Bible Quiz – Punishment (with answers and the Complete Reference Verse).
✨ The
Bible speaks often about consequences, discipline, and divine justice.
Punishment in Scripture is not only about judgment but also about correction,
righteousness, and guiding people back to God’s ways. This quiz will test your
knowledge of key moments where punishment played a role in biblical history.
Let’s see how well you know these powerful accounts!
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Instructions
Read
each question carefully.
Try
to answer without looking at the Bible first.
Answers
with complete reference verses are provided after the quiz.
No
peeking until you’re done! 😉
❓ Quiz Questions
1.
Who was punished by being turned into
a pillar of salt?
2.
What punishment did God send upon
Pharaoh and Egypt to compel the release of the Israelites?
3.
Which man was swallowed by a great
fish as a result of his disobedience to God?
4.
What happened to Nadab and Abihu when
they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord?
5.
Who was struck with leprosy for
speaking against Moses?
6.
What punishment came upon King David
after he sinned with Bathsheba?
7.
Which king was eaten by worms because
he did not give glory to God?
8.
What happened to Ananias and Sapphira
after they lied to the Holy Spirit?
9.
What was the punishment of the people
who built the Tower of Babel?
10. Who
was punished by being thrown into a den of lions for praying to God?
✅ Answers with Complete Reference Verses
1.
Lot’s wife
Reference:
Genesis 19:26 – “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a
pillar of salt.”
2.
The Ten Plagues
Reference:
Exodus 7:3–5 – “And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and multiply my signs and my
wonders in the land of Egypt…”
3.
Jonah
Reference:
Jonah 1:17 – “Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah…”
4.
They were consumed by fire from the
Lord
Reference:
Leviticus 10:1–2 – “And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them,
and they died before the Lord.”
5.
Miriam
Reference:
Numbers 12:10 – “And, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow…”
6.
The death of his child
Reference:
2 Samuel 12:14 – “Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion…
the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.”
7.
King Herod
Reference:
Acts 12:23 – “And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him… and he was eaten
of worms, and gave up the ghost.”
8.
They fell down dead
Reference:
Acts 5:3–5 – “Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost…”
9.
Confusion of languages and scattering
Reference:
Genesis 11:7–8 – “Let us go down, and there confound their language…”
10. Daniel
Reference:
Daniel 6:16 – “Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him
into the den of lions…”
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Bible Quiz – Punishment (Harder Round)
✨ The
Bible not only records well-known acts of judgment but also contains deeper,
lesser-known accounts of punishment that reveal God’s justice and holiness.
This harder round will stretch your memory and understanding of Scripture. Are
you ready to go deeper?
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Instructions
Read
each question carefully.
These
questions are more challenging—think deeply!
Try
answering before checking the references.
Answers
with full Bible verses are provided after the quiz.
❓ Quiz Questions
1.
Who was struck dead for touching the
Ark of the Covenant to steady it?
2.
What punishment came upon Gehazi for
his greed and deceit toward Elisha?
3.
Which group of youths were mauled by
bears after mocking a prophet?
4.
What happened to King Uzziah when he
unlawfully burned incense in the temple?
5.
Who was blinded temporarily for
opposing the gospel before a Roman official?
6.
What punishment did God bring upon the
Israelites when they complained and spoke against Him in the wilderness
(involving serpents)?
7.
Which man was executed after breaking the
ban by taking devoted things during the conquest of Jericho?
8.
What happened to the prophet who
disobeyed God by eating and drinking in a forbidden place after delivering a
message?
9.
What punishment came upon those who
rebelled with Korah against Moses?
10. Who
was struck dead for irreverently looking into the Ark of the Covenant?
✅ Answers with Complete Reference Verses
1.
Uzzah
Reference:
2 Samuel 6:6–7 – “And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put
forth his hand to the ark of God… And the anger of the Lord was kindled against
Uzzah; and God smote him there…”
2.
He was struck with leprosy
Reference:
2 Kings 5:27 – “The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee… And he
went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.”
