50 Animals in the Bible Trivia Questions

A serpent in Eden, a dove with an olive leaf and a donkey that talked. How well do you know the animals of the Bible?

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    The shepherd leaves the 99 sheep to find the one lost sheep.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 18:12
    ‹How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?›
  2. Question 2Easy

    The second time Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him, Jesus told him: 'Take care of my sheep.'

    Answer: TrueJohn 21:16
    He saith to him again the second time, ‹Simon,› son ‹of Jonas, lovest thou me?› He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, ‹Feed my sheep.›
  3. Question 3Easy

    The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

    Answer: TrueJohn 10:11
    ‹I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.›
  4. Question 4Easy

    In the ancient Middle East, offering a traveler water for their camels was a major sign of hospitality, as camels drink very large amounts of water.

    Answer: TrueGenesis 24:22
    And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
  5. Question 5Easy

    The disciples caught nothing all night until Jesus told them where to fish.

    Answer: TrueJohn 21:6
    And he said unto them, ‹Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.› They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
  6. Question 6Easy

    Jesus fed 5,000 men plus women and children with five loaves and two fish.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 14:17-21
    And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, ‹Bring them hither to me.› And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained …
  7. Question 7Easy

    What object did Moses lift up on a pole to heal snake bites?

    Answer: D. A bronze snakeNumbers 21:9
    And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
  8. Question 8Easy

    Jesus rode into Jerusalem on exactly two donkeys simultaneously.

    Answer: FalseMark 11:7
    And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
  9. Question 9Easy

    Shepherds in biblical times would often lead their flock from the front, and the sheep would follow because they knew his voice.

    Answer: TrueJohn 10:4
    ‹And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.›
  10. Question 10Easy

    Jesus taught about the sheep pen, saying: 'I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be _____.'

    Answer: D. SavedJohn 10:9
    ‹I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.›
  11. Question 11Easy

    Speaking of His sheep, Jesus promised: 'I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.'

    Answer: TrueJohn 10:28
    ‹And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any› man ‹pluck them out of my hand.›
  12. Question 12Easy

    Jesus said, 'I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me.'

    Answer: TrueJohn 10:14
    ‹I am the good shepherd, and know my› sheep, ‹and am known of mine.›
  13. Question 13Easy

    Jesus fed the 5000 with 5 loaves and 2 fish.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 14:17
    And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.
  14. Question 14Easy

    In the Parable of the Lost Sheep, Jesus asked: 'Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn't he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and...?'

    Answer: B. Go after the lost sheep until he finds itLuke 15:4
    ‹What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?›
  15. Question 15Easy

    In Isaiah's prophecy of the Messiah, the sheep is described as crying out while being sheared.

    Answer: FalseIsaiah 53:7
    He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Medium questions

  1. Question 16Medium

    Who reached out to steady the Ark when the oxen stumbled?

    Answer: B. Uzzah2 Samuel 6:6
    And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.
  2. Question 17Medium

    In Ezekiel's parable of the two eagles, who does the first great eagle represent?

    Answer: D. King of BabylonEzekiel 17:3-12
    And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants. He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a …
  3. Question 18Medium

    When were the Israelites to give the firstborn of their oxen and sheep to God?

    Answer: D. On the eighth dayExodus 22:30
    Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me.
  4. Question 19Medium

    The second beast came out of the earth. It had two horns like a lamb, but how did it speak?

    Answer: B. Like a dragonRevelation 13:11
    And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
  5. Question 20Medium

    According to the Psalms, God brought His people out like a flock and led them like sheep through the _____.

    Answer: C. wilderness/desertPsalms 78:52
    But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
  6. Question 21Medium

    It was a standard practice for biblical shepherds to intentionally break the legs of sheep that constantly wandered away, so they would learn to stay close.

    Answer: FalsePsalms 23:4
    Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
  7. Question 22Medium

    During the first Passover in Egypt, where were the Israelites told to put the blood of the lamb?

    Answer: C. On the doorframesExodus 12:7
    And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
  8. Question 23Medium

    According to the Law of Moses, what was a young goat not to be cooked in?

