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50 Bible Trivia Questions for Adults with Answers and References

Updated November 10, 2026

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Here are 50 Bible trivia questions for adults, at medium and hard levels, each with an answer and a Scripture reference: 15 from the Old Testament, 12 from the Gospels and Acts, 8 from the Epistles and Revelation, and 15 on general Bible knowledge. They work for adult Sunday school, Bible study groups, small groups and couples game nights.

Adults who have read the Bible several times get bored with the usual questions. This list goes a step further: characters who rarely come up in sermons, exact wording from the Gospels and the Epistles, and a block of general knowledge about how the Bible is organized and what some of its most-used words mean.

Every answer comes with a reference you can check in your own Bible, so the list also works as a study guide: read the question, look up the passage together and talk about the context. You can print the list or show it on a screen in presentation mode.

The questions, with answers and references

Old Testament

From the patriarchs to the kings, with lesser-discussed details.

  1. 1. Where did Abraham receive the three men who announced Isaac's birth?

    Answer: In the plains of Mamre, at the door of his tent — Genesis 18:1-2, 10

  2. 2. What name did Hagar give to the Lord who spoke to her in the wilderness?

    Answer: "Thou God seest me" — Genesis 16:13

  3. 3. What name did Abraham give to the place where God provided the ram in place of Isaac?

    Answer: Jehovah-jireh, "The Lord will provide" — Genesis 22:13-14

  4. 4. What did Joseph ask to be done with his bones?

    Answer: That they be carried up out of Egypt when God visited Israel; Moses took them when they left — Genesis 50:25; Exodus 13:19

  5. 5. What were the names of the Hebrew midwives who feared God and disobeyed Pharaoh?

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

  6. 6. Whom did God fill with his Spirit to do the work on the tabernacle?

    Answer: Bezalel, with the help of Oholiab — Exodus 31:2-6

  7. 7. What did Aaron do with the people's gold earrings at the foot of Sinai?

    Answer: He made a molten calf — Exodus 32:2-4

  8. 8. What did King Hezekiah do with the bronze serpent that Moses had made?

    Answer: He broke it in pieces because the people burned incense to it, and he called it Nehushtan — 2 Kings 18:4

  9. 9. Which sisters asked to inherit their father's land because he died without sons?

    Answer: The daughters of Zelophehad: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah and Tirzah — Numbers 27:1-7

  10. 10. What did Achan take from the spoils of Jericho that had been devoted to God?

    Answer: A Babylonian garment, two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold — Joshua 7:1, 21

  11. 11. Which woman killed Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, with a tent peg?

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

  12. 12. What vow did Hannah make at Shiloh when she prayed for a son?

    Answer: That she would give him to the Lord all the days of his life — 1 Samuel 1:11

  13. 13. Complete what Samuel told Saul: "Behold, to obey is better..."

    Answer: "...than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams" — 1 Samuel 15:22

  14. 14. What did Elijah hear at Horeb after the wind, the earthquake and the fire?

    Answer: A still small voice — 1 Kings 19:11-12

  15. 15. Which king of Assyria lost 185,000 soldiers while besieging Jerusalem in the time of Hezekiah?

    Answer: Sennacherib — 2 Kings 19:35-36

Gospels and Acts

  1. 16. Which Gospel begins with the genealogy of Jesus starting from Abraham?

    Answer: Matthew — Matthew 1:1-2

  2. 17. What message did John the Baptist send to Jesus from prison?

    Answer: "Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?" — Matthew 11:2-3

  3. 18. What did Peter confess in the region of Caesarea Philippi?

    Answer: "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God" — Matthew 16:13-16

  4. 19. How did Jesus answer Martha when she complained that Mary was not helping her?

    Answer: Mary had chosen the good part, which would not be taken away from her — Luke 10:40-42

  5. 20. What did Jesus promise the repentant criminal on the cross?

    Answer: "To day shalt thou be with me in paradise" — Luke 23:42-43

  6. 21. What was the name of one of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus?

    Answer: Cleopas — Luke 24:13-18

  7. 22. How many large fish did the disciples catch by the Sea of Tiberias after the resurrection?

    Answer: One hundred fifty-three — John 21:1, 11

  8. 23. What did Jesus ask Peter three times by the sea?

    Answer: "Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me?" — John 21:15-17

  9. 24. Who were the seven chosen in Jerusalem to serve tables?

    Answer: Stephen, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas — Acts 6:3-5

  10. 25. What vision did Peter have on the rooftop in Joppa?

    Answer: A great sheet with every kind of animal and a voice saying, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common" — Acts 10:9-15

  11. 26. What did the council of Jerusalem decide about Gentile believers?

    Answer: Not to require circumcision, only that they abstain from things offered to idols, from blood, from things strangled and from sexual immorality — Acts 15:19-20, 28-29

  12. 27. Why does Luke say the Bereans were more noble than the Thessalonians?

    Answer: They received the word with all readiness of mind and searched the Scriptures daily — Acts 17:11

Epistles and Revelation

Key verses worth knowing how to quote.

