Bible Brain Quest
Ages 6 & up
Some of these were slightly adapted, a few are original but most of the questions here were copied word for word.
1. What did God place in the heavens as a symbol of His pledge to Noah and his family?
2. Name the city whose walls fell down when the trupmet blared and the Israelites shouted.
3. What are the first three words of the Old Testament?
4. Who was the first great ancestor of the people of Israel?
5. When Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem, did he rebuild the walls of the city or the Temple of the Lord?
6. What lighted the way for the children of Israel when they journeyed through the wilderness a night?
7. He was saved by his uncle Abraham; his wife was turned to salt leaving Sodom.
8. The first priest mentioned in the Bible; king of Salem, offered bread and wine to Abraham.
9. Was the older brother of Moses named Aaron, Joel or Jethro?
10. In Roman times, what was the highest Jewish governing council?
11. What ferocious animal did Daniel not fear because of his faith in God?
12. When God asked where Abel was, who answered with the words: �Am I my brother�s keeper?�
13. Which animal was unclean for the people of Isreal to eat or sacrifice?
14. During the first plague that God brought upon Egypt, what happened to all the water?
15. Who was the first king of the Israelites?
16. Who helped cure the Syrian army commander Naaman of leprosy?
17. Which queen plotted Naboth�s death to get his land and to please her husband: Esther, Bathsheba or Jezebel?
18. What did Jacob name the place he dreamed of ladder with angels going up and down?
19. Who called Samuel four times while he slept in the temple of Shiloh?
20. Who is credited with writing the book of Proverbs?
21. Who was King Saul�s eldest son and David�s closest friend?
22. Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat of which tree in the Garden of Eden?
23. Who killed the Egyptian taskmaster and fled to Egypt.
24. In Pharaoh�s dream, what animals represented the prosperity and famine?
25. What present from his father made Joseph�s brother�s turn against him?
26. Did the Old Testament�s Song of Songs tell a love story, a war story or a parable?
27. Who prayed to God to give her a son: Hannah, Naomi or Deborah?
28. When was the Temple completely destroyed by the Romans?
29. What miraculous event occurred when Moses struck a rock in the desert?
30. Who was the wife of Abraham and the Mother of Isaac?
31. Who was the father of Ishmael by the servant Hagar?
32. Isaiah said, �He was pierced for our sins...and by his wounds we are healed?� Who does Isaiah say he is talking about?
33. What happened to the sun as the Israelites fought the Amorites?
34. What food provided to th Israelites in the wilderness tasted like honey wafers?
35. Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob. Who was the twelfth son?
36. What percent of their income were the Israelites expected to give back to God?
37. Is Zion another name for Jerusalem, Jericho or Joppa?
38. Humans judge each other by outward appearances. Where does God look to make his judgment?
39. Who pretended to be his older brother to deceive his father out of the birthright and steal it from his brother?
40. Who first fled God�s call, then was swallowed by a whale, then went and converted Nineva?
41. Which biblical kingdom has no boundaries?
42. What did the Israelites call the portable sacred tent they used for worship?
43. What weapon did David use to battle the giant Goliath?
44. Who took Jacob into his home after he stole Esau�s birthright?
45. What Hebew name means �God with us?�
46. What terrible place of torture and death were Shadrack, Meshack and Abnego hurled into?
47. Which Old Testament prophet ascended to Heaven in a chariot?
48. What book of the Bible was named for counting, or census, of the Israelties in the desert?
49. What happened to Lot�s wife when she looked back at the burning city of Sodom?
50. How many of the 32,000 men in Gideon�s army did God use to fight the Midianites?
51. Who told the Philistines that Samson�s strength as in his hair?
52. Who was one of the judges of the Israelites: Hannah, Delilah or Debrah?
53. As people moved away from Jerusalem, what buildings were used as houses of worship?
54. What did Moses receive when God told him to place it in his coat and then pul it out?
55. What did the sailors do to Jonah when they felt he as responsible for the life-threatening storm?
56. The first great temple in Jerusalem was built by Solomon, but who planned it?
57. Which Old Testament book tells about the life of Abraham?
58. Who was the daughter-in- law of Naomi, the wife of Boaz and a model of faithfulness in the Old Testament?
59. Where did the Israelites place blood as they waited for the angel of death to pass over?
60. Who pleaded with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah from God�s wrath?
61. What do we call the site where sacrifices were offered to God?
62. How many years did the children of Israel wander in the wilderness?
63. What is the Jewish day of rest called?
64. What did Elijah do for the widow from Zarepath whose son had died?
65. Who was woman who helped the two spies escape Jericho?
66. In what book of the Bible do we read about Noah and the Great Flood?
67. In Isaiah 53, what animal was used as a symbol to depict the suffering servant?
68. Name the prophet who anointed Saul and David as kings.
69. Who first desroyed the great city of Jerusalem after it was built during the time of the monarchy?
70. What queen was eaten by dogs, as prophesied by Elijah?