Leviticus Bible Trivia: 30 Questions and Answers for Kids

These 30 Leviticus Bible trivia questions cover the offerings, the priests, the Day of Atonement, the festivals, and the famous command to love your neighbor -- sorted into easy, medium, and hard rounds by age. Every answer is in bold right after its question, with a verse reference so you can check it in the text.

Leviticus has a reputation as the book where Bible reading plans go to die, but it's secretly full of great trivia: a goat sent into the desert carrying Israel's sins, a year when all debts were canceled, and the exact verse Jesus called the second greatest commandment. If your family can score well on this list, you've conquered the Bible's most-skipped book.

What Is the Book of Leviticus About?

Leviticus is the third book of the Bible, and it teaches Israel how a holy God can live among an unholy people -- through sacrifice, priests, and a life set apart. It is traditionally attributed to Moses, is set entirely at Mount Sinai in the year after the Exodus (Leviticus 27:34), and runs 27 chapters.

The book is named for the tribe of Levi, Israel's priestly tribe, and it reads like a handbook: chapters 1-7 explain the five main offerings, 8-10 ordain the priests, 11-15 cover clean and unclean living, 16 gives the Day of Atonement, and 17-27 spell out holy everyday life -- including how to treat the poor, the elderly, and the foreigner. Leviticus matters because its big word, "holy," appears here more than in any other book, and because the whole New Testament idea of atonement is explained in its pages.

Easy Leviticus Trivia Questions (Ages 5-8)

1. Who was Israel's very first high priest? Aaron, Moses' brother (Leviticus 8:12)
2. At what mountain was Israel camped when God gave the laws in Leviticus? Mount Sinai (Leviticus 27:34)
3. What famous Leviticus command tells us how to treat other people? "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18)
4. What does God tell his people to be, because he is? Holy -- "Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy" (Leviticus 19:2)
5. Which tribe of Israel is the book of Leviticus named after? Levi -- the tribe of the priests
6. Where did the Israelites bring their offerings to God? To the entrance of the tent of meeting (the tabernacle) (Leviticus 1:3)
7. What were farmers told to leave at the edges of their fields, and for whom? Some of the harvest, for the poor and the foreigner (Leviticus 19:9-10)
8. What weekly day of rest did God command his people to keep? The Sabbath (Leviticus 23:3)
9. During the Festival of Tabernacles, where did the Israelites live for a week? In shelters (booths), to remember living in the wilderness (Leviticus 23:42-43)
10. What kind of animal could be offered to God -- one with flaws, or one without? One without defect (Leviticus 22:20)

Medium Leviticus Trivia Questions (Ages 9-12)

1. What are the five main offerings described in Leviticus 1-7? The burnt, grain, fellowship, sin, and guilt offerings (Leviticus 1-7)
2. What happened to Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu? They offered unauthorized fire before the LORD and died (Leviticus 10:1-2)
3. What two features made a land animal "clean" to eat? A completely divided hoof and chewing the cud (Leviticus 11:3)
4. What did a water creature need in order to be clean to eat? Fins and scales (Leviticus 11:9)
5. What is the most important day in Leviticus, when the high priest made atonement for all Israel's sins? The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29-30)
6. What happened to the scapegoat on the Day of Atonement? The priest confessed Israel's sins over it, and it was sent away into the wilderness (Leviticus 16:21-22)
7. How often was the high priest allowed to enter the Most Holy Place? Once a year (Leviticus 16:34)
8. Where does Leviticus say the life of a creature is found? In the blood (Leviticus 17:11)
9. What offering could a poor mother bring after her baby's birth -- the same offering Mary brought for baby Jesus? Two doves or two young pigeons (Leviticus 12:8; Luke 2:24)
10. How were the Israelites told to treat foreigners living among them? Love them as yourself, because you were foreigners in Egypt (Leviticus 19:34)

Hard Leviticus Trivia Questions (Teens and Adults)

1. Name the seven appointed festivals listed in Leviticus 23. Passover, Unleavened Bread, Firstfruits, Weeks, Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Tabernacles (Leviticus 23)
2. What rest did the land itself get, and how often? A sabbath year every seventh year -- no sowing or pruning (Leviticus 25:4)
3. What was the Year of Jubilee, and when did it come? Every fiftieth year -- liberty was proclaimed, property returned, and Israelite servants freed (Leviticus 25:10)
4. On what date did the Day of Atonement fall? The tenth day of the seventh month (Leviticus 16:29)
5. What was set out on the golden table in the Holy Place every Sabbath? Twelve loaves of bread (Leviticus 24:5-8)
6. What does Leviticus command about weights and measures in business? Use honest scales and honest measures (Leviticus 19:36)
7. What does Leviticus say about how to treat the elderly? Stand up in their presence and show respect for the aged (Leviticus 19:32)
8. What does Leviticus say about paying a hired worker? Do not hold back their wages overnight (Leviticus 19:13)
9. Which Leviticus verse did Jesus quote as the second greatest commandment? Leviticus 19:18 -- "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:39)
10. Which chapter lays out blessings for obedience and consequences for disobedience, closing the book's main teaching? Leviticus 26

How to Use These Questions

Don't run Leviticus as a marathon -- use it as a change-up round after your family has worn out the story books. Three or four questions at dinner is plenty, and the "did you know that's in the Bible?" reactions (wages, honest scales, standing up for the elderly) start better conversations than most story questions do. For formats, scorekeeping, and prize ideas, see our guide to family Bible trivia night.

Because Leviticus leans on what came before it, a quick refresher helps: the tabernacle these offerings were brought to is built at the end of the book of Exodus, and Aaron's whole story starts alongside Moses. The festivals in question 21 all grow out of the first Passover. Our video lessons at Faithful Kids cover the Exodus-to-Sinai storyline episode by episode, each with a quiz -- good background before tackling the hard round. And when you're ready to zoom back out, try our Old Testament trivia for kids.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who wrote the book of Leviticus?

Leviticus is traditionally attributed to Moses, and the book repeatedly says "the LORD said to Moses" -- over 30 times. As with the rest of the Torah, scholars discuss how the final text was compiled, but tradition has always tied it to Moses at Sinai.

How many chapters does Leviticus have?

Leviticus has 27 chapters, making it the shortest book of the Torah. Chapters 1-7 cover the offerings, 8-10 the priests, 11-15 clean and unclean living, 16 the Day of Atonement, and 17-27 the laws of holy living.

What is the most famous verse in Leviticus?

Leviticus 19:18 -- "Love your neighbor as yourself" -- is by far the most famous. Jesus quoted it as the second greatest commandment (Matthew 22:39), and it's quoted more often in the New Testament than any other verse from the book.

What is the Day of Atonement in Leviticus?

The Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16) was the one day each year when the high priest entered the Most Holy Place to make atonement for all Israel's sins. Two goats were used: one was sacrificed, and the other -- the scapegoat -- carried the people's sins away into the wilderness, which is where our word "scapegoat" comes from.

What age can kids start learning Leviticus?

Ages 8-10 is a realistic starting point for Leviticus itself, since it has laws rather than stories -- though even a five-year-old can learn "Love your neighbor as yourself." A good on-ramp is connecting each law to a story kids already know, like linking the Passover festival in Leviticus 23 back to the Exodus.

Why does Leviticus matter for Christians?

Leviticus explains the vocabulary the New Testament uses for Jesus -- sacrifice, blood, atonement, the spotless lamb, and the high priest. The book of Hebrews leans on Leviticus constantly, arguing that Jesus is the better high priest and the once-for-all sacrifice (Hebrews 9-10).