50 Bible Trivia Questions About Moses

From a basket in the Nile to the edge of the Promised Land, Moses led Israel out of Egypt and received the Law. How much do you know about his life?

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    Who did God command Moses to set apart from among the Israelites to serve as priests?

    Answer: A. Aaron and his sonsExodus 28:1
    And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.
  2. Question 2Easy

    What did Moses' mother put him in to save him?

    Answer: B. A basket of papyrusExodus 2:3
    And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
  3. Question 3Easy

    How long did Moses' mother hide him before putting him in the river?

    Answer: D. Three monthsExodus 2:2
    And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
  4. Question 4Easy

    Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus at the Transfiguration.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 17:3
    And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
  5. Question 5Easy

    Who succeeded Moses as the leader of Israel?

    Answer: B. JoshuaJoshua 1:2
    Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.
  6. Question 6Easy

    What did Moses do with the stone tablets when he saw the calf?

    Answer: C. He threw them down and broke themExodus 32:19
    And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
  7. Question 7Easy

    How many stone tablets containing the covenant did God give to Moses?

    Answer: C. TwoExodus 31:18
    And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
  8. Question 8Easy

    While recounting the rebellion at Kadesh Barnea, why did Moses say the Lord was angry with him?

    Answer: B. Because of the people (on their account)Deuteronomy 1:37
    Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.
  9. Question 9Easy

    God appeared to Moses in a burning bush that was not consumed.

    Answer: TrueExodus 3:2
    And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
  10. Question 10Easy

    At the Red Sea, Moses told the Israelites to be afraid and run.

    Answer: FalseExodus 14:13
    And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
  11. Question 11Easy

    How many spies did Moses send to explore Canaan?

    Answer: D. 12Numbers 13:2
    Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
  12. Question 12Easy

    Who was Moses' wife in Midian?

    Answer: C. ZipporahExodus 2:21
    And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
  13. Question 13Easy

    In what mountainous region was Moses tending sheep when God spoke to him from the burning bush?

    Answer: D. Horeb (Sinai)Exodus 3:1
    Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
  14. Question 14Easy

    Moses came to the rescue of Jethro's daughters and watered their flock.

    Answer: TrueExodus 2:17
    And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
  15. Question 15Easy

    While Moses was up on Mount Sinai, the Israelites at the base of the mountain constructed the Golden Calf.

    Answer: TrueExodus 32:1
    And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

Medium questions

  1. Question 16Medium

    Who was Zipporah's father?

    Answer: A. Jethro (Reuel)Exodus 2:18-21
    And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his …
  2. Question 17Medium

    What clothes did Moses put on Aaron?

    Answer: A. The sacred garmentsExodus 40:13
    And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.
  3. Question 18Medium

    How did Moses bring water out of the rock at Meribah?

    Answer: B. He struck it twice with his staffNumbers 20:11
    And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
  4. Question 19Medium

    Who did God choose to succeed Moses?

    Answer: C. Joshua son of NunNumbers 27:18
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
  5. Question 20Medium

    Who appeared at the Tent of Meeting in a pillar of cloud to speak to Moses and Joshua?

    Answer: B. The LordDeuteronomy 31:14-15
    And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.
  6. Question 21Medium

    Moses knew that after his death, the people of Israel would...

    Answer: D. Become utterly corruptDeuteronomy 31:29
    For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
  7. Question 22Medium

    According to Moses' blessing of the tribe of Levi, where were the Levites to place the whole burnt offerings?

    Answer: C. AltarDeuteronomy 33:10
    They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.
  8. Question 23Medium

    Where did God hide Moses while His glory passed by?

    Answer: D. In a cleft of the rockExodus 33:22
    And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
  9. Question 24Medium

    How long did Moses stay on the mountain without eating bread or drinking water?

    Answer: A. 40 days and 40 nightsDeuteronomy 9:9
    When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water:
  10. Question 25Medium

    What was the punishment for Moses and Aaron because they did not trust God at the waters of Meribah?

