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50 Medium Bible Trivia Questions: People and Events

Updated November 10, 2026

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This free list has 50 medium-level Bible trivia questions, half about people and half about events, each with an answer and a Scripture reference. Nearly half are multiple choice with four options. They are split between the Old and New Testaments, so you can build quiz rounds, Sunday school reviews or a group study.

These 50 questions are for people who already know the main stories and want to go one step further: names that appear in a single chapter, details of the big events and the supporting characters who carry the story. The first half is about people and the second half about events, always from the Old Testament to the New.

Some questions come with four options (A, B, C and D) and others ask for a direct answer, so you can mix formats in the same round. Every answer has a reference so your group can check it in the Bible. You can print the list or show it on a screen in presentation mode.

The questions, with answers and references

Old Testament people

Patriarchs, judges, kings and lesser-quoted prophets.

  1. 1. What was the name of Abraham's father?

    • A) Nahor
    • B) Terah
    • C) Haran
    • D) Lot

    Answer: B) Terah — Genesis 11:26-27

  2. 2. Who was Rebekah's brother who welcomed Abraham's servant in Haran?

    Answer: Laban — Genesis 24:29

  3. 3. What were the names of the Hebrew midwives who disobeyed Pharaoh's order to kill the baby boys?

    • A) Leah and Rachel
    • B) Orpah and Ruth
    • C) Shiphrah and Puah
    • D) Adah and Zillah

    Answer: C) Shiphrah and Puah — Exodus 1:15-17

  4. 4. Who was anointed as Israel's first high priest?

    Answer: Aaron, the brother of Moses — Exodus 28:1; Leviticus 8:12

  5. 5. Which prophetess judged Israel while sitting under a palm tree?

    • A) Jael
    • B) Huldah
    • C) Hannah
    • D) Deborah

    Answer: D) Deborah — Judges 4:4-5

  6. 6. Which woman killed Sisera, the Canaanite commander, with a tent peg?

    Answer: Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite — Judges 4:17, 21

  7. 7. Which tribe was Saul, Israel's first king, from?

    • A) Judah
    • B) Benjamin
    • C) Ephraim
    • D) Levi

    Answer: B) Benjamin — 1 Samuel 9:1-2, 21

  8. 8. What was the name of King David's father?

    Answer: Jesse, from Bethlehem — 1 Samuel 16:1; 17:12

  9. 9. Which general of David's army killed Absalom?

    • A) Abner
    • B) Amasa
    • C) Benaiah
    • D) Joab

    Answer: D) Joab — 2 Samuel 18:14

  10. 10. Who asked for and received a double portion of Elijah's spirit?

    Answer: Elisha — 2 Kings 2:9-15

  11. 11. Which king of Judah began to reign at the age of seven, protected by the priest Jehoiada?

    • A) Josiah
    • B) Joash
    • C) Manasseh
    • D) Uzziah

    Answer: B) Joash — 2 Kings 11:4-12, 21

  12. 12. Which relative raised Esther as his own daughter after her parents died?

    Answer: Mordecai, her cousin — Esther 2:7

  13. 13. Which prophet from Tekoa said he was a herdsman and a gatherer of sycamore figs?

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

    Answer: C) Amos — Amos 1:1; 7:14

New Testament people

Disciples, people Jesus healed and helpers of the early church.

  1. 14. To which high priest was Jesus taken after his arrest, according to Matthew?

    • A) Annas
    • B) Caiaphas
    • C) Gamaliel
    • D) Ananias

    Answer: B) Caiaphas — Matthew 26:57

  2. 15. What was the name of the blind man of Jericho, the son of Timaeus, who received his sight?

    Answer: Bartimaeus — Mark 10:46-52

  3. 16. Which apostle was Simon Peter's brother and brought him to Jesus?

    • A) Philip
    • B) James
    • C) Thaddaeus
    • D) Andrew

    Answer: D) Andrew — John 1:40-42

  4. 17. Which ruler of the synagogue asked Jesus to heal his twelve-year-old daughter?

