New Testament Trivia IV

NEW TESTAMENT TRIVIA IV

31) When an angel released Peter from prison and he went to the house of John Mark, what servant answered the door?

ACTS 12:12-14: He went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered and were praying. Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door. When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!"

32) What was the name of the young man who fell out of a window while Paul was preaching?

GAIUS TROPHIMUS ARISTARCHUS EUTYCHUS

ACTS 20:7-11: Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "He's alive!" Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate.

33) What was the name of Judas Iscariot's father?

SIMON PETER LUCIUS ERASTUS

JOHN 13:26: Then, dipping the piece of bread, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot.

34) Who was Saul's first missionary companion?

BARNABAS SILAS TIMOTHY PAUL

ACTS 13:2-3: While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

35) Who tried to buy the gift of bestowing the Holy Spirit from Peter and John?

CLAUDIUS SIMON CORNELIUS PHILIP

ACTS 8:18-20: When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money and said, "Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." Peter answered: "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!"

36) Who was the first known European convert to Christianity?

CRISPUS ANTONIUS PRISCILLA LYDIA

Lydia of Thyatira is generally regarded as the first documented convert to Christianity in Europe. Several Christian denominations have designated her a saint.

37) What was the name of John the Baptist's mother?

RUTH RACHEL MARY ELIZABETH

According to the Gospel of Luke, Elizabeth, also spelled Elisabeth or Elisheba, was the mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zechariah.

38) After the Prodigal Son ran out of money, what job did he find?

BEGGING FEEDING PIGS SOWING FIELDS CARING FOR LEPERS

LUKE 15:15: So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

39) Who did God strike dead for withholding money from the church?

ANANIAS & SAPPHIRA MNASON & DORCAS SIMON & RHODA CRISPUS & DRUSILLA

According to the fifth chapter of Acts, Ananias and his wife Sapphira were members of the early Christian church in Jerusalem. The account records their sudden deaths after selling a piece of property and withholding a portion of the proceeds for themselves.

40) In the fourth chapter of Revelation, John of Patmos sees four living creatures: a lion, an ox, an eagle, and a _____.

HORSE SERPENT RAM MAN

REVELATION 4:7: The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.