The Book of Acts — Expert Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

What was the specific charge brought against Stephen before the Sanhedrin that led to his execution?

📖 Acts 6:11-14

#2

How many times did Peter need to be shown the vision of the sheet with unclean animals before he understood its meaning?

📖 Acts 10:10-16

#3

Which disciple was chosen by lot to replace Judas Iscariot among the twelve apostles?

📖 Acts 1:23-26

#4

What was the name of the sorcerer in Paphos who opposed Paul and Barnabas and was temporarily blinded?

📖 Acts 13:6-11

#5

In Acts 19, what craft did the silversmiths in Ephesus practice that was threatened by Paul's ministry?

📖 Acts 19:24-27

#6

What was the name of the Egyptian who led a rebellion and was mistaken for by the Roman commander in Jerusalem?

📖 Acts 21:38

#7

According to Acts 27:27, on which night were Paul and the others still being driven across the Adriatic Sea?

📖 Acts 27:27

#8

What was the occupation of Lydia, the woman from Thyatira whose household was the first baptized in Europe?

📖 Acts 16:14-15

#2

Three times

Peter saw the vision three times before he understood that God was declaring all foods clean and that he should not call any person unclean (Acts 10:10-16). This preparation was necessary before his meeting with Cornelius.

Acts 10:10-16

#1

Blasphemy against Moses and God

The Jewish council charged Stephen with blaspheming Moses and God, claiming he spoke against the law and the holy place (Acts 6:11-14). This charge was based on false witnesses, but his own testimony sealed his fate.

Acts 6:11-14

#4

Bar-Jesus

Bar-Jesus (also called Elymas) was a Jewish sorcerer who opposed Paul and Barnabas in Paphos; Paul pronounced blindness upon him as judgment (Acts 13:6-11). The text identifies him by both names, indicating Elymas was a translation of his actual name.

Acts 13:6-11

#3

Matthias

Matthias was chosen by lot to replace Judas and was numbered with the eleven apostles (Acts 1:26). Joseph Barsabbas was the other candidate but did not receive the majority of the casting of lots.

Acts 1:23-26

#6

The Egyptian

An Egyptian led 4,000 assassins into the wilderness, and when Paul was arrested, the Roman commander mistakenly thought he was this Egyptian (Acts 21:38). The text does not provide his name beyond 'the Egyptian.'

Acts 21:38

#5

Making shrines of Artemis

The silversmiths made shrines of Artemis, and Paul's preaching against idolatry threatened their profitable business (Acts 19:24-27). This economic conflict sparked the famous riot in Ephesus.

Acts 19:24-27

#8

Dealer in purple cloth

Lydia was a dealer in purple cloth, a luxury trade, and her household became the first European converts when Paul baptized them in Philippi (Acts 16:14-15). Purple dye was extremely valuable in the ancient world.

Acts 16:14-15

#7

The fourteenth night

Acts 27:27 says that on the fourteenth night, Paul and the others were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea when the sailors sensed that they were approaching land.

Acts 27:27

#9

Which king ordered the execution of James, the brother of John?

📖 Acts 12:1-2

#10

What specific instruction did the apostles in Jerusalem give to the gentile believers regarding food sacrificed to idols?

📖 Acts 15:29

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#10

Abstain from food offered to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality

The Jerusalem Council decreed four restrictions for gentile believers: avoid food offered to idols, blood, strangled meat, and sexual immorality (Acts 15:29). These were the minimal requirements to facilitate Jewish-gentile fellowship.

Acts 15:29

#9

Herod Agrippa I

Acts 12:1-2 says King Herod persecuted members of the church and had James, the brother of John, killed with the sword.

Acts 12:1-2

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