Here are 75 multiple-choice Bible trivia game questions with four options each, the correct answer, and a verse reference -- grouped into Old Testament, Gospels, People, and Numbers and Places so you can pull one topic and run a whole round. A 20-question quick-fire round in short-answer format sits at the bottom for tiebreakers.
Multiple choice is the format that makes Bible trivia work for a mixed group. A player who has never opened a Bible still has a one-in-four shot, which keeps them guessing instead of going quiet, and the wrong options are usually the most educational part of the question.
How to Play Multiple-Choice Bible Trivia
Read the question and all four options out loud before anyone answers, and give the room ten seconds. Reading the options first is the whole trick -- it turns the question from a memory test into a reasoning problem, and you will hear teams talking each other into and out of answers, which is where the actual learning happens.
- Everyone answers. Give each player four cards or a paper marked A, B, C, D. On "reveal," everyone holds up a letter at once. Nobody sits out, and shy players never have to speak.
- Teams of three to five. One point per correct answer, plus a bonus point for naming the book it came from.
- Elimination round. Wrong answer means you sit down. Great for the last ten questions when energy is dropping.
- Print it. Our free Bible Trivia Pack turns these into cut-out question cards and score sheets -- print it, split into teams, and you have a full game night with zero prep and no screens.
Old Testament Multiple-Choice Questions (1-20)
1. Who did God tell to build an ark?
A) Abraham B) Noah C) Moses D) Job
Answer: B) Noah (Genesis 6:13-14)
2. What did God create on the first day?
A) Light B) Sea creatures C) The sun and moon D) Plants
Answer: A) Light (Genesis 1:3)
3. Which tree were Adam and Eve forbidden to eat from?
A) The fig tree B) The tree of life C) The tree of the knowledge of good and evil D) The olive tree
Answer: C) The tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17)
4. What was Cain's occupation?
A) He worked the soil B) He kept sheep C) He was a fisherman D) He was a builder
Answer: A) He worked the soil (Genesis 4:2)
5. What did Joseph's brothers dip his robe in to deceive their father?
A) Mud B) Wine C) Goat's blood D) Dye
Answer: C) Goat's blood (Genesis 37:31)
6. What happened when Moses threw his staff on the ground at the burning bush?
A) It bloomed B) It became a snake C) It caught fire D) It turned to stone
Answer: B) It became a snake (Exodus 4:3)
7. What was the first plague on Egypt?
A) Frogs B) Locusts C) Darkness D) The Nile turned to blood
Answer: D) The Nile turned to blood (Exodus 7:20)
8. What was written on the two stone tablets Moses received?
A) The Ten Commandments B) The names of the tribes C) A map of Canaan D) The Passover instructions
Answer: A) The Ten Commandments (Exodus 31:18)
9. What was kept inside the ark of the covenant in Solomon's temple?
A) Gold coins B) Only the two stone tablets C) A scroll of the law D) Nothing at all
Answer: B) Only the two stone tablets (1 Kings 8:9)
10. Which judge defeated the Midianites with only 300 men?
A) Samson B) Ehud C) Gideon D) Barak
Answer: C) Gideon (Judges 7:7)
11. What did Samson use to defeat a thousand Philistines?
A) A sword B) A donkey's jawbone C) A sling D) A wooden club
Answer: B) A donkey's jawbone (Judges 15:15)
12. Who was Israel's first king?
A) David B) Samuel C) Saul D) Solomon
Answer: C) Saul (1 Samuel 10:1)
13. Which king is called "Israel's singer of songs"?
A) Solomon B) David C) Hezekiah D) Josiah
Answer: B) David (2 Samuel 23:1)
14. Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?
