BIBLE TRIVIA - THEOLOGIAN EDITION

Here is an expert-level Bible & theology trivia set - extremely difficult and aimed at priests, seminarians, and theologians. Four choices each. Answers at the bottom.

1. Which Old Testament book contains the phrase “vanity of vanities”?
   A) Proverbs
   B) Ecclesiastes
   C) Job
   D) Sirach
   

2. Who was the father of the prophet Samuel?
   A) Jesse
   B) Elkanah
   C) Abner
   D) Eli
   
   

3. Which Psalm begins with “The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God’”?
   A) Psalm 1
   B) Psalm 14
   C) Psalm 23
   D) Psalm 51
   
   

4. Which prophet saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, with seraphim calling “Holy, holy, holy”?
   A) Jeremiah
   B) Ezekiel
   C) Isaiah
   D) Daniel
   
   

5. What was the name of the servant whose ear Peter cut off?
   A) Caiaphas
   B) Barabbas
   C) Malchus
   D) Nicodemus
   
   

6. Which Gospel contains the Bread of Life discourse?
   A) Matthew
   B) Mark
   C) Luke
   D) John
   
   

7. Who succeeded Moses as leader of Israel?
   A) Caleb
   B) Eleazar
   C) Joshua
   D) Gideon
   
   

8. Which council formally defined the canon of Scripture in the Catholic Church?
   A) Council of Nicaea
   B) Council of Trent
   C) Council of Chalcedon
   D) Council of Ephesus
   
   

9. Which Church Father is known as the “Doctor of Grace”?
   A) Jerome
   B) Ambrose
   C) Augustine
   D) Gregory the Great
   
   

10. What language was most of the Old Testament originally written in?
    A) Greek
    B) Latin
    C) Aramaic
    D) Hebrew
    
    

11. Which heresy denied the full divinity of Christ?
    A) Pelagianism
    B) Arianism
    C) Gnosticism
    D) Nestorianism
    
    

12. Which epistle contains the line “Faith without works is dead”?
    A) Romans
    B) Hebrews
    C) James
    D) Galatians
    
    

13. Who presided over the Council of Jerusalem in Acts 15?
    A) Peter
    B) Paul
    C) James
    D) Barnabas
    
    

14. Which book is considered the earliest written Gospel?
    A) Matthew
    B) Luke
    C) John
    D) Mark
    
    

15. Which Old Testament figure is described as a “type” of Christ in Hebrews?
    A) David
    B) Moses
    C) Melchizedek
    D) Elijah
    
    

16. What is the theological term for Christ emptying Himself?
    A) Theosis
    B) Kenosis
    C) Anamnesis
    D) Hypostasis
    
    

17. Which Pope excommunicated Martin Luther?
    A) Leo X
    B) Clement VII
    C) Julius II
    D) Paul III
    
    

18. Which sacrament imprints an indelible character on the soul?
    A) Marriage
    B) Eucharist
    C) Confession
    D) Holy Orders
    
    

19. Who wrote the Summa Theologica?
    A) Augustine
    B) Bonaventure
    C) Thomas Aquinas
    D) Anselm
    
    

20. What is the final book of the Catholic Old Testament?
    A) Sirach
    B) Tobit
    C) Wisdom
    D) 2 Maccabees

ANSWER KEY

1. B

2. B

3. B

4. C

5. C

6. D

7. C

8. B

9. C

10. D

11. B

12. C

13. C

14. D

15. C

16. B

17. A

18. D

19. C

20. D