    Answer: B. They would not bring the assembly into the Promised LandNumbers 20:12
    And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
  11. Question 26Medium

    Who led the rebellion against Moses and Aaron along with Dathan and Abiram?

    Answer: C. KorahNumbers 16:1
    Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
  12. Question 27Medium

    What did Moses tell Joshua in the sight of all Israel?

    Answer: A. Be strong and courageousDeuteronomy 31:7
    And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it.
  13. Question 28Medium

    What happened when Moses held up his hands during the battle with Amalek?

    Answer: C. Israel prevailedExodus 17:11
    And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
  14. Question 29Medium

    According to Moses' blessing, Naphtali is abounding with the favor of the Lord and is full of his...

    Answer: C. BlessingDeuteronomy 33:23
    And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south.
  15. Question 30Medium

    What name did the Israelites give to the bronze snake that Moses had made, which Hezekiah destroyed?

    Answer: C. Nehushtan2 Kings 18:4
    He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
  16. Question 31Medium

    When the spies returned from Canaan, who silenced the people before Moses and said, 'We should go up and take possession of the land'?

    Answer: A. CalebNumbers 13:30
    And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
  17. Question 32Medium

    In Moses' final blessing, he says Israel will dwell in safety and Jacob's spring will be in a land of...

    Answer: B. Grain and new wineDeuteronomy 33:28
    Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
  18. Question 33Medium

    In the final account of Moses' life, in whose sight did he perform his mighty power and awesome deeds?

    Answer: A. All IsraelDeuteronomy 34:12
    And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel.
  19. Question 34Medium

    Moses was faithful as a servant in all God's house, but Christ is faithful as a what over God's house?

    Answer: B. SonHebrews 3:5-6
    And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
  20. Question 35Medium

    To what mountain did God tell Moses to climb so he could see the Promised Land and then die?

    Answer: C. Mount NeboDeuteronomy 34:1
    And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

Hard questions

  1. Question 36Hard

    In the letter to the Hebrews, the earthly tabernacle is described as a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. According to this description, God instructed Moses to build it according to what?

    Answer: A. The pattern shown to him on the mountainHebrews 8:5
    Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
  2. Question 37Hard

    Peter told the crowd that Moses said: 'The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people.'

    Answer: TrueActs 3:22
    For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
  3. Question 38Hard

    What did Zipporah touch to Moses' feet after circumcising her son to save Moses' life?

    Answer: A. Her son's foreskinExodus 4:25
    Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
  4. Question 39Hard

    What did God tell Moses to make to hold the second set of tablets?

    Answer: A. An ark of woodDeuteronomy 10:1
    At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.
  5. Question 40Hard

    Who led a rebellion of 250 Israelite leaders against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness?

    Answer: A. KorahNumbers 16:1-2
    Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:
  6. Question 41Hard

    Before his death, Moses told the Israelites: 'For I know how rebellious and _____ you are.'

    Answer: B. Stiff-neckedDeuteronomy 31:27
    For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?
  7. Question 42Hard

    Writing to the Corinthians, Paul states that the Israelites were 'baptized into Moses' in the cloud and in the...

    Answer: A. Sea1 Corinthians 10:2
    And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
  8. Question 43Hard

    Of Gad, Moses said: 'He lives there like a...'

    Answer: B. LionDeuteronomy 33:20
    And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
  9. Question 44Hard

    What did Moses tell Aaron NOT to do to show mourning for his sons?

    Answer: D. Uncover his head or tear his clothesLeviticus 10:6
    And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.
  10. Question 45Hard

    The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days.

    Answer: TrueDeuteronomy 34:8
    And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
  11. Question 46Hard

    Who was the father of Aaron and Moses?

    Answer: A. AmramExodus 6:20
    And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
  12. Question 47Hard

    When the Israelites left Egypt, what did Moses take with him, fulfilling a promise made generations earlier?

    Answer: C. The bones of JosephExodus 13:19
    And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
  13. Question 48Hard

    How old was Caleb when Moses first sent him to explore the land of Canaan?

