Children's Comprehensive Bible Question Quiz
Children's Bible quiz and Bible trivia quiz.
The answers are below the question.
Don't look at the answer until after you guess. Well, unless you have to.
100 mixed general Bible trivia information questions for children.
Answer these questions about the Protestant Christian Bible.
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What is the total number of books in the Bible?
a. Two (2) books.
b. Forty (40) books.
c. Sixty-six (66) books.
Answer C: Sixty-six (66).
The Bible contains sixty-six (66) books divided into two sections.
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Which language was most of the original Old Testament written in?
a. Farsi.
b. Hebrew.
c. Aramaic.
d. Egyptian.
Answer B: Hebrew.
The Old Testament was primarily written in the Hebrew language.
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Which language was most of the original New Testament written in?
a. Latin.
b. Greek.
c. Roman.
d. Judean.
Answer B: Greek.
The New Testament was primarily written in the older Koine Greek language.
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Which book is first in the Bible?
a. Alpha.
b. Moses.
c. Genesis.
Answer C: Genesis.
The first book in the Protestant Bible is Genesis, and Moses is given credit for writing it.
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Which book is the last one in the Protestant Bible?
a. John 3.
b. Omega.
c. Revelation.
Answer C: Revelation.
The last book in the Protestant Bible is Revelation.
John is given credit for writing the Book of Revelation.
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What is the third section of the Catholic Bible, which is also included between the two testaments of the Protestant Bible?
a. Beatitudes.
b. Apocrypha.
c. Books of law.
Answer B: Apocrypha.
The Apocrypha is a third section of scripture added to some Bibles.
It is bound between the Old and New Testaments.
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What is the last word in the Bible?
a. Jesus shall return.
b. The End.
c. Amen.
Answer C: Amen
The last word in the Bible is "Amen" in Revelation 22:21.
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What are the first words in the Bible?
a. "On the first day..."
b. "In the beginning..."
c. "The heavens were void of..."
Answer B: In the beginning.
The first few words of the Bible are "In the beginning, God created the heavens and earth."
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How are the words that Jesus spoke shown in some Bibles?
a. In italics.
b. Are bold.
c. In red letters.
Answer C: Red letters.
In some Bibles, the words that Jesus spoke are written in red ink.
These editions of the Bible are known as the "Red Letter Edition."
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What are the first four books of the New Testament called?
a. Torah.
b. Pentateuch.
c. The Gospels.
Answer C: The Gospels.
The first four books of the New Testament are known as the Gospels.
They tell the story of Jesus' ministry.
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What are the first five books of the Old Testament called?
a. Beatitudes.
b. Pentateuch.
c. Books of Creation.
Answer B: Pentateuch.
The Pentateuch, or the Laws of Moses, are the first five books of the Old Testament.
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What is the Bible considered to be?
a. One complete book.
b. Two books bound together.
c. A collection of many books bound together.
Answer C: Collection of Books.
The Bible is a collection of many books bound together in one volume with two divisions.
Who are these Bible characters?
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Who were the first humans on Earth?
a. Abraham and Sarah.
b. Mary and Joseph.
c. Adam and Eve.
Answer C: Adam and Eve.
God made Adam the first human and then Eve as his companion.
Genesis 2:19-22
Genesis 3:20
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What did God create Adam from?
a. Carbon.
b. Primate DNA.
c. Dust of the Earth.
Answer C: Dust.
God created Adam from the dust of the earth.
He breathed into him the breath of life, making him a living being.
Genesis 2:7
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How did Eve come into existence?
a. Created from the dust of the Earth like Adam.
b. She was brought down from heaven.
c. Eve was made from Adam's rib.
Answer C: Adam's rib.
Eve was created from Adam's rib and was called a woman (from man).
Genesis 2:20-22
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Who did God give the 10 commandments to?
a. Noah.
b. Moses.
c. Abraham.
Answer B: Moses.
God gave Moses two stone slabs that contained the commandments.
Exodus 20
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Who did the giant fish transport?
a. Jesus.
b. Peter.
c. Jonah.
Anser C: Jonah.
A big fish transported Jonah to Nineveh over a three-day period.
Jonah 1:17
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Who was the first murderer in the Bible?
a. Adam. He killed Eve for eating an apple.
b. Pontius Pilate. He allowed Jesus to be crucified.
c. Cain. He killed his brother Abel because he was jealous.
