101 Women of the Bible Trivia Questions and Answers

Do you know which Bible woman saved her city by throwing a man’s head over a wall?

Or which queen put on makeup and fixed her hair right before she died?

If those questions made you curious (or a little nervous about what you might not know), you’re in exactly the right place.

The women of the Bible are bold, complex, faithful, and sometimes surprising. God used them in incredible ways – as prophetesses, mothers, warriors, queens, and witnesses to miracles.

And yet so many of their stories get overlooked.

This post is your chance to change that.

Whether you’re hosting a women’s ministry trivia night, looking for fresh fuel for your Bible study, or just spending quiet time with God on a slow morning – these 101 trivia questions will take you deep into the lives of the women who shaped Scripture.

Here’s what you’ll find in this post:

• 101 women of the Bible trivia questions – organized by section
• Clear answers right after each question
• Coverage of Old Testament and New Testament women
• A mix of well-known and lesser-known Bible women
• A faith note and reflection to close

Let’s dive in.

Why Studying Women of the Bible Matters

There’s something powerful that happens when a woman reads about another woman in Scripture.

You realize that courage, faith, grief, joy, and purpose – all of it was felt by women long before you.

Hagar felt unseen and alone. God saw her anyway.

Ruth lost everything and stayed faithful. God restored her.

Mary Magdalene had a complicated past. Jesus healed her completely.

When you know their stories, you start to recognize yourself in them. And that recognition can shift something deep in your spirit.

So use this trivia as more than a game. Use it as a doorway into their lives – and into a deeper trust in the God who never stopped showing up for women throughout history.

Section 1: Old Testament Women Trivia – The Basics

Start here if you’re warming up. These questions cover some of the most well-known women in the Old Testament.

1. Why did Adam call his wife Eve?
Because she was to become the Mother of all Living.

2. Who were the two wives of Lamech?
Adah and Zillah.

3. What four women were on the Ark?
The wives of Noah and his three sons.

4. Who was the wife of Nabal?
Abigail.

5. How did Abigail save her husband’s life?
By taking care of David and his men – she brought food and interceded before David could act in anger.

6. Who was the Egyptian wife of Joseph in the Old Testament?
Asenath.

7. What did Abraham’s servant give to Rebekah?
A nose ring and costly bracelets.

8. Who was Rebekah’s grandmother?
Milcah.

9. What was Rachel doing when she first met Jacob?
Herding sheep.

10. Who was Rachel’s handmaiden given to Jacob to bear children?
Bilhah.

11. What were the two wives of Elkanah?
Hannah and Peninnah.

12. What was Hannah’s prayer?
She prayed for a son.

13. Who protected the Hebrew spies who came to Jericho?
Rahab the harlot.

14. Who was the great-grandmother of David?
Ruth.

15. What does the name Abi mean?
“My Father is Jehovah” or “The Will of God.”

Section 2: Brave and Bold – Women Who Took Action

These are the women of the Bible who didn’t sit on the sidelines. They acted – sometimes at great risk to themselves.

16. What woman killed a man with a tent peg?
Jael.

17. What did Deborah tell Barak would happen if she went with him to battle?
A woman would get the credit for defeating Sisera.

18. Where did Deborah set up court?
Under a palm tree in her front yard.

19. How did the woman of Bahurim protect David’s spies?
She covered their hiding place with grain and a cloth.

20. How did the woman of Abel save her city from attack?
By throwing a man’s head over the city wall.

21. What woman used a millstone to save her city?
The woman of Thebez.

22. What heroic act did Jehosheba perform?
She saved baby Joash from Athaliah’s killing spree.

23. What did Jochebed do to save her son Moses?
She placed him in a basket and set it in the river.

24. Who were the two Egyptian midwives who defied Pharaoh’s orders?
Shiphrah and Puah.

25. What did Shallum’s daughters do?
They helped their father build the wall of Jerusalem.

26. What Bible woman actually built a city?
Sheerah.

27. Who were the five sisters who paved the way for women’s property rights?
The daughters of Zelophehad.

28. What did the daughters of Zelophehad ask from Moses?
For women to be able to inherit property if there were no men in the family.

29. What happened when the daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite married a Levite?
Her husband took her name instead of her taking his.

Section 3: Queens, Wives, and Women of Power

The Bible is full of women who held influence – some used it for good, some did not. These questions cover both.

