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Quiz about Whats in a Name
Quiz about Whats in a Name

What's in a Name? Trivia Quiz


Many people in the Bible had multiple names. All you have to do is choose the correct name.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
248,932
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
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2929
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Question 1 of 10
1. This man was renamed Niger because of his dark complexion. What was his birth name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Along with Daniel and his other two friends, a eunuch gave this man the new name of Shadrach? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. After suffering the loss of her husband and two sons, Naomi referred to herself by this name because it meant bitter. What name did Naomi choose?

Answer: (four letter name)
Question 4 of 10
4. Both Sarai and her husband Abram were given new names by God at an old age. Abram's name was changed to Abraham and Sarai's name was changed to Suri.


Question 5 of 10
5. Peter and his brother were called by Jesus as "fishers of men". When Andrew brought Peter to meet Jesus, what new name did Jesus bestow on his disciple? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. According to Revelation 9, the Hebrew name for the angel of the abyss is Abaddon. What is the angel of the abyss known as in Greek? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Abednego was one of the three men that was thrown into the fiery furnace. What other name did this man go by? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What did Saul change his name to, some years after he became a Christian on the road to Damascus?

Answer: (four letter name)
Question 9 of 10
9. In the King James Version, Moses changed Oshea's name to Joshua and sent him to spy on the Canaanites.


Question 10 of 10
10. On her death bed, this man's mother named her baby boy Ben-oni, but his father changed it to what name after her death? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This man was renamed Niger because of his dark complexion. What was his birth name?

Answer: Simeon

The only time Simeon is mentioned as being renamed Niger is in Acts 1. Simeon was a minister in one of the churches of Antioch along with Barnabas, Lucius, and Manaen.
2. Along with Daniel and his other two friends, a eunuch gave this man the new name of Shadrach?

Answer: Hananiah

Shadrach's given name was Hananiah before the prince of the eunuchs changed it. Hananiah was taken captive along with his other two friends by Nebuchadnezzar.
3. After suffering the loss of her husband and two sons, Naomi referred to herself by this name because it meant bitter. What name did Naomi choose?

Answer: Mara

Naomi was the proud wife of Elimelech and mother to Mahlon and Chilion. When her family died, Naomi referred to herself by Mara because of how the Lord had treated her. She and her daughter-in-law left Moab and went to live in Bethlehem.
4. Both Sarai and her husband Abram were given new names by God at an old age. Abram's name was changed to Abraham and Sarai's name was changed to Suri.

Answer: False

Sarai and Abram were in their nineties when God told them they would have a son. Upon giving them the news that they would be parents, God changed Abram's name to Abraham and Sarai's name to Sarah. Sarah was one-hundred and twenty seven years old when she died.
5. Peter and his brother were called by Jesus as "fishers of men". When Andrew brought Peter to meet Jesus, what new name did Jesus bestow on his disciple?

Answer: Cephas

Andrew and his brother Simon Peter were the first disciples Jesus called to help him. While out fishing, Andrew heard Jesus teaching and went to get his brother to hear Him. Jesus met Peter and renamed him Cephas because it meant "stone".
6. According to Revelation 9, the Hebrew name for the angel of the abyss is Abaddon. What is the angel of the abyss known as in Greek?

Answer: Apollyon

In Revelation 9:11, Abaddon and Apollyon mean "destroyer". Abaddon was the king of the evil spirits and would be released by a star that fell to the earth and was given a key to open the abyss. Smoke rose from the abyss along with locusts that tortured people without the mark of God on their foreheads.
7. Abednego was one of the three men that was thrown into the fiery furnace. What other name did this man go by?

Answer: Azariah

Abednego was Jewish by birth. He was given the new name of Azariah by a eunuch prince. Along with his friends Shadrach and Meshach they were thrown in the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar because they wouldn't bow down to him. After the men survived the fiery furnace, King Nebuchadnezzar promoted them to head of affairs for the Babylon province.
8. What did Saul change his name to, some years after he became a Christian on the road to Damascus?

Answer: Paul

Saul was on his way to Damascus to persecute some fugitive Christians he had heard were taking refuge in the city. A few miles from Damascus, God blinded Saul with a great light and asked why Saul was trying to hurt Him. A blind Saul was taken into Damascus where a man of God named Ananias was living. Ananias healed Saul and baptized him. Saul changed his name to Paul and began his missionary work.
9. In the King James Version, Moses changed Oshea's name to Joshua and sent him to spy on the Canaanites.

Answer: True

Oshea (Numbers 13:16) was the son of Nun and a member of the tribe of Ephraim. He accompanied Moses halfway up Mount Sinai when Moses was given the Ten Commandments. Joshua took over for Moses after his death.
10. On her death bed, this man's mother named her baby boy Ben-oni, but his father changed it to what name after her death?

Answer: Benjamin

Rachel died giving birth to her youngest son. On her death bed, she named him Ben-oni because it meant "son of her pain". After her death, Jacob renamed his son Benjamin which meant "son of my right hand". Benjamin had the smallest of the twelve tribes. Out of Benjamin's tribe came Saul, who later became King.
Source: Author pennie1478

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