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100 Easy Bible Trivia Questions with Answers and References

Updated November 10, 2026

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A free list of 100 easy Bible trivia questions, each with an answer and a Bible reference. It covers the best-known stories from Genesis to Revelation, which makes it a good fit for kids, new believers, Sunday school classes, and families.

These 100 questions walk through the best-known stories of the Bible, from creation to Revelation, at an easy level that works well for kids, new believers, and warm-up rounds in a Bible quiz. Every question comes with an answer and a reference, so you can open your Bible and check it together.

Use the list freely in Sunday school, a small group, youth group, or at the family table. You can print it as a PDF after a free sign-up, or show it on a screen in presentation mode so the whole room can follow along.

The questions, with answers and references

  1. 1. Who built the ark?

    Answer: Noah — Genesis 6:13-14

  2. 2. How many days and nights did it rain during the flood?

    Answer: 40 days and 40 nights — Genesis 7:12

  3. 3. Who was the first man God created?

    Answer: Adam — Genesis 2:7

  4. 4. Who was the first woman?

    Answer: Eve — Genesis 3:20

  5. 5. Who tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden?

    Answer: The serpent — Genesis 3:1

  6. 6. Which tree were Adam and Eve not allowed to eat from?

    Answer: The tree of the knowledge of good and evil — Genesis 2:17

  7. 7. Who killed Abel?

    Answer: Cain, his brother — Genesis 4:8

  8. 8. What sign did God give after the flood as a promise never to flood the earth again?

    Answer: The rainbow — Genesis 9:13

  9. 9. What tower did people build to reach the heavens?

    Answer: The Tower of Babel — Genesis 11:4

  10. 10. Which cities were destroyed by fire and brimstone?

    Answer: Sodom and Gomorrah — Genesis 19:24

  11. 11. Who looked back and turned into a pillar of salt?

    Answer: Lot's wife — Genesis 19:26

  12. 12. Who is known as the father of faith?

    Answer: Abraham — Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:11

  13. 13. What was the name of Abraham's wife?

    Answer: Sarah — Genesis 17:15

  14. 14. Which son of the promise was born to Abraham and Sarah?

    Answer: Isaac — Genesis 21:2-3

  15. 15. Whom was Abraham about to sacrifice in obedience to God?

    Answer: Isaac, his son — Genesis 22:2

  16. 16. Who were the twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah?

    Answer: Esau and Jacob — Genesis 25:24-26

  17. 17. Who sold his birthright for a bowl of stew?

    Answer: Esau — Genesis 25:33-34

  18. 18. What new name did God give Jacob?

    Answer: Israel — Genesis 32:28

  19. 19. How many sons did Jacob have?

    Answer: Twelve — Genesis 35:22-26

  20. 20. Who was sold by his own brothers?

    Answer: Joseph — Genesis 37:28

  21. 21. Who gave Joseph a coat of many colors?

    Answer: Jacob, his father — Genesis 37:3

  22. 22. Who interpreted Pharaoh's dreams?

    Answer: Joseph — Genesis 41:15-16

  23. 23. How many plagues did God send on Egypt?

    Answer: Ten — Exodus 7-12

  24. 24. Who led the people of Israel out of Egypt?

    Answer: Moses — Exodus 12:50-51

  25. 25. Which sea parted so the Israelites could cross?

    Answer: The Red Sea — Exodus 14:21-22

  26. 26. On which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?

    Answer: Mount Sinai — Exodus 19:20; 20:1-17

  27. 27. What food did God send from heaven in the wilderness?

    Answer: Manna — Exodus 16:14-15

  28. 28. How many years did Israel wander in the wilderness?

    Answer: Forty years — Numbers 14:33-34

  29. 29. Who took over leadership of Israel after Moses?

    Answer: Joshua — Joshua 1:1-2

  30. 30. The walls of which city fell at the sound of trumpets?

    Answer: Jericho — Joshua 6:20

  31. 31. Which woman hid the Israelite spies in Jericho?

    Answer: Rahab — Joshua 2:1-6

  32. 32. What was the secret of Samson's strength?