Answer C: Cain.
He was jealous of his brother Abel because Abel's animal sacrifice was considered better than his crop sacrifice.
Genesis 4:8
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Who killed Philistines with a jawbone?
a. Samson.
b. Daniel.
c. David.
Answer A: Samson.
Samson used the jawbone of a donkey to kill 1,000 Philistines.
He hated the Philistines for the things they had done to him and his family.
Judges 15:16-17
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Whom did God instruct to build a giant boat?
a. Peter and his brother Andrew.
b. Jacob and his twelve sons.
c. Noah.
Answer C: Noah.
Noah built the giant boat known as the Ark.
Estimates place his age at 500 years when he started building the arc.
It is estimated that he spent approximately 100 years building the Ark.
The Ark was in preparation for a flood that would destroy the world.
Genesis 6:11-21
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Who was put into a lion's den for praying to God instead of an idol?
a. Daniel.
b. Paul.
c. John.
Answer A: Daniel.
King Darius ordered Daniel into the lion's den because he did not pray to an idol.
Jealous subjects, who disliked Daniel, tricked King Darius into this decision.
Daniel 6:10-18
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Who was the wisest king in the Bible?
a. Saul.
b. Herod.
c. Solomon.
Answer C: Solomon.
Solomon was considered the wisest king in Israel.
1 Kings 10:1-9
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Who was the mother of Jesus?
a. Ruth.
b. Mary.
c. Hannah.
Answer B: Mary.
A virgin named Mary from Galilee was the mother of Jesus.
Luke 1:26-33
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Who killed the giant Philistine named Goliath?
a. David the shepherd with a sling and a stone.
b. Peter with his sword at the Garden of Gethsemane.
c. Elijah, who called out some bears from the woods to kill Goliath.
Answer A: David.
David, the shepherd, killed the giant Philistine Goliath.
He used a sling and a smooth stone.
Goliath was fighting for the Philistines during a battle with the Israelites.
1 Samuel 17:45-51
There are numerous questions about the birth of Jesus.
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Who is known as the Son of God?
a. Adam, whom God created from the dust of the ground.
b. Abraham, the founder of Judaism, is the Son of God.
c. Jesus, who was born in the flesh to a virgin.
Answer C: Jesus.
God said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:17
Jesus said, "I am the son of God."
John 10:34-36
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Who was the king when Jesus was born?
a. Saul, the very first king, reigned at the time of Jesus' birth.
b. Solomon, the wisest king, oversaw the birth of Jesus.
c. Herod was ruling at the time Jesus was born.
Answer C: King Herod.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod.
Matthew 2:1
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Who were the earthly parents of Jesus?
a. Adam and Eve.
b. Mary and Joseph.
c. Abraham and Sarah.
Answer B: Mary and Joseph.
Mary was the biological mother of Jesus, and Joseph was His stepfather.
Matthew 1:20-21
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Who told Mary she was going to have baby Jesus?
a. Her cousin Elizabeth.
b. The Angel Gabriel.
c. God in a Vision.
Answer B: The Angel Gabriel.
Gabriel went to Nazareth and met with Mary and told her she was favored by God and would become pregnant with the Son of the Most High, Jesus.
Luke 1:26-28
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Where were Joseph and Mary staying when Jesus was born?
c. At a storage room in the basement of a hotel in Bethlehem.
b. At a roadside inn along the road to Jerusalem.
c. In an animal stable near Bethlehem.
Answer C: Animal shelter.
Due to the influx of visitors, Jesus' family had to stay in an animal stable near Bethlehem.
Luke 2:1-6
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What was Jesus wrapped in right after he was born?
a. Blanket.
b. Sheep skin.
c. Swaddling Clothes.
Answer C: Swaddling clothes.
Jesus was wrapped in an infant garment known as swaddling clothes.
It was a garment to restrict the movement of babies for their safety.
Luke 2:7
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What was Jesus placed in right after he was born?
a. Portable crib.
b. Animal feeding trough.
c. A basket made to hold oats for the animals.
Answer B: Feeding trough.
Jesus was laid in a feeding trough called a manger.
Luke 2:7
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Why did Joseph and Mary take baby Jesus to Egypt?
a. King Herod intended to kill Jesus.
b. So Jesus could be baptized.
c. They had to go pay taxes.
Answer A: King Herod wanted to kill Jesus.
