Biblical Animals Trivia - Test Your Knowledge

Question 1

Which animal spoke to Balaam in the Book of Numbers?

Accepted Answer

A donkey

Question 2

What animal tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden?

Accepted Answer

The serpent (nachash)

Question 3

What swallowed the prophet Jonah?

Accepted Answer

A great fish

Question 4

Which bird did Noah first send out from the Ark?

Accepted Answer

A raven

Question 5

What animal did the Israelites worship as an idol at Mount Sinai?

Accepted Answer

A golden calf

Question 6

Which plague involved frogs covering the land of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The 2nd plague

Question 7

What did the dove bring back to Noah as a sign of dry land?

Accepted Answer

An olive branch (leaf)

Question 8

For an animal to be kosher on land, it must have split hooves and:

Accepted Answer

Chew its cud (ruminate)

Question 9

What animals were the primary sacrificial offerings in the Temple?

Accepted Answer

Sheep, goats, and cattle

Question 10

Which animal did David fight to protect his flock?

Accepted Answer

A lion and a bear

Question 11

In the 10 plagues, which plague killed Egypt's livestock?

Accepted Answer

The 5th plague (pestilence/dever)

Question 12

How many of each kosher animal did Noah bring onto the Ark?

Accepted Answer

Seven pairs

Question 13

What animal is associated with the binding of Isaac (Akeidah)?

Accepted Answer

A ram

Question 14

What fed the prophet Elijah at the brook of Cherith?

Accepted Answer

Ravens

Question 15

Samson killed a lion with his bare hands. What did he later find inside it?

Accepted Answer

A swarm of bees and honey

Question 16

For a fish to be kosher, it must have:

Accepted Answer

Fins and scales

Question 17

Which patriarch rode camels as a sign of wealth?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 18

The 3rd plague of Egypt involved:

Accepted Answer

Lice (kinim)

Question 19

In the Torah, which bird is specifically mentioned as non-kosher?

Accepted Answer

The eagle (nesher)

Question 20

What happened to the serpent's legs after the sin in Eden?

Accepted Answer

God removed them — the serpent was cursed to crawl on its belly

Question 21

The 8th plague of Egypt was:

Accepted Answer

Locusts (arbeh)

Question 22

Rebecca's family gave her camels as part of:

Accepted Answer

Her dowry and departure to marry Isaac

Question 23

Which of these is a kosher animal?

Accepted Answer

Cow

Question 24

What kind of birds were offered as sacrifices by the poor in the Temple?

Accepted Answer

Doves or pigeons (torim/bnei yonah)

Question 25

The serpent was described as the most _____ of all animals:

Accepted Answer

Cunning (arum)

Question 26

How many of each non-kosher animal did Noah take on the Ark?

Accepted Answer

One pair (two of each)

Question 27

What was the 4th plague of Egypt?

Accepted Answer

Swarms of wild beasts/flies (arov)

Question 28

Which animal is known as the 'king of beasts' in Jewish tradition?

Accepted Answer

The lion (aryeh)

Question 29

Jacob gave Joseph a special coat. What animal skins did the brothers use to deceive Jacob?

Accepted Answer

Goat (kid's) blood on the coat

Question 30

What happened to Pharaoh's horses and chariots at the Red Sea?

Accepted Answer

They were drowned in the sea

Question 31

The Passover sacrifice was a:

Accepted Answer

Lamb or kid goat

Question 32

In the story of Balaam, what did the donkey see that Balaam could not?

Accepted Answer

An angel of God with a drawn sword

Question 33

Which creature is described in Job as the greatest of God's land creatures?

Accepted Answer

Behemoth

Question 34

The red heifer (parah adumah) was used for:

Accepted Answer

Purification from contact with the dead

Question 35

Elijah was fed by ravens near which body of water?

Accepted Answer

The brook of Cherith

Question 36

What does the Torah say about eating insects?

Accepted Answer

Certain types of locusts are permitted

Question 37

Which animal did Abraham sacrifice instead of Isaac?

Accepted Answer

A ram caught in a thicket

Question 38

Which of the following animals chews its cud but does NOT have split hooves?

Accepted Answer

Camel

Question 39

The Leviathan is described in the Bible as a:

Accepted Answer

Great sea creature

Question 40

Which tribe of Israel is symbolized by a lion?

Accepted Answer

Judah (Yehuda)

Question 41

The serpent's punishment in Genesis included eating:

Accepted Answer

Dust all the days of its life

Question 42

Pharaoh's dream in Genesis involved:

Accepted Answer

Seven fat and seven thin cows

Question 43

Which of these animals has split hooves but does NOT chew its cud?

Accepted Answer

Pig

Question 44

After the flood, God made a covenant with Noah. What was the sign?

Accepted Answer

A rainbow

Question 45

Balaam's donkey spoke because:

Accepted Answer

God opened its mouth

Question 46

The 10th plague — death of the firstborn — was avoided by Israelites who:

Accepted Answer

Put lamb's blood on their doorposts

Question 47

What type of animal skin was used to cover the Tabernacle (Mishkan)?

Accepted Answer

Ram skins dyed red and tachash skins

Question 48

The prophet Nathan told King David a parable about a poor man's:

Accepted Answer

Little lamb (kivsah)

Question 49

What animal did Moses' staff become when thrown before Pharaoh?

Accepted Answer

A serpent (nachash/tanin)

Question 50

Which animals pulled the Ark of the Covenant back from the Philistines in I Samuel?

Accepted Answer

Two nursing cows

Question 51

According to the Torah, which four animals have only one kosher sign?

Accepted Answer

Camel, hyrax (shafan), hare (arnevet), and pig

Question 52

In the vision of Daniel, the first beast representing Babylon was:

Accepted Answer

A lion with eagle's wings

Question 53

The scapegoat (se'ir la'azazel) on Yom Kippur was:

Accepted Answer

Sent into the wilderness bearing the sins of Israel

Question 54

Which animal is Benjamin's tribe compared to in Jacob's blessing?

Accepted Answer

A ravenous wolf

Question 55

The prohibition against cooking a kid in its mother's milk comes from:

Accepted Answer

Exodus 23:19 (and repeated twice more)

Question 56

In Proverbs 30, which four creatures are described as 'small but exceedingly wise'?

Accepted Answer

Ants, hyrax (rock badger), locusts, and lizard (spider)

Question 57

What was unique about the red heifer (parah adumah)?

Accepted Answer

It had to be completely red with no more than two non-red hairs

Question 58

In Judges, Samson caught 300 of which animal and tied torches to their tails?

Accepted Answer

Foxes (shu'alim)

Question 59

The tribe of Dan is compared to which animal in Jacob's blessing?

Accepted Answer

A serpent by the road (nachash alei derech)

Question 60

In the Tabernacle, the parochet (curtain) featured images of:

Accepted Answer

Cherubim (keruvim)

Question 61

Which prophet was commanded to put a yoke on his neck, symbolizing oxen under servitude?

Accepted Answer

Jeremiah

Question 62

King Solomon's throne featured which animals on its steps?

Accepted Answer

Lions

Question 63

The 'Song of the Sea' (Shirat HaYam) describes Egypt's horses and riders being:

Accepted Answer

Hurled into the sea

Question 64

In Ezekiel's vision of the Divine Chariot (Merkavah), the four faces include:

Accepted Answer

Man, lion, ox, and eagle

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