Children in the Bible Trivia Quiz

All of the questions in this quiz are related to children in the Bible.

A multiple-choice quiz by ms_e. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
ms_e

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
302,906

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

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1. Which baby was put in a reed basket and placed in the Nile River? Hint

David

Joseph

Samuel

Moses

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2. Which young man was taken to the top of a mountain to be sacrificed by his father Abraham, according to Genesis 22:1-18? Hint

Samson

Isaac

Ishmael

Samuel

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3. Which boy was lost by his parents when he was twelve years old? Hint

John

Jesus

James

Jude

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4. Hannah, the mother of this boy, was barren and promised to give a son she bore to God. Who is the boy? Hint

Samson

Eli

Samuel

Elisha

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5. Which of these is the set of twins born to Isaac and Rebecca? Hint

Cain and Abel

James and John

Joseph and Benjamin

Esau and Jacob

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6. Which youngster cared for his father's sheep and eventually saved his people from the Philistines by killing the champion Goliath? Hint

Samson

David

Samuel

Moses

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7. Whose mother placed him under a bush in the desert because she could not bear to watch him die? Hint

Ishmael

Samson

Isaac

Samuel

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8. Which child became king of Judah when he was only eight years old? Hint

Jonah

Jacob

Jonathan

Josiah

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9. When a group of little children were brought to this man, his followers tried to shoo the children away. Who is this man? Hint

Paul

Adam

Jesus

John

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10. Which child was the youngest of twelve brothers? Hint

Joseph

Benjamin

Reuben

Levi

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which baby was put in a reed basket and placed in the Nile River?

Answer: Moses

Moses grew up to see a burning bush, face a pharaoh, lead people through the desert, and see the back of God on a mountaintop. (Exodus)

2. Which young man was taken to the top of a mountain to be sacrificed by his father Abraham, according to Genesis 22:1-18?

Answer: Isaac

Thankfully, God provided a sacrificial ram to replace Isaac. (Genesis 22:1-18)

3. Which boy was lost by his parents when he was twelve years old?

Answer: Jesus

Mary and Joseph spent three days looking for Jesus in Jerusalem. When they found him at the temple, Jesus asked, "Why were you searching for me? . . . Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" (Luke 2:42-52 -- quote from New International Version Luke 2:49)

4. Hannah, the mother of this boy, was barren and promised to give a son she bore to God. Who is the boy?

Answer: Samuel

As Hannah wept and prayed to God at the temple, she was so overcome with emotion that the priest Eli thought she was drunk. (1 Samuel 1:1-20)

5. Which of these is the set of twins born to Isaac and Rebecca?

Answer: Esau and Jacob

Jacob and Esau had a contentious relationship from their very birth; though Esau was born first, Jacob was clinging to Esau's heel as they were born. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a bit of food, and Jacob later stole Esau's blessing from their dying father. (Genesis 25:19-34, Genesis 27:1-40)

6. Which youngster cared for his father's sheep and eventually saved his people from the Philistines by killing the champion Goliath?

Answer: David

Although Goliath was over nine feet tall, David faced him with only a slingshot and five stones. (1 Samuel 17)

7. Whose mother placed him under a bush in the desert because she could not bear to watch him die?

Answer: Ishmael

Ishmael's mother, Hagar, was sent by Abraham (Ishmael's father) into the desert. (Genesis 21:8-20)

8. Which child became king of Judah when he was only eight years old?

Answer: Josiah

"Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years. . . .He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD and walked in all the ways of his father David, not turning aside to the right or to the left." (New International Version -- 2 Kings 22:1-2)

9. When a group of little children were brought to this man, his followers tried to shoo the children away. Who is this man?

Answer: Jesus

"Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them. But the disciples rebuked those who brought them. Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.' When he had placed his hands on them, he went on from there." (New International Version -- Matthew 19:13-15)

10. Which child was the youngest of twelve brothers?

Answer: Benjamin

Benjamin was the second and youngest child of Jacob and Rachel. Benjamin's ten other older brothers were born to Leah and to Leah and Rachel's maidservants. (Genesis 35:21-26)

Source: Author ms_e

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