50 Bible Quiz Questions for Youth

Easy questions

1. Question 1Easy

   A man brought his son to Jesus because the boy suffered from what?

   • AEpilepsy (He was a lunatic)
   • BBlindness
   • CLeprosy
   • DFever
   Answer: A. Epilepsy (He was a lunatic)Matthew 17:15

   Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

2. Question 2Easy

   Jesus said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for what kind of person to enter the kingdom of God?

   • ASomeone who steals
   • BSomeone who lies
   • CSomeone who is proud
   • DSomeone who is rich
   Answer: D. Someone who is richMark 10:25

   ‹It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.›

3. Question 3Easy

   How did Jesus pray to the Father in the Garden of Gethsemane?

   • AMy Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.
   • BSave me from these soldiers, strike them down.
   • CLet me return to heaven now.
   • DForgive them, they do not know what they are doing.
   Answer: A. My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.Matthew 26:39

   And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, ‹O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou› wilt.

4. Question 4Easy

   For how long did Jesus promise to be with His disciples?

   • AFor forty days
   • BUntil He ascends
   • CAlways, even to the end of the age
   • DUntil they die
   Answer: C. Always, even to the end of the ageMatthew 28:20

   ‹Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,› even ‹unto the end of the world.› Amen.

5. Question 5Easy

   Jesus was tempted by the devil in the wilderness for 40 days.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueMatthew 4:1-2

   Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

6. Question 6Easy

   Jesus cursed the fig tree because it had no fruit, only leaves.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueMatthew 21:19

   And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, ‹Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.› And presently the fig tree withered away.

7. Question 7Easy

   What was the 'Preparation Day' in first-century Jewish culture?

   • AThe first day of the year used for paying taxes
   • BThe day a boy became a man (Bar Mitzvah)
   • CFriday, the day before the Sabbath, used to cook meals and finish work
   • DThe day before a wedding where the bride bathed
   Answer: C. Friday, the day before the Sabbath, used to cook meals and finish workMark 15:42

   And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

8. Question 8Easy

   In his prayer, Daniel claimed that the people of Judah were innocent and did not deserve the captivity.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: FalseDaniel 9:5

   We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

9. Question 9Easy

   The wise men brought gold, frankincense, and myrrh to Jesus.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
   Answer: TrueMatthew 2:11

   And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

10. Question 10Easy

    What was Ruth's nationality?

    • AIsraelite
    • BAmmonitess
    • CMoabitess
    • DEdomite
    Answer: C. MoabitessRuth 1:4

    And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

11. Question 11Easy

    Before His ascension, what did the resurrected Jesus command His disciples to wait for in Jerusalem?

    • ASwords to defend themselves
    • BA blessing from the high priest
    • CThe gift my Father promised (the Holy Spirit)
    • DThe written Gospels
    Answer: C. The gift my Father promised (the Holy Spirit)Acts 1:4

    And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but ‹wait for the promise of the Father, which,› saith he, ‹ye have heard of me.›

12. Question 12Easy

    Jesus was 12 years old when Mary and Joseph found him sitting among the teachers in the temple.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueLuke 2:42-46

    And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again …

13. Question 13Easy

    About how many men were with David at the cave of Adullam?

    • A50
    • B1,000
    • C400
    • D100
    Answer: C. 4001 Samuel 22:2

    And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

14. Question 14Easy

    In biblical times, salt was highly valuable and primarily used to preserve meat and flavor food.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueMatthew 5:13

    ‹Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.›

15. Question 15Easy

    What did the voice from the cloud say on the mountain?

    • AFear not, for I am with you
    • BI have arrived
    • CThis is My beloved Son. Hear Him!
    • DBehold the King of Israel
    Answer: C. This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!Mark 9:7

    And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

16. Question 16Easy

    Who was chosen to be numbered with the eleven apostles?

    • APaul
    • BMatthias
    • CBarnabas
    • DJoseph
    Answer: B. MatthiasActs 1:26

    And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

17. Question 17Easy

    How long was Jonah in the belly of the great fish?

    • AForty days
    • BOne full day
    • CSeven days
    • DThree days and three nights
    Answer: D. Three days and three nightsJonah 1:17

    Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

18. Question 18Easy

    After the test, Daniel and his friends looked worse and thinner than the young men who ate the king's food.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: FalseDaniel 1:15

    And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

19. Question 19Easy

    Jesus said you will recognize false prophets by their fruit.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueMatthew 7:16

    ‹Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?›

20. Question 20Easy

    When the Philistines heard David was king, they came up to search for him.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: True2 Samuel 5:17

    But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.

