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Bible Girls Trivia Quiz

There are lots of interesting women in the Bible; see what you know about them. I have used a variety of translations, but mainly The Revised Standard Version, The Jerusalem Bible and The Good News Bible.

A multiple-choice quiz by Emma-Jane. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Emma-Jane

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
183,626

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. King David fell in love with Bathsheba when he caught sight of her having a bath. To whom was she married at the time? Hint

Nathan

Joab

Eliam

Uriah

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jacob famously had twelve sons, but he also had a daughter. What was her name? Hint

Rachel

Dinah

Rebecca

Bilhah

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Question 3 of 10

3. John chapter 11 tells of the sister of Lazarus who poured perfume on Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair. What was her name?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Lydia, whom we meet in Acts chapter 16, was a woman from Thyatira who became a Christian when she heard Paul speaking. What was her occupation? Hint

Maid servant

Dealer in purple cloth

Shepherdess

None of the above

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Question 5 of 10

5. Orpah was a Moabite woman who was widowed while she was still young. Who was her more famous sister-in-law? Hint

Ruth

Hannah

Naomi

Miriam

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Question 6 of 10

6. Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist; who was her husband? Hint

Zechariah

Zebedee

Zacchaeus

Zerubbabel

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ananias and his wife were struck down by the Lord when they lied to the believers. What was the name of Ananias' wife? Hint

Sapphira

Tabitha

Priscilla

Dorcas

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Exodus 2 we read that Moses married Zilpah, the daughter of Jethro.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hannah was so desperate to have a child that she promised to dedicate any son she had to the service of God. Who was Hannah's long-awaited son? Hint

Jonathan

Saul

Isaac

Samuel

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which cousin of Mordecai and wife of Xerxes saved the Jewish people?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. King David fell in love with Bathsheba when he caught sight of her having a bath. To whom was she married at the time?

Answer: Uriah

When he discovered that Bathsheba was pregnant with his child, David arranged for Uriah to die in battle. You can find the story in 2 Samuel chapter 11.

2. Jacob famously had twelve sons, but he also had a daughter. What was her name?

Answer: Dinah

In Genesis chapter 34, we read that Dinah was raped by Shechem the Hivite. When her father found out he allowed Shechem to marry her with the stipulation that he be circumcised first.

3. John chapter 11 tells of the sister of Lazarus who poured perfume on Jesus' feet and wiped them with her hair. What was her name?

Answer: Mary

Martha was the name of the other sister. John 11:2 describes the scene: "Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill."

4. Lydia, whom we meet in Acts chapter 16, was a woman from Thyatira who became a Christian when she heard Paul speaking. What was her occupation?

Answer: Dealer in purple cloth

Dyed cloth was an expensive commodity in ancient times.

5. Orpah was a Moabite woman who was widowed while she was still young. Who was her more famous sister-in-law?

Answer: Ruth

Ruth refused to leave her mother-in-law, Naomi, after the death of her husband; she was great-grandmother of King David. Ruth, along with Esther and Judith, are the only women to have their own books in the Bible.

6. Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist; who was her husband?

Answer: Zechariah

Elizabeth was the cousin of Mary the mother of Jesus. Read about her in the first chapter of Luke's Gospel.

7. Ananias and his wife were struck down by the Lord when they lied to the believers. What was the name of Ananias' wife?

Answer: Sapphira

Ananias and Sapphira had sold some property so that they could donate the proceeds to the Christians; they then kept back part of the money for their own use. They died not because they had failed to hand over all the money, but because they had tried to lie to God. Their story is in Acts chapter 5.

8. In Exodus 2 we read that Moses married Zilpah, the daughter of Jethro.

Answer: False

In fact, Moses married Zipporah, the daughter of Jethro.

9. Hannah was so desperate to have a child that she promised to dedicate any son she had to the service of God. Who was Hannah's long-awaited son?

Answer: Samuel

As soon as he had been weaned, Hannah took her son to the temple and left him there to serve the Lord. Samuel's story is told in the two books named for him.

10. Which cousin of Mordecai and wife of Xerxes saved the Jewish people?

Answer: Esther

Another woman with her own book, Esther risked her life by going to see the King Xerxes without being summoned; luckily he held out his sceptre to her and showed that she was in favour.

Source: Author Emma-Jane

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