    Answer: Jairus — Mark 5:22-23, 42

  5. 18. Which disciple from Joppa, also called Dorcas, was raised from the dead by Peter?

    • A) Lydia
    • B) Tabitha
    • C) Phoebe
    • D) Rhoda

    Answer: B) Tabitha — Acts 9:36-41

  6. 19. Which servant girl recognized Peter's voice at the gate after the angel freed him from prison?

    Answer: Rhoda — Acts 12:12-14

  7. 20. Which Pharisee and teacher of the law advised the council to leave the apostles alone?

    • A) Nicodemus
    • B) Caiaphas
    • C) Gamaliel
    • D) Alexander

    Answer: C) Gamaliel — Acts 5:34-39

  8. 21. What name did the apostles give to Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, meaning "son of encouragement"?

    Answer: Barnabas — Acts 4:36

  9. 22. Which couple, tentmakers by trade, worked with Paul in Corinth?

    • A) Aquila and Priscilla
    • B) Andronicus and Junia
    • C) Philemon and Apphia
    • D) Zechariah and Elizabeth

    Answer: A) Aquila and Priscilla — Acts 18:1-3

  10. 23. What were the names of Timothy's grandmother and mother?

    Answer: Lois, his grandmother, and Eunice, his mother — 2 Timothy 1:5

  11. 24. Which Jew from Alexandria, eloquent and mighty in the Scriptures, preached in Ephesus?

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

    Answer: D) Apollos — Acts 18:24-25

  12. 25. Which runaway slave became a believer through Paul and was sent back to Philemon?

    Answer: Onesimus — Philemon 10-16

Old Testament events

From the birth of Isaac to the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem.

  1. 26. How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?

    • A) Seventy-five
    • B) Ninety
    • C) One hundred
    • D) One hundred twenty

    Answer: C) One hundred — Genesis 21:5

  2. 27. For how many pieces of silver did Joseph's brothers sell him?

    Answer: Twenty pieces of silver, to Ishmaelite traders — Genesis 37:28

  3. 28. What was the tenth and last plague of Egypt?

    • A) Darkness
    • B) The death of the firstborn
    • C) Hail
    • D) Locusts

    Answer: B) The death of the firstborn — Exodus 11:4-5; 12:29

  4. 29. What idol did Aaron make while Moses was on the mountain with God?

    Answer: A golden calf, made from the people's earrings — Exodus 32:1-4

  5. 30. What did Moses do at God's command so that those bitten by snakes in the wilderness would live?

    • A) He struck the rock with his staff
    • B) He offered a lamb
    • C) He lifted up a bronze serpent on a pole
    • D) He threw a tree into the water

    Answer: C) He lifted up a bronze serpent on a pole — Numbers 21:6-9

  6. 31. What happened to the Jordan River when the priests carrying the ark stepped into it?

    Answer: The waters stopped flowing and the people crossed on dry ground opposite Jericho — Joshua 3:15-17

  7. 32. What did Joshua command the sun to do during the battle against the Amorites?

    Answer: To stand still over Gibeon, and the sun stood still for about a whole day — Joshua 10:12-13

  8. 33. What word did the Gileadites use at the fords of the Jordan to identify the men of Ephraim?

    • A) Maranatha
    • B) Shibboleth
    • C) Ephphatha
    • D) Hosanna

    Answer: B) Shibboleth — Judges 12:5-6

  9. 34. What happened to the statue of Dagon when the Philistines set the ark of the Lord next to it?

    Answer: It was found fallen on its face before the ark, and the next day with its head and hands cut off — 1 Samuel 5:2-4

  10. 35. Which king danced with all his might before the Lord when the ark was brought up to Jerusalem?

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

    Answer: C) David — 2 Samuel 6:14-15

  11. 36. How many years did it take Solomon to build the temple in Jerusalem?

    Answer: Seven years — 1 Kings 6:38

  12. 37. How was Elijah taken up to heaven?

