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Bible trivia questions for kids, by age (with answers)

45 free questions from Genesis to Acts, sorted into three age groups, each with the answer, the Bible reference and a one-line note you can read aloud.

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Bible Trivia for Kids (with Answers): 45 free questions, Ages 4–6, 7–9, 10–12, Bible references
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These questions cover the Bible stories children meet most often in Sunday school: creation, Noah, Joseph, Moses, David, Daniel, Jonah, the life of Jesus and the early church. Each age group has 15 questions, roughly in Bible order, so you can stop after any story you've taught.

Tap Show answer to see the answer and the Bible reference. The choices are listed in alphabetical order, so the right answer's position gives nothing away. To print the questions with the answers, use the Print with answers button below.

How to run Bible trivia with a class

  1. Split into two or three teams and give each a name from the Bible (Bethlehem, Galilee, Jericho).
  2. Take turns. A correct answer scores 100 points. If a team misses, the next team can steal it for 50.
  3. Read the reference aloud after each answer, or ask a child to find it. Ten seconds per question turns the game into a real Bible review.
  4. Mixed ages? Ask each team's youngest player the 4–6 questions and the oldest the 10–12 questions, so everyone gets a turn they can win.
  5. No screen needed. Read from your phone or print this page and keep score on a whiteboard.

A round of 15 questions takes about 15 minutes with three teams.

Jump to: Little kids (4–6) · Kids (7–9) · Older kids (10–12)

Ages 4–6 (Little kids)

  1. What did God make on the very first day?

    1. Fish
    2. Light
    3. People
    4. Trees
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    Light (Genesis 1:3–5). God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

  2. Who was the first man God made?

    1. Abraham
    2. Adam
    3. Moses
    4. Noah
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    Adam (Genesis 2:7, 20). God formed Adam from the dust and breathed life into him.

  3. Who built a big boat called the ark?

    1. David
    2. Moses
    3. Noah
    4. Peter
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    Noah (Genesis 6:13–14). God told Noah to build the ark to keep his family and the animals safe.

  4. What did God put in the sky as a promise after the flood?

    1. A comet
    2. A rainbow
    3. A star
    4. The moon
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    A rainbow (Genesis 9:13). The rainbow reminds us that God keeps his promises.

  5. Who did his father give a special colorful coat?

    1. David
    2. Joseph
    3. Moses
    4. Samuel
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    Joseph (Genesis 37:3). Jacob loved Joseph and gave him a special robe. Some Bibles call it a coat of many colors.

  6. Where was baby Moses hidden in a basket?

    1. In a cave
    2. In a tree
    3. In the reeds by the river
    4. On a mountain
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    In the reeds by the river (Exodus 2:3). His mother put him in a basket among the reeds by the River Nile, and God kept him safe.

  7. Who did God choose to lead his people out of Egypt?

    1. Jonah
    2. Moses
    3. Noah
    4. Peter
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    Moses (Exodus 3:10). God spoke to Moses from a burning bush and sent him to Pharaoh.

  8. What did young David use to knock down the giant Goliath?

    1. A big stick
    2. A bow and arrow
    3. A sling and a stone
    4. A sword
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    A sling and a stone (1 Samuel 17:49–50). David trusted God, not armour or a sword.

  9. Who was put in a den of lions?

    1. Daniel
    2. Elijah
    3. Jonah
    4. Joseph
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    Daniel (Daniel 6:16, 22). God sent an angel to shut the lions' mouths.

  10. Who was swallowed by a big fish?

    1. Daniel
    2. Jonah
    3. Noah
    4. Paul
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    Jonah (Jonah 1:17). Jonah ran away from God, but God gave him a second chance.

  11. Where was baby Jesus laid after he was born?

    1. In a basket
    2. In a boat
    3. In a manger
    4. In a palace
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    In a manger (Luke 2:7). A manger is a box that animals eat from. There was no room for them in the inn.

  12. How many special helpers (disciples) did Jesus choose?

    1. 12
    2. 3
    3. 40
    4. 7
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    12 (Mark 3:14). Jesus chose twelve disciples to be with him and to tell others about God.

