41 Bible Trivia Questions About Samson and Delilah

A Nazirite with great strength, a lion, a riddle, Delilah and the temple of Dagon. These questions cover the life of Samson in the Book of Judges.

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    How many foxes (or jackals) did Samson catch to burn the Philistine fields?

    Answer: A. 300Judges 15:4
    And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
  2. Question 2Easy

    In what valley did Delilah live?

    Answer: A. Valley of SorekJudges 16:4
    And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
  3. Question 3Easy

    Samson killed exactly 1,000 Philistines with the fresh jawbone of a donkey.

    Answer: TrueJudges 15:15
    And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
  4. Question 4Easy

    What did Delilah ask Samson to tell her?

    Answer: C. The secret of his great strengthJudges 16:6
    And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
  5. Question 5Easy

    Samson's parents encouraged him to marry the Philistine woman.

    Answer: FalseJudges 14:3
    Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
  6. Question 6Easy

    How did Samson die?

    Answer: D. He pulled down the temple pillarsJudges 16:30
    And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life.
  7. Question 7Easy

    To which Philistine city was Samson taken as a prisoner, where he ultimately collapsed the temple of Dagon?

    Answer: C. GazaJudges 16:21
    But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

Medium questions

  1. Question 8Medium

    What did the Philistines do when they found out Samson burnt their fields?

    Answer: B. They burned Samson's wife and her fatherJudges 15:6
    Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
  2. Question 9Medium

    How did the angel of the Lord describe his name when Manoah asked for it?

    Answer: C. Wonderful (Beyond understanding)Judges 13:18
    And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
  3. Question 10Medium

    What did Samson pray for in his final moments?

    Answer: A. Strength to avenge his eyesJudges 16:28
    And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
  4. Question 11Medium

    Samson's mother was barren until an angel announced she would have a son.

    Answer: TrueJudges 13:2
    And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.
  5. Question 12Medium

    What was Samson set apart as to God from birth?

    Answer: B. NaziriteJudges 13:5
    For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.
  6. Question 13Medium

    What did Samson find in the carcass of the lion later?

    Answer: D. A swarm of bees and honeyJudges 14:8
    And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
  7. Question 14Medium

    How many locks of Samson's hair were shaved while he slept on Delilah's lap?

    Answer: A. SevenJudges 16:19
    And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
  8. Question 15Medium

    What animal attacked Samson on his way to Timnah?

    Answer: D. A young lionJudges 14:5
    Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
  9. Question 16Medium

    The book of Hebrews specifically mentions Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah as heroes of faith.

    Answer: TrueHebrews 11:32
    And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:
  10. Question 17Medium

    Where was the Philistine woman that Samson wanted to marry from?

    Answer: B. TimnahJudges 14:1
    And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
  11. Question 18Medium

    What was the first lie Samson told Delilah about his strength?

    Answer: C. Tie me with seven fresh bowstringsJudges 16:7
    And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.
  12. Question 19Medium

    In which city did Samson tear the doors off the gate?

    Answer: A. GazaJudges 16:1
    Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
  13. Question 20Medium

    What did the Philistine rulers offer Delilah to betray Samson?

    Answer: C. 1,100 pieces of silver eachJudges 16:5
    And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
  14. Question 21Medium

    Samson's wife was given to his companion who had attended him at the wedding.

    Answer: TrueJudges 14:20
    But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
  15. Question 22Medium

    Why did the Philistines bring Samson out of prison?

    Answer: C. To entertain themJudges 16:25
    And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars.
  16. Question 23Medium

    Who bound Samson with two new ropes to hand him over to the Philistines?

    Answer: A. The men of JudahJudges 15:11
    Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
  17. Question 24Medium

    After seeing the Angel of the LORD, Manoah told his wife they would die because they had seen God.

    Answer: TrueJudges 13:22
    And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
  18. Question 25Medium

    What happened to Samson at En Hakkore?

    Answer: B. God provided water from a hollow placeJudges 15:19
    But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
  19. Question 26Medium

    Samson lied to Delilah three times before finally telling her the truth.

    Answer: TrueJudges 16:15
    And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
  20. Question 27Medium

    How did the Philistines find out the answer to Samson's riddle?

    Answer: A. They threatened Samson's wifeJudges 14:15-17
    And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he …
  21. Question 28Medium

    What happened to Samson's hair in prison?

    Answer: B. It began to grow againJudges 16:22
    Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
  22. Question 29Medium

    How did Samson pay the wager for the riddle?

    Answer: B. He killed 30 men in Ashkelon and took their clothesJudges 14:19
    And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.
  23. Question 30Medium

    On his way to Timnah, Samson tore a young lion apart with his bare hands as he would have torn a young goat.

    Answer: TrueJudges 14:5-6
    Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
  24. Question 31Medium

    What did Samson carry to the top of the hill facing Hebron?

