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    Feeding the 5,000 Quiz for Kids — Questions & Answers

    All 10 questions with the correct answer, a one-sentence explanation, and the King James verse reference. Use this page as an answer key, a study sheet, or a quick review.

    1. Q1.How many men were in the crowd?

      • A. 500
      • B. 1,000
      • C. 5,000
      • D. 10,000

      Answer: 5,000

      About five thousand men, beside women and children.

      Read Matthew 14:21 (KJV)

    2. Q2.Where did the crowd follow Jesus?

      • A. To Jerusalem
      • B. Into a desert place
      • C. To the temple
      • D. To a palace

      Answer: Into a desert place

      He departed thence by ship into a desert place apart.

      Read Matthew 14:13 (KJV)

    3. Q3.What did the disciples want Jesus to do with the crowd?

      • A. Send them away to buy food
      • B. Teach them longer
      • C. Sing for them
      • D. Heal them

      Answer: Send them away to buy food

      Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

      Read Matthew 14:15 (KJV)

    4. Q4.Who brought a small lunch?

      • A. A rich man
      • B. A little boy
      • C. A priest
      • D. A soldier

      Answer: A little boy

      There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes.

      Read John 6:9 (KJV)

    5. Q5.How many loaves did the boy have?

      • A. Two
      • B. Three
      • C. Five
      • D. Seven

      Answer: Five

      Five barley loaves.

      Read John 6:9 (KJV)

    6. Q6.How many small fishes did he have?

      • A. One
      • B. Two
      • C. Three
      • D. Four

      Answer: Two

      Two small fishes.

      Read John 6:9 (KJV)

    7. Q7.What did Jesus do before breaking the bread?

      • A. Sat down
      • B. Looked up to heaven and blessed it
      • C. Asked for money
      • D. Sent the disciples away

      Answer: Looked up to heaven and blessed it

      Looking up to heaven, he blessed.

      Read Matthew 14:19 (KJV)

    8. Q8.How much did the people eat?

      • A. Just a little
      • B. As much as they would
      • C. Only the children ate
      • D. Only the men ate

      Answer: As much as they would

      Likewise of the fishes as much as they would.

      Read John 6:11 (KJV)

    9. Q9.How many baskets of leftovers were gathered?

      • A. Five
      • B. Seven
      • C. Ten
      • D. Twelve

      Answer: Twelve

      They took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

      Read Matthew 14:20 (KJV)

    10. Q10.What did this miracle show about Jesus?

      • A. He was tired
      • B. He is the Bread of Life and cares for our needs
      • C. He owned a bakery
      • D. He was angry

      Answer: He is the Bread of Life and cares for our needs

      I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger.

      Read John 6:35 (KJV)