Trivia about Jesus

All 80 questions with answers

1. MatthewIn what town was Jesus born, in the days of Herod the king?

   1. Nazareth
   2. Jerusalem
   3. Bethlehem
   4. Capernaum

   Answer: C. Bethlehem · Matthew 2:1 · More Matthew questions

2. LukeWhere did Mary lay the newborn Jesus?

   1. In a cradle
   2. In an inn bed
   3. On the ground
   4. In a manger

   Answer: D. In a manger · Luke 2:7 · More Luke questions

3. JohnAt the marriage in Cana, what did Jesus turn the water into?

   1. Oil
   2. Milk
   3. Bread
   4. Wine

   Answer: D. Wine · John 2:9 · More John questions

4. LukeWhich angel told Mary she would conceive and bring forth a son named Jesus?

   1. Michael
   2. Gabriel
   3. Raphael
   4. Uriel

   Answer: B. Gabriel · Luke 1:26 · More Luke questions

5. MatthewWhat three gifts did the wise men present to the young child?

   1. Gold, silver, and spices
   2. Bread, wine, and oil
   3. Frankincense, myrrh, and salt
   4. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh

   Answer: D. Gold, frankincense, and myrrh · Matthew 2:11 · More Matthew questions

6. MatthewWarned in a dream, where did Joseph flee with the child and his mother?

   1. Egypt
   2. Galilee
   3. Nazareth
   4. Bethlehem

   Answer: A. Egypt · Matthew 2:14 · More Matthew questions

7. LukeHow old was Jesus when He stayed behind at the temple in Jerusalem?

   1. Eight years old
   2. Twelve years old
   3. Ten years old
   4. Thirty years old

   Answer: B. Twelve years old · Luke 2:42 · More Luke questions

8. LukeWhat did Jesus say He must be about when His parents found Him?

   1. His mother's care
   2. My Father's business
   3. The Passover feast
   4. The synagogue

   Answer: B. My Father's business · Luke 2:49 · More Luke questions

9. MatthewWhat appeared and lighted upon Jesus when he was baptized?

   1. A flame of fire
   2. A bright cloud
   3. The Spirit of God like a dove
   4. A shining star

   Answer: C. The Spirit of God like a dove · Matthew 3:16 · More Matthew questions

10. MarkWhat voice came from heaven at Jesus' baptism?

    1. Thou art the Holy One of God
    2. Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased
    3. Behold the Lamb of God
    4. Repent, the kingdom is at hand

    Answer: B. Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased · Mark 1:11 · More Mark questions

11. MarkHow many days was Jesus in the wilderness, tempted of Satan?

    1. Three days
    2. Seven days
    3. Forty days
    4. Forty years

    Answer: C. Forty days · Mark 1:13 · More Mark questions

12. MatthewWhat were Simon Peter and his brother Andrew doing when Jesus called them?

    1. Casting a net into the sea
    2. Mending their nets
    3. Sitting at the receipt of custom
    4. Plucking ears of corn

