Can You Get 100% on This Biblical Geography Quiz?

By: Isadora Teich
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Can You Get 100% on This Biblical Geography Quiz?
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About This Quiz

Do you think you are a biblical geography whiz? The Bible is the most influential work in all of western literature. Whether you personally believe in the religions associated with it or not,  Christianity and the Bible have had a huge influence on mankind for centuries around the world. From Europe to the U.S. to even parts of Asia, Christianity has had a large impact historically and remains influential to this day. 

The Bible mentions many events that occurred and places that existed, though not everything mentioned in it happened literally. With this in mind, having a basic understanding of biblical places can help to form knowledge about history. The Bible mentions places like Israel, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and the Roman Empire. It covers a portion of the ancient world and has even guided archaeologists and historians in their studies in some instances. People and events do not exist separately from their settings, and place can play a huge part in events. That is why it is important to not only know the characters and events and background of the Bible. If you want to truly understand it, you must also know about the places it talks about. 

If you think you are a biblical geography expert, try your hand at this quiz! 

Where was Jesus born?
Damascus
India
Bethlehem
Egypt
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The birth of Jesus is one of the most famous Biblical stories. He was born in Bethlehem, a city five miles south of Jerusalem.

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Which of these places was once the capital of Egypt?
Memphis
Alexandria
Mumbai
Damascus
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Alexandria was the capital of Egypt around 330 BC. It was famous for its ancient library and ornate lighthouse.

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What river was Moses found in as a baby, floating in a basket?
Tigris
Euphrates
Nile
Brahmaputra
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

As a baby, Moses was found by the Pharaoh's daughter floating down the Nile in a basket. His mother did this to try to help him escape death at the Pharaoh's orders.

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Was Babylon a real place?
yes
no
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

While the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are largely considered to be mythic, Babylon itself was a real place. This Mesopotamian city is estimated to have been the largest city in the Ancient World at different points in history.

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What is the name of the garden that Adam and Eve lived in?
Thermopylae
Eden
Babylon
Mesopotamia
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Right after creation, God planted the Garden of Eden. This is where Adam and Eve lived before they were exiled.

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Where did Solomon build a temple to the Lord?
a mountain
a valley
a forest
on an island
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Solomon built a temple to the Lord on Mount Moriah. This was located in Jerusalem.

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What river did the Pharaoh dream of in Genesis that only Joseph could interpret?
Nile
Ganges
Hudson
Amazon
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Genesis, Pharaoh dreams that seven cows come out of the Nile. No one can interpret his dream, until he asks Joseph.

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Which Biblical city is one of the oldest inhabited cities on earth?
Jerusalem
Damascus
Ur
Bethany
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth. Today it is the capital of Syria.

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What sea is next to Israel?
Caribbean
Caspian
Mediterranean
South China
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Israel of the Old Testament and modern-day Israel share a Mediterranean shore in common. They both touch the easternmost part of the sea.

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Which biblical place is identified with the modern country of Ethiopia?
Egypt
Cush
Babel
Judea
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Wrong Answer

The land of Cush in the bible is thought to roughly correspond with modern day Ethiopia. It is thought to be the home of the Queen of Sheba, who famously visited King Solomon.

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Where did Abraham take Isaac to be sacrificed?
The Heart of Rome
The Dead Sea
Judah
A mountain in Moriah
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Wrong Answer

This is one of the most famous biblical stories. Abraham was about to sacrifice his son Isaac on a mountaintop in Moriah, which is believed to be in Jerusalem by Christian and Jewish sources and near Mecca by Muslim sources.

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Which river is said to have its origins in the Garden of Eden?
The Nile
The Euphrates
The Rio Grande
The Ganges
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The Euphrates is one of the most important rivers in world history. With the Nile and Tigris rivers it helped to form the fertile crescent, where numerous ancient civilizations innovated and thrived.

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Was the Garden of Eden a real place?
Yes
No
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

The Garden of Eden is considered mythological by most modern scholars. There have been some suggestions of its location throughout the Middle East, but these cannot be proved.

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Where were the followers of Christ called Christians for the first time?
Greece
Rome
Israel
Egypt
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

This occurred for the first time in the Greek city of Antioch. It was founded by one of Alexander the Great's generals and later became the capital of the Roman province, Syria.

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Abraham traveled from Ur to:
Jerusalem
Rome
Canaan
Philippi
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Abraham traveled from Ur to Canaan. He made this journey by going through Haran.

