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20 Bible Trivia Questions About Joseph with Answers and References
Updated November 10, 2026
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Here are 20 Bible trivia questions about Joseph, the son of Jacob who became governor of Egypt, from the pit to the palace. Each has a short answer and a Scripture reference in Genesis and Exodus. The questions go from the best-known facts to details few people remember, so they work for Sunday school, youth group, small groups and family Bible time.
Sold by his brothers, a slave, a prisoner and then governor of Egypt: the story of Joseph is one of the best-built narratives in the Bible about providence and forgiveness.
Below are 20 questions about Joseph, starting with the most familiar facts and moving to details few people remember. Every answer has a reference so you can check it in the text. You can print the list after a free sign-up or show it on a screen in presentation mode.
The questions, with answers and references
1. Who was Joseph's father?
Answer: Jacob, who loved him more than his other sons — Genesis 37:3
2. Who was Joseph's mother?
Answer: Rachel, Jacob's beloved wife — Genesis 30:22-24
3. What gift did Joseph receive from his father?
Answer: A robe of many colors — Genesis 37:3
4. What did Joseph dream about the sheaves in the field?
Answer: That his brothers' sheaves bowed down to his sheaf — Genesis 37:5-7
5. For how much did Joseph's brothers sell him?
Answer: Twenty shekels of silver, to Ishmaelite traders — Genesis 37:28
6. Who bought Joseph in Egypt?
Answer: Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard — Genesis 39:1
7. Why did Joseph end up in prison?
Answer: Because of the false accusation of Potiphar's wife, after he refused her advances — Genesis 39:11-20
8. Which of Pharaoh's servants did Joseph interpret dreams for in prison?
Answer: The chief cupbearer and the chief baker — Genesis 40:5-19
9. What did Pharaoh dream?
Answer: Seven fat cows and seven thin cows, seven good ears of grain and seven thin ears — Genesis 41:1-7
10. What was the interpretation of Pharaoh's dreams?
Answer: Seven years of great abundance followed by seven years of famine — Genesis 41:26-27
11. What position did Joseph receive from Pharaoh?
Answer: Governor over all Egypt, second only to Pharaoh — Genesis 41:41-43
12. How old was Joseph when he became governor?
Answer: Thirty years old — Genesis 41:46
13. Who was Joseph's wife in Egypt?
Answer: Asenath, daughter of the priest of On — Genesis 41:45
14. What were the names of Joseph's sons?
Answer: Manasseh and Ephraim — Genesis 41:51-52
15. What object was hidden in Benjamin's sack?
Answer: Joseph's silver cup — Genesis 44:2
16. What did Joseph tell his brothers about the evil they did to him?
Answer: "Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good" — Genesis 50:20
17. How many people of Jacob's family went down to Egypt?
Answer: Seventy — Genesis 46:27
18. How old was Joseph when he died?
Answer: One hundred ten years old — Genesis 50:26
19. What did Joseph request about his bones?
Answer: That they be carried up from Egypt to the promised land — Genesis 50:25
20. Who carried Joseph's bones out of Egypt at the Exodus?
Answer: Moses, keeping the oath made to Joseph — Exodus 13:19
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 print the questions about Joseph?
Yes. After a free sign-up you can print the list as a PDF, with or without the answers, or show it on a screen in presentation mode.
Where is the story of Joseph in the Bible?
Mostly in Genesis 37 and 39-50. His bones are carried out of Egypt in Exodus 13:19.
Is there a printable PDF?
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