  13. What did Jesus use to feed more than 5,000 people?

    1. A big cake
    2. Five loaves and two fish
    3. Ten apples
    4. Three jars of honey
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    Five loaves and two fish (John 6:9–11). A boy shared his lunch, and Jesus made it enough for everyone.

  14. What did Jesus do when a big storm frightened his friends in the boat?

    1. He calmed the storm
    2. He dried up the sea
    3. He made the waves bigger
    4. He swam to shore
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    He calmed the storm (Mark 4:39). Jesus said, "Quiet! Be still!" and the wind and waves obeyed him.

  15. What did people wave when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey?

    1. Balloons
    2. Flags
    3. Palm branches
    4. Scarves
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    Palm branches (John 12:13). They shouted "Hosanna!" to welcome Jesus as King. We remember this on Palm Sunday.

Ages 7–9 (Kids)

  1. What is the first book of the Bible?

    1. Exodus
    2. Genesis
    3. Matthew
    4. Psalms
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    Genesis (Genesis 1:1). Genesis means "beginning". It starts with God creating the world.

  2. How many days and nights did it rain during the flood?

    1. 100
    2. 12
    3. 40
    4. 7
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    40 (Genesis 7:12). It rained for forty days and forty nights while Noah's family stayed safe in the ark.

  3. Who was sold by his brothers and later became a leader in Egypt?

    1. Benjamin
    2. Joseph
    3. Moses
    4. Reuben
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    Joseph (Genesis 37:28; 41:41). God was with Joseph through hard times and used him to save many people from famine.

  4. Which sea did God part so the Israelites could cross on dry ground?

    1. The Dead Sea
    2. The Mediterranean Sea
    3. The Red Sea
    4. The Sea of Galilee
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    The Red Sea (Exodus 14:21–22; 15:4). God made a dry path through the water and rescued his people from Pharaoh's army.

  5. What did God give Moses on Mount Sinai?

    1. A crown
    2. A golden calf
    3. A shepherd's staff
    4. The Ten Commandments
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    The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1–17; 31:18). God wrote his laws on two stone tablets to show his people how to live.

  6. What happened when the trumpets blew and the people shouted at Jericho?

    1. It began to rain
    2. The city caught fire
    3. The gates opened by themselves
    4. The walls fell down
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    The walls fell down (Joshua 6:20). The Israelites obeyed God's strange plan, and God gave them the city.

  7. Whose great strength was connected to his long hair?

    1. Gideon
    2. Goliath
    3. Samson
    4. Saul
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    Samson (Judges 16:17). Samson's strength came from God. His uncut hair was a sign that he was set apart for God from birth.

  8. Which king asked God for wisdom instead of riches?

    1. David
    2. Herod
    3. Saul
    4. Solomon
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    Solomon (1 Kings 3:9–12). God was pleased and gave Solomon wisdom, and riches too.

  9. Shadrach, Meshach and who else were thrown into the fiery furnace?

    1. Abednego
    2. Daniel
    3. Elisha
    4. Nehemiah
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    Abednego (Daniel 3:19–25). They would not bow to a golden statue, and God protected them in the fire.

  10. Who baptised Jesus in the Jordan River?

    1. Andrew
    2. Elijah
    3. John the Baptist
    4. Peter
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    John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13–16). When Jesus came up out of the water, the Spirit came down on him like a dove.

  11. In John's Gospel, what was the first miracle Jesus did?

    1. He fed 5,000 people
    2. He healed a blind man
    3. He turned water into wine
    4. He walked on water
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    He turned water into wine (John 2:1–11). It happened at a wedding in Cana. John calls it the first of Jesus' signs.

  12. Which disciple got out of the boat and walked on the water towards Jesus?

    1. John
    2. Judas
    3. Peter
    4. Thomas
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    Peter (Matthew 14:28–31). Peter began to sink when he looked at the wind, and Jesus caught him.

  13. Who climbed a tree because he was too short to see Jesus?

    1. Bartimaeus
    2. Lazarus
    3. Nicodemus
    4. Zacchaeus
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    Zacchaeus (Luke 19:3–5). Jesus stopped, called him by name and went to his house.

  14. In Jesus' story, what did the Good Samaritan do?

    1. He built a new temple
    2. He fought a robber
    3. He helped a hurt man by the road
    4. He sold his farm
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    He helped a hurt man by the road (Luke 10:33–35). Jesus told this story to show that loving your neighbor means helping anyone in need.

