According to Genesis, what did Noah's dove bring back after its second release?
Answer
A freshly plucked olive leaf
3083 Noah's Ark Trivia Questions with Answers
3083 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
How many years does Genesis say Noah lived in total?
Answer
950 years
How many people were aboard Noah's Ark in the biblical account?
Answer
Eight people
What name does Genesis give Noah’s wife in the Flood narrative?
Answer
No name is given
What was the Ark’s length in the dimensions given by Genesis?
Answer
300 cubits
What mountain range does Genesis say the Ark came to rest among after the flood?
Answer
The mountains of Ararat
In Genesis, what was Noah told to bring into the Ark for food?
Answer
Every kind of food
Which mountain range is named in Genesis as the destination of Noah’s Ark?
Answer
The mountains of Ararat
In the Noah’s Ark story, which bird first returned with evidence that the waters had receded?
Answer
A dove with an olive leaf
How long was Noah’s Ark, using the cubit measurement given in Genesis?
Answer
300 cubits
What material does Genesis specify for the construction of Noah’s Ark?
Answer
Gopher wood
How many floors or decks does Genesis specify for Noah's Ark?
Answer
Three decks
According to Genesis, in which year of Noah's life did he leave the Ark?
Answer
His 601st year
What name does Berossus give the flood survivor who built the ark?
Answer
Xisuthros
What name does the Epic of Gilgamesh give its survivor of the great flood?
Answer
Utnapishtim
What was Noah's age when he entered the Ark, according to Genesis?
Answer
600 years old
Which ancient epic includes a flood survivor named Atrahasis?
Answer
The Atrahasis Epic
What was the first mountain range named in Noah’s Ark story?
Answer
The mountains of Ararat
In the ancient Atrahasis Epic, what is the flood hero’s name?
Answer
Atrahasis
Which bird did Noah release first to test the floodwaters?
Answer
A raven
Which ancient Mesopotamian epic features Utnapishtim surviving a great flood in a vessel?
Answer
The Epic of Gilgamesh
In the Genesis account of Noah’s Ark, what was the Ark’s main purpose during the Flood?
Answer
To preserve life