Easter Bible Quiz — The Passion & Resurrection — Questions and Answers
All 10 questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the King James Version reference. Use this page as a study guide, an answer key, or a quick review sheet.
Q1.What did the crowd wave as Jesus entered Jerusalem?
- A. Olive branches
- B. Palm branches ✓
- C. Myrtle branches
- D. Cedar boughs
Answer: Palm branches
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him.
Q2.What did the crowd shout?
- A. Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the LORD
- B. Hosanna to the son of David
- C. Both of the above ✓
- D. None of the above
Answer: Both of the above
The multitudes cried Hosanna to the son of David, and blessed the King coming in the name of the LORD.
Q3.At the Last Supper, what did Jesus say the bread represented?
- A. His body ✓
- B. His blood
- C. The new covenant
- D. Manna from heaven
Answer: His body
Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
Q4.What did Jesus say the cup represented?
- A. His body
- B. The new testament in my blood ✓
- C. The water of life
- D. The Spirit
Answer: The new testament in my blood
This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Q5.In which garden did Jesus pray before His arrest?
- A. Eden
- B. Gethsemane ✓
- C. Olivet
- D. En-gedi
Answer: Gethsemane
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane.
Q6.Who denied Jesus three times before the cock crew?
- A. John
- B. Peter ✓
- C. Thomas
- D. James
Answer: Peter
Peter denied the Lord three times before the cock crew twice.
Q7.What inscription did Pilate place on the cross?
- A. King of the Jews
- B. Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews ✓
- C. The Son of God
- D. Saviour of the world
Answer: Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews
Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Q8.Who asked for Jesus' body and laid it in a new tomb?
- A. Nicodemus
- B. Joseph of Arimathaea ✓
- C. Gamaliel
- D. Simon of Cyrene
Answer: Joseph of Arimathaea
Joseph of Arimathaea… went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
Q9.Who was the first to see the risen Christ according to John?
- A. Peter
- B. Mary Magdalene ✓
- C. John
- D. Salome
Answer: Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene came early unto the sepulchre… and seeth the stone taken away.
Q10.What did Jesus say to Thomas when he doubted?
- A. Be not faithless, but believing
- B. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed
- C. Both ✓
- D. Neither
Answer: Both
Jesus said, Be not faithless, but believing. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.