This Genesis 10 Quiz is an interesting and challenging one.
The chapter, often referred to as the “Table of Nations,” traces the genealogical record of Noah’s sons – Shem, Ham, and Japheth, post the Great Flood.
I invite you to test your understanding and recall of the chapter with this intricately designed quiz. Each question has been crafted to challenge your memory and comprehension of this chapter.
You are to choose the most correct option. Let’s go!
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Table of Contents
Genesis 10 Quiz Questions
Question 1:
In Genesis 10:1, who are listed as the sons of Noah?
A. Shem, Japheth, and Ham
B. Shem, Canaan, and Ham
C. Shem, Aram, and Japheth
D. Ham, Aram, and Japheth
E. Canaan, Aram, and Shem
Question 2:
The sons of Japheth mentioned in Genesis 10:2 are Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and which other?
A. Arphaxad
B. Tiras
C. Peleg
D. Uz
E. Nimrod
Question 3:
According to Genesis 10:3, who was a son of Gomer?
A. Dodanim
B. Ashkenaz
C. Pathrusim
D. Ludim
E. Casluhim
Question 4:
Who is mentioned as the sons of Javan in Genesis 10:4?
A. Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim
B. Elishah, Tarshish, Riphath, and Dodanim
C. Elishah, Togarmah, Kittim, and Dodanim
D. Ashkenaz, Riphath, Togarmah, and Dodanim
E. Elishah, Tarshish, Togarmah, and Kittim
Question 5:
In Genesis 10:5, the isles of the Gentiles are said to be divided according to whose languages, families, and nations?
A. The sons of Noah
B. The sons of Ham
C. The sons of Shem
D. The sons of Japheth
E. The sons of Canaan
Question 6:
The sons of Ham listed in Genesis 10:6 are Cush, Mizraim, Phut, and who?
A. Nimrod
B. Raamah
C. Canaan
D. Sheba
E. Havilah
Question 7:
Genesis 10:7 lists the sons of Cush. Who among the following is not listed?
A. Havilah
B. Sabtah
C. Raamah
D. Sabteca
E. Dedan
Question 8:
In Genesis 10:8, who began to be a mighty one in the earth?
A. Nimrod
B. Cush
C. Joktan
D. Peleg
E. Eber
Question 9:
Genesis 10:10 mentions the beginning of whose kingdom?
A. Cush
B. Peleg
C. Eber
D. Joktan
E. Nimrod
Question 10:
Which of the following sons of Japheth, as listed in Genesis 10, is not also associated with a geographic region?
A. Gomer
B. Magog
C. Madai
D. Javan
E. Tubal
Question 11:
Who, according to Genesis 10:5, inherited the isles (coastlands) of the nations?
A. The sons of Japheth
B. The sons of Ham
C. The sons of Shem
D. The sons of Noah
E. The sons of Canaan
Question 12:
Genesis 10:13 reveals some of the sons of Mizraim. Who among the following is not listed?
A. Pathrusim
B. Casluhim
C. Caphtorim
D. Ludim
E. Ashur
Question 13:
Who are mentioned as the sons of Mizraim in Genesis 10:14?
A. Philistim, Pathrusim, Casluhim
B. Philistim, Caphtorim, Ludim
C. Philistim, Pathrusim, Anamim
D. Pathrusim, Casluhim, Caphtorim
E. Anamim, Lehabim, Caphtorim
Question 14:
In Genesis 10:15, who is mentioned as the firstborn of Canaan?
A. Sidon
B. Heth
C. Jebusite
D. Amorite
E. Girgasite
Question 15:
According to Genesis 10:18, which of the following is not listed as a family of the Canaanites?
A. Arkite
B. Sinite
C. Arvadite
D. Zemarite
E. Ashkenazite
Question 16:
Genesis 10:19 describes the border of the Canaanites as going from Sidon towards Gerar and Gaza and then towards where?
A. Sodom
B. Gomorrah
C. Lasha
D. Admah
E. Zeboim
Question 17:
According to Genesis 10, which of these was a son of Ham and a brother of Canaan?
A. Cush
B. Mizraim
C. Phut
D. Sidon
E. Heth
Question 18:
In Genesis 10:22, who is not listed as a son of Shem?
A. Arphaxad
B. Lud
C. Aram
D. Joktan
E. Mizraim
Question 19:
Who is said to have fathered twelve sons, each of whom became the founder of a nation?
A. Shem
B. Ham
C. Japheth
D. Joktan
E. Canaan
Question 20:
According to Genesis 10:25, why was the name Peleg given to Eber’s son?
