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50 free Quran trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Quran has 114 chapters, a shortest surah of three verses and a longest of 286, and a standard text that dates to the third caliph. This Quran trivia game covers how the book is organised, the story of its revelation and compilation, its most famous verses and chapters, the people who memorise it, and the oldest manuscripts that survive. Every answer is sourced, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss.
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Q 01How many chapters does the Quran contain?
114
Each chapter is a surah; 86 are classed as Meccan and 28 as Medinan.
Q 02What does the Arabic word "Quran" literally mean?
The recitation
It is a verbal noun of qara'a, "he read" or "he recited"; al-kitab, "the Book", is another name for it.
Q 03What is the Arabic word for an individual verse of the Quran?
Ayah
The word also means "sign"; the chapters are surahs and the thirty reading sections are juz'.
Q 04Through which angel do Muslims believe the Quran was revealed?
Gabriel
Jibril in Arabic; the revelations came incrementally over about 23 years.
Q 05Over roughly how many years was the Quran revealed?
23
Revelation began when Muhammad was 40 and ended in 632, the year of his death.
Q 06In which year is the first revelation traditionally dated?
610
It came in the Cave of Hira on the Night of Power, during the month of Ramadan.
Q 07Where did Muhammad receive the first revelation?
The Cave of Hira
The grotto sits on Jabal al-Nour, the Mountain of Light, near Mecca; 1,750 steps lead to the top.
Q 08Which chapter is traditionally believed to contain the first revealed verses?
Al-Alaq
Chapter 96 opens with the command "Read!"; only its first five verses came in the cave.
Q 09What command did the angel give Muhammad at the first revelation?
"Read!"
The Arabic iqra can also be rendered "Recite!", which is the root of the word Quran itself.
Q 10What is the Night of Power called in Arabic?
Laylat al-Qadr
Surah al-Qadr is named after it; many Muslims look for it on the odd nights in the last ten days of Ramadan.
Q 11When in Ramadan do Sunni Muslims expect the Night of Power?
An odd date in the last ten
That means the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th; Muhammad spent those days in spiritual retreat.
Q 12Ramadan is which month of the Islamic calendar?
Ninth
The lunar month of fasting also involves study of the Quran, which many recite in full during tarawih prayers.
Q 13Which is the longest chapter of the Quran?
Al-Baqarah
"The Cow" has 286 verses and includes the Throne Verse and the longest single verse, the Verse of Loan.
Q 21Which chapter is named after the mother of Jesus?
Maryam
Chapter 19 recounts the events leading to the birth of Jesus; Mary is mentioned more in the Quran than in the New Testament.
Q 22Which prophet is mentioned by name most often in the Quran?
Moses
Musa appears 136 times, and his life is narrated at greater length than any other prophet's.
Q 23How many prophets and messengers are named in the Quran?
25
The list runs from Adam to Muhammad, though the text says many more were sent to other nations.
Q 24Which prophet's whole life story is told in a single chapter, in order?
Q 14How many verses are in the Quran's second chapter?
286
It opens with the mysterious letters alif, lam, mim and was revealed over about ten years in Medina.
Q 15What does the title of the Quran's second chapter mean?
The Cow
The Quran also has chapters named for the bee, the ant, the spider and the elephant.
Q 16Which is the shortest chapter of the Quran?
Al-Kawthar
Chapter 108, "Abundance", has just three verses, and the word kawthar appears nowhere else in the Quran.
Q 17Which chapter opens the Quran?
Al-Fatiha
"The Opening" has seven verses and is recited in every unit of the daily prayers.
Q 18How many verses does the opening chapter have?
Seven
Its name comes from the root f-t-h, meaning to open, and it is widely held to be the first complete surah revealed.
Q 19What is Ayat al-Kursi, passage 2:255, known as in English?
The Throne Verse
Ayat al-Kursi is verse 255 of Al-Baqarah and is widely memorised and displayed in homes.
Q 20Al-Ikhlas, chapter 112, is also known by what name?
The Declaration of God's Unity
Its first three verses appear on a coin struck by Abd al-Malik in 697, among the oldest physical evidence of the text.
Joseph
Chapter 12, Yusuf, runs 111 verses; other prophets' stories are scattered across many surahs.
Q 25Chapter 18, Al-Kahf, shares a story with which Christian legend?
The Seven Sleepers
"The Cave" also tells of Moses and Khidr and of Dhul-Qarnayn's wall against Gog and Magog.
Q 26What is the phrase "In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" called?
Basmala
It precedes every chapter except one, and it opens the constitutions of many Muslim-majority countries.
Q 27Which is the only chapter not preceded by "In the name of God..."?
At-Tawbah
Al-Qurtubi reported that Gabriel did not include it when revealing the ninth surah.
Q 28What share of the Quran is classed as Meccan revelation?
Two-thirds
Eighty-six surahs are Meccan and 28 Medinan, though the labels refer to timing relative to the Hijrah, not place.
Q 29Which caliph first ordered the Quran compiled after Muhammad's death?
Abu Bakr
Companions who had memorised or written down parts gathered it; the copy later passed to Muhammad's widow Hafsa.
Q 30Which caliph established the standard text known as the Uthmanic codex?
The third
Uthman ruled from 644 to 656 and sent copies of the standardised text to the main cities.