Bible trivia
100 Bible trivia questions and answers
A free reference list sorted by difficulty — easy questions for kids, medium for adults, and a hard round for people who actually read Chronicles. Every answer includes a Scripture reference.
How to run a Bible trivia night
- Play three rounds of 10–12 questions: easy, then medium, then hard.
- Give one point per correct answer, two if the team names the reference.
- Read the cited verse aloud after each answer — the Scripture is the point.
- Use the hard round as a tiebreaker for adult small groups.
Easy Bible trivia questions — Old Testament
Great for kids, VBS, and Sunday school.
1. Who built the ark?
Answer: Noah (Genesis 6:14)
2. How many days and nights did it rain during the flood?
Answer: Forty (Genesis 7:12)
3. What did God create on the first day?
Answer: Light (Genesis 1:3)
4. Who were the first man and woman?
Answer: Adam and Eve (Genesis 2)
5. What fruit tree were Adam and Eve told not to eat from?
Answer: The tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17)
6. Who was thrown into the lions' den?
Answer: Daniel (Daniel 6)
7. Who was swallowed by a great fish?
Answer: Jonah (Jonah 1:17)
8. Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Answer: Moses (Exodus 3:10)
9. What sea did God part for the Israelites?
Answer: The Red Sea (Exodus 14:21)
10. What did David use to defeat Goliath?
Answer: A sling and a stone (1 Samuel 17:49)
11. Who had a coat of many colors?
Answer: Joseph (Genesis 37:3)
12. What did God send to feed Israel in the wilderness?
Answer: Manna (and quail) (Exodus 16)
13. How many commandments did God give Moses?
Answer: Ten (Exodus 20)
14. Whose strength was in his hair?
Answer: Samson (Judges 16:17)
15. What is the first book of the Bible?
Answer: Genesis
16. Who was the wisest king of Israel?
Answer: Solomon (1 Kings 3:12)
17. What sign did God give Noah after the flood?
Answer: A rainbow (Genesis 9:13)
Easy Bible trivia questions — New Testament
Gospel basics most children will recognize.
18. Who was the mother of Jesus?
Answer: Mary (Luke 1:26–31)
19. In what town was Jesus born?
Answer: Bethlehem (Luke 2:4–7)
20. How many disciples did Jesus choose?
Answer: Twelve (Mark 3:14)
21. Who baptized Jesus?
Answer: John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13–17)
22. What was Jesus' first recorded miracle?
Answer: Turning water into wine at Cana (John 2:1–11)
23. How many loaves and fish fed the five thousand?
Answer: Five loaves and two fish (Matthew 14:17)
24. Which disciple denied Jesus three times?
Answer: Peter (Luke 22:54–62)
25. Who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver?
Answer: Judas Iscariot (Matthew 26:15)
26. On what day did Jesus rise from the dead?
Answer: The third day — the first day of the week (Luke 24:1–7)
27. What is the first book of the New Testament?
Answer: Matthew
28. Which tax collector climbed a tree to see Jesus?
Answer: Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1–4)
29. What did Jesus teach his disciples to pray?
Answer: The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13)
30. Who walked on water with Jesus — briefly?
Answer: Peter (Matthew 14:29)
31. What was Jesus' earthly trade?
Answer: Carpenter (Mark 6:3)
32. What is the last book of the Bible?
Answer: Revelation
33. Which brother of Jesus wrote a New Testament letter?
Answer: James (James 1:1)
Medium Bible trivia questions and answers
A fair fight for adults who grew up in church.
34. Which book of the Bible never mentions God by name?
Answer: Esther
35. Who wrote most of the New Testament letters?
Answer: Paul — 13 of the 27 books
36. What is the shortest verse in the English Bible?
Answer: 'Jesus wept.' (John 11:35)
37. Who was the first Christian martyr?
Answer: Stephen (Acts 7)
38. On what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
Answer: Mount Sinai (Horeb) (Exodus 19–20)
39. Which prophet was taken to heaven in a whirlwind?
Answer: Elijah (2 Kings 2:11)
40. How many books are in the Protestant Bible?
Answer: 66 — 39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament
41. Which apostle doubted the resurrection until he saw Jesus?
Answer: Thomas (John 20:24–29)
42. What is the longest book in the Bible?
Answer: Psalms — 150 chapters
43. Who was the first king of Israel?
Answer: Saul (1 Samuel 10:1)
44. Which Gospel begins with 'In the beginning was the Word'?
Answer: John (John 1:1)
45. What was Paul's name before his conversion?
Answer: Saul (Acts 13:9)
46. Who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams?
Answer: Joseph (Genesis 41)
47. Which woman said 'Where you go I will go'?
Answer: Ruth, to Naomi (Ruth 1:16)
48. How many plagues struck Egypt?
Answer: Ten (Exodus 7–12)
49. Who was Abraham's wife?
Answer: Sarah (Genesis 17:15)
50. What did Jesus say is the greatest commandment?
Answer: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37)
51. Which city's walls fell after Israel marched around them?
Answer: Jericho (Joshua 6)
52. Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus?
