History quiz
The twelve apostles
Matthew's Gospel names twelve apostles. Type them in any order. James fills both Jameses; for the two Simons, type Peter and Simon the Cananean.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 12 answers
- Limit
- 3:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 12
- Time limit
- 3:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the twelve apostles.
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| No. | Apostle |
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| 7 | Not found yet |
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| 11 | Not found yet |
| 12 | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The list is the one in the tenth chapter of Matthew, which gives the twelve in pairs. Other books of the New Testament give the list with small differences.
- Matthew names two pairs of brothers first: Simon Peter and Andrew, then James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
- Matthew is described in his own Gospel's list as the tax collector.
- The twelfth name is Judas Iscariot.
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