  1. 28. According to Romans 8:28, what happens for those who love God?

    Answer: All things work together for good — Romans 8:28

  2. 29. What does Philippians 4:8 tell us to think about?

    Answer: Whatever is true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of good report — Philippians 4:8

  3. 30. According to 2 Timothy 3:16, what is all Scripture good for?

    Answer: It is inspired by God and profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness — 2 Timothy 3:16

  4. 31. What does James say about faith without works?

    Answer: It is dead, being alone — James 2:17, 26

  5. 32. How does Hebrews 4:12 describe the word of God?

    Answer: Living, powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword — Hebrews 4:12

  6. 33. According to 1 Peter 3:15, what should we always be ready to do?

    Answer: Give an answer, with meekness and fear, to everyone who asks about the hope that is in us — 1 Peter 3:15

  7. 34. What did the Lord answer Paul when he asked three times for the thorn in the flesh to be removed?

    Answer: "My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness" — 2 Corinthians 12:7-9

  8. 35. According to Revelation 21:4, what will be no more when God wipes away every tear?

    Answer: Death, sorrow, crying and pain — Revelation 21:4

General Bible knowledge

How the Bible is organized and what some of its words mean.

  1. 36. What does the word "testament" mean in Old and New Testament?

    Answer: Covenant: Jeremiah announced a new covenant and Jesus sealed it at the Last Supper — Jeremiah 31:31; Luke 22:20

  2. 37. Which books make up the Pentateuch?

    Answer: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy — Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 34:12

  3. 38. Who are the major prophets?

    Answer: Isaiah, Jeremiah (with Lamentations), Ezekiel and Daniel; they are called major because of the length of their books, not their importance — Isaiah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:1; Ezekiel 1:1; Daniel 1:1

  4. 39. How many minor prophets are there, and which books begin and end the group?

    Answer: Twelve, from Hosea to Malachi — Hosea 1:1; Malachi 4:6

  5. 40. Which two books of the Bible are named after women?

    Answer: Ruth and Esther — Ruth 1:4; Esther 2:7

  6. 41. Which are the synoptic Gospels?

    Answer: Matthew, Mark and Luke, which tell the life of Jesus with a similar structure — Matthew 1:1; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:1

  7. 42. Which of Paul's letters are known as the Pastoral Epistles?

    Answer: 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus — 1 Timothy 1:2; 2 Timothy 1:2; Titus 1:4

  8. 43. Which parts of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic rather than Hebrew?

    Answer: Mainly Daniel 2:4b-7:28 and Ezra 4:8-6:18 and 7:12-26, plus Jeremiah 10:11 — Daniel 2:4; Ezra 4:8; Jeremiah 10:11

  9. 44. What does the name of the Jewish Passover remember?

    Answer: That the Lord passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt — Exodus 12:13, 27

  10. 45. What does the word "amen" mean, and who is called "the Amen"?

    Answer: It expresses certainty: "so be it." The people answered it when they heard the law, and Jesus is called "the Amen, the faithful and true witness" — Deuteronomy 27:15; Revelation 3:14

  11. 46. What does "hallelujah" mean?

    Answer: "Praise Jah," that is, praise the Lord — Revelation 19:1-6

  12. 47. Which psalms carry the title "A Song of Ascents"?

    Answer: The fifteen psalms from 120 to 134, linked to pilgrims going up to Jerusalem — Psalms 120-134

  13. 48. Which psalm is an acrostic with an eight-verse stanza for each Hebrew letter?

    Answer: Psalm 119: 22 stanzas, from Aleph to Tav — Psalm 119

  14. 49. What is Jesus' discourse in Matthew 5 to 7 called?

    Answer: The Sermon on the Mount — Matthew 5:1-7:29

  15. 50. What is the Shema of Israel?

    Answer: The confession "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord" — Deuteronomy 6:4

How to use the list with adults

  • Adult Sunday school: use one block per class as a 10-minute review at the start, and let the group look up the references before you give the answer.
  • Couples or small group competition: each couple or group answers in turns. Old Testament questions are worth 10 points, general knowledge 15 and Epistles 20, because they ask for the exact phrase.
  • Study group: pick five questions, read the whole chapter of each reference and talk about the context: who is speaking, to whom and why.
  • On screen: open the list in presentation mode and show one question at a time.

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 Bible trivia questions should I ask adults?

Medium and hard questions that go beyond the children's Bible stories: details about lesser-known characters, exact wording from the Gospels and Epistles, and general Bible knowledge. This list has 50 of them, each with an answer and a reference.

What is a general Bible knowledge question?

It is a question about how the Bible is organized and its vocabulary: which books make up the Pentateuch, who the major and minor prophets are, what amen means or why the feast is called Passover. The last block of the list has 15.

Which Bible translation do the quotes follow?

Quoted phrases follow the public-domain King James wording, and every answer has a reference so you can check it in any translation your group prefers.

Can I use this list for a couples game night?

Yes. Have each couple or table answer in turns, and give more points to the harder blocks. You can print the list or show it on a screen in presentation mode.

Is there a printable PDF?

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