The Cross 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.What was the place of Christ's crucifixion called?
- A. Bethany
- B. Gethsemane
- C. Golgotha ✓
- D. Mount Zion
Answer: Golgotha
A place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull.
Q2.Who carried Jesus' cross?
- A. John
- B. Peter
- C. Simon of Cyrene ✓
- D. Joseph of Arimathaea
Answer: Simon of Cyrene
Mark 15:21.
Q3.What was placed on Jesus' head?
- A. A purple robe
- B. A crown of thorns ✓
- C. A scroll
- D. A diadem
Answer: A crown of thorns
Platted a crown of thorns.
Q4.For how many hours was there darkness over the land?
- A. 1
- B. 3 ✓
- C. 6
- D. 9
Answer: 3
From the sixth hour there was darkness… unto the ninth hour.
Q5.What did Jesus cry, 'My God, my God, why hast thou ___ me?'
- A. left
- B. forgotten
- C. forsaken ✓
- D. abandoned
Answer: forsaken
Matthew 27:46.
Q6.What were Jesus' words in John 19:30?
- A. Father, forgive them
- B. It is finished ✓
- C. Father, into thy hands
- D. I thirst
Answer: It is finished
He said, It is finished.
Q7.What was torn in the temple when Jesus died?
- A. The veil ✓
- B. The altar
- C. The scroll
- D. The roof
Answer: The veil
The veil of the temple was rent in twain.
Q8.Who asked for Jesus' body for burial?
- A. Nicodemus
- B. Joseph of Arimathaea ✓
- C. Simon Peter
- D. John
Answer: Joseph of Arimathaea
Joseph of Arimathaea… begged the body of Jesus.
Q9.Whom did the centurion at the cross confess Jesus to be?
- A. A prophet
- B. A righteous man
- C. Truly the Son of God ✓
- D. Lord
Answer: Truly the Son of God
Truly this was the Son of God.
Q10.'He was ___ for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities.'
- A. judged
- B. wounded ✓
- C. stricken
- D. pierced
Answer: wounded
Isaiah 53:5.