A) David B) Nehemiah C) Solomon D) Ezra
Answer: C) Solomon (1 Kings 6:1)
15. How many prophets of Baal did Elijah face on Mount Carmel?
A) 100 B) 400 C) 450 D) 1,000
Answer: C) 450 (1 Kings 18:22)
16. Who was thrown into a blazing furnace and came out unharmed?
A) Daniel B) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego C) Jeremiah D) Elisha
Answer: B) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (Daniel 3:19-23)
17. Which prophet saw a valley of dry bones come to life?
A) Isaiah B) Jeremiah C) Ezekiel D) Hosea
Answer: C) Ezekiel (Ezekiel 37:1-10)
18. What swallowed Jonah?
A) A whale B) A huge fish C) A sea serpent D) A wave
Answer: B) A huge fish -- the text says "a huge fish," not a whale (Jonah 1:17)
19. Which man lost everything and still refused to curse God?
A) Job B) Jeremiah C) Habakkuk D) Nehemiah
Answer: A) Job (Job 1:20-22)
20. Which prophet does the last Old Testament book promise God will send?
A) Moses B) Elijah C) Isaiah D) John
Answer: B) Elijah (Malachi 4:5)
Gospel Multiple-Choice Questions (21-40)
21. Which angel told Mary she would give birth to Jesus?
A) Michael B) Raphael C) Gabriel D) Uriel
Answer: C) Gabriel (Luke 1:26-31)
22. Where was baby Jesus laid after he was born?
A) In a cradle B) In a manger C) On a bed of straw D) In his mother's arms
Answer: B) In a manger (Luke 2:7)
23. Who came to see the newborn Jesus first in Luke's account?
A) The wise men B) Herod's servants C) Shepherds D) Priests from the temple
Answer: C) Shepherds (Luke 2:15-16)
24. What gifts did the Magi bring?
A) Gold, silver, and bronze B) Gold, frankincense, and myrrh C) Bread, oil, and wine D) Spices and linen
Answer: B) Gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2:11)
25. In what town did Jesus grow up?
A) Bethlehem B) Capernaum C) Nazareth D) Jericho
Answer: C) Nazareth (Matthew 2:23)
26. About how old was Jesus when he began his ministry?
A) Twenty B) Twenty-five C) Thirty D) Forty
Answer: C) Thirty (Luke 3:23)
27. What did Satan first tempt Jesus to do in the wilderness?
A) Turn stones into bread B) Jump from the temple C) Bow down and worship D) Call down angels
Answer: A) Turn stones into bread (Matthew 4:3)
28. Which two brothers did Jesus call first by the Sea of Galilee?
A) James and John B) Simon Peter and Andrew C) Philip and Nathanael D) Thomas and Matthew
Answer: B) Simon Peter and Andrew (Matthew 4:18-19)
29. What did Jesus turn water into at the wedding in Cana?
A) Oil B) Milk C) Wine D) Honey
Answer: C) Wine (John 2:9)
30. Which prayer begins, "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name"?
A) The Shema B) The Lord's Prayer C) The Magnificat D) The Benediction
Answer: B) The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9)
31. In the parable of the sower, what happened to the seed on rocky ground?
A) Birds ate it B) Thorns choked it C) It sprang up fast, then withered with no root D) It produced a hundredfold
Answer: C) It sprang up fast, then withered with no root (Matthew 13:5-6)
32. Whom did Jesus raise from the dead after four days in the tomb?
A) Jairus' daughter B) Lazarus C) The widow's son D) Tabitha
Answer: B) Lazarus (John 11:43-44)
33. What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?
A) A horse B) A camel C) A donkey D) He walked
Answer: C) A donkey (Matthew 21:7)
34. What meal did Jesus share with his disciples the night before he died?
A) The Passover meal B) A wedding feast C) A harvest supper D) A fish breakfast
Answer: A) The Passover meal (Luke 22:14-20)
35. Who washed the disciples' feet at that meal?
A) A servant B) Peter C) Jesus D) John
Answer: C) Jesus (John 13:5)
36. What did Peter cut off when Jesus was arrested?
A) A rope B) The high priest's servant's ear C) A soldier's belt D) A branch
Answer: B) The high priest's servant's ear (John 18:10)
