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Think you know your Bible? This free Bible quiz gives you 80 multiple-choice Bible trivia questions that run from Genesis to Revelation, with the answer, the Scripture reference and a one-line explanation for every question.
Whether you are preparing a Sunday school lesson, planning a youth group game night, leading a small group Bible study, or simply sharpening your Scripture knowledge, these Bible quiz questions and answers cover both the Old Testament and the New Testament, from well-known stories to lesser-known details in the prophets and the letters of Paul.
Questions 1–20
1. How many “last plagues” does Revelation 15:1 describe?
A) 6 plagues
B) 10 plagues
C) 7 plagues
2. Which domestic image does Hosea use to describe Israel’s unfaithfulness to God?
A) A broken marriage covenant
B) A rebellious son
C) A stolen inheritance
3. After Jesus rose from the dead, how many disciples went to the mountain in Galilee where he gave the Great Commission?
A) Twelve
B) Eleven
C) Ten
4. In Matthew 23, how many woes did Jesus pronounce on the teachers of the law and the Pharisees?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Eight
5. In Mark 2:14, Jesus calls Levi son of Alphaeus to follow him. By what other name is Levi known?
A) Matthew
B) Peter
C) Andrew
6. What did Elizabeth do after she learned she was pregnant?
A) She rejoiced and celebrated with her neighbors
B) She traveled to meet Mary, the mother of Jesus
C) She remained in seclusion for five months
7. Who was governor of Syria when Caesar Augustus ordered a census of the entire Roman world?
A) Simeon
B) Quirinius
C) Tiberius Caesar
8. What happened to Theudas, the leader Gamaliel mentioned to the Jewish council?
A) He escaped to another country
B) He was imprisoned by the Romans
C) He was killed
9. On the island of Cyprus, where did Barnabas and Saul first proclaim the word of God?
A) Paphos
B) Salamis
C) Lystra
10. Which Greek poet did Paul quote in Athens when he said that people are God’s offspring?
A) Homer
B) Epimenides
C) Aratus
11. What does Paul name as the last enemy to be destroyed?
A) Sin
B) Satan
C) Death
12. Paul says believers are the “aroma of Christ” to whom?
A) Only to those who believe
B) To those being saved and to those who are perishing
C) Only to those who reject the gospel
13. According to Galatians, where did Paul say he received his gospel?
A) From the apostles in Jerusalem
B) From human tradition
C) Through a revelation from Jesus Christ
14. Paul calls Epaphroditus his fellow soldier. What was Epaphroditus to the Philippians?
A) Their apostle
B) Their messenger
C) Their elder
15. Near the end of 1 Thessalonians, which three commands appear together?
A) Pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, do not quench the Spirit
B) Fast regularly, preach boldly, avoid temptation
C) Love your enemies, forgive others, seek wisdom
16. Why does Paul call himself the foremost of sinners?
A) Because he had denied Christ
B) Because he had persecuted the church
C) Because he had betrayed the apostles
17. According to Hebrews, what is sharper than any double-edged sword?
A) The word of God
B) The law of Moses
C) The judgment of God
18. In James 1:6, what is a person who doubts like?
A) A tree without roots
B) A wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind
C) A cloud without rain
19. Which description of believers does Peter use in 1 Peter 2:9?
A) A kingdom of priests and a holy people
B) A royal priesthood and a holy nation
C) A chosen vine and a holy city
20. In 2 Peter 2, what vivid comparison does Peter use for false teachers who return to their former corruption?
A) A dog returning to its vomit
B) A wolf returning to the flock
C) A pig returning to the wilderness
Questions 21–40
21. Which three witnesses does John say testify that Jesus is the Son of God?
A) Faith, hope and love
B) The Spirit, the water and the blood
C) The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
22. What does Jude record about the archangel Michael’s dispute with the devil over the body of Moses?
A) Michael struck down the devil with his sword
B) Michael would not bring a slanderous accusation against the devil, and said, “The Lord rebuke you”