21. Question 21Easy

    What did Jesus say to the terrified disciples when He walked to them on the lake?

    • AWhere is your faith?
    • BWhy are you troubled?
    • CTake courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.
    • DDo you not recognize your Lord?
    Answer: C. Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.Mark 6:50

    For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, ‹Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.›

22. Question 22Easy

    During the Exodus, what made 'unleavened bread' different from regular bread?

    • AIt was boiled in water before baking
    • BIt was baked quickly without yeast, so it didn't rise
    • CIt was made of barley instead of wheat
    • DIt was baked with honey instead of sugar
    Answer: B. It was baked quickly without yeast, so it didn't riseExodus 12:39

    And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

23. Question 23Easy

    At a royal banquet or in a kingdom, what did it signify to sit at the 'right hand' of the king or host?

    • AIt meant you were the next person to be executed
    • BIt was the position of greatest honor, power, and favor
    • CIt was the designated seat for the food tasters
    • DIt was the lowest position, reserved for servants
    Answer: B. It was the position of greatest honor, power, and favorMatthew 20:21

    And he said unto her, ‹What wilt thou?› She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

24. Question 24Easy

    The Israelites gathered twice as much manna on the sixth day of the week.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueExodus 16:22

    And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

25. Question 25Easy

    How many sons did Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, have who tried to drive out demons?

    • ATwelve
    • BThree
    • CSeven
    • DFive
    Answer: C. SevenActs 19:14

    And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

Medium questions

1. Question 26Medium

   What did Jesus say to those accusing the woman caught in adultery?

   • AHe who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first
   • BShe is guilty
   • CBring the man too
   • DGo away
   Answer: A. He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her firstJohn 8:7

   So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, ‹He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.›

2. Question 27Medium

   When the disciples could not cast out a demon, how did Jesus describe that generation?

   • ALost and lonely
   • BStrong and mighty
   • CFaithless and perverse
   • DRighteous and holy
   Answer: C. Faithless and perverseMatthew 17:17

   Then Jesus answered and said, ‹O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.›

3. Question 28Medium

   What does the name of Joseph's firstborn, Manasseh, mean?

   • AGod has made me forget my trouble
   • BGod has heard
   • CGod has seen
   • DGod has made me fruitful
   Answer: A. God has made me forget my troubleGenesis 41:51

   And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house.

4. Question 29Medium

   After Jesus was buried, who sat opposite the tomb?

   • AMary Magdalene and the other Mary
   • BPeter and John
   • CThe twelve disciples
   • DNicodemus and Joseph
   Answer: A. Mary Magdalene and the other MaryMatthew 27:61

   And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre.

5. Question 30Medium

   Before healing the man with a shriveled hand on the Sabbath, what did Jesus ask the Pharisees and teachers of the law?

   • AI ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?
   • BWhy do you watch me so closely?
   • CHave you not read what David did?
   • DIs this man not a son of Abraham?
   Answer: A. I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?Luke 6:9

   Then said Jesus unto them, ‹I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy› it?

6. Question 31Medium

   How was the land of Canaan divided among the nine and a half tribes?

   • ABy size of population only
   • BBy order of birth
   • CBy fighting for it
   • DBy casting lots
   Answer: D. By casting lotsJoshua 14:2

   By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.

7. Question 32Medium

   What did Jacob name the place where the angels of God met him?

   • ABethel
   • BPeniel
   • CMahanaim
   • DSuccoth
   Answer: C. MahanaimGenesis 32:2

   And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

8. Question 33Medium

   How did many of Jesus' disciples react to this teaching about eating His flesh?

   • AThey understood immediately
   • BThey asked for more
   • CThey said, 'This is a hard saying; who can understand it?'
   • DThey rejoiced
   Answer: C. They said, 'This is a hard saying; who can understand it?'John 6:60

   Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

9. Question 34Medium

   When you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand know what your _____ is doing.

   • ABrother
   • BHead
   • CRight hand
   • DNeighbor
   Answer: C. Right handMatthew 6:3

   ‹But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:›

10. Question 35Medium

    When Gideon's 300 men blew their trumpets, what happened to the Midianite army?