37. What happened to the temple curtain when Jesus died?
A) It caught fire B) It was torn in two from top to bottom C) It fell to the ground D) Nothing
Answer: B) It was torn in two from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51)
38. Who asked Pilate for Jesus' body?
A) Nicodemus B) Peter C) Joseph of Arimathea D) Simon of Cyrene
Answer: C) Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57-58)
39. Who did Jesus appear to first after his resurrection?
A) Peter B) Mary Magdalene C) John D) Thomas
Answer: B) Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9)
40. How does Matthew's Gospel end?
A) With the ascension B) With the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations C) With Pentecost D) With the empty tomb
Answer: B) With the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19)
People of the Bible Multiple-Choice Questions (41-60)
41. Who was Abraham's nephew?
A) Lot B) Laban C) Eliezer D) Nahor
Answer: A) Lot (Genesis 12:5)
42. Who was Isaac's wife?
A) Leah B) Rachel C) Rebekah D) Keturah
Answer: C) Rebekah (Genesis 24:67)
43. Which of Jacob's wives was Joseph's mother?
A) Leah B) Rachel C) Bilhah D) Zilpah
Answer: B) Rachel (Genesis 30:22-24)
44. Who was Moses' sister?
A) Zipporah B) Miriam C) Jochebed D) Deborah
Answer: B) Miriam (Exodus 15:20)
45. Who was the brother of Moses and Israel's first high priest?
A) Aaron B) Eleazar C) Hur D) Caleb
Answer: A) Aaron (Exodus 28:1)
46. Who was David's closest friend, the son of King Saul?
A) Joab B) Abner C) Jonathan D) Nathan
Answer: C) Jonathan (1 Samuel 18:1-3)
47. Who was Solomon's mother?
A) Michal B) Abigail C) Bathsheba D) Ahinoam
Answer: C) Bathsheba (1 Kings 1:11)
48. Which prophet confronted David with "You are the man!"?
A) Samuel B) Gad C) Nathan D) Elijah
Answer: C) Nathan (2 Samuel 12:7)
49. Who raised Esther as his own daughter?
A) Haman B) Mordecai C) Hegai D) Xerxes
Answer: B) Mordecai -- her cousin (Esther 2:7)
50. Who was John the Baptist's father?
A) Zechariah B) Simeon C) Eli D) Joseph
Answer: A) Zechariah (Luke 1:13)
51. Which relative did Mary visit while she was pregnant?
A) Martha B) Anna C) Elizabeth D) Joanna
Answer: C) Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-40)
52. Which two sisters hosted Jesus, one busy serving and one sitting to listen?
A) Mary and Martha B) Ruth and Naomi C) Rachel and Leah D) Priscilla and Lydia
Answer: A) Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42)
53. Which Pharisee came to Jesus at night with questions?
A) Gamaliel B) Nicodemus C) Joseph of Arimathea D) Simon
Answer: B) Nicodemus (John 3:1-2)
54. Which disciple was a tax collector before following Jesus?
A) Thomas B) Philip C) Matthew D) Bartholomew
Answer: C) Matthew (Matthew 9:9)
55. Which apostle wrote the most letters in the New Testament?
A) Peter B) John C) Paul D) James
Answer: C) Paul (Romans 1:1)
56. Which young leader did Paul call "my true son in the faith"?
A) Titus B) Timothy C) Silas D) Luke
Answer: B) Timothy (1 Timothy 1:2)
57. Which Levite from Cyprus was nicknamed "son of encouragement"?
A) Barnabas B) Apollos C) Stephen D) Philip
Answer: A) Barnabas (Acts 4:36)
58. Who was the dealer in purple cloth converted at Philippi?
A) Priscilla B) Lydia C) Phoebe D) Dorcas
Answer: B) Lydia (Acts 16:14)
59. Who identifies himself as the author of Revelation?
A) Paul B) Peter C) John D) Jude
Answer: C) John (Revelation 1:1, 1:9)
60. Who succeeded Moses as the leader of Israel?
A) Caleb B) Aaron C) Joshua D) Eleazar
Answer: C) Joshua (Joshua 1:1-2)
