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Easy Bible Trivia Questions
The easy questions from our bible set, 14 of them, each with the answer and an explanation below the game.
Keys 1-4 pick an answer, Enter moves on. Nothing is saved to an account.
The easy band is the best-known narrative material: Genesis and the flood, the exodus from Egypt, David and Goliath, Jonah and the fish, and the number of apostles. These stories circulate far beyond religious settings, so most players clear them.
14 easy bible trivia questions with answers
Which book opens the Old Testament?
Answer: Genesis Its name comes from a Greek word meaning origin or beginning.
Who is described as building an ark before a great flood?
Answer: Noah The account appears in the early chapters of Genesis.
Which garden is the setting of the opening story of Genesis?
Answer: The Garden of Eden Gethsemane appears much later, in the Gospel accounts.
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt according to the book of Exodus?
Answer: Moses Joshua leads the people afterwards, into Canaan.
Which young shepherd is said to have defeated the giant Goliath?
Answer: David David later becomes king of Israel.
How many commandments are traditionally said to have been given to Moses on the mountain?
Answer: Ten They are listed in both Exodus and Deuteronomy.
Which prophet is described as being swallowed by a great fish?
Answer: Jonah The book carrying his name is one of the shortest in the Old Testament.
In which town do the Gospels of Matthew and Luke place the birth of Jesus?
Answer: Bethlehem Nazareth is where the Gospels say he grew up.
How many apostles did Jesus choose, according to the Gospels?
Answer: Twelve The number echoes the twelve tribes of Israel.
Which book of the New Testament comes first?
Answer: Matthew Mark is generally thought by scholars to have been written earliest, but Matthew is placed first.
Which apostle is named in the Gospels as betraying Jesus?
Answer: Judas Iscariot Peter is described as denying him rather than betraying him.
Which sea is parted in the Exodus account of the escape from Egypt?
Answer: The Red Sea The Hebrew phrase is often translated Sea of Reeds.
Which strongman of the book of Judges is associated with Delilah?
Answer: Samson His strength is tied in the narrative to his uncut hair.
Which city's walls are described as falling in the book of Joshua?
Answer: Jericho The account follows seven days of marching around the city.
Answer key
- Genesis
- Noah
- The Garden of Eden
- Moses
- David
- Ten
- Jonah
- Bethlehem
- Twelve
- Matthew
- Judas Iscariot
- The Red Sea
- Samson
- Jericho
How to play
- Pick a mode: multiple choice, true or false, a 60-second sprint, or the daily quiz.
- Answer with a tap, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard. The right answer appears straight away with a line explaining it.
- Finish the round to see your score, copy the result grid, and step up a difficulty.
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