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Jonah and the Big Fish Trivia Quiz

I like the story of Jonah because sometimes I don't want to do what God asks me to do! (I have used the Good News Bible to put this quiz together).

A multiple-choice quiz by ArleneRimmer. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
ArleneRimmer

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,974

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
16394

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: Guest 152 (8/10), Guest 136 (10/10), Guest 136 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where did God tell Jonah to go? Hint

New York

Paris

Amsterdam

Nineveh

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where did Jonah plan to go instead? Hint

Canada

Japan

Australia

Spain

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Question 3 of 10

3. Once Jonah was at sea, he went to sleep down below. What did God do? Hint

he gave him a bad dream

he sent a storm

he did nothing

he sent the police after him

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Question 4 of 10

4. The captain of the ship woke Jonah up and asked him to pray that God would stop the storm. All the sailors were praying according to their own religion. What did Jonah tell the captain? Hint

that it was not his fault

that God was upset with him

that it was only a little storm

that he wanted to go back to sleep

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Question 5 of 10

5. God did not stop the storm - in fact, it was getting worse. What did Jonah do? Hint

he told the captain to sail back home

he allowed the crew to throw him overboard

he went back to sleep

he pushed the captain overboard

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Question 6 of 10

6. What animal swallowed Jonah? Hint

a hippopotamus

an elephant

a shark

a big fish

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Jonah do when he was inside this animal? Hint

he built a raft

he prayed to God

he built a big fire

he went to sleep

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Question 8 of 10

8. When Jonah was next on dry land, God spoke to him again. What did he say? Hint

he told Jonah to go home

he told Jonah to do what he told him in the first place

he told Jonah to learn how to swim

he told Jonah to get married

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Question 9 of 10

9. The reason God wanted Jonah to go to the city to speak to the people who lived there was because he was upset that they were bad people. Did God forgive the people of that city?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. The story of Jonah can be found in the Bible, and the Bible is full of different books. In which book in the Bible is this story found? Hint

1 Kings

Jonah

Genesis

Mark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where did God tell Jonah to go?

Answer: Nineveh

God told Jonah to go to Nineveh to tell the people there that they were bad people and they had to be good.

2. Where did Jonah plan to go instead?

Answer: Spain

He didn't get as far as Spain but he did get on the boat.

3. Once Jonah was at sea, he went to sleep down below. What did God do?

Answer: he sent a storm

When the storm started the captain told everyone on the boat (including Jonah) to pray for help, because he had a feeling the storm was God trying to tell them something about the journey.

4. The captain of the ship woke Jonah up and asked him to pray that God would stop the storm. All the sailors were praying according to their own religion. What did Jonah tell the captain?

Answer: that God was upset with him

Jonah was a silly man for trying to run away from God, but he did tell the truth! He knew God wanted him off the ship, and told the captain he should jump overboard into the water, but the captain was a good captain and did not want to lose anyone!

5. God did not stop the storm - in fact, it was getting worse. What did Jonah do?

Answer: he allowed the crew to throw him overboard

As soon as Jonah was off the boat the storm stopped. The sailors on the boat then knew that Jonah's God was really God and followed him.

6. What animal swallowed Jonah?

Answer: a big fish

Some people tell the story of Jonah and the Whale, but the Bible says 'big fish'.

7. What did Jonah do when he was inside this animal?

Answer: he prayed to God

Did you watch 'Pinocchio'? In that film the little puppet and his Dad were swallowed by a whale, and they built a big fire to make the whale (Monstro) sneeze them out on the raft they had made. Jonah spoke to God when he was inside the big fish.

8. When Jonah was next on dry land, God spoke to him again. What did he say?

Answer: he told Jonah to do what he told him in the first place

Sometimes I don't do what I should do, and later I find that I have to do it anyway.

9. The reason God wanted Jonah to go to the city to speak to the people who lived there was because he was upset that they were bad people. Did God forgive the people of that city?

Answer: Yes

The Bible does not tell us, but we think that the people of Nineveh were good after this happened to them.

10. The story of Jonah can be found in the Bible, and the Bible is full of different books. In which book in the Bible is this story found?

Answer: Jonah

Jonah has a book all to himself in the Bible. You will find it in the Old Testament part, and if you are Jewish, it is in your Scripture as well. It is quite short, but a good story to read.

Source: Author ArleneRimmer

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