    Answer: His uncut hair, the sign of his vow to God — Judges 16:17

  33. 33. Who discovered Samson's secret and betrayed him?

    Answer: Delilah — Judges 16:18-19

  34. 34. Which faithful daughter-in-law told Naomi, "Whither thou goest, I will go"?

    Answer: Ruth — Ruth 1:16

  35. 35. Whom did Ruth marry?

    Answer: Boaz — Ruth 4:13

  36. 36. Who was Samuel's mother, who dedicated him to God?

    Answer: Hannah — 1 Samuel 1:20, 27-28

  37. 37. Who was the first king of Israel?

    Answer: Saul — 1 Samuel 10:1

  38. 38. Who killed the giant Goliath?

    Answer: David — 1 Samuel 17:49-50

  39. 39. What weapon did David use against Goliath?

    Answer: A sling and a stone — 1 Samuel 17:49

  40. 40. Which king of Israel is known as the wisest?

    Answer: Solomon — 1 Kings 3:12

  41. 41. Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?

    Answer: Solomon — 1 Kings 6:1-2

  42. 42. Which prophet went up to heaven in a whirlwind, with a chariot and horses of fire?

    Answer: Elijah — 2 Kings 2:11

  43. 43. Who succeeded the prophet Elijah?

    Answer: Elisha — 2 Kings 2:13-15

  44. 44. Which woman judge and prophetess led Israel?

    Answer: Deborah — Judges 4:4

  45. 45. Which queen risked her life to save the Jewish people?

    Answer: Esther — Esther 4:16; 7:3

  46. 46. Who was the relative who raised Esther?

    Answer: Mordecai, her cousin — Esther 2:7

  47. 47. Who led the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem?

    Answer: Nehemiah — Nehemiah 2:17-18

  48. 48. Which man lost everything, stayed faithful, and was restored by God?

    Answer: Job — Job 1:21-22; 42:10

  49. 49. Who was thrown into the lions' den for praying to God?

    Answer: Daniel — Daniel 6:16

  50. 50. Who was swallowed by a great fish?

    Answer: Jonah — Jonah 1:17

  51. 51. To which city was Jonah sent to preach?

    Answer: Nineveh — Jonah 1:2; 3:3

  52. 52. Which young men were thrown into the fiery furnace?

    Answer: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego — Daniel 3:20-23

  53. 53. Which king dreamed of a great statue that Daniel interpreted?

    Answer: Nebuchadnezzar — Daniel 2:1, 31-36

  54. 54. Who wrote most of the Psalms?

    Answer: David — Psalm 3:1; 2 Samuel 23:1

  55. 55. Which psalm begins, "The LORD is my shepherd"?

    Answer: Psalm 23 — Psalm 23:1

  56. 56. How many books are in the Bible?

    Answer: 66 books: 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament

  57. 57. What is the first book of the Bible?

    Answer: Genesis — Genesis 1:1

  58. 58. What is the last book of the Bible?

    Answer: Revelation — Revelation 1:1

  59. 59. In which town was Jesus born?

    Answer: Bethlehem of Judea — Matthew 2:1

  60. 60. What was the name of Jesus' mother?

    Answer: Mary — Luke 1:30-31

  61. 61. What was the name of Jesus' earthly father?

    Answer: Joseph — Matthew 1:16

  62. 62. Which angel announced Jesus' birth to Mary?

    Answer: The angel Gabriel — Luke 1:26-31

  63. 63. In which town did Jesus grow up?

    Answer: Nazareth — Luke 2:39-40

  64. 64. Who baptized Jesus?

    Answer: John the Baptist — Matthew 3:13

  65. 65. In which river was Jesus baptized?

    Answer: The Jordan River — Matthew 3:13

  66. 66. In what form did the Holy Spirit descend on Jesus at his baptism?

    Answer: A dove — Matthew 3:16

  67. 67. How many disciples did Jesus choose?

    Answer: Twelve — Matthew 10:1-4

  68. 68. What was Jesus' first miracle?

