Bible Trivia for Kids: 50 Quiz Questions and Answers (PDF)

These 50 Bible questions for kids cover the most important stories, people, and verses in Scripture -- sorted into easy, medium, and hard trivia rounds by age, with every answer in bold and a verse reference right after the question, so the page works as a complete Bible quiz for kids with answers included. The easy round (ages 5-8) sticks to the famous stories every child hears first, the medium round (ages 9-12) digs into the details, and the hard round is tough enough to stump the teens and adults at the table. Two bonus rounds -- animals of the Bible and numbers in the Bible -- add 25 more questions for a second game night.

Two of these questions trip up almost every family that plays. Question 14 asks what fruit Adam and Eve ate -- and nearly everyone answers wrong, because the "right" answer most people learned is not actually in the Bible. Question 33 asks how many of each animal Noah brought on the ark, and the famous answer of "two" is only part of the story. If your kids get both right on the first try, they know their Bible better than most adults.

Need this quiz on paper? Download the free PDF — all 50 questions as ready-to-copy quiz sheets with write-in lines, plus the full answer key with verse references on separate pages. No sign-up, no email, free to photocopy for your class or family game night.

Want to play instead of read? Our free Bible trivia game puts 100 questions into a scored round you can play right now -- pick easy, medium, or hard, answer ten questions, and see the verse behind every answer. No sign-up, no ads, and free for churches and teachers to embed on their own site.

Easy Bible Questions for Kids (Ages 5-8)

Start here for young kids, beginners, or a warm-up round. These easy Bible questions come from the stories most children meet first: creation, Noah, Moses, David, and the life of Jesus. Read each question aloud, give everyone a moment to shout an answer, then reveal the bolded answer and look up the verse together if you have time. If even this round runs long for your youngest players, our set of easy Bible trivia questions keeps every answer to a single word.

1. Who built a big boat called the ark to save his family and the animals? Noah (Genesis 6:14)
2. How many days did God take to create the world before He rested? Six days (Genesis 2:2)
3. Who was the first man God created? Adam (Genesis 2:7)
4. Who was the first woman, the wife of Adam? Eve (Genesis 3:20)
5. Who was thrown into a den of lions but kept safe by God? Daniel (Daniel 6:22)
6. Who was swallowed by a great fish after running away from God? Jonah (Jonah 1:17)
7. What baby was hidden in a basket and floated on the Nile River? Moses (Exodus 2:3)
8. Who defeated the giant Goliath with a sling and a stone? David (1 Samuel 17:50)
9. In what little town was Jesus born? Bethlehem (Luke 2:4-7)
10. Where did Mary lay baby Jesus after He was born? In a manger (Luke 2:7)
11. Who was the mother of Jesus? Mary (Luke 1:31)
12. How many disciples did Jesus choose? Twelve (Matthew 10:1)
13. What did Jesus turn water into at a wedding? Wine (John 2:9)
14. What fruit did Adam and Eve eat in the Garden of Eden? The Bible never says -- it only says fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, not an apple (Genesis 3:6)
15. What is the very first book of the Bible? Genesis (Genesis 1:1)
16. What animal spoke out loud to Balaam? A donkey (Numbers 22:28)
17. What sign did God put in the sky as a promise after the flood? A rainbow (Genesis 9:13)
18. What did God create on the very first day? Light (Genesis 1:3)
19. What three gifts did the wise men bring to Jesus? Gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:11)
20. What happened to the walls of Jericho when the Israelites shouted? They fell down flat (Joshua 6:20)

Medium Bible Trivia Questions (Ages 9-12)

This round assumes kids know the famous stories and starts asking about the people and details inside them. It works well for upper elementary Sunday school classes, and it is the round where kids who read their Bible on their own start pulling ahead of the grown-ups.

1. Who was Moses's brother, chosen by God to speak for him? Aaron (Exodus 4:14)
2. What was the last of the ten plagues God sent on Egypt? The death of the firstborn (Exodus 12:29)
3. On what mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? Mount Sinai (Exodus 19:20)
4. Who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River? John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13)
5. Who was the first king of Israel? Saul (1 Samuel 10:1)
6. What did Esau trade to his brother Jacob for a bowl of stew? His birthright (Genesis 25:33)
7. Which king asked God for wisdom instead of riches or long life? Solomon (1 Kings 3:9)
8. What did Lot's wife become when she looked back at Sodom? A pillar of salt (Genesis 19:26)
9. What bread-like food did God send from heaven to feed the Israelites in the wilderness? Manna (Exodus 16:15)
10. Who climbed a sycamore tree because he was too short to see Jesus? Zacchaeus (Luke 19:4)
11. Which disciple denied knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crowed? Peter (Matthew 26:75)
12. Who betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver? Judas Iscariot (Matthew 26:15)
13. How many of each kind of animal did Noah bring on the ark? Two of every kind -- but seven pairs of every clean animal and bird (Genesis 7:2-3)
14. Who hid the Israelite spies and helped them escape from Jericho? Rahab (Joshua 2:15)
15. Which two Old Testament figures appeared with Jesus at the Transfiguration? Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17:3)
16. Which disciple stepped out of the boat and walked on water toward Jesus? Peter (Matthew 14:29)
17. What did God do to stop the people building the Tower of Babel? He confused their language and scattered them (Genesis 11:9)
18. Which boy heard God calling his name in the night and answered, "Speak, for your servant is listening"? Samuel (1 Samuel 3:10)

Hard Bible Trivia Questions (Teens and Adults)

Save this round for the end, when the score is close. These questions reach into the lesser-known corners of Scripture -- record-holders, replacements, shipwrecks, and one entire book with a famous omission. Expect wrong answers, and expect the teenager who has been quiet all game to suddenly clean up.

