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For adult Sunday school classes, youth groups and Bible quiz competitions where the participants already know the main stories of the Bible and want a bigger challenge.
70 Medium Bible Trivia Questions with Answers and References
Updated November 10, 2026
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Here are 70 medium Bible trivia questions, each with a short answer and a Scripture reference. The level is medium: past the famous stories, into names, places and details that someone who reads the Bible carefully will remember. They are made for Sunday school classes, youth groups, adult Bible studies and the middle rounds of a Bible quiz competition.
These 70 questions ask for more than the famous stories: they go into names, places and details that only people who read the Bible carefully will remember. They are a good fit for youth groups, adult classes and the middle rounds of a competition.
Each question has an answer and a reference, so you can settle any dispute and open the passage with the group afterward. You can print the list after a free sign-up, with or without the answers, or show it on a screen in presentation mode.
The questions, with answers and references
1. What were the names of Noah's three sons?
Answer: Shem, Ham and Japheth — Genesis 6:10
2. How old was Noah when the flood came?
Answer: 600 years old — Genesis 7:6
3. From which city did God call Abraham?
Answer: Ur of the Chaldeans — Genesis 11:31; 12:1
4. Who was Abraham's son by Hagar?
Answer: Ishmael — Genesis 16:15
5. How low did Abraham bargain with God for the righteous of Sodom?
Answer: Ten — Genesis 18:32
6. Where did Jacob dream of a ladder reaching to heaven?
Answer: At Bethel — Genesis 28:12, 19
7. How many years did Jacob work to marry Rachel?
Answer: Fourteen: seven for Leah and seven more for Rachel — Genesis 29:20-30
8. Whom did Jacob wrestle with until daybreak at Peniel?
Answer: A man; Jacob himself said he had seen God face to face — Genesis 32:24-30
9. How old was Joseph when he became governor of Egypt?
Answer: Thirty years old — Genesis 41:46
10. What were the names of Joseph's two sons born in Egypt?
Answer: Manasseh and Ephraim — Genesis 41:51-52
11. What was the name of Moses' mother?
Answer: Jochebed — Exodus 6:20
12. Who were Moses' siblings?
Answer: Aaron and Miriam — Exodus 7:1; 15:20
13. Who was Moses' father-in-law?
Answer: Jethro, priest of Midian — Exodus 3:1
14. What was the first plague on Egypt?
Answer: The waters of the Nile turned to blood — Exodus 7:20-21
15. Which two spies were confident that Israel could conquer Canaan?
Answer: Joshua and Caleb — Numbers 14:6-9
16. Which prophet was rebuked by his own donkey?
Answer: Balaam — Numbers 22:28-30
17. From which mountain did Moses see the promised land before he died?
Answer: Mount Nebo — Deuteronomy 34:1-5
18. Which judge defeated the Midianites with only 300 men?
Answer: Gideon — Judges 7:7
19. What sign did Gideon ask of God with the fleece of wool?
Answer: That the fleece be wet and the ground dry, and then the reverse — Judges 6:36-40
