Genesis Trivia

Q1: Through which son of Adam and Eve is Jesus' lineage traced?
a. Cain
b. Abel
c. Seth
d. None of the Above

Q2: What is the very first command in the Bible?
a. Be fruitful and multiply
b. Be strong and courageous
c. Seek first the kingdom of God
d. Walk humbly with your God

Q3: On what day did God create whales?
a. Day 3
b. Day 4
c. Day 5
d. Day 6

Q4: Who committed the first murder?
a. Nimrod
b. Cain
c. Tubal-cain
d. Lamech

Q5: Who planted the first garden?
a. Adam
b. Eve
c. God
d. Abel

Q6: Who lived 365 years and was then taken away by God?
a. Irad
b. Mahujael
c. Jabal
d. Enoch

Q7: What type of bird did Noah first send out to see if waters were receding?
a. Hawk
b. Raven
c. Dove
d. Eagle

Q8: What did God use as a sign to mark his covenant with Noah (not to destroy world with water again)?
a. Rainbow
b. Dust Storm
c. Mighty Wind
d. All of the Above

Q9: What descendant of Ham was "a mighty hunter before the Lord"?
a. Cush
b. Egypt
c. Nimrod
d. Canaan

Q10: Who was Abraham's second wife?
a. Keturah
b. Sarai
c. Hagar
d. Abraham did not have a second wife

Q11: Who was Ishmael's mother?
a. Hagar
b. Sarah
c. Milcah
d. Rebekah

Q12: Who is the first priest mentioned in the Bible?
a. Abraham
b. Moses
c. Aaron
d. Melchizadek

Q13: What city on the Euphrates river did Abram leave?
a. Ur
b. Haran
c. Bethel
d. Hebron

Q14: What were the original names of Abraham and Sarah?
a. Abe and Sarah
b. Abram and Sarai
c. Abe and Sarai
d. Abram and Sarah

Q15: What was the original name for Israel?
a. Abraham
b. Isaac
c. Jacob
d. Esau

Q16: What woman is the most mentioned in the Bible (56 times)?
a. Sarah
b. Rachel
c. Rebekah
d. Esther

Q17: What was the name of the daughter that Leah bore to Jacob?
a. Tamar
b. Dinah
c. Rachel
d. Bilhah

Q18: Josephs brothers used the blood of what animal to make it look like he had been killed by a ferocious animal?
a. Lion
b. Sheep
c. Goat
d. Ox

Q19: Who recommended Joseph to Pharaoh as an interpreter of dreams?
a. Potipher
b. Butler
c. Baker
d. Cupbearer

Q20: Where was Rachel buried?
a. Bethlehem
b. Jerusalem
c. Bethel
d. Hebron

Q21: The firstborn blessing was reversed with Jacob and Esau - with which other set of brothers did it get reversed?
a. Ephraim and Manasseh
b. Rueben and Simeon
c. Joseph and Benjamin
d. All of the Above

Q22: Who all was buried in the cave at Machpelah (modern day Hebron)?
a. Abraham and Sarah
b. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah
c. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Rachel, Jacob
d. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, Jacob

Q23: How many years did Joseph live?
a. 90
b. 110
c. 125
d. 152

Q24: One of Joseph's last requests was to be buried where?
a. Egypt
b. Paddan-aram, home of his mother's family
c. Land God swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
d. None of the Above

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Genesis Trivia Answers

A1: c. Seth (Luke 4:38)
A2: a. "Be fruitful and multiply" (Genesis 1:28)
A3: c. Day 5 (Genesis 1:21)
A4: b. Cain (Genesis 4:8)
A5: c. God (Genesis 2:8)
A6: d. Enoch (Genesis 5:24)
A7: b. Raven (Genesis 8:7)
A8: a. Rainbow in the clouds (Genesis 9:14)
A9: c. Nimrod (Genesis 10:8-9)
A10: a. Keturah (Genesis 25:1)
A11: a. Hagar (Genesis 16:15)
A12: d. Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18)
A13: a. Ur (Genesis 15:7)
A14: b. Abram and Sarai (Genesis 17:5, 15)
A15: c. Jacob (Genesis 32:28)
A16: a. Sarah
A17: b. Dinah (Genesis 34:1)
A18: c. Goat (Genesis 37:31)
A19: d. Cupbearer (Genesis 41:9-13)
A20: a. Bethlehem (Genesis 48:7)
A21: a. Ephraim and Manasseh (Genesis 48:12-20)
A22: d. Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, Jacob (Genesis 49:29-32)
A23: b. 110 (Genesis 50:22)
A24: c. Land God swore to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob (Genesis 50:24-25)