C) Michael announced that Moses would rise from the dead
23. What was in Christ’s right hand when John first saw him among the lampstands?
A) Seven stars
B) Seven seals
C) Seven scrolls
24. When Laban searched Jacob’s camp for his stolen household gods, where had Rachel hidden them?
A) In a tent chest
B) In the camel’s saddle
C) Under Jacob’s garments
25. On the sixth day, how much manna were the Israelites told to gather compared with other days?
A) Twice as much
B) Three times as much
C) The same amount, but for two days
26. After Nadab and Abihu died, what did Moses tell their relatives to do with the bodies?
A) Bury them beneath the altar
B) Carry them, still in their tunics, outside the camp
C) Leave them in the sanctuary until evening
27. In Deuteronomy 33, what did Moses pronounce over the tribes of Israel shortly before his death?
A) A blessing
B) A curse on Israel’s enemies
C) A final census
28. What sign did the spies tell Rahab to tie in her window so her family would be spared?
A) A scarlet cord
B) A white cloth
C) A branch of olive leaves
29. Which judge of Israel is specifically described as left-handed?
A) Shamgar
B) Ehud
C) Othniel
30. Why did the nearer relative refuse to redeem Naomi’s land?
A) He had already promised the land to Boaz
B) He feared it would endanger his own inheritance
C) He did not want the land itself
31. What practice of Eli’s sons caused people to treat the LORD’s offering with contempt?
A) They demanded their share of the meat before the fat had been burned
B) They kept the grain offerings for themselves
C) They refused to accept offerings from the poor
32. When Absalom was caught in the oak tree, what did the first soldier who saw him do?
A) Kill him immediately
B) Report it to Joab
C) Rescue him
33. According to 1 Kings 8:9, what was inside the Ark when it was brought into Solomon’s temple?
A) Only the two stone tablets
B) Aaron’s staff and the manna
C) The tablets and Aaron’s staff
34. After the wind, earthquake and fire at Mount Horeb, what did Elijah hear?
A) A loud trumpet
B) A voice from heaven
C) A gentle whisper
35. When Elijah fled from Jezebel and lay down under a broom bush, what did he find beside him?
A) A fire and a lamb for sacrifice
B) Bread baked over hot coals and a jar of water
C) A bowl of flour and a jar of oil
36. What did Jabez ask God to keep him from?
A) War and captivity
B) Harm and pain
C) Poverty and sickness
37. Which king’s repentance is recorded in Chronicles but not in the parallel account in Kings?
A) Manasseh
B) Amon
C) Jehoahaz
38. Why were the people who offered to help rebuild the temple refused?
A) They were not part of the returned exiles
B) They worshiped other gods alongside the LORD
C) They had previously opposed Zerubbabel
39. What did the people do when Ezra opened the Book of the Law?
A) They stood up
B) They bowed to the ground
C) They raised their hands
40. How did Haman decide on the date to destroy the Jews?
A) He consulted the priests
B) He cast the Pur, or lot
C) He asked the king’s astrologers
Questions 41–60
41. In Job 19:25, what does Job say he knows?
A) That his friends were right
B) That God would restore his wealth
C) That his Redeemer lives
42. In Psalm 1, what is the righteous person compared to?
A) A tree planted by streams of water
B) A mountain that cannot be moved
C) A lamp shining in darkness
43. Which psalm has 22 sections of eight verses each, one section for every letter of the Hebrew alphabet?
A) Psalm 119
B) Psalm 117
C) Psalm 145
44. According to Proverbs 25:19, what is like “a broken tooth or a lame foot”?
A) Giving a false witness
B) Relying on an unfaithful person in a time of trouble
C) Living next to a quarrelsome neighbor
45. Which phrase appears again and again in Ecclesiastes to describe life from an earthly point of view?
A) “Under the sun”
B) “Before the LORD”
C) “In the land”
46. How did Isaiah respond when the LORD asked, “Whom shall I send?”
A) “Here am I. Send me!”
B) “I am not worthy.”
C) “Send Aaron.”