Herod was afraid of the "newborn king" and the repercussions that might come from the Israelites because of it.
Matthew 2:13
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Who brought gifts to Jesus when he was about two years old?
a. Priests from Bethlehem.
b. Wise men from the East.
c. King Herod.
Answer B: Wise men.
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Who were the Wise Men?
a. Angelic messengers from heaven.
b. Prophets who traveled throughout Judea.
c. They were educated men known as the Magi.
Answer C: Magi.
The wise men, known as Magi, were renowned for their intelligence.
They traveled to Israel to honor the "King of the Jews."
The Bible does not state how many Magi there were.
Tradition assumes that there were three wise men because there were three gifts.
Matthew 2
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How did the three Wise Men know how to locate Jesus?
a. An angel told them which city Jesus was in.
b. The wise men followed a heavenly star.
c. They went and asked Pontius Pilate.
Answer B: Followed a star.
The wise men followed a heavenly star to locate Jesus.
Matthew 2
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Who visited baby Jesus when he was born?
a. Shepherds from a nearby field.
b. Priests from the synagogue.
c. Believers from Bethlehem.
Answer A: Shepherds.
Shepherds from a nearby field witnessed the birth of Jesus.
Angels from heaven came and told the shepherds about the newborn king.
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What city was Jesus raised as a teenager?
a. Jesus grew up in Nazareth.
b. Bethlehem, where he was born.
c. Jesus lived in Jerusalem during his childhood.
Answer A: Nazareth.
Jesus grew up in Nazareth, the hometown of Mary and Joseph.
Matthew 2:19-23
Questions about Jesus the Messiah.
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Who denied Jesus three times on the night of his arrest?
a. Judas. He said he did not recognize Jesus.
b. Peter. He denied Jesus before the cock crowed.
c. Mary Magdalene. The financier of Jesus' ministry.
Answer: Peter.
Before the cock crowed on the night of the arrest, Peter denied Jesus three times.
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Who betrayed Jesus at the moment of his arrest?
a. Mary Magdalene wanted nothing to do with Jesus.
b. Judas Iscariot, who kissed Jesus.
c. Saul, who hated the Jews.
Answer B: Judas.
Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus on the night of His arrest.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas betrayed Jesus by identifying him to the mob who arrived to arrest him.
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What does Jesus say is the first and greatest commandment?
a. Provide honor to your parents.
b. Love your neighbors.
c. Go to church.
Answer B: Love.
Jesus said the first and greatest commandment is to love God and your neighbor.
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During Jesus' arrest, who cut the ear off a priest's servant?
a. Paul used his long knife.
b. Peter with his sword.
c. James used a knife.
Answer B: Peter.
Peter cut off the right ear of the high priest's slave servant, Malchus, with his sword.
Peter was trying to prevent Jesus' arrest.
Jesus then healed Malchus by putting his ear back on.
This event was probably the last miracle Jesus performed.
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After the crucifixion, where was the body of Jesus taken?
a. The priests took it to the temple.
b. A man named Joseph moved the body to a tomb.
c. His brothers took the body to their mother's home for burial preparations.
Answer: Joseph.
Joseph from Arimathea, who was a wealthy man and a believer, claimed the body of Jesus and placed Him in his burial cave.
Joseph and Nicodemus wrapped Jesus' body in burial cloth and spices.
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How did Judas identify Jesus to the mob when they arrested him?
a. Judas shook hands with Jesus.
b. He pointed and said, "That's him; that's Jesus."
c. Judas walked up to Jesus and kissed Him on the face.
Answer C: With a kiss.
Judas walked up to Jesus and kissed him on the face to identify Him to the mob.
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When did Jesus rise from the dead after his crucifixion?
a. The first day.
b. The second day.
c. The third day.
Answer C: Third day.
Jesus rose on the third day after his crucifixion.
After Jesus arose, He stayed on Earth for 40 days before ascending into Heaven.
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What transpired immediately following Jesus' baptism?
a. The spirit of God descended like a dove upon Jesus.
b. The ground shook like an earthquake.
c. The skies opened up with thunder.
Answer A: He received the Spirit of God.
The Holy Spirit of God entered Jesus when he was baptized.
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Before Jesus started preaching, what was his occupation?
a. He was a carpenter.
b. He was a deacon in the synagogue.
c. He was a fisherman like many of the villagers.
Answer A: Carpenter.
