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Mothers in the Bible Trivia for Kids (20 Questions with Answers)

Twenty printable mothers in the Bible trivia questions for kids, from Sarah and Hannah to Mary and Eunice, with answers and KJV references for Mother's Day.

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Mothers in the Bible Trivia for Kids (20 Questions with Answers)

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Ages: Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Preteen (5–6), Whole Family
Time: 15 minutes
Scripture: Genesis 21; Exodus 2; Ruth 1–4; 1 Samuel 1–2; Luke 1–2; John 2; John 19; 2 Timothy 1:5
Bible story: Hannah's Prayer Ruth and Naomi Baby Moses

Twenty mothers in the Bible trivia questions for kids, in Bible order from Sarah to Lois and Eunice. Every answer comes with its King James reference, so you can look it up together.

Play it as: a Mother's Day party game (kids against moms is a favorite), a review after your Mother's Day lesson, or a family game at Sunday dinner. Bonus round: who can say 1 Samuel 1:27 from memory? "For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him."

The mothers in these questions

Sarah, Jochebed (Moses' mother), Hannah, Naomi and Ruth, Elisabeth, Mary, and Lois and Eunice. Read their stories first in mothers in the Bible, then see the full Hannah's prayer, Ruth and Naomi and Baby Moses story sets.

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20 questions with answers

1. Who was the mother of Isaac?
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Sarah (Genesis 21:2–3)
2. How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?
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An hundred years old (Genesis 21:5)
3. What did Sarah say God had made her do when Isaac was born?
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Laugh ("God hath made me to laugh") (Genesis 21:6)
4. How long did Moses' mother hide him?
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Three months (Exodus 2:2)
5. What did Moses' mother make to put him in when she could not hide him any longer?
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An ark of bulrushes (Exodus 2:3)
6. Who stood far off to watch what would happen to baby Moses?
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His sister (Exodus 2:4)
7. Who did Pharaoh's daughter pay to nurse baby Moses?
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The child's own mother (Exodus 2:8–9)
8. What was the name of Moses' mother?
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Jochebed (Exodus 6:20)
9. Who prayed at the house of the LORD in Shiloh for a son?
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Hannah (1 Samuel 1:9–11)
10. What did Hannah name her son, "Because I have asked him of the LORD"?
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Samuel (1 Samuel 1:20)
11. What did Hannah make for Samuel and bring him every year?
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A little coat (1 Samuel 2:19)
12. Who said to her mother-in-law, "whither thou goest, I will go"?
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Ruth, to Naomi (Ruth 1:16)
13. What was the name of Ruth's son, the father of Jesse, the father of David?
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Obed (Ruth 4:17)
14. Who was the mother of John the Baptist?
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Elisabeth (Luke 1:13, 60)
15. What happened when Elisabeth heard Mary's greeting?
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The babe leaped in her womb, and she was filled with the Holy Ghost (Luke 1:41)
16. After the shepherds came, what did Mary do with all these things?
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She kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart (Luke 2:19)
17. Where did Mary and Joseph find Jesus when He was twelve?
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In the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors (Luke 2:42, 46)
18. What did Mary tell the servants at the wedding in Cana?
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"Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it." (John 2:5)
19. At the cross, who did Jesus ask to take care of His mother?
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The disciple whom He loved (John 19:26–27)
20. What were the names of Timothy's grandmother and mother?
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Lois and Eunice (2 Timothy 1:5)

Frequently asked questions

Who was Samuel's mom in the Bible?

Hannah. She prayed for a son, named him Samuel, "Because I have asked him of the LORD" (1 Samuel 1:20), and brought him a little coat every year (1 Samuel 2:19).

Who was the mother of John the Baptist?

Elisabeth, the wife of Zacharias. When he was born, she said, "he shall be called John" (Luke 1:60).

How do you play Bible trivia at a Mother's Day party?

Split into teams, or let the moms play against the kids. Read a question, give each team a few seconds, then look up the reference together so everyone hears the verse.