Acts bible quiz
The Book of Acts. We at Earth Last Day end-time Bible prophecy put this wonderful book of the Bible in a question-and-answer form to learn the Bible more easily. Book of Acts Questions and Answers, King James Version.
Acts Chapter 1
To whom was Luke writing? Theophilus.
When did Jesus tell them they would be baptized by the Holy Spirit? “Not many days hence.”
How far from Mount Olivet to Jerusalem? A Sabbath day’s journey, or half a mile.
How many disciples were there then? 120.
How is Judas’ field called? Aceldama, the field of blood.
Where was it prophesied that Judas would die? Ps. 69:25.
What does Judas’ prophecy say? “Habitation desolate, bishoprick another take” — “Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.”
Who appointed apostles? Joseph called Barsabas, surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
Who was chosen? Matthias.
Acts Chapter 2
When did the Holy Spirit fall? Day of Pentecost.
What time was it? The third hour of the day.
Where did Joel say daughters would prophesy? Joel 2:32.
How many souls were added in one day? 3,000.
Acts Chapter 3
When did Peter and John go to the temple to pray? The 9th hour.
At which gate sat the lame man? The Beautiful Gate.
Where did people wonder at the miracle? Solomon’s porch.
What happened to those who would not hear that prophet, Jesus? Destroyed.
From which prophet was Jesus foretold? Samuel.
Acts Chapter 4
How many believed? 5,000.
Who was gathered at Jerusalem? Annas, Caiaphas, John, Alexander.
Why did people marvel looking at Peter and John? They were unlearned; they took knowledge that they had been with Jesus.
How old was the man who was healed by the miracle? More than 40.
Who laid money at the apostles’ feet? Jose, surnamed Barnabas, a Levite of Cyprus.
Acts Chapter 5
How many hours after Ananias died did his wife come in? 3 hours.
Which Pharisee defended the apostles? Gamaliel.
Which false prophet rose up before Jesus? Theudas.
How many followed him? 400.
Who else? Judas of Galilee.
When? In the days of the taxing.
Acts Chapter 6
Which murmuring arose? The Grecians against the Hebrews.
Why? Their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Whom did they choose to serve tables? Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicolas the proselyte of Antioch.
Who did great signs and wonders among the people? Stephen.
Which synagogues disputed with Stephen? Libertines, Cyrenians, Alexandrians, Cilicia, Asia.
What did they do to Stephen? Brought him to the council; he spoke blasphemous things against this place and the law.
Acts Chapter 7
Where did Abraham dwell after leaving Shinar? Charan.
How many of Joseph’s family came to Egypt? 75 souls.
Another name for Charan? Haran.
Where is Haran? A city in Turkey.
From whom did Abraham buy the sepulchre? Emmor, father of Sychem.
Acts Chapter 8
What happened after the persecution at Jerusalem? All were scattered except the apostles.
Where did Philip go to preach? Samaria; all gave heed.
Who was a certain man in Samaria? Simon Magus.
What was his name? The great power of God.
How was Simon Magus’ spirit? In the gall of bitterness, the bond of iniquity.
Where did the angel of the Lord tell Philip to go? The way from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert.
Who was queen of Ethiopia? Candace.
How did Philip leave the Ethiopian? The Spirit took him.
Where did Philip arrive? Azotus.
Where is Azotus? Ashdod, 32 km south of Tel Aviv.
Acts Chapter 9
Where did Saul see the light? Damascus.
Whom did God ask to open Paul’s eyes? Ananias.
Where did Paul live? The house of Judas.
Which street? Called Straight.
What did Paul do after receiving sight? Ate, abode with the disciples at Damascus, preached in the synagogue right away.
What did the Jews do? Guarded the gate to kill Saul; he went down the wall in a basket.
Who told the disciples at Jerusalem not to be afraid of Saul? Barnabas.
After the Jews tried to kill Paul at Jerusalem, where did he go? Caesarea, Tarsus.
