Which female judge described herself as a mother in Israel? (Answer: Deborah (Jdg 5:7)
4. When Samuel was called by the Lord as a child, who did he think was calling? (Answer: Eli, the priest
(1 Sam 3:2-6)
5. Towards which city was Saul (that became Paul) travelling when he encountered a light from heaven?
(Answer: Damascus (Acts 9:3)
6. Which of the gospels appears last in the Bible? (Answer: John (Matt 1:1 - John 21:25))
7. Which book comes after the book of Job? (Answer: Psalms (Job 42:17 - Ps 1:1)
8. Go to the ____, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. What animal should we take lessons
from? (Answer: Ant (Pro 6:6)
9. What is the seventh commandment? (Answer: Thou shall not commit adultery (Exo 20:14)
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10. Who said, To obey is better than sacrifice? (answer: Samuel (1 Sam 15:22)
11. Who was Paul referring to when he said, May the Lord grant mercy to his household, for he often
refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains? (Answer: Onesiphorus (2 Tim 1:16)
12. On which day of the creation did God create trees and plants? (Answer: Third (Gen 1:11-13)
13. Who was the father of Abraham? (answer: Terah (Gen 11:31)
14. In which book of the Bible do we read of David and Goliath? (Answer: 1 Samuel (1 Sam 17)
15. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise... what? (Answer: Wisdom and
instruction (Pro 1:7)
16. Which disciple looked after Mary after the death of Jesus? (Answer: John (John 19:26-27)
17. Which church did Jesus accuse of being lukewarm? (Answer: Laodicea (Rev 3:16)
18. In the parable of the sower, what happened to the seed that fell on the path? (Answer: Eaten by birds
(Matt 13:4)
19. The blessed man will be like a tree planted by. what? (answer: Rivers of water (Ps 1:1-3)
20. How many times did Jesus say you should forgive your brother when he sins against you? (answer:
Seventy times seven (Matt 18:22)
21. How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born? (Answer: 100 (Gen 21:5)
22. Who said, When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when
I became a man, I put away childish things? (Answer: Paul (1 Cor 13:11)
23. Where did Jonah try to run to instead of going to Nineveh as God had commanded? (Answer: Tarshish
(Jon 1:3)
24. When Peter was asked if Jesus paid temple taxes, what animal concealed a coin with which to pay the
taxes? (Answer: Fish (Matt 17:27)
25. Which son did Jacob love more than all the others? (Answer: Joseph (Gen 37:3)
26. Where was Jesus baptized? (Answer: River Jordan (Mark 1:9)

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