Islamic quiz for kids: 50 questions and answers, with references

Here are 50 Islamic quiz questions for kids with answers, in four rounds: easy (ages 4–6), medium (ages 7–9), Ramadan and Eid, and a family challenge. Each answer has a Qur’an or hadith reference where one exists, so you can read the source together. There is also a “Which Prophet am I?” riddle round and eight Islamic games.

How do you run an Islamic quiz with children?

Play in mixed-age teams, read each question twice, allow hints and tell the short story behind each answer. The learning happens in the story, not the score. A quiz of 10–15 questions is enough for young children; save the full 50 for a family evening or an Eid party.

The references are given as surah:ayah, so “11:37” means Surah 11, ayah 37. You can look any of them up on Quran.com.

Easy round (ages 4–6)

Medium round (ages 7–9)

Question 25 is a favourite. Hudhud, a UK personalised Islamic storybook, takes its name from this bird: a talking hoopoe flies the child through the stories of five Prophets. Our guide to the hoopoe in the Qur’an tells the full story from Surah An-Naml.

Ramadan and Eid round (all ages)

Family challenge round

Which quiz answers often trip people up?

A few answers need a little care, especially when an older child pushes back.

• The shortest surah. Al-Kawthar, Al-‘Asr and An-Nasr each have three ayat. Al-Kawthar is counted the shortest because it has the fewest words.
• Bismillah and At-Tawbah. At-Tawbah is the only surah that doesn’t open with “Bismillah”, but Surah An-Naml contains it twice, once inside the story of Sulayman’s letter (27:30). So “Bismillah” still appears 114 times.
• “25 Prophets”. This is the number named in the Qur’an by the usual count. Many more Prophets were sent whose names we are not told (Qur’an 40:78).
• The five pillars. In the hadith they are listed as the shahadah, prayer, zakah, Hajj and fasting in Ramadan (Sahih al-Bukhari 8). Children often learn them in a different order, and both are fine.
• Maryam. She is the only woman named in the Qur’an, and a whole surah (Surah 19) carries her name.

Riddle round: “Which Prophet am I?”

Read each clue aloud and let teams guess. Peace be upon them all.

1. “I preached to my people for 950 years and built an Ark.” Nuh (29:14)
2. “I dreamed of eleven stars, the sun and the moon bowing down.” Yusuf (12:4)
3. “I spoke as a baby in the cradle.” Isa (19:29–30)
4. “I called to Allah from the darkness inside a great fish.” Yunus (21:87)
5. “I broke the idols, and the fire became cool for me.” Ibrahim (21:58–69)
6. “My staff became a snake, and the sea parted for my people.” Musa (20:19–21; 26:63)
7. “A hoopoe brought me news of a queen.” Sulayman (27:20–22)

Want the full stories? See our stories of the Prophets for kids.

What Islamic games can kids play?

These eight games turn the same knowledge into play, and most need only paper and a pen.

1. Islamic Pictionary. Draw objects from the stories (the Ark, a basket, a fish, a lantern) and guess the Prophet or the festival. Never draw the Prophets themselves.
2. Prophet charades. Act out an object or event, such as rowing the Ark or parting the sea with a staff.
3. Alif–ba hunt. Hide cards with Arabic letters around the room; children find them in order.
4. Surah bingo. Make bingo cards with the names of short surahs. Recite the opening of each one; children mark the surah they hear.
5. True or false. “Ramadan is the ninth month: true or false?” (True.) Children jump left for true, right for false.
6. Memory pairs. Matching cards: a Prophet’s name and an object (Nuh and the Ark, Musa and the staff, Yunus and the fish, Sulayman and the hoopoe).
7. Guess the word. Guess a word letter by letter: “Zamzam”, “Kaaba”, “Madinah”.
8. Kindness treasure hunt. Each clue leads to a small task, such as tidying the shoe rack or making a card for someone at home.

How do you check the answers together?

Look up the reference on Quran.com and read the verse in translation together. It is a lovely follow-up to a quiz, and it shows children where the answers come from. If a child asks something you are not sure about, say “Let’s find out together” and check a trusted source or ask their madrasa teacher. Questions without a reference above are well-established facts of Islamic history and practice.

Planning an Eid party? Our Eid activities for kids include more games for mixed ages, and our guide to teaching kids about the Prophets helps turn quiz answers into conversations.