Bible & Hymns
Instructions: How well do you know the Good Book and classic hymns? Test your knowledge of beloved Bible stories, famous verses, and timeless church hymns!
- 1.
According to the Book of Genesis, what did God create on the first day?
AAnimalsBThe sky and seasCLightDPlants and trees - 2.
Who was swallowed by a great fish after trying to flee from God's command?
AMosesBDanielCJonahDElijah - 3.
Which famous hymn begins with the words 'Amazing grace, how sweet the sound'?
AHow Great Thou ArtBRock of AgesCAmazing GraceDBlessed Assurance - 4.
How many disciples did Jesus choose?
A7B12C10D14 - 5.
In the story of David and Goliath, what weapon did David use to defeat the giant?
AA bow and arrowBA spearCA sling and a stoneDA sword - 6.
The hymn 'How Great Thou Art' was originally written in which language?
ASwedishBLatinCGermanDEnglish - 7.
According to Genesis, how old was Noah when the great flood began?
A200 years oldB600 years oldC900 years oldD400 years old - 8.
Which psalm begins with the words 'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want'?
APsalm 19BPsalm 23CPsalm 1DPsalm 91 - 9.
Who wrote the hymn 'Blessed Assurance'?
AIsaac WattsBJohn NewtonCFanny CrosbyDCharles Wesley - 10.
In the New Testament, what miracle did Jesus perform at the wedding in Cana?
ATurned water into wineBWalked on waterCMultiplied loaves and fishesDHealed a blind man - 11.
The hymn 'It Is Well with My Soul' was written by Horatio Spafford after what personal tragedy?
AA severe illnessBThe loss of his four daughters at seaCThe death of his wifeDA devastating fire - 12.
According to the Book of Exodus, how many plagues did God send upon Egypt?
A12B7C10D15 - 13.
Which book of the Bible contains the verse 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son'?
ARomansBMarkCJohnDMatthew - 14.
The classic hymn 'Rock of Ages' was written by which author in 1763?
AAugustus TopladyBIsaac WattsCWilliam CowperDCharles Wesley - 15.
In the Book of Daniel, how many men were thrown into the fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar?
A2B4C1D3
Answer Key
In Genesis 1:3, God said 'Let there be light,' and there was light. This was the very first act of creation.
In the Book of Jonah, God told Jonah to go to Nineveh, but Jonah tried to flee by sea. God sent a great fish that swallowed Jonah for three days and three nights.
Amazing Grace was written by John Newton in 1772. Newton was a former slave trader who underwent a spiritual conversion and became a clergyman.
Jesus chose 12 disciples (also called apostles): Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot.
In 1 Samuel 17, the young shepherd David defeated the Philistine giant Goliath with a sling and a single smooth stone, striking him in the forehead.
How Great Thou Art was originally a Swedish hymn ('O Store Gud') written by Carl Boberg in 1885. It was later translated into English by Stuart K. Hine in 1949.
Genesis 7:6 states that Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth. According to the Bible, Noah lived to be 950 years old.
Psalm 23, attributed to King David, is one of the most beloved passages in the Bible. It portrays God as a caring shepherd who provides for and protects His flock.
Blessed Assurance was written by Fanny Crosby in 1873, with music by Phoebe Knapp. Fanny Crosby, who was blind from infancy, wrote over 8,000 hymns during her lifetime.
In John 2:1-11, turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana was Jesus' first recorded miracle. He instructed servants to fill six stone jars with water, which became fine wine.
Horatio Spafford wrote this hymn in 1873 after his four daughters perished when the ship SS Ville du Havre sank in the Atlantic Ocean. His wife survived and sent him a telegram: 'Saved alone.'
God sent 10 plagues upon Egypt to convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites from slavery. They included water turned to blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock disease, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and the death of the firstborn.
John 3:16 is one of the most widely quoted verses in the Bible. It summarizes the core message of the Christian gospel in a single sentence.
Rock of Ages was written by Anglican clergyman Augustus Toplady in 1763. The hymn uses the metaphor of a rock as a place of shelter, reflecting Toplady's Calvinist theology.
In Daniel 3, three men — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego — were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's golden statue. They emerged unharmed, and a fourth figure was seen walking with them in the flames.