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50 Multiple Choice Bible Trivia Questions with Answers

Updated November 10, 2026

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Here are 50 multiple choice Bible trivia questions. Each has four options (A, B, C and D), the correct answer and a Scripture reference. They are grouped by level: easy (15), the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem (8), medium (15) and hard (12). Use them for Bible bowl rounds, Sunday school quizzes, youth group or a family review.

Multiple choice questions work very well with a group: nobody is left blank, everyone can answer at the same time, and the leader can grade in seconds. Here are 50 questions with four options each, starting with an easy level, moving through a block on the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, and finishing with medium and hard questions.

Below each question you will find the correct answer and the reference to check in the Bible. You can print the list after a free sign-up, with or without the answers, or show it on a screen in presentation mode so the whole room sees the four options.

The questions, with answers and references

Easy level

Familiar stories to warm up the round.

  1. 1. How many days did God work to make the heavens and the earth before he rested?

    • A) Three
    • B) Six
    • C) Seven
    • D) Forty

    Answer: B) Six — Genesis 1:31; 2:2

  2. 2. Which animal deceived Eve in the garden of Eden?

    • A) A lion
    • B) A dove
    • C) The serpent
    • D) A lamb

    Answer: C) The serpent — Genesis 3:1-4, 13

  3. 3. What did God tell Noah to build before the flood?

    • A) An ark
    • B) A tower
    • C) A temple
    • D) A golden altar

    Answer: A) An ark — Genesis 6:13-14

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

    • A) Abraham
    • B) Joshua
    • C) Aaron
    • D) Moses

    Answer: D) Moses — Exodus 3:10; 12:51

  5. 5. What did David use to bring down the giant Goliath?

    • A) A sword
    • B) A sling and a stone
    • C) A spear
    • D) A bow

    Answer: B) A sling and a stone — 1 Samuel 17:49-50

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

    • A) Jonah
    • B) Elijah
    • C) Daniel
    • D) Joseph

    Answer: C) Daniel — Daniel 6:10, 16

  7. 7. Where did Jonah spend three days and three nights?

    • A) In the belly of a great fish
    • B) In a cave
    • C) In a prison
    • D) In the wilderness

    Answer: A) In the belly of a great fish — Jonah 1:17

  8. 8. Who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River?

    • A) Peter
    • B) Elijah
    • C) Nicodemus
    • D) John the Baptist

    Answer: D) John the Baptist — Matthew 3:13-16

  9. 9. How many apostles did Jesus choose?

    • A) Seven
    • B) Twelve
    • C) Ten
    • D) Seventy

    Answer: B) Twelve — Luke 6:13

  10. 10. According to the Gospel of John, what was the first sign Jesus performed?

    • A) Walking on the sea
    • B) Multiplying the loaves
    • C) Turning water into wine
    • D) Healing a blind man

    Answer: C) Turning water into wine — John 2:1-11

  11. 11. Which disciple denied Jesus three times?

    • A) Peter
    • B) John
    • C) Thomas
    • D) Judas

    Answer: A) Peter — Luke 22:54-61

  12. 12. Who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus pass by?

    • A) Nicodemus
    • B) Bartimaeus
    • C) Lazarus
    • D) Zacchaeus

    Answer: D) Zacchaeus — Luke 19:2-4

  13. 13. What did the disciples receive on the day of Pentecost?

    • A) Manna from heaven
    • B) The Holy Spirit
    • C) A pillar of cloud
    • D) Tablets of stone

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

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

    • A) Exodus
    • B) Matthew
    • C) Genesis
    • D) Psalms

    Answer: C) Genesis — Genesis 1:1

  15. 15. Which king asked God for wisdom to govern the people?

    • A) Solomon
    • B) Saul
    • C) David
    • D) Hezekiah

    Answer: A) Solomon — 1 Kings 3:9-12

Jesus Is Born in Bethlehem

The birth of Jesus according to Matthew 1-2 and Luke 2.

  1. 16. In which town was Jesus born?

    • A) Nazareth
    • B) Jerusalem
    • C) Capernaum
    • D) Bethlehem of Judea

    Answer: D) Bethlehem of Judea — Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:4-7

  2. 17. Which prophet announced that the ruler of Israel would come out of Bethlehem?