  15. Which friend of Jesus came back to life after four days in the tomb?

    1. Jairus
    2. Lazarus
    3. Timothy
    4. Zacchaeus
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    Lazarus (John 11:17, 43–44). Jesus said, "Lazarus, come out!" and he walked out of the tomb.

Ages 10–12 (Older kids)

  1. Which son was born to Abraham when Abraham was 100 years old?

    1. Esau
    2. Isaac
    3. Ishmael
    4. Jacob
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    Isaac (Genesis 21:5). God kept his promise to Abraham and Sarah, even though they were very old.

  2. What new name did God give Jacob?

    1. Abram
    2. Benjamin
    3. Israel
    4. Judah
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    Israel (Genesis 32:28). The whole nation of Israel is named after him, and his twelve sons became its twelve tribes.

  3. Who explained Pharaoh's dreams about seven fat cows and seven thin cows?

    1. Aaron
    2. Daniel
    3. Joseph
    4. Moses
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    Joseph (Genesis 41:25–32). Joseph said the meaning came from God: seven good years, then seven years of famine.

  4. How many plagues did God send on Egypt?

    1. 10
    2. 12
    3. 3
    4. 7
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    10 (Exodus 7–12). The last plague led Pharaoh to let God's people go. Jewish families still remember it at Passover.

  5. Which leader defeated a huge army with only 300 men?

    1. Barak
    2. Gideon
    3. Joshua
    4. Samson
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    Gideon (Judges 7:7). God made the army small so everyone would know the victory came from him.

  6. What was the name of Ruth's mother-in-law?

    1. Hannah
    2. Leah
    3. Naomi
    4. Rachel
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    Naomi (Ruth 1:4, 16). Ruth told Naomi, "Where you go I will go, and your God will be my God."

  7. Which boy heard God call his name at night while he served Eli in the temple?

    1. David
    2. Joseph
    3. Josiah
    4. Samuel
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    Samuel (1 Samuel 3:4–10). Samuel answered, "Speak, for your servant is listening."

  8. Which prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind?

    1. Elijah
    2. Elisha
    3. Isaiah
    4. Jeremiah
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    Elijah (2 Kings 2:11). A chariot of fire appeared, and Elijah went up to heaven while Elisha watched.

  9. Which queen risked her life to save her people?

    1. Deborah
    2. Esther
    3. Jezebel
    4. Ruth
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    Esther (Esther 4:16). Esther went to the king without being called, saying, "If I perish, I perish."

  10. Which book of the Bible is a collection of 150 songs and prayers?

    1. Isaiah
    2. Proverbs
    3. Psalms
    4. Revelation
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    Psalms (Psalm 150). Many psalms were written by King David, and the last one ends, "Praise the Lord!"

  11. Which disciple was a tax collector before he followed Jesus?

    1. Matthew
    2. Peter
    3. Philip
    4. Thomas
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    Matthew (Matthew 9:9). Jesus said, "Follow me," and Matthew got up and left his tax booth.

  12. What did Jesus say are the two greatest commandments?

    1. Love God and love your neighbor
    2. Never lie and never steal
    3. Pray and fast
    4. Rest on the Sabbath and give to the poor
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    Love God and love your neighbor (Matthew 22:37–39). Jesus said all the Law hangs on these two.

  13. Who said three times that he didn't know Jesus, before the rooster crowed?

    1. John
    2. Judas
    3. Peter
    4. Thomas
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    Peter (Luke 22:60–62). After he rose, Jesus forgave Peter and asked him three times, "Do you love me?" (John 21).

  14. What happened on the day of Pentecost?

    1. Jesus rose from the dead
    2. Jesus was born
    3. The Holy Spirit came on the believers
    4. The temple was built
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    The Holy Spirit came on the believers (Acts 2:1–4). The believers spoke in other languages, and about 3,000 people believed that day.

  15. On the road to which city did Saul meet Jesus in a bright light?

    1. Bethlehem
    2. Damascus
    3. Jerusalem
    4. Rome
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    Damascus (Acts 9:3–6). Saul went from hurting Christians to telling the world about Jesus. We know him as Paul.

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