    Answer: B. The doors of the city gate of GazaJudges 16:3
    And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron.
  25. Question 32Medium

    How did Samson kill the lion?

    Answer: A. He tore it apart with his bare handsJudges 14:6
    And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
  26. Question 33Medium

    How often did Delilah nag Samson until he told her the truth?

    Answer: D. Day after dayJudges 16:16
    And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death;
  27. Question 34Medium

    What was the true secret of Samson's strength?

    Answer: B. His uncut hair (Nazirite vow)Judges 16:17
    That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.

Hard questions

  1. Question 35Hard

    About how many Philistine men and women were on the roof of the temple when Samson collapsed it?

    Answer: D. 3,000Judges 16:27
    Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.
  2. Question 36Hard

    What was Samson's riddle?

    Answer: C. Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweetJudges 14:14
    And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
  3. Question 37Hard

    In the Book of Judges, the Philistines oppressed Israel for 40 years.

    Answer: TrueJudges 13:1
    And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.
  4. Question 38Hard

    For how many years did Samson lead Israel as a judge?

    Answer: C. 20 yearsJudges 16:31
    Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
  5. Question 39Hard

    What did Samson's wife do to get the answer to his riddle?

    Answer: A. She cried before him for the seven days of the feastJudges 14:17
    And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
  6. Question 40Hard

    How did the angel of the Lord ascend to heaven after visiting Manoah?

    Answer: A. In the flame of the altarJudges 13:20
    For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
  7. Question 41Hard

    What did Manoah's wife say when her husband feared they would die after seeing the angel?

    Answer: C. If the Lord meant to kill us, he wouldn't have accepted our offeringJudges 13:23
    But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

Answer key

  1. A. 300 (Judges 15:4)
  2. A. Valley of Sorek (Judges 16:4)
  3. True (Judges 15:15)
  4. C. The secret of his great strength (Judges 16:6)
  5. False (Judges 14:3)
  6. D. He pulled down the temple pillars (Judges 16:30)
  7. C. Gaza (Judges 16:21)
  8. B. They burned Samson's wife and her father (Judges 15:6)
  9. C. Wonderful (Beyond understanding) (Judges 13:18)
  10. A. Strength to avenge his eyes (Judges 16:28)
  11. True (Judges 13:2)
  12. B. Nazirite (Judges 13:5)
  13. D. A swarm of bees and honey (Judges 14:8)
  14. A. Seven (Judges 16:19)
  15. D. A young lion (Judges 14:5)
  16. True (Hebrews 11:32)
  17. B. Timnah (Judges 14:1)
  18. C. Tie me with seven fresh bowstrings (Judges 16:7)
  19. A. Gaza (Judges 16:1)
  20. C. 1,100 pieces of silver each (Judges 16:5)
  21. True (Judges 14:20)
  22. C. To entertain them (Judges 16:25)
  23. A. The men of Judah (Judges 15:11)
  24. True (Judges 13:22)
  25. B. God provided water from a hollow place (Judges 15:19)
  26. True (Judges 16:15)
  27. A. They threatened Samson's wife (Judges 14:15-17)
  28. B. It began to grow again (Judges 16:22)
  29. B. He killed 30 men in Ashkelon and took their clothes (Judges 14:19)
  30. True (Judges 14:5-6)
  31. B. The doors of the city gate of Gaza (Judges 16:3)
  32. A. He tore it apart with his bare hands (Judges 14:6)
  33. D. Day after day (Judges 16:16)
  34. B. His uncut hair (Nazirite vow) (Judges 16:17)
  35. D. 3,000 (Judges 16:27)
  36. C. Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet (Judges 14:14)
  37. True (Judges 13:1)
  38. C. 20 years (Judges 16:31)
  39. A. She cried before him for the seven days of the feast (Judges 14:17)
  40. A. In the flame of the altar (Judges 13:20)
  41. C. If the Lord meant to kill us, he wouldn't have accepted our offering (Judges 13:23)
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Who was Samson?

Samson was one of the judges of Israel at a time when the Philistines ruled over the land. An angel announced his birth to his parents and said he would be a Nazarite from the womb, so no razor was to touch his head (Judges 13:5). The Spirit of the Lord gave him great strength, and he tore apart a young lion with his bare hands (Judges 14:5–6).

Samson fought the Philistines many times, once killing a thousand men with the jawbone of a donkey (Judges 15:15). He loved Delilah, who was paid by the Philistine lords to discover the secret of his strength. When she finally had his hair shaved, his strength left him, and the Philistines put out his eyes and set him to grind in prison (Judges 16:19–21). As his hair grew back, he prayed for strength once more and pulled down the house of Dagon, dying with the Philistines inside (Judges 16:30).

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