1. Who was the oldest person in the Bible, living 969 years? Methuselah (Genesis 5:27)
2. Who "walked with God" and then was no more, because God took him without dying? Enoch (Genesis 5:24)
3. Which prophet was carried up to heaven in a whirlwind with chariots of fire? Elijah (2 Kings 2:11)
4. Which queen traveled a great distance to test King Solomon with hard questions? The Queen of Sheba (1 Kings 10:1)
5. What is the shortest verse in the Bible? "Jesus wept" (John 11:35)
6. Who was chosen to replace Judas as the twelfth apostle? Matthias (Acts 1:26)
7. Which book of the Bible never mentions God by name? Esther (Esther 1:1)
8. Which judge defeated the huge Midianite army with only 300 men? Gideon (Judges 7:7)
9. What was written on the sign Pilate placed above Jesus on the cross? "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews" (John 19:19)
10. In what city were the followers of Jesus first called Christians? Antioch (Acts 11:26)
11. On what island was Paul shipwrecked on his voyage to Rome? Malta (Acts 28:1)
12. What does the name Immanuel, given to Jesus, mean? "God with us" (Matthew 1:23)

Around the holidays, pair a trivia round with our free Christmas coloring pages — six nativity scenes to print while you play.

Bonus Round: Animals of the Bible

When the main 50 run out, these themed rounds keep the game going. Animal questions are a favorite with younger kids because they can picture every answer -- and a few of these still catch the adults.

1. What bird did Noah send out of the ark first? A raven (Genesis 8:7)
2. What bird brought Noah an olive leaf to show the flood was ending? A dove (Genesis 8:11)
3. Which creature tricked Eve into eating the forbidden fruit? The serpent (Genesis 3:1)
4. What birds brought the prophet Elijah bread and meat by the brook? Ravens (1 Kings 17:6)
5. What did John the Baptist eat in the wilderness? Locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4)
6. Jesus said it is easier for what animal to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter God's kingdom? A camel (Matthew 19:24)
7. What animal did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday? A donkey's colt (Matthew 21:7)
8. What animal did young Samson kill with his bare hands? A lion (Judges 14:5-6)
9. What did Aaron's staff turn into in front of Pharaoh? A snake (Exodus 7:10)
10. The Holy Spirit came down on Jesus at His baptism in the form of what bird? A dove (Matthew 3:16)
11. In the Psalms, the writer's soul thirsts for God the way what animal pants for streams of water? A deer (Psalm 42:1)
12. What creatures hopped out of the Nile and covered Egypt in the second plague? Frogs (Exodus 8:6)

Bonus Round: Numbers in the Bible

Number questions are the great equalizer -- everyone thinks they remember these, and half the table is always off by one.

1. How many days and nights did it rain during the great flood? Forty (Genesis 7:12)
2. How many brothers did Joseph have? Eleven (Genesis 42:13)
3. How many plagues did God send on Egypt? Ten (Exodus 7:14-12:30)
4. How many years did the Israelites wander in the wilderness? Forty (Numbers 14:33-34)
5. How many times did Israel march around Jericho on the seventh day? Seven (Joshua 6:15)
6. How many smooth stones did David pick up before facing Goliath? Five (1 Samuel 17:40)
7. King Nebuchadnezzar threw three men into the fiery furnace -- how many did he see walking in the flames? Four (Daniel 3:25)
8. How many loaves and fish did Jesus use to feed more than five thousand people? Five loaves and two fish (Matthew 14:17-21)
9. How many tribes of Israel came from Jacob's sons? Twelve (Genesis 49:28)
10. When Peter asked if he should forgive someone seven times, what number did Jesus answer with? Seventy-seven times (Matthew 18:22)
11. How many days did Jesus fast in the wilderness before being tempted? Forty (Matthew 4:2)
12. Jesus healed ten men with leprosy -- how many came back to thank Him? One (Luke 17:15-17)
13. How many days and nights was Jonah inside the great fish? Three (Jonah 1:17)

How Do You Run a Bible Quiz for Kids?

The simplest format is the best one: split into two teams, alternate questions, and give one point per correct answer. Start every player in the easy round so the youngest kids score early, then move up a level each round. If a team misses, let the other team steal for a bonus point. Keep score somewhere everyone can see -- a whiteboard, a big sheet of paper, or the back of a pizza box all work. For shy kids who freeze up when they have to produce an answer from scratch, run the same game as multiple choice Bible trivia instead, where picking from four options gets them talking.

