Palm Sunday Bible Quiz — 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.Where did Jesus send two disciples to find a colt?
- A. Jerusalem
- B. Bethany
- C. Bethphage
- D. Bethphage, at the mount of Olives ✓
Answer: Bethphage, at the mount of Olives
Jesus sent two disciples, saying unto them, Go into the village over against you… at the mount of Olives.
Q2.What did He tell them to say if anyone asked why they loosed the colt?
- A. The Lord hath need of him ✓
- B. The Master sendeth
- C. Fulfil the prophecy
- D. Peace be to this house
Answer: The Lord hath need of him
The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
Q3.What did the disciples spread on the road?
- A. Garments and branches ✓
- B. Palm leaves only
- C. Olive branches
- D. Purple cloth
Answer: Garments and branches
Many spread their garments in the way: others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
Q4.What did the people cry out?
- A. Hosanna
- B. Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel ✓
- C. Save now
- D. All of the above
Answer: Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel.
Q5.Which prophet foretold the King coming on a colt?
- A. Isaiah
- B. Jeremiah
- C. Zechariah ✓
- D. Malachi
Answer: Zechariah
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Q6.What kind of colt was it?
- A. An old war horse
- B. A young ass, whereon never man sat ✓
- C. A donkey from the temple
- D. A borrowed beast
Answer: A young ass, whereon never man sat
They found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met… and no man sat on him.
Q7.Who complained about the noise of the children?
- A. The Pharisees
- B. The chief priests and scribes ✓
- C. The Sadducees
- D. Herod
Answer: The chief priests and scribes
The chief priests and scribes… were sore displeased.
Q8.What did Jesus say would cry out if the people held their peace?
- A. The angels
- B. The stones ✓
- C. The prophets
- D. The doves
Answer: The stones
I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
Q9.What did Jesus weep over when He drew near?
- A. The temple
- B. Jerusalem ✓
- C. Bethany
- D. Gethsemane
Answer: Jerusalem
When he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it.
Q10.What did Jesus cleanse after entering the temple?
- A. The court of the Gentiles
- B. The seats of them that sold doves
- C. The tables of the moneychangers
- D. All of the above ✓
Answer: All of the above
Jesus overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves.