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Now, Where Is That?

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Geography of the Bible
Now Where Is That game quiz
"This quiz is about countries, cities and other places mentioned in the Bible. Where are those places located in today's world? What are the countries' names now? Have fun!"

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1. Abraham started his journey to Canaan, via Haran, in Ur of the Chaldeans. If he were starting this journey in the 21st century, from which country would he be leaving?
    Iran
    Iraq
    Syria
    Yemen


2. Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years; he received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai during this time. In which country is this mountain thought to be today?
    Jordan
    Israel
    Egypt
    Sudan


3. Ruth was a Moabite woman who married a man from Bethlehem. Moab was located in what present-day country?
    Jordan
    Syria
    Lebanon
    Turkey


4. Jonah was told by God to go to Nineveh in Assyria to preach. Although we cannot be certain, in which present-day city and country is the "great city" of Nineveh thought to be located?
    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Mosul, Iraq
    Aleppo, Syria
    Tabriz, Iran


5. Jonah disobeyed the Lord and, instead of going to Nineveh, he boarded a ship headed to Tarshish. In which of the following modern-day countries is that city thought to have been?
    Tunisia
    Albania
    Greece
    Spain


6. Jesus called his first disciples at the Sea of Galilee and, following the resurrection, he appeared to them there again. What is this body of water called today?
    Sea of Tranquility
    Mediterranean Sea
    Dead Sea
    Sea of Galilee


7. Judea and Samaria were both important places in Jesus' life and ministry. What is the area where these historical territories were located now called?
    West Bank
    Lebanon
    Gaza Strip
    Golan Heights


8. The apostle Paul was born as a Roman citizen in Tarsus of Cilicia. What country would that city be located in today?
    Turkey
    Greece
    Italy
    Israel


9. Which of the following churches that are mentioned by name in the New Testament are in modern-day Greece?
    Rome
    Antioch
    Colosse
    Corinth


10. The book of Revelation in the New Testament includes letters to the following seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. All of these cities were located in which of the following present-day countries?
    Turkey
    Egypt
    Italy
    Greece


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Compiled Jun 28 12