This Bible Jeopardy-style game gives you a quiz board of five categories and twenty-five questions, and keeps the score for up to four teams. Tap a number to see the question, show the answer, and give the points to the team that got it right. A new board draws five of twelve categories, so the next game is different.

How to play

Make teams. Open “Teams and names” under the board to name two, three or four teams.
A team chooses a category and a number. The higher the number, the harder the question: 100 is easy, 500 is hard.
Read the question aloud. The first team to answer correctly wins the points. Tap “Show the answer”, then tap the team that got it right, or “Nobody”.
Play until the board is empty. The game names the winner. “New board” starts again with other categories and keeps your team names.

The game is saved in the browser, so nothing is lost if the page is reloaded in the middle of a lesson.

Tips for the leader

Use a big screen. Connect a laptop to the projector or the television; the board is easy to read from the back of a room.
Let the team that answered correctly choose next, as in the television game.
Give thinking time. Fifteen seconds for the 100 and 200 questions, thirty for the rest.
For a tie, use one more question from the lists below and let the first correct answer decide.
For younger children, play only the 100 to 300 rows, or use our Bible trivia for kids.

All the questions and answers

There are twelve categories of five questions each. The answer is in bold.

Genesis

100: What did God create on the first day? Light. (Genesis 1:3)
200: Who killed his brother Abel? Cain. (Genesis 4:8)
300: What sign did God give Noah after the flood? A rainbow. (Genesis 9:13)
400: What did Esau sell to his brother Jacob for a bowl of stew? His birthright. (Genesis 25:29–34)
500: Which priest and king of Salem blessed Abraham and brought out bread and wine? Melchizedek. (Genesis 14:18)

Moses and the Exodus

100: What was baby Moses placed in on the river? A basket. (Exodus 2:3)
200: What was the first of the ten plagues of Egypt? The water of the Nile turned to blood. (Exodus 7:20)
300: Besides lamb and bitter herbs, what did Israel eat on the night of the Passover? Unleavened bread. (Exodus 12:8)
400: What did the people make and worship while Moses was on the mountain? A golden calf. (Exodus 32)
500: Who was Moses’ father-in-law, who told him to share the work of judging? Jethro. (Exodus 18)

Kings and prophets

100: Which shepherd boy became king of Israel? David. (1 Samuel 16)
200: What did Solomon ask God to give him? Wisdom. (1 Kings 3:9)
300: Which prophet was fed by ravens? Elijah. (1 Kings 17:6)
400: Which prophet saw the Lord on a throne and heard the angels cry “Holy, holy, holy”? Isaiah. (Isaiah 6)
500: Which king of Judah had the book of the Law read out and renewed the covenant? Josiah. (2 Kings 22–23)

The life of Jesus

100: In which town did Jesus grow up? Nazareth. (Luke 2:51)
200: How many days did Jesus fast in the desert? Forty. (Matthew 4:2)
300: Where did Jesus pray on the night he was arrested? In the garden of Gethsemane. (Matthew 26:36)
400: Who asked Pilate for the body of Jesus and laid it in his own new tomb? Joseph of Arimathea. (Matthew 27:57–60)
500: To which village were two disciples walking when the risen Jesus joined them? Emmaus. (Luke 24:13)

Miracles and parables

100: What did Jesus walk on to reach his disciples in the boat? The sea (the water). (Matthew 14:25)
200: In the parable, how many sheep did the shepherd leave to look for the lost one? Ninety-nine. (Luke 15:4)
300: Jesus healed ten lepers. How many came back to thank him? One. (Luke 17:15)
400: In the parable of the sower, what does the seed stand for? The word of God. (Luke 8:11)
500: At which pool in Jerusalem did Jesus heal a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years? Bethesda. (John 5:2–9)

The apostles and the early Church

100: Which apostle was a fisherman and the brother of Andrew? Peter (Simon). (Matthew 4:18)
200: Which apostle had been a tax collector? Matthew. (Matthew 9:9)
300: What was the apostle Paul called before he was known as Paul? Saul. (Acts 13:9)
400: In which city were the disciples first called Christians? Antioch. (Acts 11:26)
500: Which married couple, tentmakers like Paul, explained the faith more fully to Apollos? Priscilla and Aquila. (Acts 18:26)

Women of the Bible

100: Who was the first woman? Eve. (Genesis 3:20)
200: Who was the mother of John the Baptist? Elizabeth. (Luke 1:57)
300: Which sister sat at the feet of Jesus while Martha served? Mary of Bethany. (Luke 10:39)
400: Which prophetess judged Israel and went to battle with Barak? Deborah. (Judges 4)
500: Which seller of purple cloth was baptized at Philippi with her household? Lydia. (Acts 16:14–15)

Numbers in the Bible

100: How many commandments did God give on Mount Sinai? Ten. (Exodus 20)
200: How many sons did Jacob have? Twelve. (Genesis 35:22)
300: How many days had Lazarus been in the tomb when Jesus raised him? Four. (John 11:39)
400: For how many pieces of silver did Judas betray Jesus? Thirty. (Matthew 26:15)
500: How many fish were in the net at the end of John’s Gospel? 153. (John 21:11)

The sacraments

100: Which sacrament is given with water? Baptism. (Catechism 1213)
200: In which sacrament do we receive the Body and Blood of Christ? The Eucharist. (Catechism 1322)
300: In which sacrament is the forehead anointed with chrism as the seal of the Holy Spirit? Confirmation. (Catechism 1300)
400: Which two sacraments are called the sacraments of healing? Penance and the Anointing of the Sick. (Catechism 1421)
500: Which sacrament has three degrees: bishop, priest and deacon? Holy Orders. (Catechism 1554)

Saints

100: Which saint is the patron of Ireland? St. Patrick.
200: Which saint of Assisi preached to the birds and loved poverty? St. Francis.
300: Which mother prayed for many years for the conversion of her son Augustine? St. Monica.
400: Which girl saw Our Lady at Lourdes in 1858? St. Bernadette.
500: Which Polish sister made known the message of Divine Mercy? St. Faustina Kowalska.

The Mass

100: Which word at the end of a prayer means “so be it”? Amen.
200: From which book are the readings at Mass proclaimed? The Lectionary.
300: Which prayer of the Mass begins with the word “Holy” said three times? The Sanctus.
400: What is the name of the plate that holds the host? The paten.
500: What does the Greek prayer “Kyrie eleison” mean? Lord, have mercy.

Who said it?

100: “Let there be light.” God. (Genesis 1:3)
200: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord.” Mary. (Luke 1:38)
300: “My Lord and my God!” The apostle Thomas. (John 20:28)
400: “Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.” Samuel. (1 Samuel 3:9–10)
500: “What is truth?” Pontius Pilate. (John 18:38)

Frequently asked questions

Is the Bible Jeopardy game free?

Yes. There is no account, no download and no limit on the number of games.

How long does a game take?

About twenty to thirty minutes for a full board of twenty-five questions with two or three teams.

How many teams can play?

One to four. With one team, a family or a small class can simply try to clear the board.

What ages is it for?

Roughly ten and up. The 100 and 200 questions suit children; the 400 and 500 questions will stretch adults.

Is this the official Jeopardy! game?

No. It is a quiz board in the style of that game, made for parishes, schools and families. It is not connected with the Jeopardy! television programme or its owners.

Bible Jeopardy Game: Free Online Quiz Board for Class and Youth Group