Bible Bowl Practice Questions - The Gospel of Mark

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1 1 Mark Chapter 1 - Fill in the Blank: "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the : 'Behold I send My messenger before Your face'" Answer: Prophets Mark 1:1-2 2 Mark Chapter 1 - Fill in the Blank: "'Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, Who will prepare Your way before You. The voice of one crying in the : Prepare the way of the Lord; Make His paths straight.'" Answer: wilderness Mark 1:2-3 3 Mark Chapter 1 - Answer the According to Mark Chapter One, from where did Jesus come to be baptized by John? Answer: from Nazareth or from Nazareth of Galilee Mark 1:9 4 Mark Chapter 9 - Fill in the Blank: "But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the." Answer: sea Mark 9:42 5 Mark Chapter 1 - Answer the In Chapter One, we read of the healing of the leper. The leper comes to Jesus kneeling and imploring him saying, "If you are willing, You can make me clean." With what was Jesus moved that the Gospel says, He "stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, 'I am willing; be cleansed.'" Answer: compassion Mark 1: Mark Chapter 2 - Answer the When Jesus returned to Capernaum, many gathered around the house, so many people were there that they could not all get into the house, nor even near the door. Four men brought a paralytic to Jesus to be healed, but could not get into the house because of the crowd. From where did the four men get the paralytic into the house so Jesus could heal him? Answer: the roof Mark 2:1-4 Page 1 of 9

2 7 Mark Chapter 2 - Answer the In Chapter Two, after Jesus tells the paralytic that his sins are forgiven, some of the people present reason in their hearts, "Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?" Jesus knows what they are thinking and says to them, "Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise take up your bed and walk'?" -- In answer to this question Jesus says: "But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins" - He says to the paralytic, "arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." To whom, other than the paralytic, did Jesus ask the question above? Answer: the scribes Mark 2: Mark Chapter 2 - Fill in the Blank: Jesus said, "I did not come to call the righteous, but, to repentance." Answer: sinners Mark 2:17 9 Mark Chapter 2 - Fill in the Blanks, with the same word: Jesus said, "Can the friends of the bridegroom while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot. But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will in those days." Answer: fast Mark 2: March Chapter 3 - Answer the We read in Chapter Three that "Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how many things He was doing, came to Him." What did Jesus tell his disciples they should have ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him? Answer: a small boat or a boat Mark 3: Mark Chapter 3 - Answer the How many did Jesus appoint, "that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, and to have power to heal sickness and to cast out demons"? Answer: twelve (12) Mark 3:14-15 Page 2 of 9

3 12 Mark Chapter 4 - Answer the In the Parable of the Sower, what happened to the seed that fell by the wayside? Answer: The birds ate it, or the birds devoured it Mark 4:4 13 Mark Chapter 4 - Fill in the Blank: Following the Parable of the Sower, Jesus explains to his disciples this parable. Jesus says, "And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts." Answer: Satan Mark 4:15 14 Mark Chapter 4 - Fill in the Blank: In Chapter Four, we read that Jesus was in a boat in the evening with his disciples crossing the sea. A great windstorm arose and the waves beat the boat so that the disciples thought they were perishing. Jesus was asleep and they awoke him saying, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing? Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ', be still!' And the wind ceased and there was a great calm." Answer: Peace Mark 4: Mark Chapter 5 - Fill in the Blank: "And when He (Jesus) got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. However Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, 'Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had on you.'" Answer: compassion Mark 5: Mark Chapter 5 - Answer the When Jesus arrived at the house of Jairus and Jairus received word that his daughter was dead, Jesus took three people plus Jairus and his wife into the room where the child lay. Name one of the people, other than the parents of the child, that were present with Jesus when he healed the child. Answer: Peter, James or John Mark 5:37-41 Page 3 of 9

4 17 Mark Chapter 6 - Answer the Question - Multiple Choice: In Chapter Six, we read that Jesus called the twelve to Himself and began to sent them out and gave them power over unclean spirits. When Jesus sent the twelve out, he send them out: a. one at a time b. in groups of three c. two by two d. as one group Answer: c. two by two Mark 6:7 18 Mark Chapter 6 - Answer the In Chapter Six, we read of the feeding of the five thousand men. How many loaves of bread did the disciples bring to Jesus to feed the 5,000? Answer: five (5) Mark 6: Mark Chapter 6 - Answer the In Chapter Six, we read that Jesus sent His disciples by boat to Bethsaida. As the disciples crossed the sea, Jesus came to them walking on water. What happened when Jesus entered the boat? Answer: the wind ceased Mark 6:51 20 Mark Chapter 8 - Answer the In Chapter Eight, how many large baskets of leftover fragments were collected after Jesus fed the 4,000 and all "ate and were filled"? Answer: Seven (7) or seven large baskets Mark 8:8 21 Mark Chapter 8 - Fill in the Blank: "When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, 'Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his, and follow Me.'" Answer: cross Mark 8:34 Page 4 of 9