    • A) Isaiah
    • B) Micah
    • C) Jeremiah
    • D) Malachi

    Answer: B) Micah — Micah 5:2

  3. 18. Why did Joseph and Mary travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem?

    • A) To flee from Herod
    • B) For a feast at the temple
    • C) Because of the census ordered by Caesar Augustus
    • D) To visit Elizabeth

    Answer: C) Because of the census ordered by Caesar Augustus — Luke 2:1-5

  4. 19. Where did Mary lay her newborn son?

    • A) In a manger
    • B) In a wooden cradle
    • C) In the temple
    • D) In Zechariah's house

    Answer: A) In a manger — Luke 2:7

  5. 20. To whom did the angel announce the birth of Jesus that night?

    • A) To the priests
    • B) To the wise men
    • C) To Herod
    • D) To shepherds

    Answer: D) To shepherds — Luke 2:8-11

  6. 21. What guided the wise men from the east to the place where the child was?

    • A) A cloud
    • B) A star
    • C) An angel
    • D) A river

    Answer: B) A star — Matthew 2:2, 9

  7. 22. What gifts did the wise men present to the child Jesus?

    • A) Silver, linen and oil
    • B) Bread, wine and oil
    • C) Gold, frankincense and myrrh
    • D) Gold, silver and bronze

    Answer: C) Gold, frankincense and myrrh — Matthew 2:11

  8. 23. To which country did Joseph, Mary and the child flee to escape Herod?

    • A) Egypt
    • B) Babylon
    • C) Syria
    • D) Moab

    Answer: A) Egypt — Matthew 2:13-14

Medium level

People and details for those who already know the basics.

  1. 24. Who was Moses' brother who spoke for him before Pharaoh?

    • A) Caleb
    • B) Aaron
    • C) Jethro
    • D) Joshua

    Answer: B) Aaron — Exodus 4:14-16; 7:1-2

  2. 25. Which judge defeated the Midianites with only three hundred men?

    • A) Samson
    • B) Jephthah
    • C) Gideon
    • D) Barak

    Answer: C) Gideon — Judges 7:7

  3. 26. What was the name of Ruth's mother-in-law?

    • A) Naomi
    • B) Orpah
    • C) Hannah
    • D) Deborah

    Answer: A) Naomi — Ruth 1:3-4, 16

  4. 27. Which prophet confronted the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel?

    • A) Elisha
    • B) Samuel
    • C) Nathan
    • D) Elijah

    Answer: D) Elijah — 1 Kings 18:19-22

  5. 28. Which prophet confronted David about his sin with Bathsheba?

    • A) Gad
    • B) Nathan
    • C) Samuel
    • D) Isaiah

    Answer: B) Nathan — 2 Samuel 12:1-7

  6. 29. What was Matthew's occupation when Jesus called him?

    • A) Fisherman
    • B) Carpenter
    • C) Tax collector
    • D) Pharisee

    Answer: C) Tax collector — Matthew 9:9; 10:3

  7. 30. Which ruler of the Jews went to see Jesus by night?

    • A) Nicodemus
    • B) Gamaliel
    • C) Joseph of Arimathea
    • D) Jairus

    Answer: A) Nicodemus — John 3:1-2

  8. 31. Which brothers did Jesus nickname Boanerges, "sons of thunder"?

    • A) Peter and Andrew
    • B) Philip and Bartholomew
    • C) Thomas and Matthew
    • D) James and John

    Answer: D) James and John — Mark 3:17

  9. 32. Which seller of purple from Thyatira believed in Philippi?

    • A) Priscilla
    • B) Lydia
    • C) Phoebe
    • D) Dorcas

    Answer: B) Lydia — Acts 16:14-15

  10. 33. Which young man fell from a window while Paul was preaching at Troas?

    • A) Timothy
    • B) Mark
    • C) Eutychus
    • D) Silas

    Answer: C) Eutychus — Acts 20:9-10

  11. 34. Whom did Paul choose as a companion after separating from Barnabas?

    • A) Silas
    • B) Luke
    • C) Titus
    • D) Apollos

    Answer: A) Silas — Acts 15:39-40

  12. 35. Which couple lied about the price of a piece of land and died?

    • A) Aquila and Priscilla
    • B) Zechariah and Elizabeth
    • C) Ahab and Jezebel
    • D) Ananias and Sapphira

    Answer: D) Ananias and Sapphira — Acts 5:1-10

  13. 36. How many times did Jesus tell Peter he should forgive?

