Jonah and the Whale Quiz for Kids — 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 city did God tell Jonah to go to?
- A. Jerusalem
- B. Nineveh ✓
- C. Babylon
- D. Bethlehem
Answer: Nineveh
Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city.
Q2.Where did Jonah try to run instead?
- A. Egypt
- B. Tarshish ✓
- C. Rome
- D. Ararat
Answer: Tarshish
Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish.
Q3.What did God send on the sea?
- A. A rainbow
- B. A great wind and storm ✓
- C. Fish
- D. Snow
Answer: A great wind and storm
The LORD sent out a great wind into the sea.
Q4.What did the sailors do with Jonah?
- A. Hugged him
- B. Threw him into the sea ✓
- C. Made him captain
- D. Sang to him
Answer: Threw him into the sea
They took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea.
Q5.What swallowed Jonah?
- A. A whale-sized fish ✓
- B. A shark
- C. A dolphin
- D. A snake
Answer: A whale-sized fish
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.
Q6.How long was Jonah in the fish?
- A. One day
- B. Three days and three nights ✓
- C. A week
- D. A month
Answer: Three days and three nights
Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Q7.What did Jonah do inside the fish?
- A. Slept
- B. Prayed to God ✓
- C. Sang
- D. Cried only
Answer: Prayed to God
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly.
Q8.What happened when Jonah preached in Nineveh?
- A. The people laughed
- B. The people repented ✓
- C. Nothing
- D. They ran away
Answer: The people repented
The people of Nineveh believed God and repented.
Q9.What plant did God grow to shade Jonah?
- A. Palm
- B. Gourd ✓
- C. Vine of grapes
- D. Oak
Answer: Gourd
The LORD God prepared a gourd... to be a shadow over his head.
Q10.What does the story of Jonah teach?
- A. God only loves Israel
- B. God's mercy is for everyone ✓
- C. Boats are dangerous
- D. Fish are smart
Answer: God's mercy is for everyone
God's mercy reaches every nation when they turn to Him.