Answer: Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:26)
53. What language was most of the New Testament written in?
Answer: Koine Greek
54. Which festival was being celebrated when the Holy Spirit came?
Answer: Pentecost (Acts 2:1)
55. How many people were saved on the ark?
Answer: Eight (1 Peter 3:20)
56. Which psalm begins 'The Lord is my shepherd'?
Answer: Psalm 23
57. Who was the father of John the Baptist?
Answer: Zechariah (Luke 1:13)
Hard Bible trivia questions and answers
Kings, prophets, numbers, and geography — the tiebreaker round.
58. Who was king of Judah when Jerusalem fell to Babylon?
Answer: Zedekiah (2 Kings 25)
59. Which minor prophet's name means 'my messenger'?
Answer: Malachi
60. Who replaced Judas Iscariot among the twelve?
Answer: Matthias (Acts 1:26)
61. In what language was most of the Old Testament written?
Answer: Hebrew, with a few Aramaic passages in Daniel and Ezra
62. How many years did Israel wander in the wilderness?
Answer: Forty (Numbers 14:33–34)
63. Which letter of Paul is addressed to a runaway slave's owner?
Answer: Philemon
64. Who was the officiating high priest at Jesus' trial?
Answer: Caiaphas (Matthew 26:57)
65. Which prophet saw the valley of dry bones?
Answer: Ezekiel (Ezekiel 37)
66. How old was Methuselah when he died?
Answer: 969 years (Genesis 5:27)
67. Who is the only female judge named in Judges?
Answer: Deborah (Judges 4–5)
68. Which king saw handwriting on the wall?
Answer: Belshazzar (Daniel 5)
69. Who was Timothy's grandmother, praised for her faith?
Answer: Lois (2 Timothy 1:5)
70. Which Old Testament man 'walked with God' and was taken?
Answer: Enoch (Genesis 5:24)
71. What was the name of Abraham's nephew?
Answer: Lot (Genesis 12:5)
72. Who succeeded Moses as leader of Israel?
Answer: Joshua (Deuteronomy 31:23)
73. Which island was Paul shipwrecked on?
Answer: Malta (Acts 28:1)
74. Who was the Ethiopian official Philip baptized reading?
Answer: Isaiah (Acts 8:28)
75. How many chapters are in the book of Psalms' longest chapter's book — that is, which is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Answer: Psalm 119, with 176 verses
76. Which two books are named after women?
Answer: Ruth and Esther
77. What was the first plague on Egypt?
Answer: Water turned to blood (Exodus 7:20)
78. Who wrote the book of Acts?
Answer: Luke (Acts 1:1)
79. Which apostle was a tentmaker by trade?
Answer: Paul (Acts 18:3)
80. What did Elisha ask for from Elijah?
Answer: A double portion of his spirit (2 Kings 2:9)
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Frequently asked questions
What are some easy Bible trivia questions for kids?
Good starters include: Who built the ark? (Noah), Who was swallowed by a great fish? (Jonah), In what town was Jesus born? (Bethlehem), and What did David use to defeat Goliath? (a sling and a stone). Keep kids' rounds to famous stories from Genesis, Exodus, and the Gospels.
How many questions should a Bible trivia round have?
Ten to twelve questions per round works best — long enough to feel like a real game, short enough to finish in about ten minutes. For a full night, run three rounds: easy, medium, and hard, with a tiebreaker at the end.
What is the hardest Bible trivia question?
Recall questions about minor kings, prophets, and numbers are the hardest — for example, who was king of Judah when Jerusalem fell to Babylon (Zedekiah), or how old Methuselah was when he died (969). Questions requiring an exact reference are harder still.
Can I use these Bible trivia questions at church?
Yes. These questions are free to use for youth group, small groups, VBS, Sunday school, and family game nights. Every answer includes a Scripture reference so you can read the passage together after each round.
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
In most English translations it is John 11:35 — 'Jesus wept.' In the Greek text, 1 Thessalonians 5:16 ('Rejoice always') is shorter.
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