50 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers for Adults (Multiple Choice)
Here are 50 multiple-choice Bible quiz questions for adults, arranged in five rounds of 10: Kings of Israel, Prophets, Men of the Bible, the Parables of Jesus and His Miracles. Every question has one right answer, a Bible reference (NKJV) and a short explanation, so you can print them, read them aloud or play them live on phones.
These 50 Bible quiz questions are written for adults who know the main stories and enjoy being stretched a little. They are not obscure trick questions: every one has a single right answer you can find in the verse given, and a one-line explanation to read aloud after the reveal.
The questions come from the MyBibleQuiz library, where every answer is checked against the New King James Version.
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Round 1: Kings of Israel and Judah
Who was the first king of Israel?
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Answer: Saul (1 Samuel 10:1)
Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul's head, and anointed him commander over the LORD's inheritance.
From which tribe did Saul come?
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Answer: Benjamin (1 Samuel 9:1-2,21)
Saul said, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel?"
Why did the people ask Samuel for a king?
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Answer: They wanted a king like all the nations (1 Samuel 8:5-7)
"Make us a king to judge us like all the nations." God said, "They have rejected Me."
Who anointed David as king while he was still a shepherd boy?
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Answer: Samuel (1 Samuel 16:13)
Samuel anointed David in the midst of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward.
What city did David capture and make his capital?
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Answer: Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:6-9)
David took the stronghold of Zion (the City of David) and dwelt there.
Which king built the first temple in Jerusalem?
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Answer: Solomon (1 Kings 6:1,14)
Solomon built the house of the LORD and finished it.
Why did God not let David build the temple?
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Answer: He had been a man of war and shed much blood (1 Chronicles 28:3)
God said, "You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood."
After Solomon, the kingdom split in two. What was the northern kingdom called?
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Answer: Israel (1 Kings 12:16-20)
Ten tribes made Jeroboam king over all Israel; only the tribe of Judah (with Benjamin) followed the house of David.
Who was the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel?
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Answer: Jeroboam (1 Kings 12:20)
They called Jeroboam to the congregation and made him king over all Israel.
Which son of Solomon lost ten tribes because he took harsh advice?
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Answer: Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:13-16)
Rehoboam answered harshly, following the young men's advice, and Israel rebelled.
What did Jeroboam set up at Bethel and Dan?
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Answer: Two golden calves (1 Kings 12:28-29)
He made two calves of gold and said, "Here are your gods, O Israel."
Which king of Israel married Jezebel and served Baal?
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Answer: Ahab (1 Kings 16:30-31)
Ahab took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
Round 2: Prophets of God
How many prophets of Baal did Elijah face on Mount Carmel?
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Answer: 450 (1 Kings 18:19,22)
Elijah said, "I alone am left a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men."
How did God speak to Elijah on Mount Horeb?
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Answer: In a still small voice (1 Kings 19:11-12)
The LORD was not in the wind, the earthquake or the fire; and after the fire, a still small voice.
What did Elisha throw into the poisoned stew to make it safe?
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Answer: Flour (2 Kings 4:40-41)
"Bring some flour." He put it into the pot, and there was nothing harmful in the pot.
What happened to Elisha's servant Gehazi after he lied to get Naaman's silver?
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Answer: The leprosy of Naaman clung to him (2 Kings 5:25-27)
Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence leprous, as white as snow.
What touched Isaiah's lips to take away his sin?
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Answer: A live coal from the altar (Isaiah 6:6-7)
A seraph touched his mouth with a live coal and said, "Your iniquity is taken away, and your sin purged."
What did Isaiah prophesy: "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name..."?
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Answer: Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)
Matthew 1:23 explains that Immanuel means "God with us."
Into what was Jeremiah thrown, where he sank in the mire?
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Answer: A dungeon (cistern) (Jeremiah 38:6)
They let Jeremiah down with ropes into the dungeon; there was no water, but mire, and he sank in the mire.
Who rescued Jeremiah from the dungeon?
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Answer: Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian (Jeremiah 38:7-13)
Ebed-Melech let down old rags and ropes, and they pulled Jeremiah up out of the dungeon.
Who was Jeremiah's scribe who wrote his words on a scroll?
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Answer: Baruch (Jeremiah 36:4)
Baruch wrote on a scroll of a book, at the instruction of Jeremiah, all the words of the LORD.
What did God tell Ezekiel to eat, which tasted like honey?
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Answer: A scroll (Ezekiel 3:1-3)
"Son of man, eat this scroll." It was in his mouth like honey in sweetness.
Round 3: Men of the Bible
What was the name of Abraham's wife's Egyptian maidservant, mother of Ishmael?
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Answer: Hagar (Genesis 16:1,15)
Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram named him Ishmael.
What did Rachel steal when Jacob fled from Laban?
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Answer: Her father's household idols (Genesis 31:19)
Rachel had stolen the household idols that were her father's.
What were the names of the two Hebrew midwives who feared God in Egypt?
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Answer: Shiphrah and Puah (Exodus 1:15-17)
The midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded, but saved the male children alive.
Five sisters asked Moses for their father's inheritance. Who was their father?
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Answer: Zelophehad (Numbers 27:1-7)
The LORD said, "The daughters of Zelophehad speak what is right."
