If you went to Sunday school, you were probably taught to know things in the Bible. These Bible trivia questions and answers will test how much you remember.
See if you can guess who the king of Israel was after David. Find out if you know the last book of the Old Testament.
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Bible Trivia Questions 1. What are the first three words in the Bible? Reveal Answer In the beginning 2. What is the first book of the Old Testament? Reveal Answer Genesis 3. What is the first book of the New Testament? Reveal Answer Matthew 4. Where did Adam and Eve live in the beginning? Reveal Answer Garden of Eden 5. Which Bible character was swallowed by a whale? Reveal Answer Jonah 6. What did Eve eat that caused her eyes to be opened? Reveal Answer Fruit from the tree God told her not to 7. Who was instructed by God to build an arc? Reveal Answer Noah 8. How did God communicate to Moses in the desert? Reveal Answer Burning bush 9. In Exodus, what happened that led the Israelites to be rescued from the pursuing Egyptian forces? Reveal Answer Parting of the Red Sea 10. Where did Moses receive the ten commandments? Reveal Answer Mt. Sinai 11. Who was the human mother of Jesus? Reveal Answer Mary 12. What city was Jesus born in? Reveal Answer Bethlehem 13. What Bible character baptized Jesus? Reveal Answer John the Baptist 14. What place was Saul the king of? Reveal Answer Israel 15. What occupation did Jesus do before starting His ministry? Reveal Answer Carpenter 16. What is the last book in the Old Testament? Reveal Answer Malachi 17. What is the last book in the New Testament? Reveal Answer Revelation 18. Which verse is the shortest in the Bible? Reveal Answer John 11:35 19. Who was the disciple that betrayed Jesus? Reveal Answer Judas 20. Who was the disciple that denied knowing Jesus? Reveal Answer Peter 21. What are the four gospels in the New Testament? Reveal Answer Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John 22. Who is the wife of Jacob? Reveal Answer Rachel 23. Who is the wife of Issac? Reveal Answer Rebecca 24. When Jesus went into the wilderness, who tempted Him? Reveal Answer The devil 25. Who would take over as king of Israel after David? Reveal Answer Solomon 26. What book, chapter, and verse is the last in the Bible? Reveal Answer Revelation 22:21
27. In the Bible, who is said to have lived on earth the longest? Reveal Answer Methuselah.
28. What is the shortest book in the Old Testament? Reveal Answer Obadiah.
29. Which woman is mentioned the most in the Bible? Reveal Answer Sarah.
30. What is the last word in the Bible? Reveal Answer Amen.
31. Who were the first two apostles to follow Jesus? Reveal Answer Andrew and Peter.
32. Who is known as the weeping prophet? Reveal Answer Jeremiah.
33. Who was the father of John the Baptist? Reveal Answer Zechariah.
34. What is the longest chapter in the Bible? Reveal Answer Psalm 119.
35. Who was the first king of Israel? Reveal Answer Saul.
36. What kind of bird brought Elijah food during the famine? Reveal Answer Ravens.
37. Which two Old Testament people were taken to heaven without dying? Reveal Answer Enoch and Elijah.
38. Which disciple denied Jesus three times? Reveal Answer Peter.
39. What was the first miracle of Jesus? Reveal Answer Turning water into wine at Cana.
40. Who was the shortest man in the Bible? Reveal Answer Zacchaeus (in a figurative sense, as he needed to climb a tree to see Jesus).
41. Which Old Testament character had his strength in his hair? Reveal Answer Samson.
42. Who recognized Jesus as the Messiah when he was presented at the Temple as a baby? Reveal Answer Simeon.
43. What is the golden rule? Reveal Answer Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Matthew 7:12).
44. Who was the first Christian martyr? Reveal Answer Stephen.
45. Who wrote the book of Acts in the New Testament? Reveal Answer Luke.
46. How many books are in the New Testament? Reveal Answer 27 books.
47. Which prophet was told by God to marry a prostitute? Reveal Answer Hosea.
48. Which book of the Bible describes the end times? Reveal Answer Revelation.
49. Who are the four horsemen of the Apocalypse? Reveal Answer Conquest, War, Famine, and Death.
50. Which disciple was known for his doubt? Reveal Answer Thomas.
51. What was the name of the place where Jesus was crucified? Reveal Answer Golgotha.
52. Who wrote most of the Psalms? Reveal Answer David.
53. What city was Saul traveling to when he encountered a great light and heard the voice of Jesus? Reveal Answer Damascus.
