Higher or Lower Game Questions To Keep Your Youth Group Guessing

Bible Questions for a Higher or Lower Game

Next up, use these Bible-themed questions for a youth group guessing game.

Pro Tip: Add a curveball by occasionally providing the correct number. Or use a statement for which the Bible gives no answer!

1. The Bible has 56 books. Higher or lower? (Answer: Higher—66.)
2. Eight people were on Noah’s Ark. Higher or lower? (Answer: Correct—Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives. See Genesis 7:13.)
3. The Tower of Babel was built in 5 days. Higher or lower? (Answer: Lower—The Bible doesn’t specify.)
4. The Israelites crossed the Red Sea in 3 hours. Higher or lower? (Answer: The Bible doesn’t specify, but it likely took much longer.)
5. The Israelites wandered the desert for 30 years. Higher or lower? (Answer: Higher—40 years. See Numbers 14:33-34.)
6. Goliath was 8 feet tall. Higher or lower? (Answer: Higher—He was about 9 feet tall. See 1 Samuel 17:4.)
7. Psalms has 200 chapters. Higher or lower? (Answer: Lower—It has 150 chapters.)
8. The Bible contains books by 20 minor prophets. Higher or lower? (Answer: Lower—12.)
9. The Book of Esther mentions God’s name 5 times. Higher or lower? (Answer: Lower—Esther doesn’t mention God’s name at all!)
10. About 20 different human authors wrote the Bible. Higher or lower? (Answer: Higher—About 40.)
11. The Gospels contain 43 parables. Higher or lower? (Answer: Lower—About 37.)
12. The Bible was written throughout 800 years. (Answer: Higher—About 1,500 years.)
13. Jesus fasted for 50 days when Satan tempted him. Higher or lower? (Answer: Lower—40 days. See Matthew 4:2.)
14. Paul wrote 20 New Testament letters. Higher or lower? (Answer: Lower—13 or 14, depending on Hebrews.)
15. The Bible mentions the word “love” 400 times. Higher or lower? (Answer: Higher—Depending on the translation, it appears more than 600 times.)