    Answer: A. Casting a net into the sea · Matthew 4:18 · More Matthew questions

13. LukeIn Luke 5, what did Jesus tell Simon Peter he would catch from now on?

    1. Men
    2. Fish
    3. Souls
    4. Sheep

    Answer: A. Men · Luke 5:10 · More Luke questions

14. MarkWhat surname did Jesus give to James and John, the sons of Zebedee?

    1. Cephas
    2. The Canaanites
    3. Sons of David
    4. Boanerges, sons of thunder

    Answer: D. Boanerges, sons of thunder · Mark 3:17 · More Mark questions

15. JohnJesus said Simon would be called Cephas, which by interpretation means what?

    1. A stone
    2. A rock
    3. A fisher
    4. A friend

    Answer: A. A stone · John 1:42 · More John questions

16. JohnWhere did Jesus say he saw Nathanael before Philip called him?

    1. By the well
    2. Under the fig tree
    3. On the road
    4. In the temple

    Answer: B. Under the fig tree · John 1:48 · More John questions

17. JohnHow many waterpots of stone were set there at the wedding in Cana?

    1. Six
    2. Twelve
    3. Three
    4. Seven

    Answer: A. Six · John 2:6 · More John questions

18. MatthewAccording to the Beatitudes, the meek shall inherit what?

    1. The kingdom
    2. Great reward
    3. The earth
    4. Mercy

    Answer: C. The earth · Matthew 5:5 · More Matthew questions

19. MatthewJesus said "Ye are the salt of the earth" and also the what of the world?

    1. Hope
    2. Bread
    3. Light
    4. Leaven

    Answer: C. Light · Matthew 5:14 · More Matthew questions

20. MatthewIn the Lord's Prayer, what comes after "Our Father which art in heaven"?

    1. Thy kingdom come
    2. Give us this day
    3. Thy will be done
    4. Hallowed be thy name

    Answer: D. Hallowed be thy name · Matthew 6:9 · More Matthew questions

21. MatthewJesus said to consider what, which toil not nor spin, as a lesson about worry?

    1. The lilies of the field
    2. The fowls of the air
    3. The grass of the field
    4. The mustard seeds

    Answer: A. The lilies of the field · Matthew 6:28 · More Matthew questions

22. MatthewJesus said no man can serve two masters: ye cannot serve God and what?

    1. Caesar
    2. The world
    3. Men
    4. Mammon

    Answer: D. Mammon · Matthew 6:24 · More Matthew questions

23. MarkWhat did Jesus say to the storm on the sea of Galilee?

    1. Talitha cumi
    2. Ephphatha
    3. Be of good cheer
    4. Peace, be still

    Answer: D. Peace, be still · Mark 4:39 · More Mark questions

24. MatthewHow many loaves and fishes fed the five thousand?

    1. Two loaves, five fishes
    2. Five loaves, two fishes
    3. Seven loaves, two fishes
    4. Three loaves, three fishes

