How to Run a Bible Quiz Ladder Game

The game needs only a few things:

• A list of ten questions, from very easy to quite hard, each with four answer choices.
• A chair at the front for the player, and a place for the group to sit.
• Three lifelines on cards or written on the board.
• A scoreboard or ladder drawn on a whiteboard with ten steps.

The game moves in simple rounds.

1. Choose a player. The group can volunteer or the leader can pick a name.
2. Read the first question and the four choices. The player may think out loud.
3. If the answer is right, mark one step up the ladder. The group cheers.
4. If the player is stuck, they can use a lifeline.
5. If the answer is wrong, the player returns to the last safe step, and a new player takes the chair.
6. When a player reaches the top, give a big cheer and read a Bible verse together.

Give each player three helpers. Each can be used once:

• Remove two: the leader hides two wrong answers.
• Ask the group: everyone shows a hand for the answer they think is right.
• Phone a friend: the player picks one person in the room to help.

Keep the mood warm. A wrong answer is a chance to learn, not to feel bad. Praise the effort and share the right answer with a short fact.

Use easy questions at the start so that children can play, and save the hard ones for older players. You can also ask players to choose their own ladder level.

Write your questions before the day and test them with a friend. Keep each round short, and give every player who sits in the chair a round of applause.

For a team version, try our guide to the Bible quiz game show. For more ideas, see Bible games for adults and small groups.

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