Can you name the twelve apostles?

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The Twelve Apostles Quiz

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Published: April 20th, 2008
Category: Religion
Plays: 192,432

Tags: Numbers Quizzes, disciple, twelve, apostle

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	springmom:	Oct 12th, 2008 at 01:46 GMT	29 points
	Phillip is spelled with only one "l" in many references and Bibles. It should be acceptable.

	peanut:	Nov 16th, 2008 at 09:20 GMT	4 points
	Exactly my thought, springmom.

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	DrumBum88:	Dec 3rd, 2008 at 22:08 GMT	39 points
	Matthias should be a bonus answer since he filled the place of Judas

	lordbyham:	Dec 14th, 2008 at 12:45 GMT	8 points
	love this game.

	JimmieC1to3:	Dec 18th, 2008 at 04:12 GMT	4 points
	I concur with springmom as well. I used to work for a parish named St. Philip the Apostle........only 1 l.

	jessbowen:	Jan 7th, 2009 at 20:05 GMT	9 points
	I'm surprised that Phillip is the least remembered - more people remember Thaddeus and Bartholomew than Phillip? It's one of my favorite boy's names.

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	zigra:	Feb 14th, 2009 at 03:26 GMT	6 points
	@Jessica - I think a lot of people spell it Philip (with one "l") and don't get credit - like me and several other posters. I thought I had just taken the countries quiz too many times - "Philippines" is spelled with one "l", and I think that gave me a one-track mind.

	TheTrainguy:	Feb 27th, 2009 at 04:15 GMT	16 points
	Nathaniel should be taken as an alternate to Batholomew. Thats the name we learned back in Bible class.

	ISayPorter:	Mar 16th, 2009 at 09:35 GMT	8 points
	@jason: Matthias, son of Deuteronomy of Gath, you have been found guilty by the elders of the town of uttering the name of our Lord, and so as a BLASPHEMER you are to be stoned to death. Look, I'd had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was, "that piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah"

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	Jessica:	May 4th, 2009 at 21:08 GMT	15 points
	Could you not accept Simon Peter? I think that's what I was taught at school (long ago as that was...)

	lee63:	May 10th, 2009 at 04:05 GMT	6 points
	I finally memorized these 12 by playing this game over and over.

	Formula7:	May 14th, 2009 at 05:36 GMT	6 points
	the only reason i missed thaddeus was because the translation i learned this out of spells it thaddaeus, what about alternatives? bah!

	lee63:	May 17th, 2009 at 03:14 GMT	3 points
	Half the fun is repeating the quiz, over time, until I not only know the answers, I know their spelling.

	Ichiban:	May 25th, 2009 at 04:23 GMT	2 points
	I also try to use nathaniel before remembering bartholomew and the only reason i remember bartholomew is cuz of the simpsons, also for some reason out of any of them I forget andrew mmost, I dont know why

	pokerboy77:	Jun 17th, 2009 at 15:14 GMT	18 points
	How many guessed Luke and Mark?? How many nuns are rolling over in their graves??

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	BDC241:	Aug 14th, 2009 at 03:24 GMT	-2 points
	Technically they weren't apostles until after Christ's ascension. While he was still on earth, they were his disciples. I don't think that anyone considers Judas Escariot an apostle. Matthias should certainly be a bonus answer, as should Paul.

	tigerschick:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 10:33 GMT	-2 points
	Got all 12 - just! I nearly missed Phillip as my Dad is called Philip with one l so that is how I always spell it...

	cls121389:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 20:53 GMT	7 points
	Paul was an apostle, but not one of "The 12". Judas is definitely an acceptable answer. Matthias should be an acceptable answer. See Luke 6:13 where it says that Jesus called them apostles. This quiz suffers from a lack of acceptable alternative spellings and names. For example, Simon was his given name - Peter the surname. Also numbering them 1-12 as if Peter is always #1 and Andrew #4 etc is weak - put them in alphabetical order. Otherwise a great quiz.

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	hpfan624:	Nov 4th, 2009 at 00:29 GMT	5 points
	what is the point of the numbers? peter wasnt the first apostle also what about the apostles that took the place of judas and john after jesus died like saul-paul

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	eugenia:	Dec 5th, 2009 at 02:25 GMT	1 point
	Its probably bad that all of my apostle knowledge comes from characters in Jesus Christ Superstar

	31195:	Dec 31st, 2009 at 19:07 GMT	2 points
	Great quiz. For some reason, I'm not given a fraction of how many I've got right.

	michelle_:	Jan 6th, 2010 at 22:44 GMT	3 points
	Philip is the most missed? It was the first one I entered...yes, I remembered Philip before Judas and Peter. xD

	Terror_Cyborg:	Feb 6th, 2010 at 02:20 GMT	3 points
	I got hung up thinking Paul was one of them. Shows what I know. And I've never even heard of Thad.

	Greenock:	Feb 10th, 2010 at 02:55 GMT	0 points
	7/12: not bad for an athiest. I even got Phillip!

	Stran:	Mar 6th, 2010 at 16:50 GMT	1 point
	Delighted that I got them all!

	midwesterndiva:	Mar 20th, 2010 at 21:05 GMT	4 points
	How did 11% of people forget Peter?

	JimAkin:	Apr 27th, 2010 at 13:55 GMT	4 points
	Jude is acceptable for Thaddeus; that's how I got it.

	naala:	May 4th, 2010 at 21:53 GMT	2 points
	For some reason I got Philip but I don't know how: I realised after I was actually thinking of Thomas (who I missed)

	Avalyon:	May 18th, 2010 at 00:37 GMT	-3 points
	thaddeus does not exist it is judas son of james trust me i memorize this stuff and if you don't lke it up in Luke

	Avalyon:	May 18th, 2010 at 00:41 GMT	-3 points
	it does truly depend on what version you read and what you mean by apostle but nowhere in any version have i read thaddeus only judas son of james

	midwesterndiva:	May 24th, 2010 at 23:58 GMT	5 points
	Ugh! No matter how many times I take this, I always forget Doubting Thomas.

	Jebbrook:	Jul 9th, 2010 at 06:51 GMT	2 points
	I can't believe of all of them, I forgot Thomas...Mr. Doubt.

	Hamlet:	Aug 9th, 2010 at 16:27 GMT	-2 points
	Actually, Jude is NOT Thaddeus. This is one of the many places in which the Gospels can't be relied upon because they contradict each other. I would suggest that one of the Gospels be indicated in the question, and an apostle not named in another Gospel be a bonus.