Numbers and Their Significance in Scripture: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Numbers like seven, twelve, forty and seventy appear again and again in the Bible. In prophecy, a day often stands for a year.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Numbers and Their Significance in Scripture, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. For how many days did God work in creation before He rested?
   A) Seven
   B) Three
   C) Forty
   D) Six
2. How many tribes of Israel were there?
   A) Twelve
   B) Ten
   C) Seven
   D) Forty
3. For how many days and nights did it rain in the flood?
   A) Seven
   B) Forty
   C) Twelve
   D) Three
4. How many years did Israel wander in the wilderness?
   A) Seven
   B) Seventy
   C) Forty
   D) Twelve
5. How many years did Jeremiah say the nations would serve the king of Babylon?
   A) Forty
   B) Seven
   C) Twelve
   D) Seventy
6. How many weeks were determined upon Daniel's people in Daniel 9:24?
   A) Seventy
   B) Seven
   C) Forty
   D) Twelve
7. How many days are in the prophecy of Daniel 8:14?
   A) 1,260
   B) 2,300
   C) 70
   D) 1,000
8. How many golden candlesticks did John see, with Jesus in the midst?
   A) Twelve
   B) Three
   C) Seven
   D) Ten
9. How many were sealed of the tribes of Israel in Revelation 7?
   A) 12,000
   B) 7,000
   C) 1,000
   D) 144,000
10. In Ezekiel 4:6, what does God appoint each day to stand for?
    A) A year
    B) A week
    C) An hour
    D) A month

Answers

1. D) Six (Exodus 20:11)
2. A) Twelve (Genesis 49:28)
3. B) Forty (Genesis 7:12)
4. C) Forty (Numbers 14:33)
5. D) Seventy (Jeremiah 25:11)
6. A) Seventy (Daniel 9:24)
7. B) 2,300 (Daniel 8:14)
8. C) Seven (Revelation 1:12-13, 20)
9. D) 144,000 (Revelation 7:4)
10. A) A year (Ezekiel 4:6)