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In which biblical place is there said to be gold?
Havilah
Assyria
Greece
Aijalon
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Genesis, Havilah is said to be a land of gold. One of the four rivers which flows from the Garden of Eden skirts it.

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According to the Bible, a river flowed into Eden and split into how many rivers on its way out?
two
18
four
nine
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Wrong Answer

Four rivers flowed out of the Garden of Eden. According to Genesis, they are the Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, and Euphrates.

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In ancient times, which city was the southernmost part of Israel.
Crete
Beersheba
Ethiopia
Babylon
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Today, Beersheba is the largest Israeli city in the Negev Desert of Southern Israel. Biblical patriarchs Abraham and Jacob were there in ancient days.

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Akkad was a ___________ state.
Israeli
Roman
Syrian
Mesopotamian
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Akkad was the capital of the Akkadian Empire, though no one is quite sure where it was. This empire politically dominated Mesopotamia for over a century,

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The Israelites marched for 40 years from Egypt to The Promised Land. Where was the Promised Land?
India
Beirut
Memphis
Canaan
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Canaan was biblically the promised land where the Israelites settled initially, led by Moses. In modern times, this land took up parts of Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Syria.

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John, who wrote the book of Revelation, was exiled to the Island of Patmos. Where was Patmos?
The Dead Sea
The Black Sea
The Indian Ocean
The Aegean Sea
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Wrong Answer

The Aegean Sea is part of the Mediterranean. It contains many Islands, including Patmos, and sits between Greece and Turkey.

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Abraham was born in Ur. In modern times, which country would he have been born in?
Iraq
Turkey
Greece
Nigeria
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Ur was located in lower Mesopotamia. This would have been modern-day Iraq.

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In the Bible, which continent did Paul travel to as a missionary?
Europe
North America
Antarctica
Australia
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Acts, Paul travels to Macedonia, Greece, and Italy. These are part of the European continent.

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Where was Lazarus raised from the dead?
Jerusalem
India
Nazareth
Bethany
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Jesus raised Lazarus in Bethany. It was a village outside of Jerusalem.

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Where did Jesus ascend to heaven after his resurrection?
Ur
Bethany
Transjordan
Bohemia
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Luke, Jesus ascends to heaven while his disciples watch. This took place in the village of Bethany.

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On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
Sinai
Everest
McKinley
Tabor
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. Scholars think this was located either in Egypt or Saudi Arabia.

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Where did Jesus turn water into wine?
Galilee
Nazareth
Egypt
Sheba
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In the Gospel of John, Jesus attends a wedding in the city of Cana in Galilee. There he turns water into wine.

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Soddom and Gomorrah were located near which sea?
Caspian
Dead
Mediterranean
Cortez
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

These biblical cities were destroyed for turning away from God. Their ruins have been excavated near the shores of the Dead Sea.

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Where did Noah's Ark eventually safely land?
a river
a valley
a mountain range
a forest
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Noah's ark came to rest in the Ararat mountain range after God's flood ended. Today, Mount Ararat is the highest peak in Turkey.

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Where did the prophet Elijah come up against hundreds of prophets of Baal?
Dead Sea
Mount Carmel
Egypt
Mount Sinai
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In 1 Kings, Elijah defeats 450 prophets of Baal. This occurs on Mount Carmel.

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What was Mesopotamia?
a city
a region
a country
a kingdom
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Mesopotamia was a historic region in the Middle East within the Tigris-Euphrates river system. It roughly contained Iraq, Kuwait, parts of Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran.

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In which town did Jesus heal a blind man?
Nazareth
Ur
Nineveh
Jericho
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In biblical times, Jericho was a part of Israel. It was here that Jesus healed the blind man, Bartimaeus.

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Where was the apostle Paul from?
Damascus
Ethiopia
Alexandria
Tarsus
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

In Acts, Paul talks about his life before becoming Christian. He was from the city of Tarsus, which is in present-day south-central Turkey.

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The Israelites and the Moabites were often fighting with each other. The Moabites lived in Moab, which is which modern-day country?
Israel
Jordan
India
China
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Moab was located in present-day Jordan. It was on the eastern side of the Dead Sea.

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Babylon was located in which present-day country?
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Iraq
Turkey
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

While most scholars think that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon are a myth, Babylon was a real place. It was located in modern-day Iraq.

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