Bible Trivia for Kids: Printable Questions and Answers

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Our new lists of trivia questions provide great ways to review fun (and important) Bible facts, people and events. The questions in this list feature characters, facts and events from the Old Testament.

Try answering these questions on your own, or with your favorite kids!

Old Testament Bible Trivia for Kids

Printable Trivia Questions

Printable Answers

1. What did God create on the first day of Creation?

2. What sign did God give to Noah to assure him that there would never again be a flood that will destroy all life?

3. What was the name of Abraham and Sarah’s son?

4. Which son of Jacob’s was sold into slavery?

5. Who dreamed about of angels going up and down a ladder that reached from earth to heaven?

6. What kind of birds did God provide for the Israelites to eat every evening while they were in the wilderness?

7. What is the first of the Ten Commandments?

8. When the 12 scouts explored Canaan, who were the only two that believed the Israelites could conquer the land?

9. Whose donkey talked to him?

10. What city was captured when Joshua and the Israelites marched, played horns and shouted?

11. What man asked God to show him a sign with wet and dry fleece?

12. After the death of her husband, what woman chose to live with her mother-in-law in a foreign land?

13. While David was still a young shepherd, who anointed David as king?

14. What prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind?

15. What king began ruling in Judah when he was just eight years old?

16. What woman saved her people by exposing the man who was trying to kill them?

17. Name the king’s cup bearer who returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the city and the Temple.

18. Tell what chapter begins this way:

“ The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul…” (NIV)

19. Who correctly read and interpreted some mysterious handwriting on the wall at a king’s feast?

20. This verse from Isaiah is a prophecy about whom?

“…the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5b, NIV)

We've used the NIV translation in compiling these questions. Other sources may differ slightly. Always review questions before using them with groups of kids to make sure they are the right degree of difficulty.

Extension Activities

Divide your group of students into small groups of 4-5 students. Make sure there are at least 2-3 Bibles per group, paper and pencil. Assign each group a rather familiar story in the Old Testament. Here are a few examples:

Creation (Gen. 1-3)
The Tower of Babel (Gen 11)
David and Goliath (I Samuel 17)
Daniel in the Lions' Den (Dan. 6)
Jonah and the Whale (Jonah 1-4)
The Fall of Jericho (Joshua 6)
Elijah on Mount Carmel (I Kings 18)
and many more...

Then give them these instructions:

1. Read your scripture through at least twice, listening for interesting details.

2. As a group, think of three trivia questions about your story, using what you've learned by paying attention to details.

3. Select one person to write the name of your story and scripture reference at the top of the page. Then s/he writes your trivia questions.

4. On a separate paper, another person writes, in order, the answers to the questions.

5. Everyone in the group checks that all questions and answers are correct. Then the group turns in the paper to the teacher.

6. When all the groups have finished, the teacher reads all the questions aloud. After each question is read, each group works together to find the answer. Someone writes our their answers. (Each group does not answer their own questions.)

7. At the end, the teacher reads all the answers. The group with the most correct answers wins a special privilege or a small prize.

More Bible Trivia for Kids

Who Heard It? - Try to identify the person who heard God say each of these familiar statements. It's a printable multiple choice Bible quiz, with answers, for kids. Use it at church, at school or at home!

Kids Bible Trivia - Try another 20 questions, this time from the New Testament. Once again, you'll find printable questions and answers!

Sword Drills - One of the best ways to encourage kids to learn their way around the Bible! Try this fun Vacation School Bible game anytime you want to practice how to find Bible verses quickly with a group of students.

Bible Tic-Tac-Toe - Review any Bible facts using this familiar format. Great for all ages!

Bible Baseball Batter Up! Test your group's knowledge for Bible Trivia in this fun game for any size group. We've included a printable list 30 questions and answers for your convenience.

Bible Brainstorming I Perfect for any group gathering. These free Bible games challenge everyone to supply as many answers as possible before time runs out!

Bible Brainstorming II If you enjoyed solving our first Bible Brainstorming word puzzle, here’s a new challenge. Warning: This one is tougher.

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