Lent
Holy Week & Passover
People Around Jesus
Death & Resurrection
Easter Trivia
100
This Christian observance marks the beginning of Lent, and involves applying ashes in the shape of a cross on the foreheads of participants. What is the name of this day?
Ash Wednesday
100
Which Gospel account tells us about a race between two disciples to get to Jesus' tomb?
*Hint, Peter lost*
The Gospel of John
See John 20:4
100
What is the name of the woman who found Jesus' tomb empty, and was also the first person to see his resurrected body?
Mary Magdalene.
100
What day did Jesus die on the cross?
Friday - known as Good Friday
100
What does the term "Paschal Lamb" refer to in Christian theology?
It refers to the sacrificial lamb eaten by the Israelites during Passover and symbolizes Jesus' sacrifice.
200
During Lent, the forty-day period of fasting and penance leading up to Easter, many Christians abstain from consuming meat on Fridays as a form of religious observance. What food is traditionally eaten on Fridays in place of meat?
A fish. 
200
What is the name of the Sunday that marks the end of the Easter season and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles?
What is Pentecost?
200
Who helped Jesus carry his cross?
Simon of Cyrene
See Matthew 27:32
200
How many days after Easter, does Jesus ascend into heaven?
40 days
200
When did Easter begin (when was the first Easter celebration recorded)? And what century?
The 2nd century
300
What does the color purple symbolize during Easter and Lent?
This symbolizes sorrow, repentance and preparation
300
What is the name of the meal Jews prepare to celebrate Passover?
Seder Meal
300
What was the question Pilate asked Jesus? Before he asked the crowd which prisoner he should release to them.
Bonus question: who was that prisoner?
What is truth?
Barabbas
300
How many ways was Jesus' tomb protected? Hint two are in the natural
3 - angel, soldier, roman seal
Another name for a tomb is sepulcher
300
Which Easter movie is also the highest-grossing Christian movie of all time?
The Passion of the Christ
400
What does Lent mean?
The word is traced to an Old English word "lencten" (related to “lengthen,” referring to the lengthening of days) that refers to the season of spring
400
What happens on Maundy Thursday? The Thursday of Holy Week?
Jesus washed the feet of his disciples.
Jesus also has the final supper with His disciples
400
Who was the high priest who plotted against Jesus?
Caiaphas
400
How long did the darkness last whenever Jesus died on the cross?
3 hours - noon to three in the afternoon
See Matthew 27:45
400
What word refers to the commandment given by Jesus at the Last Supper?
A. mandatum
B. Easter
C. Good Friday
D. Temporum
A. mandatum
Definition: Charge; command
500
How many actual days occupy the time period of Lent and how many Sundays do you have off?
There are 46 days that are in Lent and you therefore have 6 sundays off.
500
How many days is the Passover celebration
8 days
500
Who did Peter cut the ear of in the garden of Gethsemane?
The servant of the high priest
500
Jesus' life, death, resurrection, and ascension are known as....
the Paschal Mystery
500
Why is Easter a movable holiday?
Easter is observed on the Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon which is the Sunday after the first full moon of Spring.