47. Why did the LORD tell Jeremiah not to marry or have children?
A) He had been set apart for temple service
B) The coming judgment would make family life especially tragic
C) Marriage was forbidden during wartime
48. What is unusual about the structure of the first four chapters of Lamentations?
A) They are written as alphabetical acrostics
B) They contain exactly twelve verses each
C) They alternate between prose and poetry
49. In Ezekiel’s vision, what were the twenty-five men between the temple porch and the altar doing?
A) Facing east and worshiping the sun
B) Burning incense to foreign gods
C) Reading from the Law
50. In Ezekiel’s vision of God’s glory leaving the temple, where did the glory of the LORD move away from?
A) The city gate
B) The threshold of the temple
C) The altar of burnt offering
51. What demand by King Nebuchadnezzar made his request to his wise men especially impossible?
A) They had to interpret his dream within one hour
B) They had to tell him the dream as well as its interpretation
C) They had to say which god had sent the dream
52. What was unusual about the names of Hosea’s children?
A) Each name carried a prophetic message
B) All three were names of kings
C) They were named after foreign gods
53. What was Amos’s occupation before he became a prophet?
A) Shepherd and tender of sycamore-fig trees
B) Farmer and priest
C) Fisherman and shepherd
54. According to Obadiah, what gave Edom a false sense of security?
A) Its wealth and armies
B) Its home in the clefts of the rocks and its lofty dwelling
C) Its alliance with Egypt
55. What did the sailors do before they finally threw Jonah into the sea?
A) They tried to row back to land
B) They fasted
C) They cast lots again
56. What does Micah say about the ruler who will come from Bethlehem Ephrathah?
A) His origins are from of old, from ancient days
B) He will be a descendant of David returning from exile
C) He will be a priest who restores the temple
57. Against which city is Nahum’s prophecy primarily directed?
A) Babylon
B) Nineveh
C) Tarshish
58. Where does Habakkuk say he will position himself while he waits for God’s answer?
A) At the temple gate
B) On his watchtower
C) On Mount Zion
59. What change does Zephaniah say God will make to the speech of the peoples?
A) He will give them pure speech
B) He will restore the language of Eden
C) He will make every nation speak Hebrew
60. What does the LORD say he will make Zerubbabel like?
A) A crown
B) A signet ring
C) A priestly robe
Questions 61–80
61. In Zechariah’s first vision, what were the horses among the myrtle trees doing?
A) Guarding the temple
B) Patrolling the earth
C) Carrying messages to Jerusalem
62. What surprising change does Zechariah say will happen to ordinary cooking pots in Jerusalem?
A) They will be holy to the LORD, like the sacred bowls before the altar
B) They will be replaced by vessels of gold
C) They will no longer be needed
63. What sarcastic challenge does Malachi give the priests about the defective animals they offered?
A) “Would your governor accept them?”
B) “Would your king receive them?”
C) “Would your families eat them?”
64. What did God give Daniel and his three companions that set them apart from the other young men?
A) Strength and military skill
B) Knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning
C) The ability to speak every language
65. When Belshazzar offered Daniel rewards for reading the writing on the wall, how did Daniel respond?
A) He accepted the purple robe and gold chain at once
B) He told the king to keep his gifts or give them to someone else
C) He asked the king to free the Jewish exiles
66. What makes Joel’s description of the locust plague especially striking?
A) It describes several successive stages of locust destruction
B) It says the locusts came from Egypt
C) It identifies the locusts as the army of Babylon
67. Whom does Amos address as “cows of Bashan”?
A) The wealthy women of Samaria
B) The priests of Bethel
C) The merchants of Jerusalem
68. Which sequence correctly traces Paul’s route immediately before he reached Philippi?
A) Macedonia → Troas → Samothrace → Neapolis
B) Troas → Samothrace → Neapolis → Philippi
C) Samothrace → Troas → Philippi → Neapolis
69. Whom did Paul publicly oppose in Antioch because his conduct was not in line with the truth of the gospel?
A) Barnabas
B) Peter
C) James
70. In Ephesians 2, what did Christ create by breaking down the dividing wall of hostility?
A) A new temple
B) One new humanity
C) A new covenant with Israel
71. In Philippians 1, what did Paul say some who preached Christ out of selfish ambition hoped to do?
A) Cause him distress while he was in chains
B) Convert Roman officials
C) Attack the Jerusalem church
72. Which two family images does Paul use to describe his conduct among the Thessalonians?
A) A nursing mother and a father
B) A shepherd and a priest
C) A teacher and a king
73. According to Paul’s warning about the coming deception, why do people perish?
A) They refused to obey the apostles
B) They refused to love the truth and so be saved
C) They rejected the signs performed by the apostles
74. What did Paul urge Timothy to “fan into flame”?
A) His knowledge of Scripture
B) The gift of God
C) His authority as an apostle
75. For what task did Paul leave Titus in Crete?
A) To preach to the Jews
B) To set in order what remained unfinished and appoint elders
C) To establish a school for new believers
76. What does Paul offer to do if Onesimus owes Philemon anything?
A) Ask the church to repay it
B) Repay it himself
C) Have Onesimus work it off
77. According to Hebrews, what makes Jesus’ priesthood different from that of the Levitical priests?
A) He served in the earthly temple
B) He became a priest by physical descent
C) He remains a priest forever
78. How does Hebrews 11:1 describe faith?
A) Confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see
B) Confidence in what God has already revealed through signs
C) Confidence in what believers can accomplish through obedience
79. Which image in James 3:4 shows how something small can steer something very large?
A) A spark controlling a fire
B) A rudder directing a large ship
C) A stone directing a river
80. In 1 Peter 1:4, what kind of inheritance do believers have?
A) One that can never be forgotten
B) One that can never perish, spoil or fade
C) One that rulers can never take from them
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