Manna & Quail Bible Quiz
10 questions · King James Version · biblesundays.com
1.What did Israel murmur against Moses and Aaron for in the wilderness of Sin?
- A. Thirst
- B. Hunger / flesh pots and bread
- C. The heat
- D. The serpents
2.What did the LORD promise to rain from heaven?
- A. Oil and wine
- B. Bread
- C. Manna and quails
- D. Grain
3.What did the manna look like?
- A. White like snow
- B. A small round thing, white, like coriander seed
- C. Honeycomb
- D. Bread loaves
4.How much manna was each person to gather?
- A. One omer per person
- B. A handful
- C. A basketful
- D. As much as they could carry
5.What happened to manna left until the morning?
- A. It spoiled and bred worms
- B. It turned to water
- C. It multiplied
- D. It became quail
6.How much extra could be gathered on the sixth day?
- A. None
- B. Twice as much
- C. Three times as much
- D. As much as desired
7.Why did the extra on the sixth day not spoil?
- A. It was for the Sabbath
- B. God commanded it
- C. Both — it was the Sabbath portion
- D. It was kept in the ark
8.What did Israel call the bread?
- A. Angels' food
- B. Manna
- C. Bread of heaven
- D. Both manna and bread from heaven
9.What did God send in the evening alongside the manna?
- A. Water from the rock
- B. Quails
- C. Fire
- D. Dew
10.How long did Israel eat manna?
- A. One year
- B. Forty years, until they came to the borders of Canaan
- C. Until Moses died
- D. Until the quails returned
Answer Key
1.B. Hunger / flesh pots and bread — Exodus 16:3 (KJV)
Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full.
2.B. Bread — Exodus 16:4 (KJV)
I will rain bread from heaven for you.
3.B. A small round thing, white, like coriander seed — Exodus 16:31 (KJV)
It was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
4.A. One omer per person — Exodus 16:16 (KJV)
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man.
5.A. It spoiled and bred worms — Exodus 16:20 (KJV)
It bred worms, and stank.
6.B. Twice as much — Exodus 16:22 (KJV)
On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread.
7.C. Both — it was the Sabbath portion — Exodus 16:23 (KJV)
It did not stink, neither was there any worm therein… for to morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD.
8.B. Manna — Exodus 16:31 (KJV)
The house of Israel called the name thereof Manna.
9.B. Quails — Exodus 16:13 (KJV)
At even the quails came up, and covered the camp.
10.B. Forty years, until they came to the borders of Canaan — Exodus 16:35 (KJV)
The children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited.