Bible Trivia for Kids
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157 free Bible Trivia for Kids trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
54 free Bible Trivia for Kids questions with answers. This Bible trivia for children quiz has 40 multiple-choice questions written for kids aged 7 to 12. It walks through the best-loved stories in order: creation and the garden, Noah's rainbow, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Joseph's coat, baby Moses in the basket, the plagues and the manna, Jericho, Ruth, Samuel, Solomon, Elijah, Esther and Daniel's friends, then the birth of Jesus, the twelve disciples, the parables, the miracles, Palm Sunday and Easter. It works well for Sunday school, a family quiz night, a car ride, or a quick warm-up in class. Most questions are easy, a few will make older kids think, and every one comes with a short explanation that adds a detail worth remembering. Every answer has been checked against the Bible text itself, so you can use it with confidence and settle any arguments by looking up the verse.
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Q 01Who built a large boat to save his family and two of every animal from a great flood?
Noah
Noah's Ark is the boat in the Genesis flood story through which God spares Noah, his family, and one pair of every animal species in the world.
Q 02Who was thrown into a den of lions but was not harmed?
Daniel
The story is found in chapter 6 of the Book of Daniel, and it tells how Daniel was saved from the lions by God.
Q 03Who was swallowed by a great fish and spent three days inside it?
Jonah
Jonah is saved by being swallowed by a great fish, in whose belly he spends three days and three nights. The Hebrew words mean "great fish", though later retellings often say whale.
Q 04What did the young shepherd David use to defeat the giant Goliath?
A sling and a stone
A sling and a stone were enough: the stone struck Goliath's forehead and he fell face down, and David then cut off his head with the giant's own sword.
Q 05Which is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
Genesis comes first. Its Hebrew name means "In the beginning", and it opens with the creation of the world.
Q 06What was the name of the garden where Adam and Eve first lived?
Eden
The Garden of Eden is the paradise described in Genesis chapters 2 and 3, where God placed the first man in a garden planted eastward in Eden.
Q 07Who led the Israelites out of Egypt and stretched out his staff so the sea parted in front of them?
Moses
Moses held his staff over the water at God's command, the sea parted, and the Israelites crossed on dry land before the water closed over Pharaoh's army.
Q 08On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone?
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai: Exodus 19-20 says the mountain was wrapped in smoke, thunder and fire when Moses climbed it to receive the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone.
Q 09In which town was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
Bethlehem: Matthew and Luke both say Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, the town of King David, a few miles south of Jerusalem.
Q 10Jesus fed about five thousand people with five loaves of bread and how many fish?
2
The miracle is known as the feeding of the five thousand, or the miracle of the five loaves and two fish. Twelve baskets of leftovers were gathered up afterwards.
Q 11Which of Jacob's twelve sons was given a beautiful coloured coat, making his brothers jealous?
Joseph
Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery in Egypt over the coat, where he rose to run Pharaoh's kingdom and later forgave them.
Q 12Who climbed a sycamore tree because he was too short to see Jesus?
Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus, a short tax collector in Jericho, climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus over the crowd; Jesus called him down by name and stayed at his house (Luke 19).
Q 13At a wedding in Cana, Jesus turned water into what?
Wine
Wine was the first of Jesus's miracles in John's Gospel, and the steward was amazed that the best wine had been saved for last.
Q 21The baby Moses was hidden in a basket among the reeds of which river?
The Nile
The Nile: Exodus 2 says Moses' mother coated a papyrus basket with tar and pitch and hid him among the reeds of the Nile, where Pharaoh's daughter found him while his sister watched.
Q 22What was the first plague God sent on Egypt when the king would not let the Israelites go?
Water turned to blood
Water turned to blood: in Exodus 7 Aaron struck the river with his staff and it turned to blood, the fish died, and the Egyptians dug along the banks for something to drink.
Q 23What did the manna that God sent to feed the Israelites in the desert taste like?
Honey wafers
Q 14What happened to Samson after his hair was cut off?
He lost his strength
He lost his strength because the vow was broken; the Philistines captured and blinded him, but his hair grew back and he pulled their temple down.
Q 15Which three gifts did the wise men bring to the baby Jesus?
Gold, frankincense and myrrh
Gold, frankincense and myrrh are the three gifts Matthew names; frankincense and myrrh are fragrant tree resins, and the Bible never actually says how many wise men there were.
Q 16In the creation story, after making the world, on which day did God rest?
The seventh day
The seventh day: Genesis 2:2-3 says God finished his work in six days and rested on the seventh, blessing it. That day of rest became the Sabbath.
Q 17God made Eve from what part of Adam's body?
A rib
A rib: Genesis 2:21-22 says God put Adam into a deep sleep, took one of his ribs, closed up the flesh, and made the rib into a woman, Eve.
Q 18After the great flood, what did God put in the sky as a promise never to flood the whole earth again?
A rainbow
A rainbow: in Genesis 9 God sets his bow in the clouds as the sign of his covenant with every living creature that a flood would never again destroy the whole earth.
Q 19What animal did Abraham find caught in a thicket by its horns and offer in place of Isaac?
A ram
A ram: Genesis 22:13 says Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in a thicket by its horns, and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son Isaac.
Q 20Esau sold his birthright to his twin brother Jacob for a bowl of what?
Lentil stew
Lentil stew: Genesis 25 says Esau came in from the field famished and sold his birthright to Jacob for bread and a pottage of lentils, a single meal.
Honey wafers: Exodus 16:31 says manna was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. It appeared each morning like frost and had to be gathered fresh daily.
Q 24What did the priests blow as Joshua's army marched around the walls of Jericho?
Trumpets
Trumpets: Joshua 6 says seven priests blew trumpets of rams' horns as the army circled Jericho once a day for six days, then seven times on the seventh day before the great shout.
Q 25In the Book of Ruth, Ruth stays loyal to Naomi, who is her what?
Mother-in-law
Mother-in-law: Ruth had married Naomi's son, and after both were widowed Ruth told Naomi 'where you go I will go'. Ruth later became the great-grandmother of King David.
Q 26When God offered King Solomon anything he wanted, what did Solomon ask for?
Wisdom
Wisdom: in 1 Kings 3 Solomon asked for an understanding heart to judge his people. God was so pleased he gave him riches and honour as well, and Solomon built the first temple in Jerusalem.
Q 27Which birds brought the prophet Elijah bread and meat while he hid by a brook?
Ravens
Ravens: 1 Kings 17 says ravens brought Elijah bread and meat every morning and evening while he hid by the brook Cherith, and he drank from the brook until it dried up.
Q 28Esther became queen of which empire?
Persia
Persia: Esther became queen to King Ahasuerus (Xerxes), who ruled the Persian empire from his palace at Susa, and she exposed Haman's plot to destroy her people.
Q 29An angel announced the birth of Jesus to which group of people who were out in the fields at night?
Shepherds
They were terrified at first, but hurried off to find the baby and then told everyone what they had seen.
Q 30What guided the wise men to the place where the child Jesus was?
A bright star
A bright star: Matthew 2 says the wise men followed the star they had seen in the east until it stopped over the place where the child was; they had first asked King Herod in Jerusalem.