54. Who was the tax collector that climbed a tree to see Jesus? Reveal Answer Zacchaeus.
55. What Old Testament book tells the story of Ruth? Reveal Answer The Book of Ruth.
56. Who had a coat of many colors in the Bible? Reveal Answer Joseph.
57. Who was thrown into a lions’ den by King Darius? Reveal Answer Daniel.
58. Who was the wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau? Reveal Answer Rebekah.
59. What was Jesus’s first public miracle? Reveal Answer Turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana.
60. How many plagues did God send on Egypt? Reveal Answer Ten.
61. Who wrote the book of Revelation? Reveal Answer John the Apostle.
62. What language was the Old Testament primarily written in? Reveal Answer Hebrew.
63. What city was Jonah sent to prophesy against? Reveal Answer Nineveh.
64. Who succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites? Reveal Answer Joshua.
65. How many brothers did Joseph (son of Jacob) have? Reveal Answer Eleven.
66. How many stones did David pick up before he fought Goliath? Reveal Answer Five.
67. What was the name of Moses’ brother? Reveal Answer Aaron.
68. In which book of the Bible do we read about Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews? Reveal Answer Esther.
69. Who was the Queen of Sheba? Reveal Answer A queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom.
70. Which prophet was thrown into a pit? Reveal Answer Jeremiah.
71. Who were the parents of John the Baptist? Reveal Answer Zechariah and Elizabeth.
72. What is the shortest verse in the Bible? Reveal Answer John 11:35, “Jesus wept.”
73. How many sons did Jacob have? Reveal Answer Twelve.
74. Who wrote the first five books of the Old Testament? Reveal Answer Moses.
75. What did God use to create Adam? Reveal Answer Dust from the ground.
76. What was the profession of Amos before he became a prophet? Reveal Answer Shepherd.
77. Who said, “Here I am. Send me!” when God asked whom He should send? Reveal Answer Isaiah.
78. How many years of famine did Joseph predict in Egypt? Reveal Answer Seven years.
79. What were the names of Abraham’s two sons? Reveal Answer Isaac and Ishmael.
80. How old was Noah when the flood occurred? Reveal Answer 600 years old.
81. Who are the only two angels named in the Bible? Reveal Answer Michael and Gabriel.
82. What was Paul’s original name? Reveal Answer Saul.
83. Who was the only female judge mentioned in the Bible? Reveal Answer Deborah.
84. Who was the tallest man mentioned in the Bible? Reveal Answer Goliath.
85. What does the name “Emanuel” mean? Reveal Answer God with us.
86. How did Judas Iscariot die? Reveal Answer He hung himself.
87. What was the first thing that God created? Reveal Answer Light.
88. What is the longest verse in the Bible? Reveal Answer Esther 8:9.
89. Who was the only apostle to die a natural death? Reveal Answer John.
90. Who was the mother of Moses? Reveal Answer Jochebed.
91. What is the largest book in the Bible? Reveal Answer Psalms.
92. How many dreams did Joseph interpret for Pharaoh? Reveal Answer Two.
93. Who was the father of Solomon? Reveal Answer David.
94. Who was known as the man after God’s own heart? Reveal Answer David.
95. Who was Bathsheba’s first husband? Reveal Answer Uriah the Hittite.
96. What was the sign of God’s covenant with Noah? Reveal Answer A rainbow.
97. Who was the richest king in the Bible? Reveal Answer Solomon.
98. Which disciple was a tax collector before following Jesus? Reveal Answer Matthew.
99. What was the name of the servant girl who saw Peter at the door after his escape from prison? Reveal Answer Rhoda.
100. What are the seven deadly sins according to the Bible? Reveal Answer Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth.
101. What was the name of the prophet who was married to Gomer? Reveal Answer Hosea.
102. Who was sold into slavery by his brothers? Reveal Answer Joseph.
103. What was the original language of the New Testament? Reveal Answer Greek.
104. Who recognized Jesus as the Christ when He was still an infant? Reveal Answer Simeon.
105. How many books are there in the Bible? Reveal Answer 66 books.
106. Which of the apostles was a doctor by profession? Reveal Answer Luke.
107. How many times did the Israelites march around Jericho? Reveal Answer Thirteen times – once for six days, then seven times on the seventh day.
108. What river was Jesus baptized in? Reveal Answer The Jordan River.
109. What did Esau sell to Jacob for a pot of stew? Reveal Answer His birthright.
110. Who was the first martyr in the Book of Acts? Reveal Answer Stephen.
111. Who closed the door of the ark after Noah and his family were inside? Reveal Answer God.
112. Who was the Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to death? Reveal Answer Pontius Pilate.
113. Which book of the Bible predicts the coming of Jesus Christ? Reveal Answer Isaiah.
114. Who was the last judge of Israel? Reveal Answer Samuel.
115. Who was turned into a pillar of salt? Reveal Answer Lot’s wife.
116. Who baptized Jesus? Reveal Answer John the Baptist.
117. What is the shortest book in the New Testament? Reveal Answer 2 John.
118. What is the greatest commandment in the Bible according to Jesus? Reveal Answer “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37-38)
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