5 22 Mark Chapter 9 - Answer the We read of the Transfiguration in Chapter Nine. During this event what became "shining, exceedingly, white like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them."? Answer: His clothes, or Jesus clothes, or the garments that Jesus wore. Mark 9:3 23 Mark Chapter 9 - Answer the During the Transfiguration, one of the disciples said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tabernacles because he did not know what to say, for they were greatly afraid." Which disciple said those words? Answer: Peter Mark 9: Mark Chapter 9 - Fill in the Blank: "And He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, 'If anyone desires to be first, he shall be of all and servant of all.'" Answer: last Mark 9:35 25 Mark Chapter 10 - Fill in the Blank: "But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are." Answer: possible Mark 10:27 26 Mark Chapter 10 - Answer the As Jesus with His disciples came out of Jericho "and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus sat by the road begging." When the blind man heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth he cried out and said, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Jesus called the blind man to him and asked him what he wanted. The blind man said, "Rabboni, that I may receive my sight." Jesus heals the blind man. What did Jesus tell the blind man has made him well? Answer: his faith - the blind man's faith Mark 10:47-52 Page 5 of 9

6 27 Mark Chapter 11 - Answer the When Jesus went into the Temple in Jerusalem, He saw people buying and selling in the Temple. Jesus drove them out and overturned the seats of those selling doves. Whose tables did Jesus overturn? Answer: the Money Changers Mark 11:15 28 Mark Chapter 12 - Fill in the Blank: One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked Him, "Which is the first commandment of all? Jesus responded, "The first of all the commandments is: 'Hear, O Israel, The Lord our God, The Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your, and with all your strength,' This is the first commandment." Answer: mind Mark 12:28-30 Chapter 14: 29 Jesus said to Peter, "Assuredly, I say to you that today, even this night, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times." Answer: twice Mark 14:30 30 Chapter 15 - Answer the In Chapter Fifteen, we read, after "the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole counsel;" they bound and led Jesus away. To whom did they deliver Jesus? Answer: Pilate Mark 15:1 31 Chapter 15 - Answer the When the soldiers crucified Jesus they divided something amongst themselves. For what did the soldiers cast lots to determine what each should take? Answer: His garments Mark 15:24 32 Chapter 15 - Answer the Question. When Jesus was crucified, after He breathed His last and cried out, what was torn in two from top to bottom? Answer: the veil of the temple Mark 15:37-38 Page 6 of 9

7 33 Chapter 16 - Answer the When the Sabbath was past, after Jesus was crucified, what did Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome go and buy, so that they might go and anoint the body of Jesus? Answer: spices Mark 16:1 34 Chapter 16 - Fill in the Blank: "And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the to every creature.'" Answer: gospel Mark 16:15 35 Chapter 1 - Answer the John was clothed with camel's hair and with a leather belt around his waist. Name the two items that John ate according to Chapter One of Mark. Answer: locusts and wild honey Mark 1:6 36 Mark Chapter 8 - Fill in the Blank: Jesus said, "For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will it." Answer: save Mark 8:35 37 Mark Chapter 9 - Answer the As the disciples were coming down the mountain following the Transfiguration, Jesus told them to tell no one until a certain event had past of what took place during the Transfiguration. After which event took place, did Jesus tell the disciples that they could tell others what had happened during the Transfiguration on the mountain? Answer: The Resurrection, or after he had risen from the dead Mark 9:9 Page 7 of 9

8 38 Answer: Mark Chapter 9 - Answer the We read in Mark Chapter Nine of the encounter of Jesus' disciples with the scribes. Jesus asks the scribes what they were discussing and one of them answered, "Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a mute spirit, And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not." Jesus goes on and heals the boy. Later the disciples privately ask Jesus why they could not cast out the spirit from the boy. Jesus tells his disciples that "this kind can come out by nothing but" two things. Name them. Prayer and Fasting Mark 9: Mark Chapter 8 - Fill in the Blank: In Chapter Eight, we read, "So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything. And he looked up and said, 'I see men like, walking.' Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly. Answer: trees Mark 8: Mark Chapter 11 - Answer the As Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a colt, what were the two things that people spread on the road before Him. Answer: their clothes and leafy branches Mark 11:8 41 Answer: Mark Chapter 1 - Answer the After Jesus was baptized, the Spirit drove Him into the wilderness. For how many days was Jesus in the wilderness, while being tempted by Satan, with the wild beasts, and ministered to by the angels? forty (40) or forty days Mark 1: Mark Chapter 10 - Fill in the Blank: "From the beginning of creation, God 'made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his, and the two shall become one flesh'; so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." Answer: wife Mark 10:6-9 Page 8 of 9

9 43 Mark Chapter 9 - Fill in the Blank: "For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. Salt is good, but if salt loses its, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace with one another." Answer: flavor Mark 9:49-50 Page 9 of 9