Book of John Quiz

1. How does John's Gospel begin?

1. In the beginning was the Word
2. In those days Caesar
3. The beginning of the good news
4. This is the genealogy

2. What did John say the Word became?

1. Bread
2. Flesh
3. Light
4. Spirit

3. What did John the Baptist call himself when asked who he was?

1. A voice in the wilderness
2. Elijah
3. The Messiah
4. The Prophet

4. What did John the Baptist call Jesus when he saw him coming?

1. The Good Shepherd
2. The King of Israel
3. The Lamb of God
4. The Son of David

5. Where was John baptising when he pointed out Jesus?

1. Bethany beyond the Jordan
2. Capernaum
3. Jerusalem
4. Nazareth

6. Which disciple brought his brother Simon to Jesus?

1. Andrew
2. James
3. John
4. Philip

7. What new name did Jesus give Simon when they first met?

1. Barjona
2. Boanerges
3. Cephas
4. Didymus

8. Which town were Philip, Andrew and Peter from?

1. Bethsaida
2. Cana
3. Capernaum
4. Nazareth

9. Who asked, 'Can anything good come from Nazareth?'

1. Nathanael
2. Nicodemus
3. Philip
4. Thomas

10. Where did Jesus say he saw Nathanael before Philip called him?

1. At the well
2. By the lake
3. In the synagogue
4. Under the fig tree

11. What did Jesus say Nathanael would see ascending and descending on the Son of Man?

1. Angels
2. Clouds
3. Doves
4. Stars

12. Where was the wedding at which Jesus turned water into wine?

1. Bethany
2. Cana in Galilee
3. Capernaum
4. Nazareth

13. How many stone water jars did Jesus use at Cana?

1. Seven
2. Six
3. Twelve
4. Two

14. What did the master of the banquet say about the wine Jesus made?

1. It had run out
2. It tasted of water
3. It was too strong
4. The best was saved till now

15. Turning water into wine was which of Jesus' signs in John?

1. The first
2. The last
3. The second
4. The third

16. What did Jesus make to drive the traders out of the temple?

1. A rope net
2. A sword
3. A whip of cords
4. A wooden staff

17. Jesus said, 'Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in' how long?

1. Forty days
2. Forty-six years
3. Seven days
4. Three days

18. How long did the Jews say the temple had taken to build?

1. Forty-six years
2. Seven years
3. Seventy years
4. Twenty years

19. When did Nicodemus come to see Jesus?

1. At dawn
2. At night
3. At noon
4. On the Sabbath

20. What did Jesus tell Nicodemus a person must be to see the kingdom of God?

1. A son of Abraham
2. Baptised by John
3. Born again
4. Circumcised

21. What did Jesus compare the Spirit to in his talk with Nicodemus?

1. A dove
2. Fire
3. The wind
4. Water

22. What did Moses lift up in the wilderness, as Jesus reminded Nicodemus?

1. A lamb
2. A snake
3. His staff
4. The tablets

23. Complete John 3:16: 'For God so loved the world that he gave his' what?

1. Chosen people
2. Holy law
3. One and only Son
4. Promised land

24. What did John the Baptist say about himself and Jesus?

1. He must become greater
2. He will follow me
3. I am his teacher
4. We are equals

25. In which Samaritan town was Jacob's well?

1. Samaria
2. Shechem
3. Shiloh
4. Sychar

26. At what time of day did Jesus meet the woman at the well?

1. About noon
2. At dawn
3. At midnight
4. At sunset

27. What did Jesus offer the Samaritan woman?

1. A new jar
2. Fresh bread
3. Holy oil
4. Living water

28. How many husbands had the Samaritan woman had?

1. Five
2. Seven
3. Three
4. Two

29. Jesus said true worshippers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in what?

1. Beauty
2. Jerusalem
3. Silence
4. Truth

30. What did the Samaritan woman leave behind when she went back to town?

1. Her bucket
2. Her cloak
3. Her sandals
4. Her water jar

31. What did the Samaritans of Sychar call Jesus?

1. King of the Jews
2. Rabbi of Galilee
3. Saviour of the world
4. Son of David

32. Where was the royal official's son who was sick?

1. Cana
2. Capernaum
3. Jerusalem
4. Nazareth

33. At what time did the official's son get better?

1. Midnight
2. Nine in the morning
3. Noon
4. One in the afternoon

34. What was the name of the pool near the Sheep Gate where Jesus healed a man?

1. Bethesda
2. Gihon
3. Hezekiah
4. Siloam

35. How long had the man at the pool of Bethesda been an invalid?

1. Eighteen years
2. Since birth
3. Thirty-eight years
4. Twelve years

36. What did Jesus tell the man at the pool to do?

1. Go and sin no more
2. Pick up his mat and walk
3. Show himself to a priest
4. Wash in the pool

37. Why were the Jewish leaders angry about the healing at Bethesda?

1. He forgave sins
2. He touched a leper
3. He was a Samaritan
4. It was the Sabbath

38. Who brought the boy with the loaves and fish to Jesus?

1. Andrew
2. Judas
3. Peter
4. Philip

39. What kind of loaves did the boy have?

1. Barley
2. Rye
3. Unleavened
4. Wheat

40. How much did Philip say it would cost to feed the crowd even a bite?

1. A talent of gold
2. Over half a year's wages
3. Thirty pieces of silver
4. Two denarii