Miracles trivia, with the verse that records them.

How many baskets of leftovers were collected after Jesus fed the five thousand?

1. Five
2. Seven
3. Twelve
4. Forty

"And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over."Matthew 14:20

Twelve baskets after the feeding of the five thousand — one for each of the twelve disciples, traditionally. The later feeding of the four thousand left seven baskets (Matthew 15:37). Both numbers are remembered specifically because Jesus later asks the disciples about them in Matthew 16:9–10.

What was Jesus' first miracle, according to the Gospel of John?

1. Healing a blind man
2. Turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana
3. Raising Lazarus
4. Calming the storm

"This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory."John 2:11

John calls it the first of seven "signs" he records — each one pointing past the miracle itself to who Jesus is. The setting matters: a village wedding running out of wine, Jesus' mother quietly intervening, six stone water jars used for purification rituals filled with the new wine of the kingdom. Theological richness disguised as a host's rescue.

Which apostle briefly walked on water before he began to sink?

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

"So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, 'Lord, save me.'"Matthew 14:29–30

Matthew alone records Peter's attempt. The detail is characteristic of Peter throughout the Gospels — bold and unsteady in equal measure. Jesus reaches out, catches him, and asks the question that haunts every faltering disciple: "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?"

Which prophet challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel and called down fire from heaven?

1. Elisha
2. Isaiah
3. Elijah
4. Jonah

"Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench."1 Kings 18:38

The contest on Carmel pits Yahweh against Baal, the storm god — and the prophet of Yahweh wins by calling down what was supposed to be Baal's specialty. Elijah's drenching of the altar with twelve jars of water makes the fire's descent unambiguous. Israel falls on its face crying, "The Lord, he is God."

Whom did Jesus raise from the dead after he had been in the tomb four days?

1. Jairus's daughter
2. The widow's son at Nain
3. Lazarus
4. Tabitha

"When he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice, 'Lazarus, come out.'"John 11:43

The four-day detail is deliberate. Jewish tradition held that the soul lingered near the body for three days; by day four, death was conclusive. By delaying his arrival, Jesus removed any ambiguity — this was no resuscitation of someone newly dead. The shortest verse in the English Bible ("Jesus wept") sits at the heart of the story.

During the exodus from Egypt, what did Moses lift up to part the Red Sea?

1. His arms toward heaven
2. His staff and stretched-out hand
3. A horn from the tabernacle
4. The bronze serpent

"Lift up your staff, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, that the people of Israel may go through the sea on dry ground."Exodus 14:16

The same staff that turned to a serpent before Pharaoh, struck water from the rock, and was held up during the battle with Amalek now divides the sea. Exodus emphasizes a strong east wind that blew all night — the miracle is in the timing and the means, not in the suspension of natural law. Israel walks through, the army drowns, and a song of deliverance erupts in chapter 15.

Which prophet was carried up to heaven in a chariot of fire?

1. Enoch
2. Moses
3. Elijah
4. Samuel

"And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven."2 Kings 2:11

Elijah's translation without death made him a figure of immense eschatological expectation in later Judaism — Malachi 4 prophesies his return before the day of the Lord. The seat reserved for Elijah at Passover seders, and John the Baptist's identification as one who came "in the spirit and power of Elijah," both reach back to this strange ending.

Who was the first person Jesus raised from the dead in the Gospels?

1. Lazarus
2. The son of the widow of Nain
3. Jairus's daughter
4. Tabitha

"Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, 'Young man, I say to you, arise.'"Luke 7:14

Luke alone records the raising at Nain, and the order matters: it precedes Jairus's daughter and Lazarus. The story echoes Elijah's raising of another widow's son at Zarephath (1 Kings 17) — even the phrasing about giving the boy back to his mother is identical. The watching crowd responds, "A great prophet has arisen among us."

In Acts 5, what happened to Ananias and Sapphira after they lied about their offering?

1. They were excommunicated from the church
2. They were struck blind
3. They both fell down and died
4. They were healed and forgiven

"When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it."Acts 5:5

The couple sold property and gave part of the proceeds, but claimed it was the whole. Peter's rebuke makes clear the sin was not the partial gift — the property was theirs to keep — but the lie before God. Their deaths, three hours apart, are recorded with sobriety: the first major scandal inside the new church is resolved by judgment, not by quiet correction.

How many miracles in the form of "signs" does the Gospel of John record before the resurrection?

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

"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe."John 20:30–31

John selects seven signs — water to wine, healing the official's son, healing at Bethesda, feeding the five thousand, walking on water, healing the man born blind, raising Lazarus. The number is symbolic of completion, and each sign builds the case John states explicitly at the end: that you may believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.