Jesus worked as a common tradesman, a carpenter.
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Traditionally, what was the first miracle that Jesus performed?
a. He cured a blind man.
b. He made wine for a wedding.
c. He fed 5000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish.
Answer B: He made wine.
Most scholars state that Jesus' first miracle was making 120 gallons of wine at a wedding in Cana.
The host ran out of wine, and Mary insisted that her son, Jesus, make more wine.
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What did Joseph, the father of Jesus, do for work?
a. He was a carpenter.
b. He was a fisherman.
c. He was a tax collector.
Answer A: Carpenter.
Joseph was a carpenter and taught Jesus the trade.
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A verse in the Bible says Jesus wept. Why?
a. Judas betrayed Him.
b. His best friend, Lazarus, had died.
c. Jesus knew of His upcoming crucifixion.
Answer B: Lazarus death.
Jesus wept for the sisters of Lazarus when he saw how upset they were over their brother Lazarus' death.
Questions about the Apostles.
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How many apostles were there?
a. There were twelve apostles.
b. Jesus authorized six apostles.
c. Forty apostles altogether served Jesus.
d. There were thirteen (13) total apostles.
Answer D: Thirteen (13).
Jesus selected twelve apostles, but there was an additional one.
After Judas killed himself, the remaining apostles appointed a replacement, making thirteen apostles in total.
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What did Jesus do to the apostles at the Last Supper?
a. Kept giving them wine until they were in a relaxed state.
b. Made them wash their hands before eating the bread.
c. Jesus washed their feet.
Answer C: Washed their feet.
At the Last Supper, Jesus washed the feet of the apostles.
Jesus wanted to show them humility and servitude.
The belief is that this shows Jesus as serving humanity and also symbolizes the washing away of sin.
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Was Paul an apostle?
a. No.
b. Yes.
Answer A: NO.
Paul was not an apostle even though he was crucial to Christianity. He was a disciple of Christianity who never met or knew Jesus personally.
Paul converted to Christianity after Jesus' resurrection.
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Which disciple was a doctor?
a. Matthew.
b. Luke.
c. John.
Answer B: Luke.
Luke was a doctor, a disciple, and the writer of the book of Luke.
He was not an apostle and was a companion of Paul.
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Which apostle was a tax collector?
a. Matthew.
b. Luke.
c. John.
Answer A: Matthew.
Matthew worked as a tax collector in Rome for the emperor.
He was one of the original apostles.
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Who were Jesus' closest inner circle of apostles?
a. Peter, James, and John.
b. Peter, Simon, and Judas.
c. Peter, Thomas, and Matthew.
Answer A: Peter, James, and John.
Peter, James, and John were considered members of Jesus' inner circle.
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Who replaced Judas Iscariot after he died?
a. Mathias.
b. Luke.
c. Jonah.
Answer A: Matthias
Matthias succeeded Judas Iscariot as an apostle after he committed suicide.
The remaining eleven apostles appointed Matthias after taking lots.
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Which apostle did Jesus name the rock?
a. Peter, because Jesus changed Simon's name to Peter, which means "rock."
b. James, because he was the foundation of the Judaic movement.
c. John, because he was persistent and steadfast in his beliefs.
Answer A: Peter.
Jesus called Simon the "rock" and changed Simon's name to Peter.
He was also referred to in the Bible as Simon Peter.
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After the resurrection, which apostle doubted that it was Jesus he was talking to?
a. Peter did not believe the resurrection took place.
b. Matthew denied everything that happened after the crucifixion.
c. Thomas doubted Jesus was risen until he saw the scars on Jesus' hands.
Answer C: Thomas.
Thomas didn't believe Jesus had risen until he saw the scars on His hands.
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Which apostle was crucified upside down?
a. Thomas wanted to suffer more than Jesus did.
b. Peter, because he felt unworthy to die the same as Jesus.
c. Matthew, because he wanted to show defiance to the authorities.
Answer B: Peter.
Peter allowed himself to be crucified upside down because he felt less worthy than Jesus.
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Which apostles did Jesus refer to as the sons of thunder?
a. James and John.
b. Peter and Matthew.
c. Bartholomew and Thaddeus.
Answer A: James and John.
Jesus referred to James and John as the sons of thunder.
Quiz about the boat called the Ark.
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Who built a giant boat called the Ark?
a. Moses.
b. Noah.
c. Adam.