    Answer: D. Mother's milkDeuteronomy 14:21
    Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
  9. Question 24Medium

    Nahum compares Nineveh's officials to locusts that flee when the sun appears.

    Answer: TrueNahum 3:17
    Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
  10. Question 25Medium

    Dan shall be a serpent by the way.

    Answer: TrueGenesis 49:17
    Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
  11. Question 26Medium

    Which prophet accurately foretold that the Messianic king would come to Jerusalem riding on a donkey?

    Answer: D. ZechariahZechariah 9:9
    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
  12. Question 27Medium

    Jesus told Nicodemus: 'Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be...'?

    Answer: A. Lifted upJohn 3:14
    ‹And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:›
  13. Question 28Medium

    In the Psalms, the suffering of the people is described as being considered sheep for _____.

    Answer: B. slaughterPsalms 44:22
    Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
  14. Question 29Medium

    Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are _____.

    Answer: A. Ravenous wolvesMatthew 7:15
    ‹Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.›
  15. Question 30Medium

    In the vision of Revelation, who is called the "Lion of the tribe of Judah" and the "Root of David"?

    Answer: C. Jesus (The Lamb)Revelation 5:5
    And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
  16. Question 31Medium

    If a poor leper cannot afford lambs for cleansing, what can he substitute for the burnt and sin offerings?

    Answer: A. Two turtledoves or two young pigeonsLeviticus 14:22
    And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering.
  17. Question 32Medium

    Jesus said He has other sheep not of this sheep pen that He must bring in. What will be the result?

    Answer: D. There shall be one flock and one shepherd.John 10:16
    ‹And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold,› and ‹one shepherd.›
  18. Question 33Medium

    The letter to the Hebrews states that the blood of bulls and goats in the Old Testament permanently took away sins, making Christ's sacrifice unnecessary.

    Answer: FalseHebrews 10:4
    For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
  19. Question 34Medium

    The horses in the vision of the sixth trumpet had heads resembling lions.

    Answer: TrueRevelation 9:17
    And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
  20. Question 35Medium

    In Daniel's vision, from which direction did the male goat with the notable horn come?

    Answer: C. From the westDaniel 8:5
    And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

Hard questions

  1. Question 36Hard

    Zephaniah compares Jerusalem's rulers to roaring lions, and her judges to what?

    Answer: D. Evening wolvesZephaniah 3:3
    Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
  2. Question 37Hard

    Which cryptic name does Isaiah use for Jerusalem, meaning 'Lion of God'?

    Answer: B. ArielIsaiah 29:1
    Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
  3. Question 38Hard

    According to the dietary laws in Leviticus, is the raven clean or unclean?

    Answer: D. UncleanLeviticus 11:15
    Every raven after his kind;
  4. Question 39Hard

    According to the Law, a cow or sheep and its young were not to be slaughtered on...

    Answer: A. The same dayLeviticus 22:28
    And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day.
  5. Question 40Hard

    Who ordained priests for the high places and goat and calf idols?

    Answer: A. Jeroboam2 Chronicles 11:15
    And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
  6. Question 41Hard

    In the Song of Moses, what did God do like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young?

    Answer: A. Spread His wings and carried themDeuteronomy 32:11
    As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
  7. Question 42Hard

    Agur lists things that are stately in their stride: a lion, a rooster, a he-goat, and a _____.

    Answer: D. kingProverbs 30:31
    A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.
  8. Question 43Hard

    How many ewe lambs did Abraham set apart as a witness at Beersheba?

    Answer: A. SevenGenesis 21:30
    And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
  9. Question 44Hard

    On what island was Paul shipwrecked and bitten by a venomous snake without being harmed?

    Answer: C. MaltaActs 28:1
    And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
  10. Question 45Hard

    In the book of Isaiah, the Lord will punish Leviathan, the _____ serpent.

    Answer: B. Fleeing / PiercingIsaiah 27:1
    In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.
  11. Question 46Hard

    In the Psalms, the psalmist petitions God against the wicked: "Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; tear out the _____ of the lions!"

