Quran Quiz
How well do you know the Quran? Ten questions on surahs, verses and revelation, each with the answer explained and its source.
All Quran Quiz questions and answers
Every question in this quiz with its answer and source. Each time you play, you get 10 of these in a random order.
1. How many surahs are in the Quran?
Answer: 114. The Quran has 114 surahs, from Al-Fatiha (1) to An-Nas (114). Source: quran.com
2. Which surah opens the Quran?
Answer: Al-Fatiha. Al-Fatiha, “The Opening”, is the first surah and is recited in every unit of prayer. Source: Quran 1
3. Which is the longest surah in the Quran?
Answer: Al-Baqarah. Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”) is the longest surah, with 286 verses. Source: Quran 2
4. Which surah is the shortest in the Quran?
Answer: Al-Kawthar. Al-Kawthar (108) is the shortest surah: just 3 short verses. Source: Quran 108
5. Which surah does not begin with Bismillah?
Answer: At-Tawbah. At-Tawbah (9) is the only surah that does not open with “Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim”. Source: Quran 9
6. Bismillah appears inside a verse of which surah, in a letter from Prophet Sulayman (Solomon)?
Answer: An-Naml. In An-Naml 27:30, the letter from Sulayman begins “In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful”. Source: Quran 27:30
7. How many verses does Surah Al-Fatiha have?
Answer: 7. Al-Fatiha has 7 verses. Source: Quran 1
8. Ayat al-Kursi is verse 255 of which surah?
Answer: Al-Baqarah. Ayat al-Kursi, “the Verse of the Throne”, is Al-Baqarah 2:255. Source: Quran 2:255
9. What was the first word revealed to the Prophet ﷺ?
Answer: Iqra (Read). In the first revelation the angel told him to read, with the words that open Surah Al-Alaq: “Read in the name of your Lord who created” (96:1). Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 3
10. In which month was the Quran revealed?
Answer: Ramadan. “The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed” (2:185). Source: Quran 2:185
11. On which night was the Quran sent down?
Answer: Laylat al-Qadr. Surah Al-Qadr begins: “Indeed, We sent it down during the Night of Decree” (97:1). Source: Quran 97:1
12. Surah An-Nahl is named after which creature?
Answer: The bee. An-Nahl (16) means “The Bee”. Source: Quran 16
13. What does the name of Surah An-Naml mean?
Answer: The Ant. An-Naml (27) means “The Ant”. Source: Quran 27
14. What does the name of Surah Al-Ankabut mean?
Answer: The Spider. Al-Ankabut (29) means “The Spider”. Source: Quran 29
15. Which surah is named after a woman?
Answer: Maryam. Surah Maryam (19) is named after Maryam (Mary), the mother of Prophet Isa (Jesus). Source: Quran 19
16. What is the last surah of the Quran?
Answer: An-Nas. An-Nas (“Mankind”) is surah 114, the last in the Quran. Source: Quran 114
17. How many verses does Surah Al-Mulk have?
Answer: 30. Al-Mulk (67) has 30 verses. Source: Quran 67
18. The Prophet ﷺ said Surah Al-Ikhlas is equal to what?
Answer: A third of the Quran. The Prophet ﷺ said that Surah Al-Ikhlas is equal to one third of the Quran. Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 5013
19. In which language was the Quran revealed?
Answer: Arabic. “Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Quran that you might understand” (12:2). Source: Quran 12:2
20. Surah Ar-Rum (30) is named after which people?
Answer: The Romans (Byzantines). Ar-Rum means “The Romans”; the surah opens by mentioning the defeat of the Byzantines (30:2). Source: Quran 30:2
21. Which surah repeats “So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny?”
Answer: Ar-Rahman. This verse is repeated throughout Surah Ar-Rahman, first at 55:13. Source: Quran 55:13
22. In Surah Al-Kahf, where did the believing youths take refuge?
Answer: In a cave. “When the youths retreated to the cave and said, Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself” (18:10). Source: Quran 18:10
23. Surah Al-Fil tells of an army that came with which animal?
Answer: Elephants. Al-Fil means “The Elephant”, about the army of the elephant (105:1). Source: Quran 105:1
24. Surah Al-Isra begins with which event?
Answer: The night journey to Masjid al-Aqsa. It opens with the Prophet’s night journey from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa (17:1). Source: Quran 17:1
25. In Surah Luqman, who does Luqman give his famous advice to?
Answer: His son. “And when Luqman said to his son while instructing him…” (31:13). Source: Quran 31:13
26. The Quran is commonly divided into how many juz (parts) for recitation?
Answer: 30. The Quran is divided into 30 juz, which is why many people recite one juz a day in Ramadan. Source: quran.com: Juz 1
Questions are checked against quran.com and sunnah.com and only cover facts with one clear answer. Reviewed 19 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Let us know.
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