Where are Caesarea and Joppa? Caesarea is north of Tel Aviv, Joppa is south, Lydda is east.
Who did Paul heal at Lydda? A man bedridden 8 years, Aeneas.
What was Dorcas’ name, and in which city? Tabitha, in Joppa.
What is nigh Joppa? Lydda.
Where did Paul stay in Joppa? Simon the tanner.
Acts Chapter 10
What time did the angel come to Cornelius? The 9th hour.
Where did Peter see the sheet vision? Joppa.
Acts Chapter 11
How many times did God send the vision to Peter? 3 times.
How many men came to Peter, and from where? 3 men from Caesarea.
Why did Peter go? The Spirit said, “Doubt nothing.”
Who went with Peter? 6 men.
What happened as Peter spoke? The Holy Spirit fell upon them.
Where were the disciples first called Christians? Antioch.
Where is Antioch? Turkey/Syria.
Which prophet said there would be a dearth? Agabus.
What is a dearth? A situation where food is in short supply.
When did the dearth come? In the days of Claudius Caesar.
Who sent relief to those in Judea? Barnabas and Saul.
Acts Chapter 12
Who stretched out his hand against the church? Herod.
Who was killed? James, brother of John, with the sword.
Who did he take also? Peter.
Why? It pleased the Jews.
When was it? The days of unleavened bread.
Where did Peter arrive after release from prison? The house of Mary, mother of John, surnamed Mark.
Which damsel heard Peter knock? Rhoda.
What did Herod find when Peter escaped? He killed the keepers.
With whom was Herod highly displeased? Tyre and Sidon.
What did Herod do next? A speech; he died because of pride.
Why did God kill him? Because he gave not God the glory.
Who did Barnabas and Paul take on their journey? John, surnamed Mark.
Acts Chapter 13
Which prophets were in Antioch? Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, Saul.
What did the Holy Spirit tell them? “Separate to me Saul and Barnabas.”
Where were they sent? Seleucia, Cyprus.
Where is Seleucia? The southernmost point of Turkey and Syria.
Where did they preach the word of God? Salamis.
Where is Salamis? Cyprus.
Where did they go next? Paphos.
Who was in Paphos? A false prophet, Bar-jesus.
Where is Paphos? A city of Cyprus.
Who was deputy of the country? Sergius Paulus.
What did he ask? To hear Paul and Barnabas.
Who withstood them? Elymas the sorcerer.
Where did they go next? Perga in Pamphylia.
Where is Perga? 15 km from Antalya, Turkey.
From Perga to where? Antioch.
How many nations were destroyed in Canaan? 7 nations.
How long did God give the Jews judges? 450 years.
Until when? Samuel the prophet.
Which tribe was King Saul from? Benjamin.
How many years did he rule? 40.
What did the Jews do? Expelled them from their coasts.
Where did they go next? Iconium.
Acts Chapter 14
What is Iconium today? Konya.
What happened in Iconium? Part believed, some did not.
What happened next? They tried to stone them.
Where did they flee? Lystra and Derbe.
Where are Lystra and Derbe? Close to Iconium.
What does Lystra mean? That which dissolves or disperses.
What happened at Lystra? They called Barnabas Jupiter and Paul Mercurius.
Who wanted to make sacrifices? The priest of Jupiter.
What happened next? Jews came and stoned Paul.
Where did they go next? Derbe.
Where is Derbe? Close to Gaziantep.
Where did they go next? Pisidia, Pamphylia.
Where is Pisidia? Close to Iconium.
Where is Pamphylia? South Anatolia.
Where did they go next? Attalia, or Antalya today.
Acts Chapter 15
What did some men from Judea say? “Except ye be circumcised.”
What did the apostles do? Went to Jerusalem about the question.
Where did they stop? Phoenicia, north Syria.
What were they to abstain from? Blood, fornication, idols, things strangled.
