Galatians Bible Trivia: 28 Questions and Answers for Kids

These 28 Galatians Bible trivia questions cover the fruit of the Spirit, freedom in Christ, and the day Paul confronted Peter face to face -- with answers and verse references after every question. They're sorted into easy, medium, and hard rounds so ages 5 through adult can play the same game.

Galatians is short -- just six chapters -- but it punches far above its weight in trivia: it's home to the fruit of the Spirit list every Sunday schooler memorizes, plus surprises like Paul's giant handwriting (question 25) and the letter's famously missing thank-you (see the section below the questions).

What Is the Book of Galatians About?

Galatians is the apostle Paul's letter to the churches of Galatia, a region in central Asia Minor -- modern-day Turkey -- where Paul had planted churches on his first missionary journey. After he left, false teachers convinced the new Gentile believers that faith in Jesus wasn't enough: they also had to be circumcised and keep the law of Moses to truly belong to God. Paul wrote back, probably in the late 40s or early 50s AD, in white-hot urgency to say no -- salvation is by faith in Christ alone.

The letter's big idea comes in one line: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free" (Galatians 5:1). And its most famous passage shows what that freedom grows into -- the nine-part fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Many call Galatians "the Magna Carta of Christian liberty," and it later helped spark the Reformation.

Easy Galatians Trivia Questions (Ages 5-8)

1. Who wrote the book of Galatians? The apostle Paul (Galatians 1:1)
2. How many fruits of the Spirit are listed? Nine (Galatians 5:22-23)
3. What are the first three fruits of the Spirit? Love, joy, and peace (Galatians 5:22)
4. What is the last fruit on the list? Self-control (Galatians 5:23)
5. Finish the verse: "Carry each other's ___" Burdens (Galatians 6:2)
6. "A man reaps what he ___" Sows (Galatians 6:7)
7. "Let us not become weary in doing ___" Good (Galatians 6:9)
8. What one command sums up the entire law? "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Galatians 5:14)

Medium Galatians Trivia Questions (Ages 9-12)

1. What "astonished" Paul about the Galatians? How quickly they were deserting to a different gospel (Galatians 1:6)
2. Paul said even if WHO preached a different gospel, they should be under God's curse? An angel from heaven (Galatians 1:8)
3. Which famous apostle did Paul oppose "to his face" in Antioch? Cephas -- Peter (Galatians 2:11)
4. Finish it: "I have been ___ with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me" Crucified (Galatians 2:20)
5. What did Paul call the Galatians in frustration? "You foolish Galatians!" (Galatians 3:1)
6. Which Old Testament man is Paul's great example of faith? Abraham -- "he believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness" (Galatians 3:6)
7. What was the law like until Christ came? A guardian put in charge of us (Galatians 3:24)
8. "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female" -- because we are all what? One in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28)
9. "It is for ___ that Christ has set us free" Freedom (Galatians 5:1)
10. When "the set time had fully come," who did God send? His Son, born of a woman (Galatians 4:4)

Hard Galatians Trivia Questions (Teens and Adults)

1. Right after his conversion, where did Paul go instead of Jerusalem? Arabia (Galatians 1:17)
2. On his first visit to Jerusalem, how many days did Paul stay with Peter? Fifteen (Galatians 1:18)
3. Fourteen years later, which two companions went up to Jerusalem with Paul? Barnabas and Titus (Galatians 2:1)
4. Which three church leaders were "esteemed as pillars" and gave Paul the right hand of fellowship? James, Cephas (Peter), and John (Galatians 2:9)
5. In Paul's picture of the two covenants, which two mothers represent slavery and freedom? Hagar, the slave woman, and Sarah, the free woman (Galatians 4:22-31)
6. What unexpected reason first brought Paul to preach in Galatia? An illness (Galatians 4:13)
7. What did Paul point out about his own handwriting at the end? "See what large letters I use as I write to you with my own hand!" (Galatians 6:11)
8. What were the false teachers demanding of the Gentile believers? Circumcision -- keeping the law of Moses to be right with God (Galatians 5:2; 6:12)
9. What does the Spirit of God's Son call out in our hearts? "Abba, Father" (Galatians 4:6)
10. Finish the fruit of the Spirit passage: "Against such things there is no ___" Law (Galatians 5:23)

What Are the Nine Fruits of the Spirit?