A. Because he had a loud voice
B. Because he was mighty on earth
C. Because in his days the earth was divided
D. Because he built a city
E. Because he was the first born
Question 21:
In Genesis 10:26, who is listed as a son of Joktan?
A. Almodad
B. Hazarmaveth
C. Sheleph
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Question 22:
Genesis 10:32 concludes the account of Noah’s sons. How does it describe their nations?
A. They were divided into seventy nations
B. They were scattered across the earth
C. They were divided in their lands, each with his own language
D. They were mighty on earth
E. They were united in one language and one speech
Question 23:
In Genesis 10:30, where did the descendants of Joktan live?
A. From Mesha towards Sephar
B. From Mesha towards Sheba
C. From Mesha towards Havilah
D. From Mesha towards Ophir
E. From Mesha towards Gerar
Question 24:
Who is mentioned as the sons of Joktan in Genesis 10:29?
A. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab
B. Ophir, Havilah, and Hadoram
C. Ophir, Havilah, and Diklah
D. Ophir, Hadoram, and Diklah
E. Ophir, Hadoram, and Jobab
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Answers to Genesis 10 Quiz Questions
Answer to Question 1
A. Shem, Japheth, and Ham
Explanation: Genesis 10:1 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible states, “Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood.”
Answer to Question 2
B. Tiras
Explanation: Genesis 10:2 (KJV) lists the sons of Japheth: “The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.”
Answer to Question 3
B. Ashkenaz
Explanation: Genesis 10:3 (KJV) states: “And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.”
Answer to Question 4
A. Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim
Explanation: Genesis 10:4 (KJV) lists the sons of Javan: “And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.”
Answer to Question 5
D. The sons of Japheth
Explanation: Genesis 10:5 (KJV) states: “By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.”
Answer to Question 6
C. Canaan
Explanation: Genesis 10:6 (KJV) lists the sons of Ham: “And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.”
Answer to Question 7
E. Dedan
Explanation: Genesis 10:7 (KJV) states: “And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.” Dedan is a son of Raamah, not Cush.
Answer to Question 8
A. Nimrod
Explanation: Genesis 10:8 (KJV) states: “And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
Answer to Question 9
E. Nimrod
Explanation: Genesis 10:10 (KJV) states: “And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.” The “his” refers to Nimrod from the previous verse.
Answer to Question 10
E. Tubal
Explanation: Genesis 10 does not explicitly associate Tubal with a geographic region, unlike the other sons of Japheth.
Answer to Question 11
A. The sons of Japheth
Explanation: Genesis 10:5 (KJV) mentions, “By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.” The verse refers to the sons of Japheth listed in the previous verses.
Answer to Question 12
E. Ashur
Explanation: Genesis 10:13 (KJV) states, “And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim.” Ashur is not mentioned in this list.
Answer to Question 13
D. Pathrusim, Casluhim, Caphtorim
Explanation: Genesis 10:14 (KJV) states: “And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.” These are the sons of Mizraim mentioned in the verse.
Answer to Question 14
A. Sidon
Explanation: Genesis 10:15 (KJV) states, “And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth.” Sidon is explicitly mentioned as the firstborn of Canaan.
Answer to Question 15
E. Ashkenazite
Explanation: Genesis 10:18 (KJV) states, “And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.” Ashkenazite is not mentioned in this list of Canaanite families.
Answer to Question 16
C. Lasha
Explanation: Genesis 10:19 (KJV) states, “And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.” Lasha is the last place mentioned in the border description.
Answer to Question 17
B. Mizraim
Explanation: Genesis 10:6 (KJV) lists the sons of Ham: “And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan.” Mizraim is a son of Ham and a brother of Canaan.
Answer to Question 18
E. Mizraim
Explanation: Genesis 10:22 (KJV) states, “The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.” Mizraim, a son of Ham, is not listed as a son of Shem.
Answer to Question 19
D. Joktan
Explanation: Genesis 10:26-29 (KJV) lists the twelve sons of Joktan, who each likely became the founder of a nation.
Answer to Question 20
C. Because in his days the earth was divided
Explanation: Genesis 10:25 (KJV) states, “And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided.”
Answer to Question 21
D. All of the above
Explanation: Genesis 10:26 (KJV) states, “And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth,” listing all three as sons of Joktan.
Answer to Question 22
C. They were divided in their lands, each with his own language
Explanation: Genesis 10:32 (KJV) states, “These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood.”
Answer to Question 23
A. From Mesha towards Sephar
Explanation: Genesis 10:30 (KJV) states, “And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east.”
Answer to Question 24
B. Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab
Explanation: Genesis 10:29 (KJV) states, “And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan.”
