Bible Games Guide
Bible Trivia for Kids: 60 Questions and Answers by Age
Three ready-to-play rounds — easy, medium, and hard — with the answers printed right underneath. Use them for family night, car rides, classrooms, or youth group.
How to run a trivia night in 5 steps
- Split into teams of 2–5 and mix ages so every team has a reader.
- Ask ten questions per round, starting with the easy set.
- One point per correct answer, plus a bonus point for naming the book of the Bible.
- Let teams "pass" twice per round — passed questions go to the other team for half a point.
- Finish with a 60-second lightning round from the hard set. Highest score wins.
Easy Bible trivia (ages 5–7)
Familiar stories most kids meet in their first few years of Bible teaching.
Who built the ark?
Answer: Noah.
How many days and nights did it rain during the flood?
Answer: Forty.
Who was swallowed by a great fish?
Answer: Jonah.
What did God create on the first day?
Answer: Light.
Who was the first man?
Answer: Adam.
In what town was Jesus born?
Answer: Bethlehem.
Who baptized Jesus?
Answer: John the Baptist.
How many disciples did Jesus choose?
Answer: Twelve.
What boy defeated the giant Goliath?
Answer: David.
What did David use to defeat Goliath?
Answer: A sling and a stone.
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Answer: Moses.
What sea did God part for Moses?
Answer: The Red Sea.
Which disciple was a fisherman known as the rock?
Answer: Simon Peter.
Who was thrown into a den of lions?
Answer: Daniel.
What is the first book of the Bible?
Answer: Genesis.
What is the last book of the Bible?
Answer: Revelation.
What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?
Answer: A donkey.
Who denied Jesus three times?
Answer: Peter.
What did Jesus turn water into at the wedding in Cana?
Answer: Wine.
Who was Jesus' earthly mother?
Answer: Mary.
Medium Bible trivia (ages 8–11)
Names, numbers, and details that reward kids who have been reading along.
Which disciple was a tax collector before following Jesus?
Answer: Matthew (also called Levi).
Which disciple doubted the resurrection until he saw Jesus?
Answer: Thomas.
Which disciple betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver?
Answer: Judas Iscariot.
Who were the brothers called the 'Sons of Thunder'?
Answer: James and John, the sons of Zebedee.
How many books are in the Bible?
Answer: Sixty-six — 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New.
Who wrote most of the New Testament letters?
Answer: Paul.
What was Paul's name before his conversion?
Answer: Saul.
Which king wrote many of the Psalms?
Answer: David.
Who was the wisest king of Israel?
Answer: Solomon.
How many plagues did God send on Egypt?
Answer: Ten.
What did God write on the two stone tablets?
Answer: The Ten Commandments.
Who walked on water toward Jesus and began to sink?
Answer: Peter.
How many loaves and fish fed the five thousand?
Answer: Five loaves and two fish.
Which brother was sold into slavery in Egypt?
Answer: Joseph.
What did Joseph's father give him that made his brothers jealous?
Answer: A coat of many colors.
Which city's walls fell after the Israelites marched around them?
Answer: Jericho.
Who was the strong man whose hair held his strength?
Answer: Samson.
Which woman said, 'Where you go I will go'?
Answer: Ruth.
Who climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus?
Answer: Zacchaeus.
On what day did God rest from creating?
Answer: The seventh day.
Hard Bible trivia (ages 12+ / youth group)
Tie-breakers and lightning-round material for teens and adults.
Which disciple is also called Nathanael?
Answer: Bartholomew.
Which disciple was known as 'the Zealot'?
Answer: Simon the Zealot.
Which disciple is also called Judas son of James or Lebbaeus?
Answer: Thaddaeus.
Which disciple brought his brother Peter to Jesus?
Answer: Andrew.
Which disciple told Nathanael, 'Come and see'?
Answer: Philip.
Who replaced Judas Iscariot among the twelve apostles?
Answer: Matthias.
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
Answer: 'Jesus wept' (John 11:35).
Which prophet was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind?
Answer: Elijah.
Which prophet saw a valley of dry bones come to life?
Answer: Ezekiel.
How many years did the Israelites wander in the wilderness?
Answer: Forty.
Who was the first Christian martyr?
Answer: Stephen.
What are the four Gospels?
Answer: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
What are the fruits of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5?
Answer: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Which queen risked her life to save her people?
Answer: Esther.
Who interpreted Pharaoh's dream about seven cows?
Answer: Joseph.
What happened at Pentecost?
Answer: The Holy Spirit came on the believers, appearing as tongues of fire.
Which mountain did Moses receive the commandments on?
Answer: Mount Sinai.
Who was the father of many nations, promised descendants like the stars?
Answer: Abraham.
What did Jesus call himself in the parable about the sheep?
Answer: The Good Shepherd.
How long was Jesus in the wilderness being tempted?
Answer: Forty days and forty nights.
Bonus round: name all 12 disciples
The hardest question in kids' Bible trivia is usually the simplest one to state: name all twelve disciples. Peter, Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot. Award a point per name and a bonus for anyone who gets all twelve in order.
FAQ
What age is Bible trivia good for?
Ages 5+. Match the round to the age group — easy for 5–7, medium for 8–11, hard for 12+.
Which Bible translation do the answers follow?
None in particular. Every answer here is translation-neutral, so NIV, ESV, KJV, and NLT all line up.
How do pre-readers join in?
Hold up a picture card and let them name the disciple from the artwork instead of answering a written question.