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This Bible trivia quiz spans Genesis to Revelation in 100 free questions with answers: the patriarchs and the Exodus, kings and prophets, the life and parables of Jesus, the early church, and the geography and books of the Bible itself. Names and phrasing follow the King James Bible, so answers match what most people learned in Sunday school, and every question comes with the answer and a short explanation once you have picked. A dozen questions are written as 'Who am I?' riddles: a tax collector up a sycamore tree, a judge who chose 300 men by how they drank water, a cup-bearer who rebuilt a wall in 52 days, a prophet whose donkey talked back. They work as Bible trivia questions for adults at a church group or small-group night, as Bible trivia for teens and youth groups (no trick questions, no obscure genealogies), as a Sunday school or confirmation-class warm-up, and as a family game night where the grandparents finally get their revenge. Every answer has been verified against the text of Scripture and a reference source, and each question shows its explanation and citation once you have answered. Play the full set for a score you can share, then try the easier Bible Stories quiz or the harder one if you want more.
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Q 01What is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
Genesis is the first book of the Bible; its Hebrew title, Bereshit, is simply its opening word, 'In the beginning', and the Greek name Genesis means 'origin'.
Q 02How many days did God take to create the world according to Genesis?
6 days
According to Genesis 1, God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. The six days of creation are foundational to the biblical narrative.
Q 03Who built the ark to survive the great flood?
Noah
Noah built the ark at God's command in Genesis 6–9; scholars generally see the story as adapted from older Mesopotamian flood traditions, especially the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Q 04Who parted the Red Sea?
Moses
Moses stretched out his hand and the sea divided in Exodus 14; the Hebrew name Yam Suph literally means 'sea of reeds', fuelling a long debate over which body of water was meant.
Q 05What were the names of the first man and woman according to the Bible?
Adam and Eve
Their names are telling: adam is Hebrew for 'man' or 'humankind', while Eve is linked to the word for 'living'.
Q 06Which disciple betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver?
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus; only Matthew's Gospel gives the price of thirty pieces of silver, and Matthew has Judas fling the coins back into the temple before hanging himself.
Q 07How many books are in the Bible (Protestant canon)?
66
The Protestant canon has 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New; Catholic Bibles run to 73 because they include deuterocanonical books such as Tobit and Maccabees.
Q 08What is the last book of the Bible?
Revelation
Revelation closes the New Testament; it was among the last books accepted into the canon and was absent from the original Syriac Peshitta used by the Church of the East.
Q 09Which giant did David defeat with a sling and a stone?
Goliath
David defeated the Philistine giant Goliath with a sling and a single stone, as told in 1 Samuel 17. This victory made David a hero in Israel.
Q 10In which city was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
Bethlehem, on which Matthew and Luke agree; they differ on why the family was there—Matthew implies Joseph already lived there, while Luke has them travel from Nazareth for a census.
Q 11What are the four Gospels in the New Testament?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Matthew, Mark and Luke are called the Synoptics because they share so much material; John stands apart in structure and content.
Q 12Who was swallowed by a great fish and spent three days inside it?
Jonah
The prophet Jonah was swallowed by a great fish (often depicted as a whale) after fleeing from God's command to preach to Nineveh. He spent three days and nights inside before being vomited onto dry land.
Q 13What is the shortest verse in the Bible (King James Version)?
Jesus wept.
John 11:35, 'Jesus wept,' is the shortest verse in the King James Version of the Bible; it describes Jesus weeping at a friend's tomb in Bethany.
Q 21What did God create on the first day according to Genesis?
Light
Light comes first, with day and night separated; the sky follows on day two, Earth, seas and vegetation on day three, and the Sun and Moon only on day four.
Q 22Which apostle is known as 'the doubter' for questioning Jesus' resurrection?
Thomas
Thomas, also called Didymus, is known as 'Doubting Thomas' because he refused to believe Jesus had risen until he could see and touch the wounds himself (John 20:24-29).
Q 23What is the longest book of the Bible by number of chapters?
Psalms
Psalms, with 150 chapters, is the longest; the poems are grouped into five books, each ending with a doxology, and 73 carry superscriptions naming David.
Q 14Which Old Testament figure was tested by God and lost everything but remained faithful?
Job
Job lost his children, wealth and health yet refused to curse God; the test was proposed by 'the satan', the Adversary, who claimed Job served God only because God protected him.
Q 15What was the first miracle Jesus performed according to the Gospel of John?
Turning water into wine
Turning water into wine at a wedding in Cana, at his mother's prompting, is what John calls the first of Jesus' 'signs'.
Q 16How many plagues did God send upon Egypt?
10
There are 10, yet Exodus never actually states the total; Psalms 78 and 105 seem to list only seven or eight, in a different order.
Q 17Who wrote most of the epistles (letters) in the New Testament?
Paul
Paul: thirteen of the 21 New Testament letters carry his name, though most scholars think he wrote seven and that the pastoral letters to Timothy and Titus are by later hands.
Q 18What is the Ten Commandments also known as?
The Decalogue
The Decalogue, from the Greek for 'ten words', matching the Hebrew 'Ten Words'; the text appears in Exodus 20 and again in Deuteronomy 5.
Q 19Which river was Jesus baptized in?
Jordan
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River, as recorded in Matthew 3:13-17. After his baptism, the heavens opened and the Spirit of God descended like a dove.
Q 20Who was the first king of Israel?
Saul
Saul, whose name means 'asked for'; the people had demanded a king from the prophet Samuel, who anointed Saul but later turned against him.
Q 24Who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams about seven fat cows and seven thin cows?
Joseph
Joseph; the cows foretold seven years of plenty followed by seven of famine, and Pharaoh rewarded Joseph with the post of second-in-command of Egypt (Genesis 41).
Q 25What are the Beatitudes?
Blessings from the Sermon on the Mount
The Beatitudes are the blessings opening the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5; Luke's shorter version, delivered on a plain, pairs four blessings with four woes, and the name comes from beatus, Latin for 'blessed'.
Q 26Which Old Testament prophet was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire?
Elijah
The prophet Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind with a chariot of fire and horses of fire, as described in 2 Kings 2:11. His servant Elisha witnessed this event.
Q 27What is the Pentateuch?
The first five books of the Bible
The Pentateuch is the first five books of the Bible, Genesis through Deuteronomy; the name is Greek for 'five scrolls', and Jewish tradition calls them the Torah, or Five Books of Moses.
Q 28In the Book of Ruth, who is told 'Wherever you go, I will go'?
Naomi, by her daughter-in-law
Naomi; her daughter-in-law Ruth refused to abandon her widowed mother-in-law (Ruth 1:16), and that loyalty led to marriage with Boaz and a place in King David's family tree.
Q 29How many apostles did Jesus choose?
12
The number mirrors the twelve tribes of Israel; after the betrayer's death, Matthias was chosen by lot to restore the count.
Q 30What parable tells of a son who squanders his inheritance and returns home?
The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son, told in Luke 15; asking for the inheritance early was, to many commentators, tantamount to wishing the father dead, which makes the welcome home all the more striking.