Whom did the apostles send to Antioch about circumcision? Judas, Silas.
What were Judas and Silas? Prophets.
Whom did Paul choose as a partner after the dispute? Silas.
Whom did Barnabas choose? Mark.
Where did Barnabas go? Cyprus.
Where did Paul go? Syria, Cilicia.
What happened after Paul went to Phrygia? The Holy Spirit forbade them to preach in Asia.
Where did they go next? Mysia.
Where are Mysia and Bithynia? South of Istanbul.
Where did they want to go next? Bithynia.
The Spirit forbade them — assayed means? Tried to do.
After Mysia, where did they go? Troas.
Where is Troas? South of Istanbul, in Mysia.
What happened next? Paul dreamed of going to Macedonia, Greece.
Which 2 cities next? Samothracia, Neapolis.
Where are they? Samothrace Island, Neapolis a Greek coastal city.
Where next? Philippi, chief city of Macedonia.
What did the apostles do at Philippi? Worshipped by the river on the Sabbath, rebuked a demon of divination.
Then what? They brought Paul to the magistrates, who rent their clothes, beat them, and put them in jail.
What next? At midnight an earthquake opened the gates; the jailer was saved.
Acts Chapter 17
Where did Paul and Silas pass? Amphipolis, Apollonia.
Where are these cities? Close to Thessalonica.
What did Paul do at Thessalonica? Preached in the synagogue for 3 Sabbath days.
What did the Jews do? Believed not, set the city in an uproar, assaulted the house of Jason, where they dwelt.
What did the Jews do next? Brought Jason to the rulers. Acts 17:7 — “These all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.”
What happened next? The brethren sent Paul by night to Berea.
What did the Jews there do? Those more noble than Thessalonica received the word with all readiness.
Where is Berea? East of Thessalonica.
What happened next? The Jews of Thessalonica went to Berea and stirred up the people.
Where did Paul go next? Athens.
How did Paul feel there? Acts 17:16 — “His spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.”
What did Paul do there? Disputed with the Jews, and devout persons, and in the market daily.
Who met Paul? Certain philosophers, Epicureans, Stoics.
What is an Epicurean? One who seeks modest pleasure, the state of ataraxia: tranquility, freedom from fear, and aponia: absence of bodily pain, through knowledge of the world and limiting desires.
What is a Stoic? Free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, submissive to natural law.
Where did they bring him? Areopagus.
Where is the Areopagus? A rock on the Acropolis.
Where did Paul stand? In the midst of Mars’ Hill.
What is Mars’ Hill? The Areopagus.
What has God made? One blood of all nations, determined the times appointed, and the bounds of their habitation.
How did they respond to the resurrection? Mocking.
Who believed in Athens? Dionysius, Damaris.
Acts Chapter 18
Where did Paul go next? Corinth.
Whom did Paul find at Corinth? A Jew, Aquila, and his wife Priscilla.
What did they do? Were tentmakers also.
Where did they come from? Left Rome, as Claudius had said the Jews had to leave.
What happened at Corinth? Silas and Timothy came.
How was the word received? Opposed, blasphemed.
What did Paul say? “I go to the Gentiles.”
Where did Paul go next? The house of a man called Justus, next to the synagogue.
Who believed? Crispus, ruler of the synagogue.
What did God tell Paul in a vision? “Fear not, no one will hurt you, I have much people in this city.”
How long did Paul stay at Corinth? 18 months.
What happened next? The Jews brought Paul to judgment before Gallio, the deputy of Achaia.
Where is Achaia? The southern part of Greece.
What did Gallio say? “If it be a question of words, look ye to it.”
What happened next? The Greeks beat Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and Gallio cared not for it.
Where did Paul go next? Syria, with Priscilla and Aquila.
What did Paul do before leaving? Shaved his head.
Where? In Cenchrea.
Where is Cenchrea? Between Athens and Corinth.
Where did Paul go next? Ephesus.
