Are these questions good for a Bible quiz competition between churches?
Yes. They were chosen at the difficulty of finals and tiebreakers, always with a Scripture reference so you can settle any challenge.
30 Hard Bible Trivia Questions with Answers and References
Updated November 10, 2026
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This free list has 30 hard Bible trivia questions, each with an answer and a Scripture reference, ideal for Sunday school teachers, church leaders and serious Bible students. It collects the first 30 questions of our hard-level list.
Need exactly 30 questions? This selection gathers the first 30 questions of our hard-level list, with an answer and a Scripture reference for each one, just the right amount for Sunday school teachers, church leaders and serious students of the Word.
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The questions, with answers and references
1. Who was the oldest man in the Bible, and how many years did he live?
Answer: Methuselah, 969 years — Genesis 5:27
2. Besides Elijah, who was taken by God without experiencing death?
Answer: Enoch — Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5
3. Who was the "mighty hunter before the LORD" tied to Babel and Nineveh?
Answer: Nimrod — Genesis 10:8-12
4. Which king and priest of Salem blessed Abram?
Answer: Melchizedek — Genesis 14:18-19
5. In which cave was Sarah buried?
Answer: The cave of Machpelah — Genesis 23:19
6. Which servant would have inherited Abram's household if he had no son?
Answer: Eliezer of Damascus — Genesis 15:2
7. What was the name of Jacob's daughter?
Answer: Dinah — Genesis 34:1
8. What Egyptian name did Pharaoh give Joseph?
Answer: Zaphenath-paneah — Genesis 41:45
9. Which two sons of the priest Eli died on the same day?
Answer: Hophni and Phinehas — 1 Samuel 4:11, 17
10. Who died after touching the ark of God to steady it?
Answer: Uzzah — 2 Samuel 6:6-7
11. In whose house did the ark stay for three months, bringing blessing?
Answer: Obed-edom's house — 2 Samuel 6:10-11
12. Which left-handed judge killed King Eglon of Moab?
Answer: Ehud — Judges 3:15-21
13. What happened to the statue of Dagon in front of the ark?
Answer: It fell twice; the second time its head and hands were broken off — 1 Samuel 5:3-4
14. Which king of Judah became a leper after burning incense in the temple?
Answer: Uzziah — 2 Chronicles 26:16-21
15. Which wicked king of Judah repented in captivity and was restored?
Answer: Manasseh — 2 Chronicles 33:11-13
16. Which prophetess was consulted when the Book of the Law was found?
Answer: Huldah — 2 Kings 22:14
17. What was Daniel's Babylonian name?
Answer: Belteshazzar — Daniel 1:7
18. What were the Hebrew names of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego?
Answer: Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah — Daniel 1:6-7
19. Which prophet was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs from Tekoa?
Answer: Amos — Amos 1:1; 7:14
20. Against which nation is Obadiah's prophecy directed?
Answer: Edom — Obadiah 1:1
21. Which book of the Bible never mentions the name of God?
Answer: Esther — Esther
22. What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?
Answer: Psalm 117 — Psalm 117
23. What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Answer: Psalm 119 — Psalm 119
24. Which psalm is attributed to Moses?
Answer: Psalm 90 — Psalm 90
25. Who was the high priest at Jesus' trial, and before whom was Jesus first taken?
Answer: Caiaphas; Jesus was first taken to Annas, his father-in-law — Matthew 26:57; John 18:13
26. According to the Jews, how many years had the temple been under construction at the start of Jesus' ministry?
Answer: Forty-six years — John 2:20
27. What was the name of the servant whose ear Peter cut off?
Answer: Malchus — John 18:10
28. What was bought with the thirty pieces of silver Judas returned?
Answer: The potter's field, called the Field of Blood (Akeldama) — Matthew 27:6-8; Acts 1:19
29. By what other name is Matthew called in the Gospels?
Answer: Levi — Mark 2:14; Matthew 9:9
30. To whom did Luke dedicate his Gospel and the book of Acts?
Answer: Theophilus — Luke 1:3; Acts 1:1
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
How can I prepare a team for a Bible quiz competition?
Practice often: read the passages behind the answers, quiz each other with the references and use the hard questions for tiebreaker rounds. Printing the list or showing it in presentation mode makes practice easy.
Do the references depend on a Bible translation?
The references give book, chapter and verse, which work in any translation. Small differences in wording between translations do not change the answers.
Is there a printable PDF?
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