What ages are these questions for?
Kids ages 5 to 11. The first twenty are the simplest, with answers of one or two words; the later ones ask kids to remember a little more of each story.
20 Bible Questions for Kids with Answers
Updated November 10, 2026
Quick answer
These are 20 Bible questions for kids, the simplest ones from our kids' list, each with a short answer and a Bible reference: who made the sun and stars, what Noah built, who found Moses in the river, which giant David defeated, which animals did not hurt Daniel, and where baby Jesus was laid.
Twenty questions fit into the first few minutes of a Sunday school class or a family devotion. Every answer takes only a few words, and the questions are about stories kids already know.
If the group answers everything, the list of 50 Bible questions for kids continues with thirty more, a little more challenging.
The questions, with answers and references
1. Who made the sun, the moon and the stars?
Answer: God — Genesis 1:16
2. What did God do on the seventh day of creation?
Answer: He rested — Genesis 2:2
3. Who gave names to all the animals?
Answer: Adam — Genesis 2:19-20
4. Which tree did God tell Adam and Eve not to eat from?
Answer: The tree of the knowledge of good and evil — Genesis 2:17
5. What did Noah build because God told him to?
Answer: An ark — Genesis 6:14
6. Which bird did Noah send out that came back with an olive leaf?
Answer: A dove — Genesis 8:11
7. How many sons did Jacob have, the fathers of the tribes of Israel?
Answer: Twelve — Genesis 35:22-26; 49:28
8. What did Jacob give his son Joseph?
Answer: A coat of many colors — Genesis 37:3
9. Who found the baby Moses in the basket by the Nile River?
Answer: Pharaoh's daughter — Exodus 2:3-6
10. What did Moses see that was on fire but did not burn up?
Answer: A bush — Exodus 3:2
11. How many commandments did God write on the tablets of stone?
Answer: Ten — Exodus 34:28
12. What fell down when God's people shouted at Jericho?
Answer: The walls of the city — Joshua 6:20
13. What job did David do before he became king?
Answer: He took care of his father's sheep — 1 Samuel 16:11
14. What was the name of the giant David defeated?
Answer: Goliath — 1 Samuel 17:4, 50
15. Which birds brought bread and meat to Elijah?
Answer: The ravens — 1 Kings 17:6
16. Which animals did not hurt Daniel because God shut their mouths?
Answer: The lions — Daniel 6:22
17. To which city did God send Jonah to preach?
Answer: Nineveh — Jonah 1:2
18. Where did Mary lay baby Jesus when he was born?
Answer: In a manger — Luke 2:7
19. To whom did the angel announce that Jesus had been born?
Answer: To shepherds watching their flocks — Luke 2:8-11
20. What did Jesus say to the disciples who scolded the people bringing children to him?
Answer: "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not" — Mark 10:14
Activities to use with these questions
Open the meeting with a Bible activity and close with the questions from this list. Each page has step-by-step instructions, a key verse and a variation for your group.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use the questions in Sunday school?
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