Bible Quiz for Teens
A lot of the Bible’s biggest stories star people your age. Joseph was seventeen when his brothers turned on him. David was “but a youth” when he walked out to face a giant. Daniel and his friends were young captives who refused to go along with the crowd. This quiz is about them — plus the verses written straight to young people about pressure, friends, worry and who you are. Twelve questions per round, pulled at random from a bank of thirty-eight, and every answer shows the exact verse it came from.
That round covered the young people of the Bible — Joseph, David and Jonathan, Daniel and his friends, Jeremiah, Mary — and the verses written to young people about friends, pressure, worry and identity.
Every one of those young people had to decide who to follow.
Thirty short daily readings that walk alongside Jesus — what he said, what he did, and what following him looks like at school, at home and with your friends. Easy to read in five minutes. Try the first three days free.
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Common Questions About the Bible Quiz for Teens
What are good Bible quiz questions for teens?
The best ones are about people who were young themselves, and about the things teenagers actually deal with. Joseph was seventeen when his brothers turned on him (Genesis 37:2). David was dismissed by Goliath as “but a youth” (1 Samuel 17:42), and he took off King Saul’s armour because it did not fit him. Daniel and his friends were young captives in Babylon who refused to eat the king’s food and asked to be tested for ten days instead. Good teen questions also include finish-the-verse items on themes like peer pressure (“My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not,” Proverbs 1:10), friendship (“A friend loveth at all times,” Proverbs 17:17), anxiety (Philippians 4:6) and identity (Psalm 139:14). This quiz mixes both kinds. There are thirty-eight questions in the bank, every one checked against the King James text, and each answer shows its reference.
Who were the teenagers in the Bible?
Scripture rarely gives exact ages, but a few are stated plainly. Joseph was seventeen when his story begins (Genesis 37:2). Uzziah was sixteen when he was made king of Judah (2 Chronicles 26:1). David was called “but a youth” when he fought Goliath (1 Samuel 17:33, 42), and Jeremiah protested that he was “a child” when he was called to be a prophet (Jeremiah 1:6). Daniel and his three friends are described as young men chosen for training in Babylon (Daniel 1:4). Paul tells Timothy not to let anyone despise his youth (1 Timothy 4:12). Mary is often thought to have been a teenager when the angel Gabriel visited her, since girls in that culture were usually engaged young, but the Bible itself does not give her age, so this quiz only says she was a young woman engaged to Joseph. What these people share is that God used them early, not after they had everything figured out.
What Bible verses are written specifically to young people?
Several passages address youth directly. Ecclesiastes 12:1 says, “Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth.” Psalm 119:9 asks how a young man can keep his way clean and answers, “by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” Paul writes to Timothy, “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers” (1 Timothy 4:12), and later tells him to “flee also youthful lusts” and follow righteousness, faith, charity and peace alongside others who call on the Lord (2 Timothy 2:22). John writes, “I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong” (1 John 2:14). Lamentations 3:27 says it is good to bear the yoke in youth, and Proverbs 20:29 says the glory of young men is their strength. Much of Proverbs is written as a parent’s advice to a son, which is why so many of its lines on friends and temptation still land with teenagers today.
Can youth groups and Bible quiz teams use this quiz?
Yes, and it was built with them in mind. Youth leaders use a round as an icebreaker, or split the group into teams and read the questions aloud, since the answer and its verse reference appear right after each pick. Bible quiz teams can use it for fast recall drill: about a third of the bank is finish-the-verse practice, and the rest asks for specific details (how many days, which brother, what age) the way real quiz rounds do. Parents use it at the dinner table with teens who would roll their eyes at a worksheet. Because each round pulls twelve random questions from thirty-eight, a group can play three or four rounds without seeing the same set. Nothing needs to be installed and there is no sign-up, so it works on any phone. For a younger group, try our Junior and Youth quiz, and for a real challenge, the Hard Bible Quiz.
How does the Bible Quiz for Teens work, and can I play again?
Press Start Quiz and you get twelve multiple-choice questions drawn at random from the bank and shuffled into a new order, with the answer choices shuffled too. Pick an answer and you will see straight away whether it was correct, along with the exact Bible reference and a short line explaining it, so a miss still teaches you something. Your running score sits at the top of the card. At the end you get your total out of twelve, a Bible verse with a few words about what it means for someone your age, and buttons to share your score on WhatsApp, X or Facebook, or copy it to send to a friend and dare them to beat it. Nothing is saved and there is no account, so refreshing the page starts you fresh. Hit Play Again for a new set of twelve. Ready to see how you do? Scroll up and take the Bible Quiz for Teens above.