Bible Quiz Mark’s Gospel
Round One
1) What did John the Baptiser wear and what did he eat?
2) What was Jesus’ 3-point opening message in Galilee?
3) Why were the people in the synagogue in Capernaum amazed at His teaching?
4) What was so amazing about Jesus’ response to the leper?
5) What was the strange thing Jesus said to the paralytic?
6) What did David do in the days of Abiathar the priest?
7) What were the two things Jesus established about the ‘Sabbath’?
8) Where did the crowds come from who came to Him in Galilee?
9) Name the twelve apostles/disciples.
10) Who did the teachers of the law from Jerusalem say possessed Jesus?
11) Who did Jesus say were His ‘family’?
12) There were four types of ground in Jesus’ parable of the sower?
What were they and what sort of people did they represent?
13) After Jesus had calmed the storm, what did He say to His disciples?
14) What happened to the demons once they left ‘Legion’?
15) How did Jesus get back to the other side of the lake?
16) What was Jairus’ position in Society?
17) Jesus asked the crowd “Who touched my clothes”? Why was that so strange?
18) What did Jesus say to Jairus’ daughter?
(Extra bonus point for Aramaic & English)
19) When Jesus was in the synagogue in Nazareth, he was criticized.
The people mentioned his trade and his family.
What was his trade and what were the names of the family members mentioned?
20) When Jesus sent out his 12 disciples how did he send them out and with what authority?
21) What were they permitted to take and what were they not allowed to take?
(1 point each Extra bonus 5 points for ALL)
22) What did they do?
23) Who were people saying Jesus was?
24) What was the ‘prize’ Herodias’ daughter wanted for dancing so well before King Herod?
25) What relation was Philip to Herodias?
Round Two
26) How many loaves and fishes did Jesus have when He fed the 5000 people and how much was left over?
27) What did the disciples say was needed to feed them all?
28) What groupings did Jesus use to divide up the people?
29) After the meal where did Jesus send His disciples?
30) At what time did Jesus appear walking on the water?
31) What did they think He was?
32) What did Jesus reply?
33) After Jesus got back on land who got healed?
34) What do the Jews and Pharisees wash ceremonially as well as their hands?
35) Over the issue of what was clean and unclean, Jesus said they had ‘let go off/put aside’ the commands of God in favour of what?
36) What did Jesus say makes us ‘unclean’?
37) Name the 13 things that come out of people’s hearts and make us unclean
(1 point each! 5 bonus points for 10 or more)
38) When the Gentile woman with a possessed daughter came to ask Jesus to heal her, what did Jesus say?
39) What was her reply?
40) What happened next?
41) What did Jesus do to heal the deaf/mute?
(1 point each Extra bonus 5 points for all 5 items)
42) How many loaves and fish did they have for the 4000? And how many basketfuls were left over?
43) When the Pharisees came to see Jesus after this event what did they ask for?
44) What did the blind man from Bethsaida want Jesus to do?
45) What did Jesus do?
46) How many stages were there to the man’s healing and what did the man say at each stage?
47) Where was Jesus when he asked His disciples “Who do people say I am?”
48) When Jesus told His disciples He was going to die etc, Peter rebuked Him.
What was Jesus’ reply?
49) What MUST every follower of Jesus do?
50) How many days later did the Transfiguration take place?
Round Three
51) Who went up the mountain of Transfiguration?
52) Who met with Jesus and what do they represent?
53) What was wrong with what Peter wanted to do up the mountain of Transfiguration?
54) Complete what Jesus said, “Everything is possible…”
55) What did Jesus say we must do if we want to be first?
56) Why did Jesus want the children to come to Him?
57) According to Jesus – who is good?
58) Jesus told the rich young ruler to do 3 things – what were they?
59) What is easier than a rich man getting into the Kingdom of God?
60) What did Jesus think we would leave behind for Him and the Gospel?
61) What did James & John want Jesus to do for them?
62) Jesus said He had come to do two things – what were they?
63) What are the names of the two towns near Jerusalem at the Mount of Olives?
64) What did Jesus say the Temple should be and what they had made it?
65) What does Jesus consider praying in faith means?
66) What may stop us having our sins forgiven?
67) Why didn’t the religious leaders want to answer the question Jesus asked regarding John’s Baptism?
68) Who came with the Pharisees to trap Jesus re paying taxes?
69) Why are the Sadducees always sad?
70) What were the two things Jesus said the Sadducees had got wrong?
71) What was the Name God gave Moses at the Bush according to Jesus?
72) Why was that significant to Jesus?
73) What was the difference between the gifts of the rich and the widow?
74) Who were the four disciples who came to Jesus privately to talk about the end times?
75) What must happen before the end comes?
Round Four
76) What did Jesus say would not pass away even if Heaven & earth do?
77) How long was it before Passover that the religious leaders wanted to find some way to arrest Jesus?
78) Where did Simon the Leper live?
79) What did the woman do with her jar of perfume?
80) What was the ointment worth?
81) How did the disciples know in which house to hold the Passover celebrations?
82) Of whom did Jesus say that it would have been better if he hadn’t been born?
83) After the Passover meal what did they do before going to the Mount of Olives?
84) What did Jesus say He would do after He had risen?
85) How many times would a) the rooster crow and b) Peter deny Christ?
86) What happened to the High Priests servant?
87) What happened to the young man who was arrested with Jesus?
88) What was the final identification of Peter as someone who was with Jesus?
89) What did Pilate call Jesus?
90) Why was Barabbas in prison?
91) What did Pilate have done to Jesus before he handed Him over to be crucified?
92) What did the soldiers do to Jesus before they led Him out to Calvary?
93) What did they do with His clothes?
94) What did the religious people say?
95) What did the religious leaders say?
96) How long was there darkness over all the land?
97) What did Jesus cry out?
98) What happened in the Temple?
99) Who was watching to see where the body of Jesus was laid?
100) What did the women ask each other as they approached the tomb/
101) What happened to the disciples after they preached?