3.
Forty-two youths were mauled by bears
Reference:
2 Kings 2:23–24 – “And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them.”
4.
He was struck with leprosy
Reference:
2 Chronicles 26:19 – “Then Uzziah was wroth… and while he was wroth with the
priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead…”
5.
Elymas (Bar-Jesus) was struck blind
Reference:
Acts 13:11 – “And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou
shalt be blind…”
6.
Fiery serpents bit the people
Reference:
Numbers 21:6 – “And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit
the people; and much people of Israel died.”
7.
Achan
Reference:
Joshua 7:24–25 – “And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan… and they
stoned him with stones…”
8.
He was killed by a lion
Reference:
1 Kings 13:24 – “And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew
him…”
9.
They were swallowed by the earth and
consumed by fire
Reference:
Numbers 16:31–33, 35 – “The ground clave asunder… and the earth opened her
mouth, and swallowed them up…”
10. The
men of Beth-shemesh
Reference:
1 Samuel 6:19 – “And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked
into the ark of the Lord…”
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Bible Quiz – Punishment (Hardest Round)
✨ This
round dives into some of the most intense, complex, and lesser-remembered
instances of punishment in the Bible. These accounts reveal not only God’s
justice but also His holiness and the seriousness of disobedience. Only the
most attentive readers tend to get these right—let’s see how you do!
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Instructions
These
are advanced-level questions—take your time.
Some
answers may require recalling specific details, names, or sequences of events.
Try
to answer first before checking the references.
Full
verses are provided after the quiz for deeper study.
❓ Quiz Questions
1.
Who was killed along with his entire
family after rebuilding Jericho, fulfilling Joshua’s earlier curse?
2.
Which prophet was told not to mourn
publicly as a sign of coming punishment upon Israel, even after his wife died?
3.
What happened to the man of God who
cried out against the altar at Bethel when the king tried to seize him?
4.
Who had his bones burned on an altar
as a posthumous punishment for idolatry?
5.
What punishment came upon the house of
Eli because of the sins of his sons?
6.
Which king was killed by his own
servants as a result of his wickedness and turning away from God?
7.
What happened to the people who
complained at Taberah in the wilderness?
8.
Who was struck with madness and lived
like an animal as punishment for pride?
9.
Which city’s king was punished by
having his thumbs and big toes cut off?
10. What
judgment fell on those who offered their children to Molech?
✅ Answers with Complete Reference Verses
1.
Hiel of Bethel
Reference:
1 Kings 16:34 – “In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the
foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his
youngest son Segub…”
2.
Ezekiel
Reference:
Ezekiel 24:16–18 – “Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of
thine eyes with a stroke… yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep…”
3.
The king’s hand withered
Reference:
1 Kings 13:4 – “And it came to pass… that he put forth his hand… saying, Lay
hold on him. And his hand… dried up, so that he could not pull it in again…”
4.
The bones of the priests of the high
places
Reference:
2 Kings 23:16 – “And he… took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them
upon the altar…”
5.
Judgment on his house and death of his
sons
Reference:
1 Samuel 3:13 – “For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for
the iniquity which he knoweth…”
6.
King Amon
Reference:
2 Kings 21:23 – “And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the
king in his own house.”
7.
Fire from the Lord burned among them
Reference:
Numbers 11:1 – “And when the people complained… the fire of the Lord burnt
among them…”
8.
King Nebuchadnezzar
Reference:
Daniel 4:33 – “The same hour was the thing fulfilled… and he was driven from
men, and did eat grass as oxen…”
9.
Adoni-bezek
Reference:
Judges 1:6–7 – “But Adoni-bezek fled… and cut off his thumbs and his great
toes.”
10. They
were to be put to death
Reference:
Leviticus 20:2 – “Whosoever he be… that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he
shall surely be put to death…”
That
was intense! If you managed to get most of these right, you’re truly a deep
student of Scripture. Share this hardest round with your Bible study group and
challenge them—who really knows the Word best? 📖🔥
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