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20 Bible quiz questions and answers for a church game night, a youth meeting, or a quiet family evening

20 Bible quiz questions and answers for a church game night, a youth meeting, or a quiet family evening

Looking for Bible quiz questions and answers for a church game night, a youth meeting, or a quiet family evening? Here are 20 favourites from the Old and New Testament. Read each question, make your guess, then tap Reveal answer to check.

Quick tip: read them out one at a time, split into teams, or run it as a live game where everyone answers on their phone and the scores keep themselves.

20 Bible quiz questions and answers

1. How many days did God take to create the world, resting on the seventh?

Reveal answerANSWER  Six days.

2. Who built an ark to survive the great flood?

Reveal answerANSWER  Noah.

3. How many people were saved on the ark?

Reveal answerANSWER  Eight.

4. Who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt?

Reveal answerANSWER  Moses.

5. How many plagues did God send on Egypt?

Reveal answerANSWER  Ten.

6. Which sea did God part so the Israelites could cross on dry ground?

Reveal answerANSWER  The Red Sea.

7. What do we call the laws Moses received on stone tablets?

Reveal answerANSWER  The Ten Commandments.

8. Who defeated the giant Goliath with a sling and a stone?

Reveal answerANSWER  David.

9. Who was thrown into the lions' den and came out unharmed?

Reveal answerANSWER  Daniel.

10. Who was swallowed by a great fish and stayed inside for three days?

Reveal answerANSWER  Jonah.

11. In which town was Jesus born?

Reveal answerANSWER  Bethlehem.

12. Who baptised Jesus in the River Jordan?

Reveal answerANSWER  John the Baptist.

13. How many disciples did Jesus choose?

Reveal answerANSWER  Twelve.

14. What was Jesus' first recorded miracle?

Reveal answerANSWER  Turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana.

15. Which disciple denied Jesus three times before the rooster crowed?

Reveal answerANSWER  Peter.

16. On which day did Jesus rise from the dead?

Reveal answerANSWER  The third day.

17. What is the first book of the Bible?

Reveal answerANSWER  Genesis.

18. What is the last book of the Bible?

Reveal answerANSWER  Revelation.

19. How many books are in the Bible?

Reveal answerANSWER  66, with 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New.

Some traditions count more, so check what fits your church.

20. What is often called the shortest verse in the Bible?

Reveal answerANSWER  "Jesus wept."

Turn these into a live game

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