Answer B: Noah.
Noah built the giant boat called the Ark at the instructions of God.
Genesis 6:11-21
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What does the word "ark" mean?
a. A boat or ship.
b. A chest or box.
c. A waterproof container.
Answer B. A chest or box.
An ark is a container defined as a chest or box.
Moses' Ark of the Covenant was a chest that stored the Ten Commandments.
Noah's Ark was a big boat that looked like a floating box or container that held animals.
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What was Noah's age when God told him to build the Ark?
a. 480 - 520 years old.
b. 120 years old.
c. 80 years old.
Answer A: 480 - 520 years.
It is estimated that Noah was over 480 years old when he built the Ark.
We don't know how long Noah took to build the Ark.
The Bible states he was 600 years old when the flood came.
Noah was 500 years old when he had his three sons.
It is unknown if Noah's three sons were triplets or if they were close in age.
We do not know how old his sons were when Noah started building the ark.
It is known that his sons were old enough to be married because they had wives.
Scholars debate the exact timeline, as it is never explicitly stated and must be inferred from the story.
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How many unclean animals went into the Ark?
a. Two pairs of hooved and one pair of non-hooved animals.
b. A pair of each unclean kind.
c. Three pairs of each kind.
Answer B: One pair.
Noah boarded one pair of each unclean animal and seven pairs of clean animals onto the Ark.
Genesis 7:2
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How many people were on the Ark?
a. Eight people were on the Ark, including all of Noah's family.
b. Four people went on the Ark: Noah and his three sons.
c. Two people were on the Ark: Noah and his wife.
Answer A: Eight people.
The Ark contained eight people.
Aboard were Noah and his wife, along with his three sons and their wives.
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Approximately how long do scholars believe it took to build the Ark?
a. 1 year.
b. 40 years.
c. 50-120 years.
Answer C: 50-120 years.
Scholars believe that it could have taken Noah 50 to 120 years to build the Ark.
The Bible is not clear on this matter and requires some math to figure it out.
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What kind of wood was the Ark built of?
a. Oak.
b. Pine.
c. Gopher.
Answer C: Gopher.
The Ark was built of gopher wood.
It is not known for sure what gopher wood is.
The Bible mentions gopher wood only once, in relation to the Ark.
Perhaps it was a term used for wood treated to repel water.
Genesis 6:14
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What was the measurement used to build the Ark?
a. Yards.
b. Cubits.
c. Meters.
Answer B: Cubits.
The measurement used to build the ark was cubits.
A cubit was the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger.
Therefore, the cubit varied based on the physical size of the carpenter.
Genesis 6:15
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Where did the Ark come to rest after the flood?
a. Mount Ararat.
b. Mount Sinai.
c. The Alps.
Answer A: Mount Ararat.
After the flood subsided, the Ark came to rest on Mount Ararat.
Genesis 8:3-4
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Which two birds flew from the Ark?
a. First a raven and then a dove later.
b. A pigeon and then a pelican.
c. The dove and then an eagle.
Answer A: Raven and Dove.
After the Ark rested on Mt. Ararat, both a raven and a dove departed from it.
The raven left first and never returned.
The dove left later and returned with part of a small branch in its mouth.
Genesis 8:6–12
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After the Ark landed, what did God create to seal the covenant with Noah?
a. God placed the white clouds in the sky above.
b. God made the sky turn blue.
c. God created a rainbow.
Answer C: A rainbow.
God created a rainbow as a sign to show that God would never again destroy the world with a flood.
Genesis 9:12–17
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How long did Noah and his family stay in the Ark?
a. 40 days and 40 nights.
b. 40 weeks.
c. A year.
Answer C: One year.
Noah and his family lived on the ark for a few days over a year.
Reading the Bible story, it can be calculated that they spent 370 days in the ark.
Genesis 8
Questions about the Exodus from Egypt.
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Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt when they were slaves?
a. Noah, with his three sons.
b. Moses, with Aaron and Joshua.
c. Father Abraham, with his nephew.
Answer B: Moses.
Moses led the Hebrew slaves out of Egypt into the promised land with the help of his brother Aaron, sister Miriam, and friend Joshua.
Exodus 3.
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To whom did God present the stone tablets that contained the commandments?
a. God gave the tablets to Joseph when he served as an administrator in Egypt.
b. Adam received the tablets after eating from the Tree of Knowledge.
c. Moses accepted the tablets from God on Mount Sinai.
