Genesis Bible Quiz
Test your knowledge of the book of Genesis with 10 multiple-choice Bible questions, each with an explanation and the chapter to read.
What did God create on the first day?
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1. What did God create on the first day?
- A) Light (correct answer)
- B) Animals
- C) Plants
- D) Humans
Answer: Light. God created light on the first day, separating it from darkness. Genesis 1:3
2. What tree were Adam and Eve forbidden to eat from?
- A) Fig Tree
- B) Tree of Life
- C) Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (correct answer)
- D) Olive Tree
Answer: Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Genesis 2:17
3. Who was the first murderer in the Bible?
- A) Seth
- B) Abel
- C) Noah
- D) Cain (correct answer)
Answer: Cain. Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy, making him the first murderer. Genesis 4:8
4. How long did it rain during the flood?
- A) 40 days (correct answer)
- B) 20 days
- C) 50 days
- D) 30 days
Answer: 40 days. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights during the flood. Genesis 7:12
5. What sign did God give Noah as a promise?
- A) A rainbow (correct answer)
- B) A dove
- C) A cloud
- D) A star
Answer: A rainbow. God set the rainbow in the sky as a sign of His promise to never flood the earth again. Genesis 9:13
6. What name did God change Abram to?
- A) Abimelech
- B) Isaac
- C) Abraham (correct answer)
- D) Lot
Answer: Abraham. God changed Abram's name to Abraham, meaning 'father of many nations.' Genesis 17:5
7. Who was the first son of Abraham and Hagar?
- A) Ishmael (correct answer)
- B) Jacob
- C) Esau
- D) Isaac
Answer: Ishmael. Ishmael was the first son born to Abraham through Hagar. Genesis 16:15
8. What did Jacob dream about on his way to Haran?
- A) A great flood
- B) A talking animal
- C) A burning bush
- D) A ladder to heaven (correct answer)
Answer: A ladder to heaven. Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending and descending. Genesis 28:12
9. What was the name of Isaac's wife?
- A) Leah
- B) Dinah
- C) Rebekah (correct answer)
- D) Rachel
Answer: Rebekah. Rebekah was chosen as a wife for Isaac by Abraham's servant. Genesis 24:67
10. What did God ask Abraham to sacrifice?
- A) Isaac (correct answer)
- B) Ishmael
- C) A lamb
- D) A goat
Answer: Isaac. God tested Abraham's faith by asking him to sacrifice his son Isaac. Genesis 22:2