Books of the Bible Quiz — Free Printable Quiz
Download this free printable version of our Books of the Bible Quiz quiz. It includes 20 multiple-choice questions with a full answer key and explanations on the final page. Print it for your classroom, youth group, family game night, or personal study.
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What's in This Printable?
This printable quiz contains 20 carefully written multiple-choice questions covering can you identify all 66 books of the bible? test your knowledge of the old and new testaments with twenty questions about the books that make up scripture.. Each question has four answer options (A through D) and the answer key on the final page includes brief explanations with source references so you can learn from every question, not just answer them.
How to Use This Quiz
- Classroom: Print one copy per student or project it on the board and work through it together.
- Youth groups and Bible studies: Split into teams and compete for the highest score.
- Family game night: One person reads the questions while everyone else writes their answers.
- Personal study: Test yourself, check the answer key, and learn something new.
Sample Questions
1.
Which book of the Bible begins with the words 'In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth'?
2.
In which book does Moses receive the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai?
3.
Which book contains the famous line 'The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want'?
...plus 17 more questions in the full printable.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Protestant canon of 66 books: 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament. The deuterocanonical books recognized by Catholic and Orthodox traditions are not included in the question set.
A few questions ask about book order or grouping, but most focus on identifying books by their content, author, or key stories.
It starts with well-known books and works toward the more obscure ones. If you can name the four Gospels and the first book of the Bible, you will get the early questions right. The later questions will test even experienced readers.