Bible Trivia Questions and Answers
Bible trivia questions covering both testaments — from Genesis to Revelation, the major figures, and the stories everyone half-remembers from Sunday school. Every question gives you a foothold, so it works for seasoned readers and newcomers alike. Tap any question to reveal the answer.
1 Question: What is the first book of the Bible?
Answer: Genesis
2 Question: And the last book?
Answer: Revelation
3 Question: How many books are in the Protestant Bible?
Answer: 66
4 Question: Who built an ark to survive the great flood?
Answer: Noah
5 Question: How many days and nights did it rain in the flood story?
Answer: 40
6 Question: What garden did Adam and Eve live in?
Answer: The Garden of Eden
7 Question: Who received the Ten Commandments — and on what mountain?
Answer: Moses, on Mount Sinai
8 Question: What sea parted so the Israelites could escape Egypt?
Answer: The Red Sea
9 Question: What shepherd boy defeated the Philistine giant Goliath with a sling?
Answer: David
10 Question: What was Goliath's hometown people group — a one-word answer that's now an insult for the uncultured?
Answer: The Philistines
11 Question: Which prophet was swallowed by a great fish after fleeing God's call?
Answer: Jonah
12 Question: Who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams and rose to power in Egypt — after his brothers sold him into slavery?
Answer: Joseph
13 Question: Joseph's famous garment, a gift from his father Jacob?
Answer: The coat of many colors
14 Question: Which strongman lost his power when Delilah had his hair cut?
Answer: Samson
15 Question: Who survived a night in the lions' den?
Answer: Daniel
16 Question: In what town was Jesus born?
Answer: Bethlehem
17 Question: And in what town did he grow up — giving him his common epithet?
Answer: Nazareth
18 Question: What gifts did the wise men (Magi) bring? (One point each.)
Answer: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh
19 Question: How many disciples did Jesus choose?
Answer: Twelve
20 Question: Which disciple betrayed Jesus — and for how many pieces of silver?
Answer: Judas Iscariot; 30
21 Question: Which disciple denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed?
Answer: Peter
22 Question: Jesus's first miracle, at a wedding in Cana, was turning water into what?
Answer: Wine
23 Question: In the feeding of the 5,000, what did Jesus start with?
Answer: Five loaves and two fish
24 Question: What is the shortest verse in the (KJV) Bible?
Answer: 'Jesus wept' (John 11:35)
25 Question: Whom did Jesus raise from the dead after four days in the tomb?
Answer: Lazarus
26 Question: What Roman governor presided over Jesus's trial?
Answer: Pontius Pilate
27 Question: On what hill was Jesus crucified?
Answer: Golgotha (Calvary)
28 Question: On which day did Jesus rise from the dead?
Answer: The third day (Sunday)
29 Question: Which persecutor of Christians converted on the road to Damascus — and what was his name before Paul?
Answer: Saul
30 Question: What is the longest book of the Bible by chapters?
Answer: Psalms (150)
31 Question: Who wrote most of the Psalms, by tradition?
Answer: David
32 Question: The wisdom books include Proverbs, traditionally attributed to which famously wise king?
Answer: Solomon
33 Question: Solomon settled a dispute between two mothers by proposing to do what?
Answer: Cut the baby in half
34 Question: Which Old Testament figure endured the loss of everything as a test of faith?
Answer: Job
35 Question: Which queen risked her life to save the Jewish people from Haman's plot?
Answer: Esther
36 Question: 'Whither thou goest, I will go' — which loyal daughter-in-law said it, and to whom?
Answer: Ruth, to Naomi
37 Question: What tower did humanity build to reach heaven, resulting in scattered languages?
Answer: The Tower of Babel
38 Question: God spoke to Moses from what burning-but-unconsumed plant?
Answer: The burning bush
39 Question: What food fell from heaven to feed the Israelites in the wilderness?
Answer: Manna
40 Question: How many plagues struck Egypt?
Answer: Ten
41 Question: The walls of what city fell after the Israelites marched around it seven times?
Answer: Jericho
42 Question: Which brothers were the first murderer and victim?
Answer: Cain (killed) Abel
43 Question: What sign did God give Noah as a promise never to flood the earth again?
Answer: The rainbow
44 Question: The famous 'Golden Rule' — 'Do unto others…' — comes from what sermon of Jesus?
Answer: The Sermon on the Mount
45 Question: In Jesus's parable, who stops to help the beaten traveler when a priest and Levite pass by?
Answer: The Good Samaritan
46 Question: In another parable, what does the father do when his wasteful son returns home?
Answer: Welcomes him and holds a feast (the Prodigal Son)
47 Question: The four Gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and who?
Answer: John
48 Question: 'For God so loved the world…' is which famous verse, seen on signs at stadiums?
Answer: John 3:16
49 Question: Who was the oldest man in the Bible, living 969 years — his name is now shorthand for anything ancient?
Answer: Methuselah
50 Question: What two cities were destroyed by fire and brimstone while Lot escaped?
Answer: Sodom and Gomorrah
51 Question: Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a pillar of what?
Answer: Salt
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What are good Bible trivia questions?
Good Bible trivia spans both testaments and mixes difficulty: well-known stories (Noah, David and Goliath, the Nativity) alongside the details that reward close readers. Questions with a single, clear answer — names, places, numbers — hold up best when a group wants to check them.
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