Where is Ephesus? Close to Patmos.
Then? Caesarea, Galatia, Antioch.
To whom was the way of the Lord expounded more fully? Apollos.
Who explained it to him? Aquila and Priscilla.
Where did Apollos go? Achaia, southern Greece.
Acts Chapter 19
Whom did Paul find at Ephesus? Certain ones not having received the Holy Spirit.
How many were they? 12.
How long did Paul preach at the Ephesus synagogue? 3 months.
What happened? Some spoke evil of that way.
Where did Paul go next? The school of Tyrannus, for 2 years.
Who tried to exorcise? 7 vagabond Jews, sons of Sceva.
Whom did Paul send to Macedonia? Timotheus, Erastus.
Who made silver shrines for Diana? Demetrius.
Whom did the Ephesians catch, fearing that Diana was blasphemed? Paul’s companions, Gaius, Aristarchus.
Where did they draw the disciples? The theatre.
Who tried to defend them? Alexander, knowing he was a Jew.
What did they do? Cried for 2 hours, “Great Diana of the Ephesians.”
Who calmed everything down? The town clerk; the image fell from Jupiter.
Acts Chapter 20
Who accompanied Paul to Macedonia? Sopater, Aristarchus, Secundus, Gaius, Timotheus, Tychicus, Trophimus.
Where did they wait for Paul? Troas.
Where did Paul preach until midnight? Troas.
Who fell? Eutychus.
Where did the apostles go? Assos, Mitylene, Chios, Samos, Trogyllium, Miletus.
Where did Paul end his journey? Ephesus.
From there, where? Coos, Rhodes, Patara, Phoenicia, Tyre, Ptolemais, Caesarea.
Where did the disciples go at Caesarea? The house of Philip the evangelist, 4 daughters who prophesied.
Who came from Judea? A prophet who bound Paul’s girdle.
With whom did the Jews say Paul was seen in the temple? Trophimus the Ephesian.
What happened in Jerusalem? The whole city was in an uproar.
Acts Chapter 22
When did Paul receive the vision? At noon.
Acts Chapter 23
What did Ananias do to Paul? Smite him.
What did the Pharisee say in council? “No fault in him; if an angel hath spoken unto him, let us not fight against God.”
How many made a conspiracy against Paul? More than 40.
Who heard of the lying in wait? Paul’s sister’s son.
How did they make Paul leave Jerusalem? 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen, 200 spearmen.
When? The 3rd hour of the night.
To whom was Paul sent? Felix, the governor.
Where did Paul go? Antipatris, in Aphek.
Where was Paul kept? Herod’s judgment hall.
Acts Chapter 24
Whom did Ananias send to accuse Paul? Tertullus.
Who was governor? Felix.
Who was Felix’s wife? Drusilla, a Jewess.
Who kept Paul bound 2 years? Porcius Festus.
Acts Chapter 25
Who went to visit Festus? King Agrippa and Bernice, his wife.
Acts Chapter 27
Who kept the prisoners? Julius, of the Augustan band.
What was the ship’s name? Adramyttium.
Where did they sail? Crete.
What was the name of the wind that arose? Euroclydon.
Where did they go after? The island of Clauda. We cast out the tackling of the ship.
How many were on the ship? 276.
What did they throw into the sea? Wheat.
Acts Chapter 28
What was the name of the island they escaped to from the broken ship? Melita.
Who was the chief man of the island? Publius.
How long did he lodge them? 3 days.
Whom did Paul heal? Publius’ father, of a fever, and others.
How long did they stay at Melita? 3 months.
What ship’s name? Castor and Pollux.
Where did they go from there? Syracuse, 3 days.
Where is Syracuse? Sicily.
From there, where? Rhegium, Puteoli.
Where did the brethren meet Paul? Appii Forum and Three Taverns.
How long did Paul stay in his own hired house? 2 years.
How did Paul preach in Rome? With confidence, no man forbidding him.