    Answer: B. Five loaves, two fishes · Matthew 14:17 · More Matthew questions

25. JohnWhat did Jesus do as the disciples rowed on the stormy sea?

    1. Calmed the storm
    2. Walked on the sea
    3. Slept in the ship
    4. Cast out a net

    Answer: B. Walked on the sea · John 6:19 · More John questions

26. MarkWhat Aramaic words did Jesus speak to raise Jairus' daughter?

    1. Ephphatha
    2. Abba, Father
    3. Eloi, Eloi
    4. Talitha cumi

    Answer: D. Talitha cumi · Mark 5:41 · More Mark questions

27. LukeAt Nain, whom did Jesus raise as the dead man was carried out?

    1. A ruler's daughter
    2. A widow's only son
    3. A centurion's servant
    4. A beggar named Lazarus

    Answer: B. A widow's only son · Luke 7:12 · More Luke questions

28. JohnHow many days had Lazarus already lain in the grave when Jesus arrived?

    1. two days
    2. four days
    3. three days
    4. six days

    Answer: B. four days · John 11:17 · More John questions

29. JohnWith what words did Jesus call Lazarus out of the tomb?

    1. Arise and walk
    2. Loose him, and let him go
    3. Lazarus, come forth
    4. Take ye away the stone

    Answer: C. Lazarus, come forth · John 11:43 · More John questions

30. JohnWhat two words make up the shortest verse, recorded when Lazarus died?

    1. It is finished
    2. Peace be unto you
    3. Jesus wept
    4. Lazarus, come forth

    Answer: C. Jesus wept · John 11:35 · More John questions

31. LukeWho finally showed mercy to the wounded man on the road to Jericho?

    1. A Levite
    2. A priest
    3. A lawyer
    4. A Samaritan

    Answer: D. A Samaritan · Luke 10:33 · More Luke questions

32. LukeWhat did the father order killed to celebrate the prodigal son's return?

    1. A lamb
    2. A goat
    3. The fatted calf
    4. An ox

    Answer: C. The fatted calf · Luke 15:23 · More Luke questions

33. LukeIn Luke, how many lepers met Jesus, and how many returned to thank him?

    1. Seven met, two returned
    2. Twelve met, three returned
    3. Five met, one returned
    4. Ten met, one returned

    Answer: D. Ten met, one returned · Luke 17:12 · More Luke questions

34. LukeWhat was the name of the rich chief publican who climbed a sycomore tree?

    1. Levi
    2. Zacchaeus
    3. Jairus
    4. Simon

    Answer: B. Zacchaeus · Luke 19:2 · More Luke questions

35. LukeWhat did Jesus say the Son of man came to seek and to save?

    1. The righteous
    2. That which was lost
    3. The kingdom
    4. The poor only

    Answer: B. That which was lost · Luke 19:10 · More Luke questions

36. JohnWho came to Jesus by night and was told 'Ye must be born again'?

    1. Lazarus
    2. Caiaphas
    3. Nicodemus
    4. Joseph

    Answer: C. Nicodemus · John 3:1 · More John questions

37. JohnWhat did Jesus offer to give the Samaritan woman?

    1. Living water
    2. New wine
    3. Daily bread
    4. Eternal rest

    Answer: A. Living water · John 4:10 · More John questions

38. JohnIn the synagogue at Capernaum, Jesus said, 'I am the ___ of life.'

    1. bread
    2. light
    3. door
    4. vine

    Answer: A. bread · John 6:35 · More John questions

39. JohnTo Martha Jesus said, 'I am the resurrection, and the ___.'

    1. life
    2. truth
    3. way
    4. light

    Answer: A. life · John 11:25 · More John questions

40. JohnAnswering Thomas, Jesus said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by ___.'

    1. faith
    2. the Spirit
    3. grace
    4. me

    Answer: D. me · John 14:6 · More John questions

41. JohnJesus said, 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the ___.'

    1. shepherd
    2. husbandman
    3. vinedresser
    4. gardener

    Answer: B. husbandman · John 15:1 · More John questions

42. JohnWhat 'new commandment' did Jesus give His disciples?

    1. That ye love one another
    2. That ye keep my words
    3. That ye believe on me
    4. That ye abide in me

    Answer: A. That ye love one another · John 13:34 · More John questions

43. MatthewOn the tribute money, Jesus said render unto Caesar Caesar's things and unto God what?

    1. Your tithes
    2. The things that are God's
    3. Your obedience
    4. The temple gold

    Answer: B. The things that are God's · Matthew 22:21 · More Matthew questions

44. MatthewJesus said the scribes and Pharisees strain at a gnat and swallow what?

    1. A camel
    2. A serpent
    3. A fish
    4. A stone

    Answer: A. A camel · Matthew 23:24 · More Matthew questions

45. MarkOn what animal did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?

    1. A horse
    2. A donkey and her foal
    3. On foot
    4. A colt

    Answer: D. A colt · Mark 11:7 · More Mark questions

46. MarkWhat did Jesus say the temple had been made into?

    1. A house of prayer
    2. A den of thieves
    3. A marketplace
    4. A synagogue

    Answer: B. A den of thieves · Mark 11:17 · More Mark questions

47. MatthewFor how many pieces of silver did Judas agree to betray Jesus?

    1. Thirty
    2. Twenty
    3. Forty
    4. Fifty

    Answer: A. Thirty · Matthew 26:15 · More Matthew questions

48. JohnAt the supper Jesus rose, laid aside His garments, and did what?

    1. broke the bread
    2. gave thanks
    3. washed the disciples' feet
    4. anointed their heads

