Joseph and His Coat 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.
Q1.Who was Joseph's father?
- A. Isaac
- B. Jacob ✓
- C. Abraham
- D. Esau
Answer: Jacob
Jacob loved Joseph more than all his children.
Q2.What special gift did Jacob give Joseph?
- A. A horse
- B. A coat of many colours ✓
- C. Gold
- D. A sword
Answer: A coat of many colours
He made him a coat of many colours.
Q3.How many brothers did Joseph have?
- A. 6
- B. 8
- C. 10
- D. 11 ✓
Answer: 11
Joseph had eleven brothers in all.
Q4.What did Joseph's brothers do to him?
- A. Gave him a feast
- B. Sold him to traders ✓
- C. Made him king
- D. Played with him
Answer: Sold him to traders
They sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver.
Q5.What country was Joseph taken to?
- A. Egypt ✓
- B. Babylon
- C. Canaan
- D. Israel
Answer: Egypt
Joseph was brought down to Egypt.
Q6.What did God help Joseph do for Pharaoh?
- A. Sing songs
- B. Interpret dreams ✓
- C. Build palaces
- D. Cook food
Answer: Interpret dreams
God gave Joseph the meaning of Pharaoh's dreams.
Q7.How many years of plenty and famine did Pharaoh's dreams show?
- A. Three each
- B. Five each
- C. Seven each ✓
- D. Ten each
Answer: Seven each
Seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Q8.What important job did Pharaoh give Joseph?
- A. Cook
- B. Ruler over Egypt ✓
- C. Soldier
- D. Shepherd
Answer: Ruler over Egypt
Thou shalt be over my house... only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
Q9.Why did Joseph's brothers come to Egypt?
- A. To find Joseph
- B. To buy food ✓
- C. For a wedding
- D. To fight
Answer: To buy food
There was famine in Canaan, and they came to Egypt to buy corn.
Q10.What did Joseph tell his brothers about what they did?
- A. He was angry forever
- B. God meant it for good ✓
- C. He forgot it
- D. It was nothing
Answer: God meant it for good
Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good.