Joshua Bible Quiz — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What was God's command to Joshua at the start?
- A. Be strong and of a good courage ✓
- B. Build a temple
- C. Write the law
- D. Gather an army
Answer: Be strong and of a good courage
Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land.
Q2.Who hid the two spies in Jericho?
- A. Deborah
- B. Rahab the harlot ✓
- C. Ruth
- D. Esther
Answer: Rahab the harlot
Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly… and they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab.
Q3.What did Rahab hang from her window as a token?
- A. A red thread / scarlet line ✓
- B. A white cloth
- C. A branch
- D. A lamp
Answer: A red thread / scarlet line
Thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by.
Q4.What happened when the priests' feet touched the Jordan?
- A. The waters rose
- B. The waters parted and stood up on a heap ✓
- C. A bridge appeared
- D. The river froze
Answer: The waters parted and stood up on a heap
The waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap… and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Q5.How many times did Israel march around Jericho on the seventh day?
- A. Once
- B. Three times
- C. Seven times ✓
- D. Twelve times
Answer: Seven times
On the seventh day… compass the city seven times… and it came to pass at the seventh time… the wall fell down flat.
Q6.What was placed in the midst of Israel's camp after Jericho?
- A. A covenant stone
- B. The ark of the covenant ✓
- C. A pillar of twelve stones
- D. A new altar
Answer: The ark of the covenant
The ark of the covenant of the LORD… abode in the midst of the camp.
Q7.What did Joshua ask the sun to do at Gibeon?
- A. Rise early
- B. Stand still ✓
- C. Set quickly
- D. Shine brighter
Answer: Stand still
Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
Q8.How long did the sun and moon stand still?
- A. About a whole day ✓
- B. Three days
- C. Seven days
- D. One hour
Answer: About a whole day
The sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
Q9.What did Joshua do at Shechem before his death?
- A. Renewed the covenant with the people ✓
- B. Built an altar
- C. Defeated the Philistines
- D. Crowned a king
Answer: Renewed the covenant with the people
Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
Q10.What was Joshua's challenge to Israel?
- A. Choose you this day whom ye will serve ✓
- B. Keep the law
- C. Fear the LORD
- D. Love thy neighbour
Answer: Choose you this day whom ye will serve
Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.