    Answer: D. 40 years oldJoshua 14:7
    Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
  14. Question 49Hard

    Who went up the mountain with Moses, Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu?

    Answer: A. 70 elders of IsraelExodus 24:1
    And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.
  15. Question 50Hard

    Who did Moses choose to lead the Israelite army into battle against the Amalekites at Rephidim?

    Answer: A. JoshuaExodus 17:9
    And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

Answer key

  1. A. Aaron and his sons (Exodus 28:1)
  2. B. A basket of papyrus (Exodus 2:3)
  3. D. Three months (Exodus 2:2)
  4. True (Matthew 17:3)
  5. B. Joshua (Joshua 1:2)
  6. C. He threw them down and broke them (Exodus 32:19)
  7. C. Two (Exodus 31:18)
  8. B. Because of the people (on their account) (Deuteronomy 1:37)
  9. True (Exodus 3:2)
  10. False (Exodus 14:13)
  11. D. 12 (Numbers 13:2)
  12. C. Zipporah (Exodus 2:21)
  13. D. Horeb (Sinai) (Exodus 3:1)
  14. True (Exodus 2:17)
  15. True (Exodus 32:1)
  16. A. Jethro (Reuel) (Exodus 2:18-21)
  17. A. The sacred garments (Exodus 40:13)
  18. B. He struck it twice with his staff (Numbers 20:11)
  19. C. Joshua son of Nun (Numbers 27:18)
  20. B. The Lord (Deuteronomy 31:14-15)
  21. D. Become utterly corrupt (Deuteronomy 31:29)
  22. C. Altar (Deuteronomy 33:10)
  23. D. In a cleft of the rock (Exodus 33:22)
  24. A. 40 days and 40 nights (Deuteronomy 9:9)
  25. B. They would not bring the assembly into the Promised Land (Numbers 20:12)
  26. C. Korah (Numbers 16:1)
  27. A. Be strong and courageous (Deuteronomy 31:7)
  28. C. Israel prevailed (Exodus 17:11)
  29. C. Blessing (Deuteronomy 33:23)
  30. C. Nehushtan (2 Kings 18:4)
  31. A. Caleb (Numbers 13:30)
  32. B. Grain and new wine (Deuteronomy 33:28)
  33. A. All Israel (Deuteronomy 34:12)
  34. B. Son (Hebrews 3:5-6)
  35. C. Mount Nebo (Deuteronomy 34:1)
  36. A. The pattern shown to him on the mountain (Hebrews 8:5)
  37. True (Acts 3:22)
  38. A. Her son's foreskin (Exodus 4:25)
  39. A. An ark of wood (Deuteronomy 10:1)
  40. A. Korah (Numbers 16:1-2)
  41. B. Stiff-necked (Deuteronomy 31:27)
  42. A. Sea (1 Corinthians 10:2)
  43. B. Lion (Deuteronomy 33:20)
  44. D. Uncover his head or tear his clothes (Leviticus 10:6)
  45. True (Deuteronomy 34:8)
  46. A. Amram (Exodus 6:20)
  47. C. The bones of Joseph (Exodus 13:19)
  48. D. 40 years old (Joshua 14:7)
  49. A. 70 elders of Israel (Exodus 24:1)
  50. A. Joshua (Exodus 17:9)
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Who was Moses?

Moses was the prophet God used to lead Israel out of slavery in Egypt. Born to a Levite family when Pharaoh had ordered Hebrew baby boys to be killed, he was hidden in a basket among the reeds of the Nile and found by Pharaoh's daughter, who raised him as her son (Exodus 2:1–10). As a grown man he fled to Midian, where God spoke to him from a burning bush (Exodus 3:1–10).

With his brother Aaron, Moses confronted Pharaoh until the ten plagues ended in Israel's release. He led the people through the Red Sea and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20). For forty years he guided Israel through the wilderness. Because he struck the rock instead of speaking to it, he was not allowed to enter Canaan (Numbers 20:7–12). He died on Mount Nebo after seeing the Promised Land from afar (Deuteronomy 34:1–5).

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