    • A) Up to seven times
    • B) Seventy times seven
    • C) Up to three times
    • D) Up to twelve times

    Answer: B) Seventy times seven — Matthew 18:21-22

  14. 37. Which city repented at the preaching of Jonah?

    • A) Babylon
    • B) Tarshish
    • C) Nineveh
    • D) Sodom

    Answer: C) Nineveh — Jonah 3:4-5

  15. 38. Which queen came to test Solomon with hard questions?

    • A) The queen of Sheba
    • B) Jezebel
    • C) Vashti
    • D) Candace

    Answer: A) The queen of Sheba — 1 Kings 10:1

Hard level

Minor names and lesser-read books, ideal for tie-breakers.

  1. 39. Who was the father of Methuselah?

    • A) Lamech
    • B) Seth
    • C) Jared
    • D) Enoch

    Answer: D) Enoch — Genesis 5:21

  2. 40. Which king of Babylon saw a hand writing on the wall during a banquet?

    • A) Nebuchadnezzar
    • B) Belshazzar
    • C) Darius
    • D) Cyrus

    Answer: B) Belshazzar — Daniel 5:1, 5

  3. 41. To which king of Judah did God add fifteen years of life?

    • A) Josiah
    • B) Asa
    • C) Hezekiah
    • D) Joash

    Answer: C) Hezekiah — 2 Kings 20:5-6

  4. 42. Which son of Jonathan, crippled in both feet, always ate at King David's table?

    • A) Mephibosheth
    • B) Ish-bosheth
    • C) Absalom
    • D) Amnon

    Answer: A) Mephibosheth — 2 Samuel 9:6-7, 13

  5. 43. Which high priest found the Book of the Law in the temple in the days of Josiah?

    • A) Abiathar
    • B) Zadok
    • C) Jehoiada
    • D) Hilkiah

    Answer: D) Hilkiah — 2 Kings 22:8

  6. 44. Which prophet took Gomer as his wife at God's command?

    • A) Joel
    • B) Hosea
    • C) Amos
    • D) Micah

    Answer: B) Hosea — Hosea 1:2-3

  7. 45. On which island was Paul shipwrecked on his way to Rome?

    • A) Cyprus
    • B) Crete
    • C) Malta
    • D) Patmos

    Answer: C) Malta — Acts 27:41-44; 28:1

  8. 46. Who was chosen to take Judas' place among the apostles?

    • A) Matthias
    • B) Joseph called Barsabbas
    • C) Stephen
    • D) Barnabas

    Answer: A) Matthias — Acts 1:23-26

  9. 47. Which prophet was the Ethiopian eunuch reading when Philip approached him?

    • A) Jeremiah
    • B) Ezekiel
    • C) Daniel
    • D) Isaiah

    Answer: D) Isaiah — Acts 8:27-30

  10. 48. To which church in Revelation was it said, "thou hast left thy first love"?

    • A) Smyrna
    • B) Ephesus
    • C) Pergamum
    • D) Sardis

    Answer: B) Ephesus — Revelation 2:1, 4

  11. 49. Who held up Moses' hands during the battle against Amalek?

    • A) Joshua and Caleb
    • B) Eleazar and Ithamar
    • C) Aaron and Hur
    • D) Nadab and Abihu

    Answer: C) Aaron and Hur — Exodus 17:10-12

  12. 50. Which prophet saw in a vision a valley full of dry bones?

    • A) Ezekiel
    • B) Jeremiah
    • C) Daniel
    • D) Zechariah

    Answer: A) Ezekiel — Ezekiel 37:1-4

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I use multiple choice questions in a Bible quiz competition?

Read the question and the four options aloud and give a few seconds for each team to show its letter (A, B, C or D) at the same time. Everyone takes part, and the judge grades right away with the reference.

Are the questions grouped by difficulty?

Yes. The first 15 are easy, then 8 about the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, 15 of medium level and 12 hard ones that work well as tie-breakers.

Can I print the questions with the options?

Yes. After a free sign-up you can print the list as a PDF or show it in presentation mode, which is handy for a Sunday school class or a church game night.

Is there a version without the answers?

The printed PDF lets you choose whether to include the answers, so you can hand out a blank answer sheet and keep the key for the leader.

Is there a printable PDF?

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