Isaiah Bible Trivia: 42 Questions and Answers for Families

These 42 Isaiah Bible trivia questions cover the Bible's biggest prophetic book -- the throne-room vision, the Immanuel prophecy, wings like eagles, and the suffering servant of chapter 53 -- sorted into easy, medium, and hard rounds. Answers with verse references follow every question.

Isaiah is a trivia gold mine because it reads like a highlight reel of the whole Bible: an angel army defeated overnight, a shadow that moves backward, a foreign king named 150 years early, and the longest personal name in Scripture. Several of these will stump the adults.

What Is the Book of Isaiah About?

The book of Isaiah records the visions of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz, who warned Judah about judgment for sin and promised a coming Savior and a restored world. Isaiah prophesied in Jerusalem during the reigns of four kings -- Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (Isaiah 1:1) -- roughly 740 to 680 BC, while the Assyrian empire was swallowing the nations around him.

Isaiah matters because no Old Testament prophet points to Jesus more often or more clearly: the virgin-born Immanuel (7:14), the child called Prince of Peace (9:6), and the servant "pierced for our transgressions" (53:5) all appear here, seven centuries before Bethlehem. That's why Isaiah is quoted dozens of times in the New Testament and is often nicknamed "the fifth gospel."

Easy Isaiah Trivia Questions (Ages 5-8)

1. What was Isaiah's job? He was a prophet -- God's messenger (Isaiah 1:1)
2. Complete the Christmas verse: "For to us a child is born, to us a ___ is given." Son (Isaiah 9:6)
3. Name one of the four names given to that promised child. Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, or Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6)
4. Those who hope in the LORD will soar on wings like what bird? Eagles (Isaiah 40:31)
5. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as ___." Snow (Isaiah 1:18)
6. When God asked, "Whom shall I send?", what did Isaiah answer? "Here am I. Send me!" (Isaiah 6:8)
7. What does the name Immanuel mean? God with us (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23)
8. In Isaiah's picture of the peaceful kingdom, the wolf will live with the what? The lamb (Isaiah 11:6)
9. Who will lead the animals in that peaceful kingdom? A little child (Isaiah 11:6)
10. "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your ___." God (Isaiah 41:10)
11. What word did the angels around God's throne call out three times? "Holy, holy, holy" (Isaiah 6:3)
12. Isaiah said nations will beat their swords into what farm tools? Plowshares (Isaiah 2:4)
13. Isaiah 40:11 says God tends his flock like a shepherd and carries what close to his heart? The lambs (Isaiah 40:11)
14. "Arise, ___, for your light has come." Shine (Isaiah 60:1)

Medium Isaiah Trivia Questions (Ages 9-12)

1. Who was Isaiah's father? Amoz -- not the same person as the prophet Amos (Isaiah 1:1)
2. In the year which king died did Isaiah see the Lord on his throne? King Uzziah (Isaiah 6:1)
3. What six-winged heavenly creatures did Isaiah see -- found nowhere else in the Bible? Seraphim (Isaiah 6:2)
4. What did a seraph touch Isaiah's lips with to take away his guilt? A live coal from the altar (Isaiah 6:6-7)
5. How many chapters does Isaiah have -- the most of any prophetic book? 66
6. What sign did Isaiah give King Ahaz? The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son called Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)
7. Isaiah 40:3 -- "a voice of one calling in the wilderness" -- points to which New Testament figure? John the Baptist (Matthew 3:3)
8. Which king of Judah spread an enemy's threatening letter before the LORD and prayed when Assyria surrounded Jerusalem? Hezekiah (Isaiah 37:14-20)
9. How many Assyrian soldiers did the angel of the LORD strike down in one night? 185,000 (Isaiah 37:36)
10. How many extra years of life did God give King Hezekiah when he was deathly ill? Fifteen (Isaiah 38:5)
11. What miraculous sign confirmed Hezekiah's healing? The shadow on the stairway went back ten steps (Isaiah 38:8)
12. Isaiah 53 describes a suffering servant led like a what to the slaughter? A lamb (Isaiah 53:7)
13. "All we like sheep have gone ___." Astray -- "each of us has turned to our own way" (Isaiah 53:6)
14. Which chapter of Isaiah did Jesus read aloud in the Nazareth synagogue? Isaiah 61 -- "The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me" (Luke 4:17-19)