A few tweaks make the game dramatically better with mixed ages. Let kids answer age-appropriate questions only (a 6-year-old should never face the hard round head-on), and give younger kids a "phone a parent" lifeline they can use twice per game. For competitive families, make the hard round worth double points so the game stays alive until the final question. And whenever someone misses a question, take thirty seconds to tell the story behind the answer -- the wrong answers are where the actual Bible learning happens. If trivia becomes a hit in your house, branch out into these other Bible games for kids.

If your kids love the quiz format, that is worth paying attention to, because it is exactly how kids learn Scripture best: story first, then questions. That is the whole model behind Faithful Kids, which pairs short animated Bible story videos with interactive quizzes after every episode, so kids build real Bible knowledge the same way this trivia game teaches it -- one story and one question at a time.

Beyond family game night, these questions slot into almost any setting: use rounds as Sunday school openers or in end-of-class review games, quiz each other on road trips (no supplies needed), run a "Bible Bee" tournament at a birthday party or youth group lock-in, or work through five questions at bedtime as a devotional with a scoreboard. Around the holidays, swap in our Christmas Bible trivia or Easter Bible trivia rounds.

Want Trivia for One Specific Book of the Bible?

If your child is studying one particular book -- for Sunday school, a homeschool unit, or just because they love a certain story -- we have a dedicated trivia page for every single one of the 66 books of the Bible, each with its own set of kid-friendly questions and verse references. Here are some of the most popular:

• Genesis Bible trivia -- creation, Noah, Abraham, and Joseph
• Exodus Bible trivia -- Moses, the plagues, and the Red Sea
• Ruth Bible trivia -- a short book kids can master completely
• 1 Samuel Bible trivia -- David, Goliath, and King Saul
• Esther Bible trivia -- the brave queen who saved her people
• Psalms Bible trivia -- the Bible's songbook
• Daniel Bible trivia -- the lions' den and the fiery furnace
• Jonah Bible trivia -- the runaway prophet and the great fish
• Matthew Bible trivia -- the life and teachings of Jesus
• John Bible trivia -- miracles, "I am" statements, and Easter
• Acts Bible trivia -- Peter, Paul, and the early church
• Revelation Bible trivia -- the Bible's final book

For bigger question banks, try our Old Testament Bible trivia for kids and New Testament Bible trivia for kids collections, or work straight through our master list of 100 Bible trivia questions and answers, which spans Genesis to Revelation in four difficulty tiers. Older kids who found this page too easy should jump to Bible trivia for teens, the grown-ups at the table get their own round of Bible trivia for adults -- with a warm-up round built to humble them -- and if you want to turn all of this into a repeatable tradition, our family Bible trivia night guide covers formats, scoring systems, and prize ideas.

Frequently Asked Questions

What age is Bible trivia appropriate for?

Kids as young as 4 or 5 can play if the questions stick to the most famous stories -- Noah's ark, David and Goliath, baby Jesus in the manger. That is exactly what the easy round on this page covers. By ages 9-12 kids can handle detail questions about names, places, and numbers, and teens can take on the hard round alongside adults.

How many trivia questions do I need for a family game night?

Plan on about 20-30 questions for a 30-minute game, since each question takes around a minute once you add guessing, scoring, and a quick explanation of the answer. The 50 core questions on this page comfortably cover a full hour-long game night with three rounds, and the two bonus rounds -- 25 more questions on animals and numbers -- stretch it to a second night. If you run out, the per-book trivia pages linked above hold hundreds more.

Are these Bible trivia questions accurate for all denominations?

Yes. Every question here is drawn from the biblical text itself, with a book, chapter, and verse reference after each answer so you can verify it in your own Bible. The questions stick to the narrative facts of Scripture -- who did what, where, and when -- rather than matters of doctrine where denominations differ.

How do I make Bible trivia fun for kids who do not know the Bible well?

Use multiple choice: read the question, then offer three possible answers, one of which is silly. This lets a child with zero background still play, guess, and learn, instead of sitting out. Playing in teams also helps, since a newer kid can contribute without ever being alone on the spot, and telling the story behind each answer means they can answer that question correctly next time.

Can I use these questions for Sunday school or homeschool?

Absolutely -- they were written with both in mind. Sunday school teachers use the rounds as icebreakers or end-of-class reviews, and homeschool families assign questions as Bible-navigation practice, having kids look up each verse reference themselves to check the answer. You are welcome to print or copy the questions for classroom use.

What is the hardest Bible trivia question for kids?

In our experience, question 14 -- what fruit did Adam and Eve eat? -- fools more people than any other, because almost everyone confidently answers "an apple" and Genesis 3:6 never names the fruit at all. The trick is that the hardest questions are not the obscure ones; they are the ones where the popular version of the story differs from what the Bible actually says. Question 33, about the number of animals on the ark, works the same way.