Bible Trivia for Kids
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186 free Bible Trivia for Kids trivia questions with answers — literature quiz, new questions added Oct 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: Genesis 6 has him take two of every animal, but the next chapter raises that to seven pairs of each animal counted as 'clean'.
Q 02What did Daniel keep doing three times a day that got him thrown to the lions?
Praying to God
Praying to God: rivals tricked King Darius into banning prayer to anyone but himself, and the king spent a sleepless night before rushing to the den at dawn.
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 05Genesis, the first book of the Bible, opens with which famous words?
In the beginning
In the beginning: in Hebrew that phrase is one word, Bereshit, which is also the book's Jewish name, since each book of the Torah is named from its first words.
Q 06What was the name of the garden where Adam and Eve first lived?
Eden
Eden: after Adam and Eve were sent out, Genesis says God posted cherubim and a flaming sword east of the garden to guard the way back to the tree of life.
Q 07Whom did Jesus say to let come to him when his disciples tried to stop them?
Little children
Little children: Mark 10 says Jesus was indignant when the disciples scolded the people bringing them, and he took the children in his arms and blessed them.
Q 08On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments on tablets of stone?
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai: Exodus 34 says that when Moses came back down his face shone so brightly that people were afraid to come near, and he wore a veil.
Q 09Why did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem shortly before Jesus was born?
To be counted in a census
To be counted in a census: Luke 2 says the emperor Augustus ordered everyone to register in their family's home town, and Joseph belonged to the line of King David.
Q 10Whose five loaves and two fish does one account say Jesus used to feed five thousand people?
A young boy's
A young boy's: Andrew pointed him out but doubted so little could help such a crowd, yet twelve baskets of scraps were left after everyone had eaten.
Q 11What special gift did Jacob give his favourite son Joseph, making his brothers jealous?
A colourful coat
A colourful coat: the Hebrew may just mean a long or ornate robe, and the brothers later dipped it in goat's blood to convince Jacob that Joseph was dead.
Q 12Who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus over the heads of the crowd?
Zacchaeus
Zacchaeus: Jesus called him down by name and invited himself to stay, and the short tax collector promised to give half of what he owned to the poor.
Q 13Where was Jesus when he turned water into wine?
A wedding
A wedding: the feast in Cana had run out of wine, and the steward marvelled that the bridegroom had saved the best wine until last.
Q 21Who found the baby Moses hidden in a basket among the reeds?
Pharaoh's daughter
Pharaoh's daughter: she pitied the crying baby and, without knowing it, paid his own mother to nurse him before adopting him as her son.
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: Exodus 7 says the river was struck with a staff, its fish died, and the Egyptians had to dig along the banks for something to drink.
Q 23In Exodus, what did the manna that fed 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 the sign is a reminder for God himself, who says he will see it in the clouds and remember his promise to every living creature.
Q 19What animal did Abraham find caught in a thicket by its horns and offer in place of Isaac?
A ram
A ram: an angel had just called out to stop Abraham, and after offering the animal instead he named the place 'The Lord Will Provide'.
Q 20In Genesis, Jacob's hungry twin brother sold his birthright for a bowl of what?
Lentil stew
Lentil stew: the elder twin came in famished from the fields and swore away his rights as firstborn for one meal, giving English the phrase 'a mess of pottage'.
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 has them bring food every morning and evening, even though the Bible's food laws listed ravens among the birds too unclean to eat.
Q 28Esther became queen of which empire?
Persia
Persia: Esther was queen to King Ahasuerus, often identified as Xerxes, and she risked death by approaching him uninvited before exposing 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
Shepherds: Luke 2 says they were terrified at first, then hurried off to find the baby and 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: the Bible says it stopped over a house, not a stable, so the wise men seem to have arrived some time after the night of the birth.