Sample Questions
Question 1
Which book of the Bible is a collection of 150 songs and prayers?
- Proverbs
- Psalms ✓
- Ecclesiastes
- Song of Solomon
The Book of Psalms contains 150 individual psalms.
Question 2
Who is traditionally credited with writing many of the Psalms?
- Moses
- David ✓
- Solomon
- Asaph
David is known as the 'Sweet Psalmist of Israel.'
Question 3
Which instrument did David play to soothe King Saul?
- Trumpet
- Harp (Lyre) ✓
- Flute
- Cymbals
1 Samuel 16:23 — 'David would take his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul.'
Question 4
What was the name of the sister of Moses who led the women in music and dancing after crossing the Red Sea?
- Deborah
- Miriam ✓
- Hannah
- Ruth
Exodus 15:20 — 'Then Miriam the prophetess... took a timbrel in her hand.'
Question 5
Which tribe was set apart by God for the service of the Tabernacle and leading worship?
- Judah
- Levi ✓
- Benjamin
- Joseph
The Levites were responsible for the sanctuary and its music.
Question 6
In the New Testament, who sang hymns in prison at midnight?
- Peter and John
- Paul and Silas ✓
- James and Jude
- Stephen and Philip
Acts 16:25 — 'About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God.'
Question 7
What is the shortest Psalm in the Bible?
- Psalm 1
- Psalm 23
- Psalm 117 ✓
- Psalm 150
Psalm 117 has only two verses.
Question 8
What is the longest Psalm in the Bible?
- Psalm 22
- Psalm 51
- Psalm 119 ✓
- Psalm 139
Psalm 119 has 176 verses.
Question 9
What instrument did the Israelites use to signal the start of the Year of Jubilee?
- Ram's horn (Shofar) ✓
- Silver trumpet
- Harp
- Cymbals
Leviticus 25:9 — 'Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month.'
Question 10
Which Psalm begins with 'The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want'?
- Psalm 1
- Psalm 23 ✓
- Psalm 91
- Psalm 100
Psalm 23:1 is one of the most famous verses in the Bible.
Question 11
How many singers did David appoint to minister before the Ark?
- 12
- 70
- 288 ✓
- 4,000
1 Chronicles 25:7 — '...they numbered 288.'
Question 12
Which musical instrument was used by the walls of Jericho to cause them to fall?
- Harps
- Flutes
- Trumpets of rams' horns ✓
- Cymbals
Joshua 6:20 — 'When the trumpets sounded, the army shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet... the wall collapsed.'
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