40 Bible Quiz Questions for Youth (with Answers)

Teenagers enjoy a challenge, especially one with a scoreboard. These 40 questions are pitched for youth groups: harder than a children's quiz, but focused on stories every young person should know well. The last round is all about young people God used, from Joseph and David to Timothy.

How to run this quiz with your youth group

Split into teams of 3–5, or let everyone play on their own phone.
Play one round (10 questions) per session as an opener, or all four as a game night.
After each answer, read the reference aloud and ask one quick follow-up: "Why do you think Jesus did that?"

To play it as a live game show, with the questions on a screen and teens answering on their phones, create a free MyBibleQuiz host account. Players join with a PIN; nobody needs an app or an account.

Round 1: Miracles of Jesus

Where did Jesus turn water into wine?
1. A feast in Jerusalem
2. Peter's house
3. The temple
4. A wedding in Cana of Galilee
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Answer: A wedding in Cana of Galilee (John 2:1-11)
This beginning of signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.
How many stone waterpots did the servants fill with water at Cana?
1. Three
2. Six
3. Twelve
4. Seven
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Answer: Six (John 2:6-7)
There were six waterpots of stone, and Jesus said, "Fill the waterpots with water." They filled them up to the brim.
What did Jesus do when a great storm hit the boat on the Sea of Galilee?
1. He told them to row harder
2. He swam to shore
3. He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!"
4. He hid below deck
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Answer: He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" (Mark 4:37-39)
The wind ceased and there was a great calm.
What was Jesus doing in the boat when the storm began?
1. Fishing
2. Sleeping on a pillow
3. Preaching
4. Praying on the deck
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Answer: Sleeping on a pillow (Mark 4:38)
He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. They woke Him and said, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
How did four friends bring a paralyzed man to Jesus through the crowd?
1. Through a window
2. Through the back door
3. They carried him over the crowd
4. They let him down through the roof
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Answer: They let him down through the roof (Mark 2:3-5)
They uncovered the roof and let down the bed; when Jesus saw their faith, He forgave and healed the man.
How many lepers did Jesus heal, and only one returned to thank Him?
1. Five
2. Seven
3. Ten
4. Twelve
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Answer: Ten (Luke 17:12-17)
Jesus said, "Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine?"
The one leper who returned to give thanks was from which people?
1. A Roman
2. A Pharisee
3. A Samaritan
4. A Levite
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Answer: A Samaritan (Luke 17:16)
He fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.
What did the woman who had bled for twelve years touch to be healed?
1. The hem of His garment
2. Jesus' hand
3. His sandals
4. His shadow
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Answer: The hem of His garment (Luke 8:43-44)
She came from behind and touched the border of His garment, and immediately her flow of blood stopped.
Whose daughter did Jesus raise, saying, "Little girl, arise"?
1. Jairus
2. Zacchaeus
3. The centurion
4. Simon the leper
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Answer: Jairus (Mark 5:22,41-42)
Jesus said, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." She arose and walked.
How many loaves and fish did Jesus use to feed five thousand men?
1. Seven loaves and a few fish
2. Two loaves and five fish
3. Twelve loaves and three fish
4. Five loaves and two fish
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Answer: Five loaves and two fish (John 6:9-11)
A lad had five barley loaves and two small fish; Jesus gave thanks and distributed them.

Round 2: Parables of Jesus

In the parable of the sower, what does the seed stand for?
1. Money
2. Good works
3. The sower's children
4. The word of God
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Answer: The word of God (Luke 8:11)
"The parable is this: The seed is the word of God."
In the parable of the sower, what happened to the seed that fell by the wayside?
1. It grew a hundredfold
2. The birds devoured it
3. It was choked by thorns
4. It withered in the sun
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Answer: The birds devoured it (Matthew 13:4,19)
The wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in the heart.
Who stopped to help the man beaten by robbers on the road to Jericho?
1. A priest
2. A Levite
3. A Samaritan
4. An innkeeper
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Answer: A Samaritan (Luke 10:30-35)
A certain Samaritan had compassion; he bandaged his wounds and took care of him.
What question led Jesus to tell the parable of the Good Samaritan?
1. "Who is my neighbor?"
2. "How often shall I forgive?"
3. "Who is the greatest?"
4. "When will the kingdom come?"
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Answer: "Who is my neighbor?" (Luke 10:29)
A lawyer, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
In the parable of the lost sheep, how many sheep did the shepherd leave to look for the one?
1. Ninety-nine
2. Nine
3. Forty-nine
4. Nine hundred
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Answer: Ninety-nine (Luke 15:4)
"Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it?"
How many silver coins did the woman have before she lost one?
1. Seven
2. Twelve
3. One hundred
4. Ten
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Answer: Ten (Luke 15:8)
She lit a lamp, swept the house, and searched carefully until she found it.
In the parable of the prodigal son, what job did the younger son take when he ran out of money?
1. Selling grain
2. Fishing
3. Making tents
4. Feeding swine
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Answer: Feeding swine (Luke 15:15-16)
He was sent into the fields to feed swine, and would gladly have eaten the pods the swine ate.
What did the father do when he saw his prodigal son coming home?
1. He shut the door
2. He sent a servant to turn him away
3. He waited for him to apologize first
4. He ran, fell on his neck and kissed him
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Answer: He ran, fell on his neck and kissed him (Luke 15:20)
When he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion.
Which son was angry and would not go into the celebration?
1. The younger son
2. The older son
3. A servant
4. A neighbour
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Answer: The older son (Luke 15:25-28)
The older son was angry and would not go in, so his father came out and pleaded with him.
On what did the wise man build his house?
1. The sand
2. The rock
3. A hill of clay
4. A river bank
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Answer: The rock (Matthew 7:24-25)
Whoever hears Jesus' sayings and does them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Round 3: The Apostles and the Early Church

