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24 Biblical Figures Trivia Questions: From Adam to Jesus

How well do you know the key figures in biblical history? Take this Biblical Figures trivia quiz to test your knowledge of individuals who have shaped religious beliefs across centuries. Understanding these figures offers insight into the spiritual and cultural influences they have left on humanity. From the creation of Adam to the life and teachings of Jesus, these stories are foundational to many faiths.

Discover the distinct personalities and pivotal moments in the lives of these biblical icons. Each figure represents a unique aspect of human experience and divine interaction, reflecting the trials, triumphs, and faith of countless generations. What can their stories teach us about perseverance, morality, and leadership?

If you’re eager to expand your biblical knowledge even further, explore our other categories on Biblical Books and Verses, Events and Places, and New Testament trivia. Each section offers a treasure trove of fascinating questions to challenge your understanding of these timeless stories and figures.

The author of which letter addresses the letter ‘to the chosen lady and her children’?

1 Peter

1 Peter

2 John

2 John

2 Peter

2 Peter

1John

1John

When asked where this person had been, who gave this reply? ‘From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.’

Jesus

Jesus

Moses

Moses

Adam

Adam

Satan

Satan

No, Lord, for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.’ Who said that?

John

John

Andrew

Andrew

James

James

Peter

Peter

Even though one of the meanings of my name is ‘rest’, I probably didn’t get much rest while spending some time afloat. Who am I?

Goliath

Goliath

Ezekiel

Ezekiel

Rahab

Rahab

Noah

Noah

Name the man who desperately questioned God with this query: ‘What shall I do with this people? They be almost ready to stone me.’

Elijah

Elijah

Paul

Paul

Ezekiel

Ezekiel

Moses

Moses

Who preached the first sermon on the Day of Pentecost?

James

James

Paul

Paul

John

John

Peter

Peter

The bible’s first martyr was who?

Stephanie

Stephanie

Stevo

Stevo

Stephen

Stephen

Stevie Boy

Stevie Boy

What profession did the man who spoke these words have? ‘Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.’

Priest

Priest

Criminal

Criminal

Tent Maker

Tent Maker

Beggar

Beggar

An elderly woman talking to her pregnant cousin said, ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear.’

Martha

Martha

Hannah

Hannah

Anna, the prophetess

Anna, the prophetess

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Am I my brother’s keeper?’ was said by whom?

Cain

Cain

Moses

Moses

David

David

Esau

Esau

Which man asked, ‘How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?’

Matthew

Matthew

Thomas

Thomas

Nicodemus

Nicodemus

Joseph of Arimathea

Joseph of Arimathea

Who ordered the beheading of John the Baptist?

King Harry

King Harry

King Harold

King Harold

King Henry

King Henry

King Herod

King Herod

In the Bible, Joseph was sold by his brothers for how many silver coins?

Ten

Ten

Forty

Forty

Sixty

Sixty

Twenty

Twenty

A wicked one talking to a holy one promised, ‘All this I will give you if you will bow down and worship me.’

The serpent

The serpent

The devil

The devil

Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot

A troll

A troll

Abi + coarse tobacco = King David’s concubine.

Abigail

Abigail

Abishag

Abishag

Abijeh

Abijeh

Abishah

Abishah

Who discovered Jesus was missing from the tomb on the third day after He had been buried?

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

Peter

Peter

John

John

The angel

The angel

Who said: ‘How can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?’?

Ahab

Ahab

Joseph

Joseph

Balaam

Balaam

Daniel

Daniel

Who was the father of Saul?

Kish

Kish

Jesse

Jesse

Dodo

Dodo

Jonathan

Jonathan

According to the Bible, what was the name of the prisoner released as Jesus was sentenced to crucifixion?

Judas

Judas

Pilate

Pilate

Barabbas

Barabbas

Herod

Herod

Who wrote that ‘one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as one day.’?

Paul

Paul

Solomon

Solomon

Peter

Peter

Isaiah

Isaiah

Whose name means ‘child of great joy?’

Benjamin

Benjamin

Agrippa

Agrippa

Jacob

Jacob

Abigail

Abigail

The woman at the side of King David was who?

Bathtime

Bathtime

Bathima

Bathima

Bathsheba

Bathsheba

Bathmat

Bathmat

Who murdered his brother Abel?

Christ

Christ

Carl

Carl

Cain

Cain

Charlie

Charlie

Who lamented: ‘Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?’

Saul

Saul

The Children of Israel

The Children of Israel

Moses

Moses

Joshua

Joshua

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