Naomi asked to be called by another name when she returned to Bethlehem. What was it?
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Answer: Mara (Ruth 1:20)
"Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me."
Who was the other wife of Elkanah, who provoked Hannah?
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Answer: Peninnah (1 Samuel 1:2,6)
Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, and she provoked Hannah severely.
Which daughter of Saul loved David and helped him escape through a window?
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Answer: Michal (1 Samuel 19:11-12)
Michal let David down through a window, and he fled and escaped.
What did the widow of Zarephath have left when Elijah asked her for bread?
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Answer: A handful of flour and a little oil (1 Kings 17:12-16)
The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the LORD by Elijah.
What was the Shunammite woman's kindness to Elisha?
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Answer: She and her husband made him a small upper room to stay in (2 Kings 4:9-10)
"Let us make a small upper room on the wall... so that whenever he comes to us, he can turn in there."
Which prophetess did King Josiah's men consult about the Book of the Law?
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Answer: Huldah (2 Kings 22:14)
Hilkiah the priest and the others went to Huldah the prophetess, who dwelt in Jerusalem.
Round 4: Parables of Jesus
How many times did Peter suggest he should forgive his brother?
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Answer: Seven times (Matthew 18:21-22)
Jesus answered, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." Then He told the parable of the unforgiving servant.
In the parable of the unforgiving servant, how much did the servant owe the king?
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Answer: Ten thousand talents (Matthew 18:24,28)
He was forgiven ten thousand talents, but would not forgive a fellow servant one hundred denarii.
In the parable of the workers in the vineyard, how much did those hired at the eleventh hour receive?
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Answer: A denarius, the same as the others (Matthew 20:9-15)
"Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things?... So the last will be first, and the first last."
In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, where did the angels carry Lazarus?
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Answer: Abraham's bosom (Luke 16:22)
The beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom.
What did the rich man ask Abraham to send to his five brothers?
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Answer: Lazarus, to warn them (Luke 16:27-31)
Abraham said, "They have Moses and the prophets... If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead."
In the parable of the wedding feast, what was the man without a wedding garment?
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Answer: Bound and cast into outer darkness (Matthew 22:11-14)
"For many are called, but few are chosen."
In the parable of the wicked vinedressers, whom did they kill last?
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Answer: The owner's son (Matthew 21:37-39)
"They will respect my son." But they caught him, cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.
What was the stone the builders rejected, quoted after the parable of the vinedressers?
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Answer: It has become the chief cornerstone (Matthew 21:42)
"The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes."
In the parable of the friend at midnight, how many loaves did the man ask to borrow?
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Answer: Three (Luke 11:5-8)
"Friend, lend me three loaves." Because of his persistence the friend rose and gave him as many as he needed.
Round 5: Miracles of Jesus (double points)
What did the master of the feast at Cana say to the bridegroom?
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Answer: "You have kept the good wine until now!" (John 2:10)
"Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine... You have kept the good wine until now!"
How many men were fed in the second great feeding with seven loaves?
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Answer: Four thousand (Matthew 15:34-38)
Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children; they took up seven large baskets full.
What did the Gadarene demons call themselves?
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Answer: Legion, for we are many (Mark 5:9)
"My name is Legion; for we are many."
What did Jesus say as He healed the deaf man with a speech impediment?
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Answer: "Ephphatha" — "Be opened" (Mark 7:34-35)
Looking up to heaven, He sighed and said, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." Immediately his ears were opened.
Which woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon said, "Even the little dogs eat the crumbs"?
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Answer: A Syro-Phoenician (Canaanite) woman (Mark 7:26-29)
Jesus said, "For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter."
At Bethsaida, what did a blind man say he saw after Jesus first touched his eyes?
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Answer: Men like trees, walking (Mark 8:23-25)
Jesus put His hands on his eyes again, and he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
Why did Jesus say the man was born blind in John 9?
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Answer: That the works of God should be revealed in him (John 9:2-3)
"Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him."
Which disciple said about Lazarus, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him"?
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Answer: Thomas (John 11:16)
Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with Him."
What is the shortest verse in the Bible, spoken at Lazarus's tomb?
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Answer: "Jesus wept." (John 11:35)
Jesus wept, and the Jews said, "See how He loved him!"
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If your group breezed through these, try our 30 hard Bible trivia questions, or test them book by book with the Old Testament quiz and New Testament quiz. Planning a whole evening? Our guide to hosting a Bible quiz night has a running order, scoring and tie-breakers.
Frequently asked questions
What are good Bible quiz questions for adults?
Good adult Bible quiz questions go beyond the famous children's-story headlines into details such as which tribe Saul came from, what the prophets did, and what the parables mean, while still having one clear answer with a Bible reference.
How many questions should an adult Bible quiz have?
For a game night, 40 to 60 questions in rounds of 10 works well. For a small group opener, 10 questions is enough.
Which Bible version are these answers from?
The answers and references follow the New King James Version (NKJV). Most questions are about events and people, so they work with any translation.
Can I play these questions on phones?
Yes. MyBibleQuiz shows questions like these on a big screen while everyone answers on their phone with a game PIN, with automatic scoring and a podium at the end.