The Twelve Spies Quiz
Twelve men explored the promised land, but only two believed Israel could enter. See how much you remember. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!
- How many spies did Moses send?
- Twelve
- Two
- Forty
- What land were they sent to explore?
- Egypt
- Canaan
- Babylon
- How many days did they explore the land?
- Forty
- Seven
- One hundred
- What large fruit did they carry back?
- An apple
- A cluster of grapes
- A pumpkin
- How many spies gave a fearful report?
- Ten
- One
- Twelve
- The fearful spies said the people were like what?
- Giants
- Friends
- Sheep
- Next to them, the spies felt like what?
- Lions
- Kings
- Grasshoppers
- Which spy said, 'Let us go up at once'?
- Caleb
- Balaam
- Pharaoh
- Which other spy trusted God?
- Joshua
- Aaron
- Esau
- How long did Israel wander because of their fear?
- Forty years
- Ten days
- One year
The Twelve Spies Quiz Answers & Bible References
Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.
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How many spies did Moses send?
Twelve
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
Numbers 13:2 (KJV) -
What land were they sent to explore?
Canaan
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
Numbers 13:2 (KJV) -
How many days did they explore the land?
Forty
And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
Numbers 13:25 (KJV) -
What large fruit did they carry back?
A cluster of grapes
And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
Numbers 13:23 (KJV) -
How many spies gave a fearful report?
Ten
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
Numbers 13:32 (KJV) -
The fearful spies said the people were like what?
Giants
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Numbers 13:33 (KJV) -
Next to them, the spies felt like what?
Grasshoppers
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Numbers 13:33 (KJV) -
Which spy said, 'Let us go up at once'?
Caleb
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Numbers 13:30 (KJV) -
Which other spy trusted God?
Joshua
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes:
Numbers 14:6 (KJV) -
How long did Israel wander because of their fear?
Forty years
After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.
Numbers 14:34 (KJV)