30. What queen murdered her own children and grandchildren to take the throne?
Athaliah.

31. Who was the wife of Uriah – and later King David?
Bathsheba.

32. What was the name of Bathsheba’s first husband?
Uriah.

33. Who was the queen mother who saw a hand writing on the wall?
Belshazzar’s mother.

34. What woman was chosen as queen as a result of a beauty contest?
Esther.

35. Who did Queen Esther invite for dinner?
The king and Haman.

36. What did the Queen of Sheba give to King Solomon?
9,000 pounds of gold and a massive supply of spices and precious jewels.

37. Who was the first wife of King Ahasuerus?
Vashti.

38. Who was the favorite wife of Rehoboam?
Maacah.

39. Who was the wife of King Jehoiakim?
Nehushta.

40. Who was the wife of the first wife of King Saul?
Ahinoam.

41. Who was the oldest daughter of King Saul?
Merab.

42. Who was David’s first wife?
Michal.

43. How many wives did King Solomon have?
700 foreign wives.

Section 4: Grief, Tragedy, and Hard Stories

Not every story in the Bible has a happy ending. These questions explore the women whose lives were marked by pain – and what we can learn from their experiences.

44. What happened to Lot’s wife?
She turned into a pillar of salt.

45. What was the tragedy of Jephthah’s daughter?
Her father offered her up as a sacrifice.

46. How did Job’s daughters die?
The house they were in collapsed.

47. Who complained about her husband’s bad breath?
Job’s wife.

48. What happened to the Levite’s concubine?
She was beaten to death outside the door while the Levite slept.

49. What happened to Mephibosheth’s nurse when she tried to rescue him from danger?
She dropped him.

50. What happened to Rizpah’s sons?
They were crucified for the sins of their father.

51. What happened to Samson’s wife?
She was burned to death by the Philistines.

52. What happened to Miriam when she angered God?
He struck her with leprosy.

53. What were the dying words of Ichabod’s mother?
“The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”

54. How did Ezekiel react to his wife’s death?
He didn’t mourn because God had told him not to.

55. What did Micah’s mother do when her money was stolen?
She put a curse on it.

Section 5: Prophetesses, Wise Women, and the Word of God

God spoke through women in Scripture just as He spoke through men. These questions highlight the women who carried His voice.

56. Who was brought in to interpret the Book of the Law for King Josiah?
Huldah.

57. Who was Huldah?
An Old Testament prophetess and wife of Shallum.

58. Who offered advice in Proverbs 31?
King Lemuel’s mother.

59. What did the angel tell Samson’s mother?
She was going to have a son.

60. Who sewed magic bands?
False prophetesses in the book of Ezekiel.

61. What did the gifted artisans in Exodus 35 create?
They spun yarn and made blue, purple, and scarlet fine linen for the tabernacle.

62. What did King Saul turn to for a peek into the future?
The medium of En Dor.

Section 6: Mothers, Daughters, and Family Ties

Relationships run deep in the Bible – and women were often at the center of them. These questions explore mothers, daughters, and family dynamics throughout Scripture.

63. Who were Naomi’s two daughters-in-law?
Orpah and Ruth.

64. Who was the mother of Ishmael?
Hagar.

65. What did Hagar call God?
The God Who Sees Me.

66. Why did Sarah laugh?
The angel said she was going to have a son in her old age.

67. Who was the mother of King Manasseh?
Hephzibah.

68. Who was the mother of King Jehoash?
Zibiah.

69. Who was the mother of King Abimelech?
The unnamed concubine of Gideon.

70. What were the names of Job’s three daughters?
Jemimah, Keziah, and Keren-Happuch.

71. Who was the daughter of Queen Jezebel?
Athaliah.

72. Who was the daughter of David who was attacked by her stepbrother?
Tamar.

73. What was the name of Leah’s daughter?
Dinah.

74. Who wanted to marry Dinah?
Prince Shechem.

75. What was the name of Gomer and Hosea’s daughter?
Lo-Ruhamah.

76. Who was the daughter of Diblaim?
Gomer.

77. Who were the two harlot mothers fighting over?
Who was the mother of the living son – brought before King Solomon.

Section 7: Women of the New Testament – Faith in Action

When Jesus came, He changed everything – including how women were seen, treated, and called. These questions cover the women who walked closest to His ministry.

78. What did Jesus tell the men who were accusing the adulterous woman?
“He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”

79. How old was Anna when she met the baby Jesus?
She had lived with a husband for seven years and had been a widow of about eighty-four years.