Hard Isaiah Trivia Questions (Teens and Adults)

1. Which Persian king did Isaiah name roughly 150 years before he ruled? Cyrus (Isaiah 44:28; 45:1)
2. Which traveler was reading Isaiah 53 in his chariot when Philip ran up to explain it? The Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:30-33)
3. One of Isaiah's sons has the longest personal name in the Bible. What is it? Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Isaiah 8:3)
4. What does the name of Isaiah's other son, Shear-Jashub, mean? "A remnant will return" (Isaiah 7:3)
5. For how long did Isaiah walk stripped and barefoot as a living sign against Egypt and Cush? Three years (Isaiah 20:3)
6. Under which four kings of Judah did Isaiah prophesy? Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (Isaiah 1:1)
7. "But he was pierced for our ___, he was crushed for our iniquities." Transgressions (Isaiah 53:5)
8. Isaiah 25:8 promises God will swallow up what forever? Death -- "he will wipe away the tears from all faces" (Isaiah 25:8)
9. "We are the clay, you are the ___; we are all the work of your hand." Potter (Isaiah 64:8)
10. Finish God's declaration: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ___." Ways (Isaiah 55:8)
11. What common English saying comes straight from Isaiah 48:22? "There is no peace for the wicked" (Isaiah 48:22; also 57:21)
12. Isaiah 65:17 promises God will create what? New heavens and a new earth (Isaiah 65:17)
13. Isaiah 5 sings a sad song picturing Israel as a disappointing what? A vineyard that produced only bad fruit (Isaiah 5:1-7)
14. When God invited King Ahaz to ask for any sign at all, what did Ahaz do? He refused -- so God gave the Immanuel sign anyway (Isaiah 7:12-14)

How to Use These Questions

Run the easy round at dinner or in the car, and save the Hezekiah and prophecy questions for kids who already know some Old Testament history. Isaiah also makes a great December game: questions 2, 3, 7, and 20 are the prophecies behind the Christmas story, so they double as Advent trivia. For team formats and scoring, use our family Bible trivia night guide.

If your kids need background first, start with Isaiah's promise for kids and the era of good kings and bad kings -- Isaiah preached through four of them. Our video lessons at Faithful Kids cover these prophets-and-kings stories with a short quiz after each episode, which is the easiest way to prep for the medium round.

When you've mastered Isaiah, branch out to the full Old Testament trivia for kids or the complete 100 Bible trivia questions.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who wrote the book of Isaiah?

The book presents the visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, a prophet in Jerusalem from about 740 to 680 BC (Isaiah 1:1). Traditionally the whole book is attributed to him; many modern scholars believe the later chapters were composed by his followers, so it's fair to tell kids "Isaiah and, some scholars think, students who carried on his message."

How many chapters does Isaiah have?

Isaiah has 66 chapters -- the most of any prophetic book. People love pointing out that the Bible also has 66 books, and that Isaiah's two big sections (39 chapters of judgment, 27 of comfort) mirror the 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books -- a fun coincidence, though not something the text itself claims.

Why is Isaiah called "the fifth gospel"?

Because it describes Jesus so specifically, seven hundred years early -- the virgin birth (7:14), the child called Prince of Peace (9:6), the forerunner's voice in the wilderness (40:3), and the servant pierced for our transgressions (53:5). Isaiah is quoted in the New Testament more than any other prophet.

What is the most famous chapter in Isaiah?

Isaiah 53, the "suffering servant" chapter -- "he was pierced for our transgressions... and by his wounds we are healed." The New Testament quotes it repeatedly about Jesus, and it's the very passage the Ethiopian official was reading in Acts 8.

How did Isaiah die?

The Bible doesn't say. An old Jewish tradition holds that he was sawn in two during wicked King Manasseh's reign -- possibly what Hebrews 11:37 alludes to -- but that comes from tradition, not from the book of Isaiah itself.

What age can kids start learning Isaiah?

Ages 5-8 can handle the famous single verses -- "wings like eagles" (40:31), "white as snow" (1:18), and the Christmas prophecies. The kings, sieges, and servant songs land better at ages 9-12 and up, once kids have some Old Testament history under their belts.