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The Queen of Sheba Quiz

Test what you remember about the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon in 1 Kings 10. Each question is drawn straight from the chapter. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. Why did the queen of Sheba travel to Jerusalem?
    • To prove Solomon with hard questions
    • To arrange a marriage alliance
    • To ask Solomon for military help
    • To collect a debt owed to Sheba
  2. Solomon's fame that reached the queen was connected to what?
    • The name of the LORD
    • His skill in battle
    • His many building projects abroad
    • His fleet of trading ships
  3. How did the queen arrive in Jerusalem?
    • With a very great train of camels bearing spices, gold, and precious stones
    • Alone and in secret
    • With an army prepared for war
    • On foot with a small band of guards
  4. How many of the queen's questions was Solomon able to answer?
    • All of them; nothing was hidden from the king
    • Only the easy ones
    • About half of them
    • None, so he sent for advisers
  5. What happened to the queen after she saw Solomon's wisdom and household?
    • There was no more spirit in her
    • She left in anger
    • She fell asleep at the table
    • She demanded a second test
  6. What did the queen say about the reports she had heard?
    • The half was not told me
    • The reports were greatly exaggerated
    • She had heard nothing at all beforehand
    • The truth was less than she expected
  7. Whom did the queen bless after seeing Solomon's kingdom?
    • The LORD, Solomon's God
    • The elders of Israel
    • The builders of the temple
    • The merchants of Ophir
  8. According to the queen, why did God make Solomon king?
    • To do judgment and justice
    • To conquer neighboring nations
    • To gather silver and gold
    • To build a navy for trade
  9. How much gold did the queen give to King Solomon?
    • A hundred and twenty talents of gold
    • Six hundred sixty-six talents of gold
    • Ten talents of gold
    • A thousand talents of gold
  10. How did Solomon compare with other rulers?
    • He exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom
    • He was equal to the kings of Arabia
    • He was poorer but wiser than most kings
    • He ranked below the kings of Egypt

The Queen of Sheba 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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  1. Why did the queen of Sheba travel to Jerusalem?

    To prove Solomon with hard questions

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

    1 kings 10:1 (KJV)

  2. Solomon's fame that reached the queen was connected to what?

    The name of the LORD

    And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.

    1 kings 10:1 (KJV)

  3. How did the queen arrive in Jerusalem?

    With a very great train of camels bearing spices, gold, and precious stones

    And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

    1 kings 10:2 (KJV)

  4. How many of the queen's questions was Solomon able to answer?

    All of them; nothing was hidden from the king

    And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

    1 kings 10:3 (KJV)

  5. What happened to the queen after she saw Solomon's wisdom and household?

    There was no more spirit in her

    And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

    1 kings 10:4-5 (KJV)

  6. What did the queen say about the reports she had heard?

    The half was not told me

    Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

    1 kings 10:7 (KJV)

  7. Whom did the queen bless after seeing Solomon's kingdom?

    The LORD, Solomon's God

    Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

    1 kings 10:9 (KJV)

  8. According to the queen, why did God make Solomon king?

    To do judgment and justice

    Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

    1 kings 10:9 (KJV)

  9. How much gold did the queen give to King Solomon?

    A hundred and twenty talents of gold

    And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

    1 kings 10:10 (KJV)

  10. How did Solomon compare with other rulers?

    He exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom

    So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.

    1 kings 10:23 (KJV)