    Answer: C. washed the disciples' feet · John 13:5 · More John questions

49. MatthewIn Gethsemane, Jesus prayed that what might pass from him?

    1. This hour
    2. This cup
    3. This burden
    4. This night

    Answer: B. This cup · Matthew 26:39 · More Matthew questions

50. MarkWho betrayed Jesus with a kiss?

    1. Peter
    2. Caiaphas
    3. Judas Iscariot
    4. Barabbas

    Answer: C. Judas Iscariot · Mark 14:43 · More Mark questions

51. JohnWhose right ear did Simon Peter cut off in the garden?

    1. Malchus'
    2. Caiaphas'
    3. Annas'
    4. Barabbas'

    Answer: A. Malchus' · John 18:10 · More John questions

52. MatthewWhat did Pilate do before the multitude, saying he was innocent of Jesus' blood?

    1. Tore his robe
    2. Bowed his head
    3. Lit a fire
    4. Washed his hands

    Answer: D. Washed his hands · Matthew 27:24 · More Matthew questions

53. MatthewWhich prisoner did the people ask Pilate to release instead of Jesus?

    1. Barabbas
    2. Simon
    3. Judas
    4. Joseph

    Answer: A. Barabbas · Matthew 27:21 · More Matthew questions

54. MatthewWhat did the soldiers plat and put upon Jesus' head?

    1. A scarlet robe
    2. A crown of thorns
    3. A reed
    4. A linen cloth

    Answer: B. A crown of thorns · Matthew 27:29 · More Matthew questions

55. MatthewWho was compelled to bear Jesus' cross?

    1. Simon Peter
    2. Joseph of Arimathaea
    3. Simon of Cyrene
    4. A centurion

    Answer: C. Simon of Cyrene · Matthew 27:32 · More Matthew questions

56. LukeAt what place was Jesus crucified?

    1. Calvary
    2. Bethany
    3. The Mount of Olives
    4. Gethsemane

    Answer: A. Calvary · Luke 23:33 · More Luke questions

57. LukeWhat did Jesus say from the cross about those who crucified Him?

    1. Father, forgive them
    2. It is finished
    3. Father, why?
    4. Peace be unto you

    Answer: A. Father, forgive them · Luke 23:34 · More Luke questions

58. LukeWhat did Jesus promise the penitent thief on the cross?

    1. Today thou shalt be with me in paradise
    2. Thy sins are forgiven thee
    3. Thy faith hath saved thee
    4. Thou shalt see the kingdom

    Answer: A. Today thou shalt be with me in paradise · Luke 23:43 · More Luke questions

