Choose a recall round or an open-Bible round
This set uses five stories, with five original questions in each category. Answers include a passage reference so leaders can check the wording and explain the reveal. The linked references use the King James Version; accept equivalent names and wording in your group's translation.
- For newcomers, let teams look up the passage before answering. For a recall game, read a brief story introduction first.
- Mix experience levels within teams and rotate the spokesperson. A wrong answer is a chance to revisit the passage, not a measure of a young person's faith.
- Use 100–500 points as suggested values, then adjust them for what your group has studied.
- Choose three categories for a short activity, or allow about 30 minutes for the full board and discussion.
- Keep discussion prompts unscored. They invite interpretation and personal reflection rather than one predetermined answer.
An adult small-group or open-Bible study
Use the same five story categories with adults, mixed ages or newcomers. Let participants read the passage in their preferred translation before answering. A factual recall score is separate from interpretation or faith.
- Before play, choose the accepted names and equivalent wording from your group’s translation. Keep the supplied chapter and verse in the host explanation.
- For an open-Bible round, give all teams the passage reference and equal host-run lookup time. For recall, read a brief introduction and give the same hint to everyone.
- Invite one unscored observation after each category. People can pass without explaining why; do not decide a theological disagreement by a quiz score.
Noah and the flood
Read Genesis 6–9. The questions distinguish the days of rain from the longer flood account.
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100 points. Who built the ark in the flood account?
Reveal answer
Noah
Genesis 6:13–22.
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200 points. Who instructed Noah to build the ark?
Reveal answer
God
Genesis 6:13–14.
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300 points. For how many days and nights did the rain fall?
Reveal answer
Forty days and forty nights
Genesis 7:12. The clue asks about rain.
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400 points. Which bird returned with an olive leaf?
Reveal answer
A dove
Genesis 8:11.
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500 points. What sign did God place in the clouds as part of the covenant?
Reveal answer
A rainbow
Genesis 9:12–17. Accept bow or rainbow.
Daniel in the lions' den
Read Daniel 6. After the round, invite the group to discuss how Daniel responds to pressure.
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100 points. What animals were in the den where Daniel was placed?
Reveal answer
Lions
Daniel 6:16.
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200 points. How many times a day did Daniel pray?
Reveal answer
Three
Daniel 6:10.
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300 points. Who did Daniel say God sent to shut the lions' mouths?
Reveal answer
An angel
Daniel 6:22.
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400 points. Which king signed the decree in this chapter?
Reveal answer
Darius
Daniel 6:9. Do not substitute Nebuchadnezzar.
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500 points. For how many days did the decree restrict petitions to anyone except the king?
Reveal answer
Thirty days
Daniel 6:7 and 6:12.
Jonah's journey
Read Jonah 1–3. The question about the sea creature follows the wording of Jonah rather than requiring a species.
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100 points. Which prophet is the main character in this story?
Reveal answer
Jonah
Jonah 1:1.
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200 points. What kind of creature does Jonah 1:17 say swallowed Jonah?
Reveal answer
A great fish
Do not require whale; the passage says fish.
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300 points. To which city was Jonah sent to deliver his message?
Reveal answer
Nineveh
Jonah 1:2 and 3:2–3.
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400 points. How long was Jonah inside the fish?
Reveal answer
Three days and three nights
Jonah 1:17.
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500 points. Where was Jonah trying to travel when he boarded a ship at Joppa?
Reveal answer
Tarshish
Jonah 1:3. Joppa was the departure port.
The Good Samaritan
Read Luke 10:25–37. Use the story's events for scoring, then discuss what it means to act as a neighbor.
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100 points. Which person stopped to help the injured traveler?
Reveal answer
A Samaritan
Luke 10:33–34.
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200 points. Where did the helper take the injured man for care?
Reveal answer
An inn
Luke 10:34.
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300 points. Which person passed by before the Levite?
Reveal answer
A priest
Luke 10:31–32.
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400 points. Who passed by after the priest but before the Samaritan?
Reveal answer
A Levite
Luke 10:32.
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500 points. Between which two cities was the traveler going?
Reveal answer
Jerusalem and Jericho
Luke 10:30. Accept both names in either order; he traveled from Jerusalem.
Zacchaeus meets Jesus
Read Luke 19:1–10. Accept translation differences for the tree's name.
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100 points. Who climbed a tree to see Jesus in this account?
Reveal answer
Zacchaeus
Luke 19:2–4.
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200 points. What work did Zacchaeus do?
Reveal answer
He was a tax collector
Luke 19:2. Accept chief tax collector or chief publican.
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300 points. In which city does the account take place?
Reveal answer
Jericho
Luke 19:1.
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400 points. What tree did Zacchaeus climb?
Reveal answer
A sycamore-fig tree
Luke 19:4. Accept sycamore or the KJV spelling sycomore.
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500 points. How many times the amount did Zacchaeus offer to restore if he had cheated someone?
Reveal answer
Four times the amount
Luke 19:8. Accept fourfold.
Use the reveal for discussion
After one question in each category, invite an unscored observation. For example: Which detail did you notice for the first time? Which part of the story would you like to read more closely? Let people pass without explaining why. Keep the group conversation separate from factual answer judging.
- If a translation uses a different name or spelling, compare the reference and accept an equivalent answer.
- If a question raises a larger theological discussion, note it for later rather than resolving it through a game score.
- For a mixed-background gathering, explain that the quiz asks what these passages say. Avoid assuming everyone has read them before.
Enter the five-category Bible board
Open Quiz Champ's church game setup and copy in the five category names, questions, answers, and references. These questions are provided here for manual entry; they are not automatically loaded by the button. Preview the clues and check the verses before the group arrives.
- Choose Standard format, five categories with five clues each. Use Noah and the flood, Daniel in the lions’ den, Jonah’s journey, The Good Samaritan, and Zacchaeus meets Jesus.
- For each category copy the 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 clue, accepted answer and verse explanation. Check all twenty-five before saving.
- Preview the player display separately from the private host key. A chosen youth or adult facilitator can read the clue while another person operates the room.
- In a spoken-answer live room, the participant must buzz through Quiz Champ before the host can reveal and judge the response. In typed mode, wait for the submitted answer.
- Share the player display while keeping the answer key and host controls private.
- Finish with a short recap of one passage. If scores are tied, a neutral numerical question can settle the result separately from the Bible discussion.