Queen Esther Quiz for Kids
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.Who raised Esther after her parents died?
- A. Mordecai her cousin
- B. An angel
- C. The king
- D. A neighbour
2.Who was the king of Persia in Esther's day?
- A. Cyrus
- B. Darius
- C. Ahasuerus
- D. Nebuchadnezzar
3.What did the king do for Esther?
- A. Sent her away
- B. Set the royal crown on her head and made her queen
- C. Asked for money
- D. Built her a temple
4.Who was the wicked man who plotted against the Jews?
- A. Mordecai
- B. Haman
- C. Bigthan
- D. Memucan
5.What did Mordecai tell Esther about her place as queen?
- A. Hide
- B. Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
- C. Run away
- D. Resign
6.What did Esther ask her people to do first?
- A. Fight
- B. Fast for her three days
- C. Sing
- D. Sleep
7.What brave words did Esther say about going to the king?
- A. I will not go
- B. If I perish, I perish
- C. I will hide
- D. Send someone else
8.What did the king hold out to welcome Esther into his court?
- A. A sword
- B. The golden sceptre
- C. A scroll
- D. His crown
9.What happened to wicked Haman?
- A. He repented
- B. He was hanged on the gallows he made for Mordecai
- C. He ran away
- D. He became a friend
10.What feast remembers how God saved the Jews through Esther?
- A. Passover
- B. Purim
- C. Tabernacles
- D. Pentecost
Answer Key
1.A. Mordecai her cousin — Esther 2:7 (KJV)
Mordecai… took her for his own daughter.
2.C. Ahasuerus — Esther 2:17 (KJV)
The king Ahasuerus loved Esther above all the women.
3.B. Set the royal crown on her head and made her queen — Esther 2:17 (KJV)
Set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen.
4.B. Haman — Esther 3:6 (KJV)
Haman… sought to destroy all the Jews.
5.B. Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? — Esther 4:14 (KJV)
Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?
6.B. Fast for her three days — Esther 4:16 (KJV)
Fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days.
7.B. If I perish, I perish — Esther 4:16 (KJV)
If I perish, I perish.
8.B. The golden sceptre — Esther 5:2 (KJV)
The king held out to Esther the golden sceptre.
9.B. He was hanged on the gallows he made for Mordecai — Esther 7:10 (KJV)
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.
10.B. Purim — Esther 9:26 (KJV)
They called these days Purim after the name of Pur.