General Questions about the Bible
Use these Bible trivia questions for kids in a general review when teaching what is scripture. Q = Question, A = Quiz Answer
True or False: The Bible is the most popular book ever written. (by copies sold)
A: True
Q: What is the first book in the Bible?
A: Genesis
Q: What is the last book in the Bible?
A: Revelation
Q: What four books tell about Jesus life on Earth?
A: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Q: Which book did Jesus directly write?
A: None
Q: What is the longest book in the Bible?
A: Psalms
True or False: David wrote the entire book of Psalms.
False: The Psalms are a collection by many writers, but David contributed the most.
Q: What is the shortest book in the Bible?
A: 3 John
Q: How many books are in the Bible?
A: 66
Q: How many books in the Old Testament?
A: 39 books in the OT
Q: How many books in the New Testament?
A: 27 books in the NT
Q: Which NT book has Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount?
A: Matthew
Ture or False: The Bible was first written in the English language?
A: False
Q: In what language was most of the Old Testament given?
A: Hebrew
Q: In what language was most of the New Testament given?
A: Greek
Q: Which human author wrote the most books?
A: Paul wrote 13 books.
Q: Which human author wrote the most words in the Bible?
A: Moses wrote 125,139 words.
Q: What was most likely the first Gospel written?
A: Mark
Q: What was most likely the last Gospel written?
A: John
Q: What was most likely the first of Paul’s letters written?
A: 1 Thessalonians
Q: What was most likely the last New Testament book written?
A: Revelation