Easter Trivia
Where did the Feast of the Passover have its origins?
In the tenth plague in Egypt. (Ex.11)
How long did darkness come over the land during the crucifixtion?
a. 3 hours
b. 6 hours
c. half a day
d. 15 minutes
3 hours
Mary did not recognize Jesus at the tomb, mistaking him for the ....
Gardiner
"Make a replica of a poisonous snake and attach it to a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will recover."
a. Moses to Aaron
b. Moses to the Israelites
c. God to Moses
d. Aaron to his son, Eleazar
c. God to Moses (Numbers 21:8)
Who was released in place of Jesus?
Barabbas
What signal did Judas use to identify Jesus to those who would arrest him?
A kiss.
What was 'lifted up' by Moses in the desert to cure bitten Israelites, foreshadowing Jesus' death?
A bronze snake
Following his reserection, to whom did Jesus first appear?
a. Peter and John
b. Thomas
c. Mary Magdalene
d. Mary, the wife of Clopas
Mary of Magdalene (John 20:17)
"When I see the blood I will pass over you."
a. God to Moses and Aaron
b. Moses to the people of Israel
c. God to Pharaoh
d. God to the People of Israel
God to Moses and Aaron (Ex. 12:1,13)
Who was the 'seed of the woman' that would 'bruise the serpent's head' prophesied in Genesis 3:15?
Jesus
What did Judas receive in exchange for Jesus?
30 pieces of silver.
Who was the only recorded person to speak against the decision to kill Jesus?
a. Peter
b. Mary Magdalene
c. Pilate's wife
d. Barabbas
Pilate's wife
Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to which village?
a. Samaria
b. Judea
c. Capernaum
d. Emmaus
The village of Emmaus
"God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering my son."
Abraham to his son, Isaac
On what mount was the Garden of Gethsemane located?
a. Mount Zion
b. Mount Carmel
c. The Mount of Olives
d. Mount Moriah
The Mount of Olives (Matt. 26:30)
What was the name of the man who lost his ear at Jesus' arrest?
a. Rufus
b. Clopas
c. Malchus
d. Alexander
c. Malchus
Who was ordered to help carry Jesus' cross?
a. Joseph of Arimathea
b. Barabbas
c. Simon of Cyrene
d. a soldier
c. Simon of Cyrene
The soldiers were bribed to lie and say Jesus' body was stolen by his disciples. What fact/truth does this action prove to us about the tomb?
It proves that the tomb was empty!
"He was despised and rejected - a man of sorrow, aquainted with deepest grief."
a. Jeremiah to the Nation of Israel
b. Jesus to his disciples
c. John the Baptist to his disciples
d. Isaiah to the Nation of Israel.
Isaiah to the Nation of Israel
What was the last miracle Jesus performed before his death?
He healed the ear that Peter slashed off the servant of the High Priest.
Identify the Gospels that include the Easter story?
a. Matthew, Luke and John
b. Matthew, Mark, and John
c. Matthew Mark and Luke
d. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
d. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Jesus' suffering is clearly prophicied in the Old Testament. Which reference does not belong?
a. Isaiah 53:5
b. Psalm22:16-18
c. Jeremiah 29:11
d. Zechariah 12:10
Jeremiah 29:11
How did Jesus prove to his followers that he was not a ghost?
Jesus ate some food and invited them to touch his body. (Luke 24:39-43)
"You would have no authority over me at all, if it hadn't been given to you from above."
Jesus to Pilate
Complete this verse: "If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, .........
.... and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." (Romans 19:9)