Answer C: Moses.
Moses received the stone tablets of God's commandments while visiting with God on Mount Sinai.
Deuteronomy 5:1-3
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How many commandments are there?
a. Six commandments written on six parchments.
b. Ten Commandments etched on two stone tablets.
c. Twelve commandments chiseled on both sides of one stone slate.
Answer B: Ten
There are ten commandments that God wrote on stone tablets with his finger.
Deuteronomy 5:6-22
Exodus 20:2-17
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What is the first commandment?
a. Thou shalt have no other gods but me.
b. Honor your father and mother.
c. Thou shalt do no murder.
Answer A: No other gods.
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me."
Exodus 20:3
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What "message" from God did Moses present to the Egyptian Pharaoh?
a. "Let my people go."
b. "You must repent of your sins."
c. "I have been sent to destroy your land because you sinned."
Answer A: "Let my people go."
Moses delivered the message to Pharaoh, urging him to release his people.
Exodus 9:1
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What happened when the Israelites were complaining of hunger?
a. Turkeys appeared every morning at sunrise for 40 days.
b. God sent nomadic merchants to them with food.
c. A substance called "manna" fell from the sky.
Answer C: Manna appeared.
Food called manna fell from the sky and covered the ground like morning dew.
The Hebrews picked it up every morning for forty years for their daily meals.
On the sixth day, they picked up twice as much so that they would have some for the Sabbath.
Exodus 16:31-35
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How many plagues did God put upon the Egyptians?
a. Seven.
b. Ten.
c. Twelve.
Answer B: Ten.
God placed ten plagues on the Egyptians for not giving the Hebrew slaves their freedom.
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What was the last plague God placed on Egypt?
a. All the Egyptian "firstborn" were killed, regardless of age.
b. God made it rain for forty days and forty nights.
c. The river turned into red blood.
Answer A: All the firstborn were killed.
God killed all the Egyptian firstborn children and animals regardless of age as his last plague.
This plague finally upset the Egyptians so much that they demanded that their pharaoh "let the Israelites go."
Exodus 11:1-8
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When Moses came down from the mountain, why was he furious?
a. The people chose Moses' sister, Miriam, as their new leader.
b. Moses saw that the people were worshiping a "golden calf idol."
c. The people were complaining and wanted to return to Egypt.
Answer: Moses saw a golden calf idol.
Moses saw that the people were worshiping a golden calf idol.
Moses became so enraged that he hurled the tablets containing God's Ten Commandments onto the ground, shattering them.
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Who parted the Red Sea so the Israelites could escape Pharaoh's army?
a. Noah.
b. Moses.
c. Aaron.
Answer B: Moses.
Moses parted the Red Sea to allow the slaves to escape from the approaching Egyptian army.
After the army entered the parted sea, it collapsed and killed them all.
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How did Moses manage to live when the king wanted to kill him when he was a baby?
a. Moses' mother disguised him as a girl.
b. His mother placed Moses in a basket and put it in the river.
c. The mother of Moses took him and his sister, Miriam, to Mesopotamia.
Answer B: He was placed in a basket.
Moses was saved from being killed when his mother placed him in a waterproof basket and set him afloat on the Nile River.
His mother hoped that Pharaoh's daughter would discover him as he floated by the palace, feel empathy, and take him in.
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Moses grew up in Egypt. Why did he suddenly leave?
a. Moses "murdered" an Egyptian.
b. He went off to "fight a war" for the pharaoh.
c. Moses wanted to "marry a woman" from a distant tribe.
Answer A: He murdered an Egyptian.
Moses murdered an Egyptian taskmaster.
Moses became upset when he saw the taskmaster beating a Hebrew slave.
Additional questions about people in the Bible.
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What musical instrument did David play?
a. Lyre.
b. Trumpet.
c. Kettle Drum.
Answer A: Lyre
David played the lyre.
He would often play it for the king to soothe his pain.
1 Samuel 16:23
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When David was king, with whom did he commit adultery?
a. Jezebel, wife of Ahab.
b. Bathsheba, Uriah's wife.
c. Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile.
Answer B: Bathsheba.
David committed adultery with Bathsheba, Uriah's wife.
He saw her bathing on the rooftop next door and lusted after her.
To possess Bathsheba for himself, David sent Uriah into battle, leading to his death.