    Answer: C. fangsPsalms 58:6
    Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
  12. Question 47Hard

    Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder who had to supply the king of Israel with what tribute?

    Answer: B. 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams2 Kings 3:4
    And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
  13. Question 48Hard

    Peter refers to the blood of Christ as being 'like that of a lamb without blemish or defect,' drawing directly on the OT requirements for sacrificial animals.

    Answer: True1 Peter 1:19
    But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
  14. Question 49Hard

    When Peter hauled the net ashore during the miraculous catch of fish, how many large fish were in it?

    Answer: B. 153John 21:11
    Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
  15. Question 50Hard

    In the book of Jeremiah, the Lord warns: "Woe to the _____ who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!"

    Answer: A. ShepherdsJeremiah 23:1
    Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.

Answer key

  1. True (Matthew 18:12)
  2. True (John 21:16)
  3. True (John 10:11)
  4. True (Genesis 24:22)
  5. True (John 21:6)
  6. True (Matthew 14:17-21)
  7. D. A bronze snake (Numbers 21:9)
  8. False (Mark 11:7)
  9. True (John 10:4)
  10. D. Saved (John 10:9)
  11. True (John 10:28)
  12. True (John 10:14)
  13. True (Matthew 14:17)
  14. B. Go after the lost sheep until he finds it (Luke 15:4)
  15. False (Isaiah 53:7)
  16. B. Uzzah (2 Samuel 6:6)
  17. D. King of Babylon (Ezekiel 17:3-12)
  18. D. On the eighth day (Exodus 22:30)
  19. B. Like a dragon (Revelation 13:11)
  20. C. wilderness/desert (Psalms 78:52)
  21. False (Psalms 23:4)
  22. C. On the doorframes (Exodus 12:7)
  23. D. Mother's milk (Deuteronomy 14:21)
  24. True (Nahum 3:17)
  25. True (Genesis 49:17)
  26. D. Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9)
  27. A. Lifted up (John 3:14)
  28. B. slaughter (Psalms 44:22)
  29. A. Ravenous wolves (Matthew 7:15)
  30. C. Jesus (The Lamb) (Revelation 5:5)
  31. A. Two turtledoves or two young pigeons (Leviticus 14:22)
  32. D. There shall be one flock and one shepherd. (John 10:16)
  33. False (Hebrews 10:4)
  34. True (Revelation 9:17)
  35. C. From the west (Daniel 8:5)
  36. D. Evening wolves (Zephaniah 3:3)
  37. B. Ariel (Isaiah 29:1)
  38. D. Unclean (Leviticus 11:15)
  39. A. The same day (Leviticus 22:28)
  40. A. Jeroboam (2 Chronicles 11:15)
  41. A. Spread His wings and carried them (Deuteronomy 32:11)
  42. D. king (Proverbs 30:31)
  43. A. Seven (Genesis 21:30)
  44. C. Malta (Acts 28:1)
  45. B. Fleeing / Piercing (Isaiah 27:1)
  46. C. fangs (Psalms 58:6)
  47. B. 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams (2 Kings 3:4)
  48. True (1 Peter 1:19)
  49. B. 153 (John 21:11)
  50. A. Shepherds (Jeremiah 23:1)
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Which animals appear in the Bible?

Animals play a part in many Bible stories. A serpent tempted Eve in the garden (Genesis 3:1), animals went into the ark two by two, and Noah sent out a raven and a dove, which came back with an olive leaf (Genesis 8:7–11). Frogs and locusts came as plagues on Egypt. Balaam's donkey spoke (Numbers 22:28), ravens fed Elijah (1 Kings 17:6), a great fish swallowed Jonah (Jonah 1:17), and Daniel was kept safe in the lions' den. David killed a lion and a bear while guarding his sheep (1 Samuel 17:34–36).

In the New Testament, the Spirit came down like a dove at Jesus' baptism. Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a young donkey, spoke of the lost sheep, and said it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God (Matthew 19:24). John called Him "the Lamb of God" (John 1:29).

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