What happened on the Day of Pentecost?
1. Jesus was born
2. The Holy Spirit came on the disciples with a sound like wind and tongues like fire
3. Jesus rose from the dead
4. The temple was destroyed
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Answer: The Holy Spirit came on the disciples with a sound like wind and tongues like fire (Acts 2:1-4)
They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
About how many people were added to the church after Peter's sermon at Pentecost?
1. Five hundred
2. Five thousand
3. Twelve thousand
4. Three thousand
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Answer: Three thousand (Acts 2:41)
Those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Which two apostles healed the lame man at the Beautiful Gate?
1. Paul and Barnabas
2. James and John
3. Andrew and Philip
4. Peter and John
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Answer: Peter and John (Acts 3:1-8)
Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
Which couple lied about the price of their land and died?
1. Aquila and Priscilla
2. Zacharias and Elizabeth
3. Felix and Drusilla
4. Ananias and Sapphira
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Answer: Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-10)
Peter said, "You have not lied to men but to God."
How many men were chosen to serve the widows' daily distribution?
1. Seven
2. Three
3. Twelve
4. Seventy
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Answer: Seven (Acts 6:3-5)
"Seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom." Stephen was one of them.
At whose feet did the witnesses lay their clothes when Stephen was stoned?
1. Peter
2. A young man named Saul
3. The high priest
4. Gamaliel
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Answer: A young man named Saul (Acts 7:58)
The witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
Which deacon explained Isaiah to an Ethiopian official in a chariot?
1. Stephen
2. Nicolas
3. Philip
4. Prochorus
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Answer: Philip (Acts 8:30-35)
Philip began at this Scripture and preached Jesus to him.
To which city was Saul going when Jesus appeared to him?
1. Antioch
2. Tarsus
3. Damascus
4. Rome
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Answer: Damascus (Acts 9:3)
As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
Who laid hands on Saul so he could see again?
1. Peter
2. Ananias of Damascus
3. Barnabas
4. Stephen
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Answer: Ananias of Damascus (Acts 9:17-18)
Something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight at once; he arose and was baptized.
Where were the disciples first called Christians?
1. Antioch
2. Jerusalem
3. Rome
4. Damascus
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Answer: Antioch (Acts 11:26)
The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Round 4: Young People of the Bible

How old was Joseph when he was sold into Egypt (he was feeding the flock)?
1. Twelve
2. Seventeen
3. Twenty
4. Thirty
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Answer: Seventeen (Genesis 37:2)
Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers.
What did young Joseph dream the sheaves of his brothers did to his sheaf?
1. Bowed down to it
2. Burned it
3. Scattered it
4. Carried it away
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Answer: Bowed down to it (Genesis 37:7)
"Your sheaves stood all around and bowed down to my sheaf."
Who was the young girl who watched baby Moses by the river?
1. Zipporah
2. His sister (Miriam)
3. Pharaoh's daughter
4. Jochebed
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Answer: His sister (Miriam) (Exodus 2:4,7)
His sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women?"
What did the boy Samuel say when the LORD called him?
1. "Who are You?"
2. "Let me sleep."
3. "Call Eli instead."
4. "Speak, for Your servant hears."
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Answer: "Speak, for Your servant hears." (1 Samuel 3:10)
Eli had taught him to answer this way.
Who was the youngest son of Jesse, chosen by God as king?
1. Eliab
2. David
3. Abinadab
4. Shammah
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Answer: David (1 Samuel 16:11-13)
"There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the sheep." The LORD said, "Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!"
What did Samuel learn about how God chooses, when he saw Jesse's sons?
1. The LORD looks at the heart
2. The LORD chooses the tallest
3. The LORD chooses the oldest
4. The LORD chooses the richest
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Answer: The LORD looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7)
"For man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
What animals had young David killed while guarding his sheep?
1. A wolf and a fox
2. A snake and a leopard
3. A lion and a bear
4. A bull and a boar
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Answer: A lion and a bear (1 Samuel 17:34-36)
David told Saul, "Your servant has killed both lion and bear."
How many smooth stones did David choose from the brook?
1. One
2. Five
3. Three
4. Seven
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Answer: Five (1 Samuel 17:40)
He chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook and put them in a shepherd's bag.
What did David say to Goliath?
1. "I am the strongest in Israel."
2. "You come to me with a sword... But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts."
3. "Let us make peace."
4. "My king will pay you."
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Answer: "You come to me with a sword... But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts." (1 Samuel 17:45)
David trusted in God, not in armor or weapons.
Which young Israelite servant girl told Naaman's wife about the prophet in Samaria?
1. Rhoda
2. A little girl captured from Israel
3. Miriam
4. Esther
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Answer: A little girl captured from Israel (2 Kings 5:2-3)
"If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy."

Keep the momentum going

Mix this quiz with active games from our list of 21 Bible games for youth groups. For a tougher challenge, try 30 hard Bible trivia questions, and give your teams a name from our list of 110 Bible trivia team names.

Frequently asked questions

What are good Bible quiz questions for youth?

Good youth questions focus on the miracles and parables of Jesus, the early church in Acts and the young people God used in the Bible. They should be challenging but fair, with one clear answer and a reference.

How long should a youth group Bible quiz be?

One round of 10 questions takes about 5 to 7 minutes and makes a great opener. A full game night can use 40 questions in four rounds with a break in the middle.

How can I get quiet teenagers involved?

Let everyone answer on their own phone instead of shouting out. Quiet teens often top the leaderboard, and speed scoring keeps everyone engaged.

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