2 Samuel 11:2-5
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In what city did God cause the walls to fall when the people marched around it?
a. Jericho.
b. Sodom.
c. Jerusalem.
Answer A: Jericho.
The walls of Jericho crumbled and fell when the Israelites walked around the city for several days blowing their trumpets.
Joshua 6:1–27
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Who lost his immense strength when his hair was cut?
a. King Saul.
b. Samson.
c. David.
Answer B: Samson.
Delilah tricked Samson into having his hair cut, which took away his power.
She was paid by the Philistines to cause Samson to loose his strength.
Judges 16:13-19
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What did Samson use to kill 1,000 Philistines?
a. A two-edged sword of Egyptian steel.
b. The strength of his bare hands.
c. The jawbone of a jackass.
Answer C: Jawbone.
Samson utilized a donkey's jawbone to slay the 1,000 Philistines.
Judges 15:12-15
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Whose donkey talked?
a. The donkey that Jesus rode on Palm Sunday talked as they went into the city.
b. Balaam beat his donkey for not moving along, and the donkey spoke to him.
c. Saul was riding a donkey on the Damascus Road when the donkey talked.
Answer B: Balaam's.
Balaam was riding his donkey when it stopped moving on the pathway.
The donkey stopped because a heavenly being was in his path.
Balaam beat the donkey to make him move.
The donkey turned his head and asked Balaam, "Why are you beating me?"
Numbers 22:21–39
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What was Saul's name changed to after he converted?
a. Mark.
b. Paul.
c. Judas.
Answer B: Paul.
Saul of Tarsus disliked the Jews and killed many of them.
After he converted, God changed his name to Paul.
Acts 13:9
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What was the duration of Jonah's stay inside the large fish?
a. Twenty-four hours, starting at noon.
b. Two days and one night.
c. Three days and three nights.
Answer C: 3 days and 3 nights.
Jonah spent three days and three nights inside a large fish as he was being transported to Nineveh to do a job for God.
The fish spat Jonah up onto the beach when they arrived at Nineveh.
Jonah 1:17
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What tribe did Goliath fight for?
a. Midianites.
b. Philistines.
c. Canaanites.
Answer B: Philistines.
Goliath fought for the Philistines.
He didn't last long, as young David the shepherd killed him with a sling and a stone.
1 Samuel 17:4-7
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How many wives does the Bible state that King Solomon had?
a. Seven hundred; much more than God says we should have.
b. He had several dozen; he had a concubine.
c. One; that was all that God would allow.
Answer A: Seven hundred (700).
King Solomon had over 700 wives and concubines in his harem.
He had more than any one else in the Bible.
1 Kings 11:1-3
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Who received a multicolored coat from his father, Jacob?
a. John the Baptist, who lived as a hermit in the wilderness.
b. Joseph, Jacob's youngest son at the time.
c. The Apostle John, who led the apostles.
Answer B: Joseph.
Jacob (aka Israel) gave his coat of many colors to his eleventh and favorite son, Joseph.
Genesis 37:1-5
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What happened to Joseph after his father Jacob gave him the coat of many colors?
a. His brothers stole the coat and sold it at the market.
b. The brothers were pleased and threw him a party.
c. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers.
Answer C: Sold as a slave.
Joseph's brothers were filled with jealousy and sold him to slave traders.
Genesis 37:12-36
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How many tribes of Israel were there?
a. six (6).
b. twelve (12).
c. twenty-four (24).
Answer B: Twelve (12)
The nation of Israel had twelve tribes derived from the descendants (twelve sons) of Jacob.
Jacob is the patriarch of the Judean religion.
God changed his name to Israel.
Genesis 49
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Who is the oldest person in the Bible?
a. Methuselah.
b. Moses.
c. Adam.
Answer A: Methuselah.
At 969 years old, Methuselah holds the title of the oldest person in the Bible.
Genesis 5:25-26
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Who did God take to Heaven in a fiery chariot?
a. Elijah.
b. Moses.
c. Enoch.
Answer A: Elijah.
A fiery chariot carried Elijah directly to heaven.
2 Kings 2:11-12
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What were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego forced into?
a. A fiery furnace.
b. A lion's den.
c. A deep well.
Answer A: Fiery furnace.
The three young men found themselves in a fiery furnace because of worshiping God instead of the king's idol.
Daniel 3:13-15
"And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved."
Acts 2:21