Book of Hebrews
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50 free Book of Hebrews trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Hebrews is the New Testament's great unsigned sermon. Nobody knows for certain who wrote it, yet few books are quoted more often: its definition of faith, its picture of hope, its warning about drifting away and its roll call of Old Testament heroes have shaped Christian teaching for two thousand years. This quiz covers the whole book, with the most questions on chapter 11, the famous hall of faith. It also asks about the opening chapter on the Son, the promise and oath in chapter 6, the tabernacle and sacrifices in chapter 9, the much-quoted verse 10:25 and the practical advice on doing good in chapter 13. A few questions look at the long debate over who the author was. It suits Bible study groups, Sunday school and homeschool classes, youth quiz teams and anyone reading through Hebrews who wants to check what has stuck. Every answer comes with a short explanation that points back to the text, with King James wording noted where it differs.
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Q 01Hebrews 13:2 says some who showed hospitality to strangers unknowingly entertained which guests?
Angels
Angels are the unexpected guests, and the next verse turns to another kind of care: remembering those in prison as if chained beside them.
Q 02Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as assurance of what is hoped for and certainty of what else?
What we do not see
What we do not see is the second half of the definition, and the chapter then applies it to one Old Testament figure after another with the refrain 'by faith'.
Q 03Hebrews 4:12 says the word of God is active and sharper than which weapon, piercing soul and spirit?
A double-edged sword
A double-edged sword is the comparison, and the next verse presses the point: nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.
Q 04Hebrews 6:19 pictures hope as which piece of a ship's gear, firm and secure for the soul?
An anchor
An anchor is the image, and Hebrews says this hope reaches into the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus has gone ahead.
Q 05Hebrews 12:1 says believers are surrounded by the faithful of earlier ages, pictured as a great what?
Cloud of witnesses
Cloud of witnesses is the phrase, pointing back to the heroes of chapter 11, and readers are told to throw off whatever hinders them.
Q 06Hebrews 10:25 warns believers not to neglect which practice, as some were in the habit of doing?
Meeting together
Meeting together is the habit in view; the King James Version calls it the assembling of ourselves together, and the verse before urges spurring one another to love and good deeds.
Q 07According to Hebrews 9:27, people are appointed to die once, and after that to face what?
Judgment
Judgment follows a single death, and Hebrews draws a parallel: Christ too was offered just one time, to bear the sins of many.
Q 08Which man from before the flood does Hebrews 11:5 say was taken up so that he never saw death?
Enoch
Enoch could not be found, Hebrews says, because God had taken him away, and before that he was commended for the way he lived.
Q 09The King James Version titles Hebrews as a letter of which apostle, though the text names no author?
Paul
Paul was the traditional guess, but the polished Greek is unlike his letters, and modern scholarship treats the author as unknown.
Q 10Hebrews 12 closes by urging worship with reverence and awe because God is described as what?
A consuming fire
A consuming fire is the chapter's last image, a line borrowed from Deuteronomy 4:24, and it follows a promise of a kingdom nothing can shake.
Q 11Hebrews 11:6 says it is impossible to do what without faith, since seekers must believe God exists?
Please God
Please God is the answer, and the verse names two beliefs it requires: that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Q 12Hebrews 9:22 says what cannot happen without the shedding of blood, a rule drawn from the law?
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the word in most modern Bibles, while the King James Version says remission, and the verse adds that nearly everything is purified with blood.
Q 13Hebrews 3 repeats a warning from Psalm 95: today, if you hear his voice, do not harden what?
Your hearts
Your hearts is the phrase, and Hebrews quotes it three times across chapters 3 and 4, recalling the generation that rebelled in the wilderness.
Q 21Hebrews 1:2 says God made the universe through his Son and appointed him what of all things?
Heir
Heir is the title, and the next sentence adds that the Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his nature.
Q 22In the Psalm quoted at Hebrews 1:13, God promises to make the Son's enemies into what?
A footstool
A footstool for the feet comes from Psalm 110, and Hebrews returns to the line in chapter 10, where Christ waits for it to come true.
Q 23Hebrews 1:9 says God anointed the Son above his companions with the oil of what?
Gladness
Gladness, or joy in some translations, is the reward the quoted Psalm gives for loving righteousness and hating wickedness.
Q 14Hebrews 4:16 invites believers to approach which royal seat with confidence, to receive mercy?
The throne of grace
The throne of grace is open, Hebrews argues, because the high priest there was tempted in every way and can sympathize with human weakness.
Q 15Hebrews 11:30 says the walls of which city fell after the people marched around them for seven days?
Jericho
Jericho is the first conquest in the chapter's roll call, and the very next verse honours a woman of the city who sheltered Israel's spies.
Q 16Which prostitute does Hebrews 11:31 say did not perish because she welcomed the Israelite spies?
Rahab
Rahab is one of only two women the chapter mentions by name, and Hebrews contrasts her with neighbours it calls disobedient.
Q 17Which man does Hebrews 11:7 say was warned about things not yet seen and so saved his family?
Noah
Noah built an ark on the strength of that warning, and Hebrews says that by doing so he condemned the world.
Q 18Which woman does Hebrews 11:11 say was enabled to conceive though barren and beyond the proper age?
Sarah
Sarah considered the one who had promised faithful, Hebrews says, and the result was descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Q 19According to Hebrews 12:2, what did Jesus endure for the joy set before him, scorning its shame?
The cross
The cross comes with a title: the verse calls Jesus the author and perfecter of faith, and tells readers to fix their eyes on him.
Q 20Hebrews 13:5 tells readers to be content with what they have and keep free from the love of what?
Money
Money need not be the safety net, the verse argues, because God has promised never to leave or forsake his people.
Q 24Hebrews 1:11 says the earth and the heavens will perish, wearing out like which everyday object?
A garment
A garment is the image, taken from Psalm 102, and the contrast is the point: creation wears out while the Son remains the same.
Q 25According to Hebrews 2:14, who holds the power of death and is destroyed through the death of Jesus?
The devil
The devil is named outright, and the next verse gives the result: freedom for those held in slavery all their lives by fear of dying.
Q 26Hebrews 5:12 tells readers who ought to be teachers that they still need what instead of solid food?
Milk
Milk is for infants, the passage says, while solid food is for those whose senses are trained by constant use to tell good from evil.
Q 27When God made his promise to Abraham, Hebrews 6:13 says he swore the oath by what?
Himself
Himself was the only guarantor left, Hebrews reasons, since people swear by someone greater and an oath settles every argument.
Q 28Hebrews 6:18 names which act as impossible for God?
To lie
To lie is impossible for God, so the promise and the oath behind it are called two unchangeable things for those who have fled to him.
Q 29Hebrews 6:4–6 says those who taste the heavenly gift and then fall away cannot be restored to what?
Repentance
Repentance cannot be renewed for them, the passage warns, because they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and shaming him openly.
Q 30Hebrews 6:1 urges readers to leave the elementary teachings about Christ behind and go on to what?
Maturity
Maturity, or perfection in the King James Version, means building past foundations the passage lists, such as instruction about baptisms and the laying on of hands.