The full list in Galatians 5:22-23 is love, joy, peace, forbearance (patience), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control -- and it's worth noticing that Paul says "fruit," singular, not "fruits." It's one crop growing together, not a menu to pick from. The list also comes right after its opposite, the "acts of the flesh" (Galatians 5:19-21), so kids can see the two gardens side by side.

A memorization trick that works by about age six: group them in threes. The first three point inward (love, joy, peace), the middle three point toward other people (patience, kindness, goodness), and the last three describe steady character (faithfulness, gentleness, self-control). For hands-on ways to teach the list, see the fruit of the Spirit for kids and our roundup of fruit of the Spirit Bible stories that show each quality in action.

Why Is Galatians Called Paul's Angriest Letter?

Because Paul skips the compliments entirely -- Galatians is the only letter he wrote to churches with no opening thanksgiving. Where Romans and 1 Corinthians begin "I thank God for you," Galatians jumps straight from hello to "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you" (Galatians 1:6). He calls his readers foolish, wishes the troublemakers would go even further than circumcision (Galatians 5:12), and grabs the pen from his scribe to finish in giant letters.

But the heat comes from love, and that's the conversation worth having with kids: Paul isn't angry that the Galatians broke a rule -- he's alarmed that they're trading a free gift for a treadmill. If being good enough could earn God's love, "Christ died for nothing" (Galatians 2:21). Even Peter needed that reminder (Galatians 2:11-14), which is strangely comforting: the man who preached at Pentecost still had moments of caving to peer pressure, and correction from a friend put him right.

How to Use These Questions

Galatians makes a perfect one-evening game: easy round before dinner, medium round during, hard round for dessert. Since the fruit of the Spirit anchors the whole quiz, start by having everyone recite the nine together -- then award a bonus point any time a player can name which fruit a question's answer displays. For team formats and scorekeeping, use our family Bible trivia night playbook.

For the backstory, read who was Paul and Paul's first journey -- the trip where the Galatian churches were born. Our video lessons at Faithful Kids pair Paul's adventures with short animated videos and a quiz after every episode, so the medium round starts feeling easy fast.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who wrote the book of Galatians?

The apostle Paul wrote Galatians (Galatians 1:1), and it's one of the letters virtually all scholars agree is genuinely his. He dictated most of it to a scribe, then famously finished it in his own oversized handwriting (Galatians 6:11).

How many chapters does Galatians have?

Galatians has 6 chapters. A quick map: chapters 1-2 defend Paul's story and his gospel, chapters 3-4 argue from Abraham that people are made right with God by faith, and chapters 5-6 describe the free life the Spirit grows.

What is the most famous passage in Galatians?

The fruit of the Spirit -- "love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Galatians 5:22-23). Galatians 2:20 ("I have been crucified with Christ") and 5:1 ("It is for freedom that Christ has set us free") are close behind.

What is the main message of Galatians?

That people are made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by keeping the law -- "a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ" (Galatians 2:16). Paul wrote it because false teachers were telling Gentile believers they had to add law-keeping to faith.

Where was Galatia?

Galatia was a Roman province in central Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey. Paul planted churches there -- in towns like Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe -- during his first missionary journey (Acts 13-14).

What age can kids start learning Galatians?

Ages 4-6 can learn the fruit of the Spirit list -- it's often the first Bible list kids ever memorize. Ages 8-11 can follow the letter's story of freedom versus rule-keeping, and the Abraham argument of chapters 3-4 clicks for teens. For questions from every book, try our New Testament trivia for kids.