Old Testament quiz: questions 1 to 20

87 questions Questions 1 to 20

  1. Genesis · Odd one out

    Sons of Jacob. Which one does not belong?

    The options

    • Ishmael
    • Judah
    • Levi
    • Reuben
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    The answer

    Ishmael

    Reuben, Levi and Judah were sons of Jacob. Ishmael was the son of Abraham and Hagar.

    “The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:”

    Genesis 35:23 · KJV

    For children

    Jacob's sons. Which one was not his son?

    From the daily quiz of 29 September 2026.

  2. Psalms · Complete the verse

    The LORD is my ; I shall not want.

    The options

    • rock
    • king
    • shepherd
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    The answer

    shepherd

    “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

    Psalm 23:1 · KJV

    For children

    The LORD is my .

    From the daily quiz of 29 September 2026.

  3. Daniel · Multiple choice

    Who was thrown into a den of lions?

    The options

    • Jonah
    • Elijah
    • Daniel
    • Joseph
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    The answer

    Daniel

    “Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.”

    Daniel 6:16 · KJV

    For children

    Who was put in with the lions?

    From the daily quiz of 29 September 2026.

  4. 1 Samuel · Match the pairs

    Match each mother to her son: Hannah, Elisabeth, Hagar

    Match these

    • Hannah
    • Elisabeth
    • Hagar
    • Ishmael
    • John
    • Samuel
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    The answer

    • Hannah: Samuel
    • Elisabeth: John
    • Hagar: Ishmael

    “Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.”

    1 Samuel 1:20 · KJV

    For children

    Match each mum to her son

    From the daily quiz of 30 September 2026.

  5. Genesis · Multiple choice

    How many days and nights did it rain in the flood?

    The options

    • Forty
    • A hundred
    • Twelve
    • Seven
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    The answer

    Forty

    “And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.”

    Genesis 7:12 · KJV

    For children

    How long did it rain while Noah was in the ark?

    From the daily quiz of 30 September 2026.

  6. Ecclesiastes · Which book

    Where does the saying a fly in the ointment come from?

    The options

    • Ecclesiastes
    • Job
    • Proverbs
    • Song of Solomon
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    The answer

    Ecclesiastes

    “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”

    Ecclesiastes 10:1 · KJV

    For children

    Which book talks about flies in the ointment?

    From the daily quiz of 1 October 2026.

  7. Exodus · Odd one out

    Plagues of Egypt. Which one does not belong?

    The options

    • Frogs
    • Lice
    • Snakes
    • Locusts
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    The answer

    Snakes

    Frogs, lice and locusts were plagues on Egypt. Aaron's rod became a serpent, but that was a sign, not a plague.

    “And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.”

    Exodus 8:6 · KJV

    For children

    Plagues on Egypt. Which one was not a plague?

    From the daily quiz of 1 October 2026.

  8. Jonah · True or false

    True or false: Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    The LORD prepared a great fish, and Jonah was in its belly three days and three nights.

    “Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.”

    Jonah 1:17 · KJV

    For children

    True or false: Jonah was inside the big fish for three days.

    From the daily quiz of 2 October 2026.

  9. Psalms · Complete the verse

    Be still, and know that I am .

    The options

    • here
    • ready
    • God
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    The answer

    God

    “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

    Psalm 46:10 · KJV

    For children

    Fill the gap: Be still, and know that I am .

    From the daily quiz of 2 October 2026.

  10. 1 Kings · Match the pairs

    Match the prophet to the king he spoke to: Elijah, Nathan, Isaiah

    Match these

    • Elijah
    • Nathan
    • Isaiah
    • Ahab
    • David
    • Hezekiah
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    The answer

    • Elijah: Ahab
    • Nathan: David
    • Isaiah: Hezekiah

    “And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?”

    1 Kings 18:17 · KJV

    For children

    Match each prophet to a king

    From the daily quiz of 2 October 2026.

  11. 1 Samuel · Multiple choice

    Who killed Goliath?

    The options

    • David
    • Jonathan
    • Samson
    • Saul
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    The answer

    David

    “So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.”

    1 Samuel 17:50 · KJV

    For children

    Who beat the giant Goliath?

    From the daily quiz of 2 October 2026.

  12. Genesis · Match the pairs

    Match the place to what happened there: Bethlehem, Jericho, Babel

    Match these

    • Bethlehem
    • Jericho
    • Babel
    • A tower was built
    • Jesus was born
    • The walls fell
    Show the answer

    The answer

    • Bethlehem: Jesus was born
    • Jericho: The walls fell
    • Babel: A tower was built

    “Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.”

    Genesis 11:9 · KJV

    For children

    Match each place to what happened

    From the daily quiz of 3 October 2026.

  13. Exodus · True or false

    True or false: The Ten Commandments were given on Mount Sinai.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    The LORD gave Moses two tables of testimony when he had made an end of speaking with him upon mount Sinai.

    “And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.”

    Exodus 31:18 · KJV

    For children

    True or false: God gave the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.

    From the daily quiz of 3 October 2026.

  14. Job · Which book

    Where does the saying by the skin of my teeth come from?

    The options

    • Proverbs
    • Lamentations
    • Job
    • Psalms
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    The answer

    Job

    “My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.”

    Job 19:20 · KJV

    For children

    Which book says by the skin of my teeth?

    From the daily quiz of 3 October 2026.

  15. Isaiah · Which book

    Where does the saying a drop in the bucket come from?

    The options

    • Jeremiah
    • Isaiah
    • Ezekiel
    • Psalms
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    The answer

    Isaiah

    “Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.”

    Isaiah 40:15 · KJV

    For children

    Which book says the nations are like a drop of a bucket?

    From the daily quiz of 4 October 2026.

  16. 1 Kings · True or false

    True or false: Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

    “So Solomon built the house, and finished it.”

    1 Kings 6:14 · KJV

    For children

    True or false: King Solomon built the temple.

    From the daily quiz of 4 October 2026.

  17. Joshua · Odd one out

    Books of the Law. Which one does not belong?

    The options

    • Leviticus
    • Genesis
    • Exodus
    • Joshua
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    The answer

    Joshua

    Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus are among the five books of the Law. Joshua comes after them.

    “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”

    Joshua 1:8 · KJV

    For children

    Books of the Law. Which one is not?

    From the daily quiz of 5 October 2026.

  18. Numbers · True or false

    True or false: A donkey spoke to Balaam.

    The options

    • True
    • False
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    The answer

    True

    The LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she spoke to Balaam.

    “And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?”

    Numbers 22:28 · KJV

    For children

    True or false: A donkey talked to Balaam.

    From the daily quiz of 5 October 2026.