    Answer: Turning water into wine at Cana in Galilee — John 2:1-11

  69. 69. How many loaves and fish did Jesus multiply to feed the crowd?

    Answer: Five loaves and two fish — John 6:9-11

  70. 70. About how many men ate when Jesus fed the crowd with the loaves and fish?

    Answer: About five thousand, besides women and children — Matthew 14:21

  71. 71. Which disciple walked on the water with Jesus?

    Answer: Peter — Matthew 14:28-29

  72. 72. Which short man climbed a tree to see Jesus?

    Answer: Zacchaeus — Luke 19:2-4

  73. 73. Whom did Jesus raise after four days in the tomb?

    Answer: Lazarus — John 11:39-44

  74. 74. Who were Lazarus' sisters?

    Answer: Martha and Mary — John 11:1

  75. 75. What prayer did Jesus teach his disciples?

    Answer: The Lord's Prayer — Matthew 6:9-13

  76. 76. In Jesus' parable, who stopped to help the wounded man on the road?

    Answer: The Good Samaritan — Luke 10:33-34

  77. 77. Which parable tells of a son who left home and came back sorry?

    Answer: The parable of the prodigal son — Luke 15:11-24

  78. 78. In Jesus' parable, what did the wise man build his house on?

    Answer: The rock — Matthew 7:24

  79. 79. Who washed the disciples' feet at the Last Supper?

    Answer: Jesus — John 13:4-5

  80. 80. Which disciple betrayed Jesus?

    Answer: Judas Iscariot — Matthew 26:14-16

  81. 81. For how much did Judas betray Jesus?

    Answer: Thirty pieces of silver — Matthew 26:15

  82. 82. Which disciple denied Jesus three times?

    Answer: Peter — Luke 22:60-61

  83. 83. Which Roman governor sentenced Jesus?

    Answer: Pontius Pilate — Matthew 27:24-26

  84. 84. Which prisoner was released instead of Jesus?

    Answer: Barabbas — Matthew 27:26

  85. 85. Who was forced to carry Jesus' cross?

    Answer: Simon of Cyrene — Luke 23:26

  86. 86. What was the place where Jesus was crucified called?

    Answer: Golgotha, the Place of the Skull — John 19:17-18

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

    Answer: The third day — Luke 24:6-7

  88. 88. Who was the first person to see the risen Jesus?

    Answer: Mary Magdalene — Mark 16:9; John 20:14-16

  89. 89. Which disciple doubted the resurrection until he saw the nail marks?

    Answer: Thomas — John 20:24-25

  90. 90. What came down on the disciples on the day of Pentecost?

    Answer: The Holy Spirit — Acts 2:1-4

  91. 91. How many Gospels are in the New Testament, and what are they?

    Answer: Four: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

  92. 92. Who wrote the book of Acts?

    Answer: Luke — Luke 1:1-3; Acts 1:1

  93. 93. What was Paul's name before his conversion?

    Answer: Saul — Acts 13:9

  94. 94. Where did Saul meet Jesus and turn to him?

    Answer: On the road to Damascus — Acts 9:3-5

  95. 95. Who was the first Christian martyr?

    Answer: Stephen — Acts 7:59-60

  96. 96. Which tax collector became a disciple of Jesus?

    Answer: Matthew, also called Levi — Matthew 9:9

  97. 97. Who wrote most of the letters in the New Testament?

    Answer: The apostle Paul

  98. 98. Where in the Bible do you find the words "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son"?

    Answer: John 3:16 — John 3:16

  99. 99. Who wrote the book of Revelation, and where was he when he received it?

    Answer: The apostle John, on the island of Patmos — Revelation 1:9

  100. 100. What is the shortest verse in the English Bible, and one of the most quoted?

    Answer: "Jesus wept" — John 11:35

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Can I use these Bible trivia questions at church or in Sunday school?

Yes. The page is free and made for Sunday school, small groups, youth group, children's church, and family nights. Each answer has a reference, so a teacher can read the passage with the group.

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Are these questions good for kids?

Yes. The easy level covers the stories most children already know, so it works well with kids who can read, preteens, and new believers.

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