Samson: Strength and Weakness: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

Samson was set apart to God from birth and given great strength, but he played with sin until he lost his strength and his freedom.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Samson: Strength and Weakness, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. From which tribe was Samson?
   A) Dan
   B) Judah
   C) Benjamin
   D) Levi
2. What vow was Samson under from birth?
   A) The Levite vow
   B) The Nazarite vow
   C) A vow of silence
   D) Jephthah's vow
3. What did Samson find in the lion's carcass?
   A) A gold ring
   B) A sword
   C) Bees and honey
   D) Bread
4. How did Samson's wife get the answer to his riddle?
   A) She found it written down
   B) An angel told her
   C) Her father guessed it
   D) She wept and pressed him for seven days
5. How did Samson burn the Philistines' grain?
   A) He tied torches to 300 foxes
   B) He set fire to their houses
   C) He prayed for lightning
   D) He threw fire from a hill
6. What did Samson use to kill a thousand men?
   A) A sword
   B) The jawbone of a donkey
   C) A spear
   D) A shepherd's staff
7. What did Samson carry to the top of a hill before Hebron?
   A) A great stone
   B) The ark
   C) The doors and posts of the gate of Gaza
   D) A lion
8. In which valley did Delilah live?
   A) Elah
   B) Jezreel
   C) Kidron
   D) Sorek
9. What did the Philistines do to Samson after they took him?
   A) They put out his eyes and made him grind in prison
   B) They made him their king
   C) They sent him home
   D) They sold him to Egypt
10. How did Samson die?
    A) In battle with the Philistines
    B) He pulled down the pillars of Dagon's house
    C) Of old age
    D) By a lion

Answers

1. A) Dan (Judges 13:2)
2. B) The Nazarite vow (Judges 13:5)
3. C) Bees and honey (Judges 14:8)
4. D) She wept and pressed him for seven days (Judges 14:17)
5. A) He tied torches to 300 foxes (Judges 15:4-5)
6. B) The jawbone of a donkey (Judges 15:15)
7. C) The doors and posts of the gate of Gaza (Judges 16:3)
8. D) Sorek (Judges 16:4)
9. A) They put out his eyes and made him grind in prison (Judges 16:21)
10. B) He pulled down the pillars of Dagon's house (Judges 16:29-30)