80. Where was Jesus when the sinful woman anointed His feet?
Simon the Pharisee’s house.

81. How long had the woman suffered from a bleeding disorder before Jesus healed her?
12 years.

82. How did the leader of the synagogue react when Jesus healed the bent-over woman?
He complained about Jesus healing on the Sabbath.

83. How old was Jairus’s daughter when Jesus healed her?
Twelve years old.

84. What did Jesus do when He saw Mary of Bethany’s tears?
He wept.

85. Who was the woman whose son was brought back to life from the dead?
The widow of Nain.

86. What did Peter’s mother-in-law do right after Jesus healed her?
She served Him and His disciples.

87. Why did Martha complain?
Because Mary wasn’t helping with the housework.

88. What was wrong with Mary Magdalene before she was healed by Jesus?
She was possessed by seven demons.

89. Who was the angel who visited Mary?
Gabriel.

90. How was Elizabeth related to Mary?
They were cousins.

91. Why did the Canaanite woman seek out Jesus?
For healing for her demon-possessed daughter.

Section 8: Women of the Early Church

The early church was built on the backs of faithful women. They gave, served, led, and spread the gospel – often at great personal cost.

92. Who was the mother of Timothy?
Eunice.

93. Who was the grandmother of Timothy?
Lois.

94. What was Lydia’s profession?
She was a seller of purple fabric.

95. Who delivered Paul’s letter to the Roman church?
Phoebe.

96. Who was a female tentmaker in the Bible?
Priscilla.

97. Who was the servant girl who got overly excited when she saw Peter at the door?
Rhoda.

98. What New Testament woman sewed for widows?
Dorcas, also known as Tabitha.

99. Who was the woman who lied about her and her husband’s gift to the church?
Sapphira.

100. Who were the two Philippi women who got into a disagreement?
Euodia and Syntyche.

101. Who was the mother of James and John?
Salome.

Faith Note: God Has Always Seen Women

Here’s something worth sitting with after you finish this trivia.

In a time when women were often overlooked by society, God kept choosing them.

He chose Deborah to lead an army. He chose Rahab – a harlot – to be in the lineage of Jesus. He chose Mary, a young unknown girl, to carry the Savior of the world.

He saw Hagar when no one else did. He healed the woman who had been bleeding for twelve years – the one who had spent everything and had nothing left. He let the first people to witness the resurrection be women at a time when women’s testimony was not even considered valid in court.

That’s not coincidence. That’s the character of God.

“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”
– Proverbs 31:25

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
– Psalm 34:18

Whatever you’re carrying today – doubt, exhaustion, a season that feels too long – you are seen by the same God who saw every woman in these pages.

Quick Checklist: How to Use This Trivia

✅ Use as a women’s ministry game night – split into teams, go section by section

✅ Pick one question per day as a journaling prompt

✅ Use the lesser-known women as starting points for deeper Bible study

✅ Read the related story in your Bible after each answer you didn’t know

✅ Print and laminate for a youth group or Sunday school class

✅ Share with a friend and challenge each other

FAQ: Women of the Bible Trivia

Who is the most well-known woman in the Bible?
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is likely the most recognized. But women like Ruth, Esther, Deborah, and Mary Magdalene are also widely known and deeply studied.

Who was the first woman in the Bible?
Eve. She appears in Genesis 2 and 3, and was called the Mother of All Living by Adam.

Who was the only female judge in the Bible?
Deborah. She was also a prophetess and one of the most powerful leaders in the entire Old Testament.

What women are in the genealogy of Jesus?
Matthew 1 names four women in Jesus’ lineage: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba – and of course Mary, His mother. Notably, all four were considered unlikely candidates by the world’s standards. God chose them anyway.

Who was the first woman to see Jesus after the resurrection?
Mary Magdalene. She went to the tomb early in the morning and was the first to encounter the risen Christ.

Are there women prophets in the Bible?
Yes. Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, Anna, and Philip’s four daughters are all described as prophetesses in Scripture.

What does the Bible say about strong women?
Proverbs 31:25 says a woman of noble character is “clothed with strength and dignity.” Throughout Scripture, God repeatedly used women who were bold, faithful, and willing to act – even when the cost was high.

Is this trivia good for children too?
Many of the questions are family-friendly and appropriate for older children and teens. A few cover more mature themes (like violence or betrayal), so parents may want to preview before using with young kids.

A Closing Prayer

Lord, thank You for every woman whose story You preserved in Scripture.
Thank You for showing us – through their lives – that You see us, You choose us, and You never leave.
As we study Your Word, open our eyes to the women we’ve overlooked.
Let their courage inspire us and their faith remind us of Yours.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.