59. JohnWhat did Jesus say just before he bowed his head and gave up the ghost?

    1. My God, my God
    2. Into thy hands
    3. It is well
    4. It is finished

    Answer: D. It is finished · John 19:30 · More John questions

60. MatthewWhen Jesus yielded up the ghost, what happened to the temple veil?

    1. It was burned
    2. It was rolled up
    3. It was washed
    4. It was rent in twain

    Answer: D. It was rent in twain · Matthew 27:51 · More Matthew questions

61. JohnWhat came out of Jesus' side when a soldier pierced it with a spear?

    1. Fire and smoke
    2. Wine and oil
    3. Water only
    4. Blood and water

    Answer: D. Blood and water · John 19:34 · More John questions

62. MatthewWhat did the angel say to the women at the empty tomb about Jesus?

    1. He is taken away
    2. He is risen
    3. He sleeps
    4. He goeth to Egypt

    Answer: B. He is risen · Matthew 28:6 · More Matthew questions

63. JohnWhen the risen Jesus first spoke to Mary, what did she at first suppose him to be?

    1. A priest
    2. The gardener
    3. An angel
    4. A soldier

    Answer: B. The gardener · John 20:15 · More John questions

64. JohnWhat did Thomas say when he finally saw the risen Jesus?

    1. It is the Lord
    2. Rabboni, Master
    3. Blessed art thou
    4. My Lord and my God

    Answer: D. My Lord and my God · John 20:28 · More John questions

65. LukeOn the road to Emmaus, what was the name of one of the two travelers?

    1. Lazarus
    2. Bartholomew
    3. Theophilus
    4. Cleopas

    Answer: D. Cleopas · Luke 24:18 · More Luke questions

66. JohnWhat did Jesus tell Peter to do three times by the sea of Tiberias?

    1. Cast the net
    2. Feed my sheep
    3. Follow me only
    4. Loose the bonds

    Answer: B. Feed my sheep · John 21:17 · More John questions

67. MatthewJesus told Peter to find tribute money in the mouth of what?

    1. A great fish
    2. A net of fishes
    3. The fish that first cometh up
    4. The largest fish

    Answer: C. The fish that first cometh up · Matthew 17:27 · More Matthew questions

68. MarkIn healing a deaf man with a speech impediment, Jesus said 'Ephphatha,' meaning what?

    1. Arise
    2. Be still
    3. Be opened
    4. Be clean

    Answer: C. Be opened · Mark 7:34 · More Mark questions

69. JohnThe pool with five porches by the sheep market was called what in the Hebrew tongue?

    1. Siloam
    2. Gabbatha
    3. Cedron
    4. Bethesda

    Answer: D. Bethesda · John 5:2 · More John questions

70. LukeIn what three languages was the superscription written over Jesus on the cross?

    1. Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
    2. Greek, Latin, and Hebrew
    3. Latin, Hebrew, and Syriac
    4. Greek, Hebrew, and Egyptian

    Answer: B. Greek, Latin, and Hebrew · Luke 23:38 · More Luke questions

71. JohnHow many great fishes did Simon Peter draw to land in the net?

    1. A hundred and forty and four
    2. A hundred and fifty and three
    3. Five thousand
    4. Twelve baskets full

    Answer: B. A hundred and fifty and three · John 21:11 · More John questions

72. MarkAt the ninth hour Jesus cried 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani,' meaning what?

    1. Father, into thy hands
    2. It is finished
    3. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me
    4. Father, forgive them

    Answer: C. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me · Mark 15:34 · More Mark questions

73. LukeJesus calls Herod what when warned that Herod would kill him?

    1. A wolf
    2. That fox
    3. A serpent
    4. A lion

    Answer: B. That fox · Luke 13:32 · More Luke questions

74. MatthewIn which watch of the night did Jesus go to the disciples, walking on the sea?

    1. The first watch
    2. The fourth watch
    3. The second watch
    4. The third watch

    Answer: B. The fourth watch · Matthew 14:25 · More Matthew questions

75. JohnWhat was the place called in Hebrew where Pilate sat in the judgment seat?

    1. Golgotha
    2. Bethesda
    3. Gabbatha
    4. Cedron

    Answer: C. Gabbatha · John 19:13 · More John questions

76. LukeA man healed by Jesus on the sabbath at a Pharisee's house had which affliction, named only in Luke?

    1. A withered hand
    2. The dropsy
    3. A palsy
    4. A bloody flux

    Answer: B. The dropsy · Luke 14:2 · More Luke questions

77. JohnNear what city in Samaria was Jacob's well, by the parcel Jacob gave Joseph?

    1. Sychar
    2. Ephraim
    3. Salim
    4. Aenon

    Answer: A. Sychar · John 4:5 · More John questions

78. MarkIn whose house in Bethany was Jesus anointed with spikenard?

    1. Simon the leper
    2. Simon the Pharisee
    3. Simon the Cyrenian
    4. Simon Peter

    Answer: A. Simon the leper · Mark 14:3 · More Mark questions

79. LukeThe village of Emmaus was about how far from Jerusalem, per Luke?

    1. A sabbath day's journey
    2. Fifteen furlongs
    3. A hundred furlongs
    4. Threescore furlongs

    Answer: D. Threescore furlongs · Luke 24:13 · More Luke questions

80. JohnWho brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes to help bury Jesus' body?

    1. Simon Peter
    2. Lazarus
    3. Nicodemus
    4. Caiaphas

    Answer: C. Nicodemus · John 19:39 · More John questions