20. With what weapon did Samson kill a thousand Philistines?
Answer: The jawbone of a donkey — Judges 15:15
21. Which priest raised the boy Samuel?
Answer: Eli — 1 Samuel 1:24-28; 2:11
22. Who was David's best friend, a son of King Saul?
Answer: Jonathan — 1 Samuel 18:1-3
23. Which wise woman kept David from taking revenge on Nabal?
Answer: Abigail — 1 Samuel 25:23-33
24. Which prophet confronted David after his sin with Bathsheba?
Answer: Nathan — 2 Samuel 12:1-7
25. Who was Solomon's mother?
Answer: Bathsheba — 2 Samuel 12:24
26. Which son of David rebelled and tried to take the throne?
Answer: Absalom — 2 Samuel 15:10-14
27. Which queen traveled to test the wisdom of Solomon?
Answer: The queen of Sheba — 1 Kings 10:1-7
28. After the kingdom divided, who reigned over Israel (north) and Judah (south)?
Answer: Jeroboam in the north and Rehoboam in the south — 1 Kings 12:17-20
29. Which animals fed Elijah by the brook Cherith?
Answer: Ravens — 1 Kings 17:4-6
30. On which mountain did Elijah challenge the prophets of Baal?
Answer: Mount Carmel — 1 Kings 18:19-20
31. Who was the wicked wife of King Ahab?
Answer: Jezebel — 1 Kings 16:30-31
32. Whose vineyard did Ahab covet?
Answer: Naboth the Jezreelite's — 1 Kings 21:1-3
33. Which Syrian commander was healed of leprosy by dipping in the Jordan?
Answer: Naaman — 2 Kings 5:1, 14
34. How many times did Naaman dip in the Jordan River?
Answer: Seven times — 2 Kings 5:14
35. Which king of Judah began to reign at age eight and repaired the temple?
Answer: Josiah — 2 Kings 22:1-6
36. Which book was found in the temple during Josiah's reign?
Answer: The Book of the Law — 2 Kings 22:8
37. Which king had fifteen years added to his life after he prayed?
Answer: Hezekiah — 2 Kings 20:1-6
38. Which empire took Judah into exile and destroyed the temple?
Answer: Babylon, under Nebuchadnezzar — 2 Kings 25:8-11
39. What was Nehemiah's job in the Persian court?
Answer: Cupbearer to King Artaxerxes — Nehemiah 1:11; 2:1
40. Which scribe read and taught the Law to the people after the exile?
Answer: Ezra — Nehemiah 8:1-8
41. What was the name of the Persian king in the book of Esther?
Answer: Ahasuerus — Esther 1:1
42. Who plotted to destroy the Jews in the book of Esther?
Answer: Haman — Esther 3:5-6
43. Which prophet was told to marry Gomer?
Answer: Hosea — Hosea 1:2-3
44. Which prophet had the vision of the valley of dry bones?
Answer: Ezekiel — Ezekiel 37:1-10
45. Which prophet is known as the weeping prophet?
Answer: Jeremiah — Jeremiah 9:1
46. Which king saw a hand writing on the wall during a banquet?
Answer: Belshazzar — Daniel 5:1-5
47. What does the name Immanuel mean?
Answer: God with us — Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14
48. Which prophet announced that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem?
Answer: Micah — Micah 5:2
49. Who were the parents of John the Baptist?
Answer: Zechariah and Elizabeth — Luke 1:5-13
50. How old was Jesus when he stayed behind in the temple among the teachers?
Answer: Twelve years old — Luke 2:42-46
51. How many days did Jesus fast in the wilderness?
Answer: Forty days and forty nights — Matthew 4:2
52. Which Pharisee came to Jesus by night?
Answer: Nicodemus — John 3:1-2
53. What region was the woman from who spoke with Jesus at the well?
Answer: Samaria — John 4:7
54. At which pool did Jesus heal the man who had been paralyzed for 38 years?
Answer: Bethesda — John 5:2-9
55. Who asked Pilate for the body of Jesus?
Answer: Joseph of Arimathea — Mark 15:43
56. From which mountain did Jesus ascend to heaven?
Answer: The Mount of Olives — Acts 1:9-12
57. Who was chosen to replace Judas among the twelve?
Answer: Matthias — Acts 1:26
58. Which couple lied to the Holy Spirit about the price of a sale?
Answer: Ananias and Sapphira — Acts 5:1-10
59. Who explained the Scriptures to the Ethiopian and baptized him?
Answer: Philip — Acts 8:26-38
60. Which centurion was the first Gentile to receive the gospel?
Answer: Cornelius — Acts 10:1, 44-48
61. In which city were the disciples first called Christians?
Answer: Antioch — Acts 11:26
62. Who accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey?
Answer: Barnabas — Acts 13:2-3
63. Which seller of purple became a believer in Philippi?
Answer: Lydia — Acts 16:14-15
64. Which young man fell from a window during one of Paul's long sermons?
Answer: Eutychus — Acts 20:9-12
65. On which island was Paul shipwrecked on his way to Rome?
Answer: Malta — Acts 28:1
66. Complete: "But seek ye first the kingdom of God..."
Answer: "...and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" — Matthew 6:33
67. How many lepers did Jesus heal at once, and how many came back to give thanks?
Answer: Ten were healed; only one came back — Luke 17:12-16
68. Who appeared talking with Jesus at the transfiguration?
Answer: Moses and Elijah — Matthew 17:3
69. Which disciples were with Jesus on the mountain of the transfiguration?
Answer: Peter, James and John — Matthew 17:1
70. Which apostle was also known as Didymus (the Twin)?
Answer: Thomas — John 11:16
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 mix levels in the same Bible quiz?
Yes, and it is the recommended format: start with easy questions to warm up, use the medium questions in the middle and keep the hard ones for tie-breakers.
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