    • AThe walls of the camp fell
    • BThe ground opened up
    • CThe Midianites turned on each other with swords
    • DFire came down from heaven
    Answer: C. The Midianites turned on each other with swordsJudges 7:22

    And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.

11. Question 36Medium

    In the days when the judges ruled, why did Elimelech and his family leave Bethlehem?

    • AThere was a war
    • BGod told them to go
    • CThere was a famine in the land
    • DThey were exiled
    Answer: C. There was a famine in the landRuth 1:1

    Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

12. Question 37Medium

    When Jesus cleansed the Temple, what did He say to those who sold doves?

    • AYou are forgiven
    • BTake these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!
    • CPrice them fairly
    • DGo to the market
    Answer: B. Take these things away! Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise!John 2:16

    And said unto them that sold doves, ‹Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.›

13. Question 38Medium

    Who cried out against the altar at Bethel while King Jeroboam was standing by it?

    • AElijah
    • BA man of God from Judah
    • CAhijah
    • DSamuel
    Answer: B. A man of God from Judah1 Kings 13:1-2

    And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall …

14. Question 39Medium

    Which was the only city in the north that Joshua burned completely?

    • ADor
    • BTirzah
    • CHazor
    • DMegiddo
    Answer: C. HazorJoshua 11:11-13

    And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, …

15. Question 40Medium

    When Peter saw John following them and asked, 'Lord, what about him?', what did Jesus reply?

    • AIf I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.
    • BHe will write down all that has happened.
    • CHe will face the same trials you will face.
    • DHe will be a great apostle to the nations.
    Answer: A. If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.John 21:21-22

    Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? Jesus saith unto him, ‹If I will that he tarry till I come, what› is that ‹to thee? follow thou me.›

16. Question 41Medium

    After Jesus' resurrection, Simon Peter told the other disciples, 'I am going _____.'

    • ATo Jerusalem
    • BTo pray
    • CFishing
    • DTo sleep
    Answer: C. FishingJohn 21:3

    Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

17. Question 42Medium

    What did Jesus tell the people to consider regarding clothing?

    • AThe lilies of the field
    • BThe robes of kings
    • CThe trees of the forest
    • DThe wool of the sheep
    Answer: A. The lilies of the fieldMatthew 6:28

    ‹And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:›

18. Question 43Medium

    What sin did Sapphira and her husband commit together?

    • AThey stole from the temple treasury
    • BThey betrayed Paul to the Romans
    • CThey lied about the money from a land sale
    • DThey worshiped a false idol
    Answer: C. They lied about the money from a land saleActs 5:2

    And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

19. Question 44Medium

    In the synagogue at Nazareth, Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah: 'The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to...'

    • AProclaim good news to the poor
    • BOverthrow the Roman Empire
    • CBuild a new temple
    • DJudge the living and the dead
    Answer: A. Proclaim good news to the poorLuke 4:18

    ‹The Spirit of the Lord› is ‹upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,›

20. Question 45Medium

    How was Asahel killed while pursuing Abner?

    • AHe was struck by a stone
    • BHe was shot with an arrow
    • CAbner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach
    • DHe fell into a pit
    Answer: C. Abner thrust the butt of his spear into his stomach2 Samuel 2:23

    Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

21. Question 46Medium

    What did the leper do when he came to Jesus?

    • ABesought Him, kneeling down and saying: 'If You are willing, You can make me clean'
    • BRan away
    • CShouted from afar
    • DAsked for money
    Answer: A. Besought Him, kneeling down and saying: 'If You are willing, You can make me clean'Mark 1:40

    And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

22. Question 47Medium

    What happened to King Ahasuerus on the night before Haman planned to hang Mordecai?

    • AHe could not sleep
    • BHe fell ill
    • CHe had a nightmare
    • DHe received a message
    Answer: A. He could not sleepEsther 6:1

    On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

23. Question 48Medium

    What happened to Ananias when he heard Peter's words of rebuke?

    • AHe became blind
    • BHe confessed
    • CHe fell down and died
    • DHe ran away
    Answer: C. He fell down and diedActs 5:5

    And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

24. Question 49Medium

    Joshua told his captains to put their feet on the necks of the defeated kings.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueJoshua 10:24

    And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

25. Question 50Medium

    Jesus taught that if a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

    • ATrue
    • BFalse
    Answer: TrueMark 3:24

    ‹And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.›