Easter Bible Quiz: 20 Trivia Questions

Holy Week is the week Christians celebrate the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also called Passion Week or Easter Week. The first Sunday in the week is called Palm Sunday and the second one (the day Christ arose) is called Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday.

Test your Bible knowledge with these trivia questions related to Easter Week.

Questions:

1. What was the Jewish feast which was being celebrated the week Christ was crucified?

2. When Jesus entered Jerusalem during what is known as His Triumphal Entry, what animal was He riding on?

3. Why is the Sunday before the resurrection called Palm Sunday?

4. Which disciple cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant in an attempt to protect Jesus from being taken as a prisoner?

5. What was the name of the high priest’s servant who had his ear cut off by the disciple and subsequently reattached by Jesus?

6. How many times did Peter deny Christ after the abandoned the Lord?

7. How many pieces of silver did Judas trade the life of Jesus for?

8. How did Judas identify Jesus to the soldiers?

9. In repentance Judas returned the money to the priests that he was given as the price of betrayal of the Lord and then did what?

10. The priests took the money that Judas had returned to them and did what with it?

11. Who was surprisingly released before Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to death?

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. (Matthew 28:6)

12. What did Pilate’s wife counsel him to do concerning Jesus?

13. A man named Simon was compelled to carry the cross of Jesus. In Mark 15 we are told the names of Simon’s two sons. What were their names?

14. What was the inscription above the cross?

15. Can you quote 4 of the 7 statements recorded in the Bible that Christ said from the cross?

16. Following the statements of Jesus on the cross, there was a statement by a Roman soldier concerning Christ. What was it?

17. What happened in the Temple as a sign that the death of Jesus had made way for the individual believer to approach God?

18. When Jesus died there was darkness in the land. How long did it last?

19. In John 19 two men helped prepare the body of Christ for burial. One is said to have been a secret disciple and another secretly came to Jesus early in His ministry to ask question. Who were these men?

20. Who was the first person to see the risen Christ?

Answers:

1. Passover (Luke 22:1)

2. A young donkey (Matthew 21:1-7; Mark 11:1-7; Luke 19:28-35; John 12:12-15). In eastern tradition it was customary for a king going to war to ride a horse. Yet when the king was at peace he would ride a donkey. The symbolism is the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, was coming for purposes of peace between God and man.

3. When Jesus entered into Jerusalem at the beginning of the Passion week, the people welcomed Him as king and Messiah. They covered the road with their garments and palm fronds as a symbol of their worship and acceptance of Him as king (Matthew 21:8; Mark 11:8; Luke 19:35, 36; John 12:12, 13).

4. Peter (John 18:10)

5. Malchus (John 18:10)

6. Three times (Luke 22:54-57; Mark 14:69, 70; Matthew 26:73-75; John 18:13-27)

7. 30 (Matthew 26:15)

8. By giving Him a kiss (Matthew 26:47-49).

9. Hanged himself (Matthew 27:3-5)

10. Bought the potter’s field with the money which is where strangers were buried (Matthew 27:6-8).

11. Barabbas (Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:18; John 18:40)

12. To leave Jesus alone because He was a just man. She had a bad dream concerning the Lord and she probably felt it would bring bad luck on the household of Pilate (Matthew 27:19).

13. Alexander and Rufus (Mark 15:21)

14. “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews” (Luke 19:19). It was written in three different languages according to John 19:20; Hebrew, Greek and Latin.

15.“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:34)

“Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43)

“…he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother!” (John 19:26, 27)

“Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34)

“I thirst.” (John 19:28)

“It is finished:” (John 19:30)

“Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:” (Luke 23:46)

16.“Truly this was the Son of God” (Matthew 27:54). Slightly different statements, but the same idea are found in Mark 15:39; Luke 23:47.

17. The veil in the temple was torn from top to bottom (Matthew 27:51). We call this access to God the “priesthood of the believer.” This means that Christians can approach God’s throne through prayer without the need of a human mediator or priest. Because the veil was torn from the top to the bottom, that is symbolic that it is God who grants us access and not that we have worked our way into God’s throne room; which could be implied if the veil was torn from bottom to top.

18. Three hours (Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33; Luke 23:44-45). From noon to 3 pm.

19. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (John 19:38-42). Interestingly, these two men did not follow Jesus as He traveled through the region, but they were there when all the outspoken disciples had abandoned the Lord.

20. Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9)

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