Book Of Numbers Quiz
Test your knowledge of the Book of Numbers with our comprehensive quiz. Explore key events, characters, and verses from the first book of the Bible. Perfect for Bible study groups, competitions, or personal growth. Challenge yourself today!
Question 1: How many spies were sent to explore the land of Canaan?
Answer: Twelve spies Verse: Numbers 13:2
Question 2: Which two spies brought back a positive report about the land of Canaan?
Answer: Joshua and Caleb Verse: Numbers 14:6-8
Question 3: What did the spies report seeing in the land of Canaan that caused fear among the Israelites?
Answer: Giants, the descendants of Anak Verse: Numbers 13:33
Question 4: How long did the Israelites wander in the desert as a result of their lack of faith
Answer: Forty years Verse: Numbers 14:33-34
Question 5: What was the name of Moses’ sister who criticized him and was struck with leprosy
Answer: Miriam Verse: Numbers 12:1, 10
Question 6: Who succeeded Aaron as high priest after Aaron’s death?
Answer: Eleazar, Aaron’s son Verse: Numbers 20:28
Question 7: What did God provide the Israelites to eat in the desert?
Answer: Manna Verse: Numbers 11:7-9
Question 8: What did Moses use to bring water out of the rock at Kadesh?
Answer: He struck the rock with his staff Verse: Numbers 20:11
Question 9: What happened to Korah, Dathan, and Abiram when they rebelled against Moses?
Answer: The ground opened up and swallowed them Verse: Numbers 16:31-33
Question 10: What were the names of the two sons of Aaron who offered unauthorized fire before the Lord and were consumed by fire?
Answer: Nadab and Abihu Verse: Numbers 3:4
Question 11: What was the purpose of the bronze serpent that Moses made and lifted up on a pole?
Answer: To heal anyone bitten by a snake who looked at it Verse: Numbers 21:8-9
Question 12: What did Balaam’s donkey see that Balaam could not see?
Answer: An angel of the Lord standing in the way with a drawn sword Verse: Numbers 22:23
Question 13: Who hired Balaam to curse the Israelites?
Answer: Balak, king of Moab Verse: Numbers 22:5-6
Question 14: How many times did Balaam bless the Israelites instead of cursing them?
Answer: Three times Verse: Numbers 23:11-12
Question 15: How many men were numbered in the Israelite army at the beginning of the book of Numbers?
Answer: 603,550 men Verse: Numbers 1:45-46
Question 16: What tribe was set apart for the service of the Tabernacle?
Answer: The tribe of Levi Verse: Numbers 3:6-7
Question 17: What were the Israelites to use to make their offerings and sacrifices?
Answer: Unblemished animals Verse: Numbers 28:3
Question 18: What festival is described as occurring on the fifteenth day of the seventh month and lasting seven days?
Answer: The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Verse: Numbers 29:12
Question 19: How many cities of refuge were the Israelites to set aside?
Answer: Six cities of refuge Verse: Numbers 35:6
Question 20: What was the purpose of the cities of refuge?
Answer: To provide a safe place for someone who had killed another unintentionally to flee to Verse: Numbers 35:11-12
Question 21: What was the consequence for the Israelites complaining against God and Moses in the wilderness?
Answer: They were bitten by fiery serpents Verse: Numbers 21:5-6
Question 22: Who were the daughters of Zelophehad, and what did they request?
Answer: They were the daughters of a man who died without sons, and they requested an inheritance among their father’s brothers. Verse: Numbers 27:1-4
Question 23: What did the Lord command Moses to do in response to the daughters of Zelophehad’s request?
Answer: Grant them the inheritance of their father Verse: Numbers 27:7
Question 24: What was the name of the man who was stoned for gathering sticks on the Sabbath?
Answer: No name is given Verse: Numbers 15:32-36
Question 25: What offering was to be made at the beginning of each month?
Answer: Burnt offerings of two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old Verse: Numbers 28:11
Question 26: Who succeeded Moses as the leader of the Israelites?
Answer: Joshua Verse: Numbers 27:18-23
Question 27: What did God command Moses to do to the Midianites?
Answer: Attack and defeat them Verse: Numbers 31:1-2
Question 28: How did Moses know he was not to enter the Promised Land?
Answer: God told him because of his disobedience at the waters of Meribah Verse: Numbers 20:12
Question 29: What were the names of the two men who were originally listed in the census at the beginning and were still alive at the end of the wilderness wanderings?
Answer: Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun Verse: Numbers 26:65
Question 30: Where did the Israelites camp before entering the Promised Land?
Answer: The plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho Verse: Numbers 33:48-49