WDYK About the Story of Moses?

Who hasn't heard, at least partly, the story of Moses taking his people through the desert? But there is so much more to this biblical figure, one of the biggest names in the Old Testament. How much do you think you know about this man? Take our latest quiz and find out...
 
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In which biblical book does Moses begin his story?
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Deuteronomy
 
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Why did Moses's mother cast him in a basket upon the river?
The Egyptians were killing male babies
She didn't want another child to raise
He was half Egyptian and couldn't live with the Jews
They were too poor to feed him
 
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Who found the basket with Moses in it floating down the river?
The Pharaoh's daughter
The Pharaoh's wife
The wife of the Jewish leader
The Pharaoh himself
 
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What was the name of Moses's sister, who followed the basket?
Rachel
Miriam
Pnina
Batya
 
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Why did Moses flee Egypt into the desert?
He discovered he was adopted
He was following a dream in which he was told to go
He killed an Egyptian slave-master and feared retribution
He wanted to end his life
 
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What did Moses see burning without being consumed?
A snake
A sword
A bush
A tree
 
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Why was Moses not allowed to enter the kingdom of Israel after 40 years in the desert?
Because he did not keep the people of Israel dutiful in their religion
Because he killed his brother
Because he lost his faith they will ever arrive
Because he forced God's miracle and brought water from the rock
 
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Why did Moses break the first tablets of the ten commandments?
He fell down the mountain coming down
Because he was angry at the golden calf the people of Israel were worshipping
Because he did not believe it was his place to dictate God's laws
Because he was denied entrance to the land of Israel
 
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What was the name of Moses's wife?
Isabel
Mary
Dina
Zipporah
 
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What was the FIRST plague Moses called upon the Egyptians when the Pharaoh refused to let his people go?
Blood
Pestilence
Frogs
Wild Animals
 
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Hint
What was the LAST plague Moses called upon the Egyptians?
Darkness
Death of the firstborns
Hail
Boils
 
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What does Moses's name sound like in the original Hebrew?
Meshiya
Moshe
Moyshale
Ma'ashiu
 
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Hint
What was the name of the mountain Moses died on?
Nebo
Helal
Catherine
Sinai
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