Free Bible Trivia for Kids: 24 Sunday School Questions

Bible story trivia

1. On which day did God rest after making the world?

   1. The first day
   2. The third day
   3. The seventh day
   4. The tenth day
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   The seventh day - God rested on the seventh day and blessed it (Genesis 2:2-3).

2. What did God make on the very first day?

   1. Fish and birds
   2. Light
   3. Trees
   4. People
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   Light - God said, "Let there be light," and there was light (Genesis 1:3-5).

3. Who was the first man God made?

   1. Noah
   2. Abraham
   3. Adam
   4. Moses
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   Adam - God formed Adam from the dust of the ground (Genesis 2:7, 2:20).

4. Who built the ark?

   1. Noah
   2. Jonah
   3. David
   4. Joseph
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   Noah - God told Noah to build an ark of wood for his family and the animals (Genesis 6:13-22).

5. Which bird came back to the ark with an olive leaf?

   1. A raven
   2. An eagle
   3. A dove
   4. A sparrow
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   A dove - The dove returned with a fresh olive leaf, so Noah knew the water was going down (Genesis 8:11).

6. What did God put in the sky as a promise after the flood?

   1. A rainbow
   2. A new star
   3. A bright cloud
   4. The moon
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   A rainbow - God set a rainbow in the clouds as the sign of his promise (Genesis 9:13).

7. Who did God send to lead the Israelites out of Egypt?

   1. Samuel
   2. Moses
   3. Daniel
   4. Elijah
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   Moses - God called Moses at the burning bush to lead his people out of Egypt (Exodus 3:10).

8. Hannah prayed for a baby. What did she name her son?

   1. Samuel
   2. Saul
   3. Solomon
   4. Seth
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   Samuel - Hannah named him Samuel, saying she had asked the Lord for him (1 Samuel 1:20, 1:27).

9. At night young Samuel heard someone call his name. Who did he think it was at first?

   1. His mother, Hannah
   2. King David
   3. Eli the priest
   4. A shepherd
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   Eli the priest - Samuel ran to Eli three times before Eli understood it was the Lord calling (1 Samuel 3:4-10).

10. What did young David use to defeat the giant Goliath?

    1. A sword and shield
    2. A sling and a stone
    3. A bow and arrow
    4. A long spear
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    A sling and a stone - David slung one stone and it struck Goliath on the forehead (1 Samuel 17:49-50).

11. Who said to Naomi, "Where you go I will go"?

    1. Esther
    2. Ruth
    3. Miriam
    4. Sarah
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    Ruth - Ruth promised to stay with her mother-in-law Naomi (Ruth 1:16).

12. Who was thrown into a den of lions and kept safe by God?

    1. Daniel
    2. Jonah
    3. Joseph
    4. Peter
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    Daniel - God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths (Daniel 6:16-22).

13. Who was swallowed by a great fish?

    1. Noah
    2. Jonah
    3. Paul
    4. Elijah
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    Jonah - Jonah was inside the great fish for three days and three nights (Jonah 1:17).

14. In which town was Jesus born?

    1. Nazareth
    2. Jerusalem
    3. Bethlehem
    4. Jericho
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    Bethlehem - Joseph and Mary travelled to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born (Luke 2:4-7).

15. Where did Mary lay baby Jesus?

    1. In a basket
    2. In a manger
    3. In a boat
    4. In a cradle at the palace
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    In a manger - Mary laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:7).

16. Who heard the angel's news in the fields at night?

    1. Fishermen
    2. Soldiers
    3. Shepherds
    4. Kings
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    Shepherds - An angel appeared to shepherds watching their flocks near Bethlehem (Luke 2:8-12).

17. What did the wise men follow to find Jesus?

    1. A river
    2. A star
    3. A rainbow
    4. A camel track
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    A star - The wise men saw his star and it went ahead of them to where the child was (Matthew 2:2, 2:9-10).

18. Which of these was NOT one of the wise men's gifts?

    1. Gold
    2. Frankincense
    3. Myrrh
    4. Silver
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    Silver - The wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh (Matthew 2:11).

19. In Jesus' story of the lost sheep, how many sheep did the shepherd have?

    1. 10
    2. 12
    3. 50
    4. 100
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    100 - A man had 100 sheep and went to look for the one that was lost (Luke 15:4).

20. What did the shepherd do when he found the lost sheep?

    1. Carried it home on his shoulders and celebrated
    2. Left it in the field
    3. Sold it at the market
    4. Gave it to another shepherd
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    Carried it home on his shoulders and celebrated - He put it on his shoulders, went home and called his friends to celebrate (Luke 15:5-6).

21. What do we call the prayer Jesus taught that begins "Our Father in heaven"?

    1. The Lord's Prayer
    2. The Psalm of David
    3. The Shepherd's Song
    4. The Prayer of Hannah
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    The Lord's Prayer - Jesus taught his disciples this prayer (Matthew 6:9-13; Luke 11:2-4).

22. How many disciples did Jesus choose to be his apostles?

    1. 7
    2. 10
    3. 12
    4. 40
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    12 - Jesus appointed twelve, and Mark lists their names (Mark 3:14-19).

23. A boy shared five loaves of bread and how many fish?

    1. Two
    2. Five
    3. Seven
    4. Twelve
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    Two - A boy had five small barley loaves and two small fish, and Jesus fed the crowd (John 6:9-13).

24. Who climbed a tree so he could see Jesus over the crowd?

    1. Peter
    2. Zacchaeus
    3. Matthew
    4. Thomas
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    Zacchaeus - Zacchaeus was short, so he climbed a sycamore-fig tree (Luke 19:1-4).