    • A) On a white cloud
    • B) He died in peace on Mount Horeb
    • C) On the wings of an angel
    • D) In a whirlwind, after a chariot of fire separated him from Elisha

    Answer: D) In a whirlwind, after a chariot of fire separated him from Elisha — 2 Kings 2:11

  13. 38. Which king of Persia declared that the Jews could go and rebuild the house of the Lord in Jerusalem?

    Answer: Cyrus, in the first year of his reign — Ezra 1:1-3

  14. 39. In how many days was the wall of Jerusalem finished in the time of Nehemiah?

    • A) Forty
    • B) Fifty-two
    • C) Seventy
    • D) One hundred

    Answer: B) Fifty-two — Nehemiah 6:15

New Testament events

Miracles, the passion, the resurrection and the spread of the church.

  1. 40. What did the voice from heaven say when Jesus was baptized, according to Matthew?

    • A) This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased
    • B) Prepare ye the way of the Lord
    • C) Behold the Lamb of God
    • D) This is the prophet who should come

    Answer: A) This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased — Matthew 3:16-17

  2. 41. With how many loaves and fish did Jesus feed five thousand men?

    Answer: Five loaves and two fish, with twelve baskets full left over — Matthew 14:17-21

  3. 42. In which town did Jesus raise a widow's only son during his funeral procession?

    • A) Cana
    • B) Bethany
    • C) Nain
    • D) Emmaus

    Answer: C) Nain — Luke 7:11-15

  4. 43. How many days had Lazarus been in the tomb when Jesus raised him?

    Answer: Four days — John 11:17, 39-44

  5. 44. How much did the chief priests pay Judas to betray Jesus?

    • A) Twenty pieces of silver
    • B) Forty pieces of silver
    • C) Fifty pieces of gold
    • D) Thirty pieces of silver

    Answer: D) Thirty pieces of silver — Matthew 26:14-15

  6. 45. Whom did the soldiers force to carry Jesus' cross?

    Answer: Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus — Mark 15:21

  7. 46. What was the name of one of the two disciples walking to Emmaus when the risen Jesus came up to them?

    • A) Nathanael
    • B) Cleopas
    • C) Nicodemus
    • D) Thaddaeus

    Answer: B) Cleopas — Luke 24:13-18

  8. 47. Who was stoned after his speech before the council while Saul guarded the witnesses' clothes?

    Answer: Stephen — Acts 7:58-60

  9. 48. On the road to which city did Jesus appear to Saul in a light from heaven?

    • A) Jericho
    • B) Gaza
    • C) Antioch
    • D) Damascus

    Answer: D) Damascus — Acts 9:1-6

  10. 49. What happened at midnight while Paul and Silas prayed and sang hymns in the Philippian jail?

    Answer: A great earthquake opened the doors and loosed the chains; the jailer believed and was baptized with his whole household — Acts 16:25-34

  11. 50. On which island was John when he received the revelation of Revelation?

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

    Answer: B) Patmos — Revelation 1:9

How to use these medium-level questions

  • People round: read the question and give the team 15 seconds. If they get it right, they earn 5 bonus points for naming the book where the person appears.
  • Events round: ask the teams to put three events from the list in chronological order before answering.
  • Mixed formats: use the multiple-choice questions so everyone answers at once by holding up A, B, C or D, and the direct-answer questions for tiebreakers.
  • Group study: after each block, read together the reference of the question that caused the most doubt.

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

What does medium level mean for these Bible trivia questions?

They cannot be answered with the best-known stories alone. They ask for names, numbers and details of people and events that someone who reads the Bible closely will remember, without getting into genealogies or rarely read books.

How are the questions organized?

There are 25 questions about people (13 from the Old Testament and 12 from the New) and 25 about events (14 from the Old and 11 from the New). Nearly half have four answer options.

Can I use these questions for a Bible quiz competition?

Yes. Use the multiple-choice questions so every team answers at the same time by holding up A, B, C or D, and keep the direct-answer questions for tiebreakers.

Can I print this list?

Yes. There is a print version that you can also save as a PDF after a free sign-up, and a presentation mode for showing the questions on a screen.

Is there a printable PDF?

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