Holy Week
All About Jesus
Easter
Fasting
How Well Do You Know the Bible?
100
What is the name of the holiday that falls before Easter Sunday, commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus?
Good Friday
100
Who betrayed Jesus to the authorities?
Judas Iscariot
100
What do we call the week leading up to Easter?
Holy Week
100
What is the practice of abstaining from food or certain types of food for religious purposes called?
Fasting
100
What is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
200
What event was everyone celebrating on Palm Sunday?
They were celebrating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem.
200
What did the soldiers place on Jesus' head to serve as a mockery?
A crown of thorns
200
Who did Jesus appear to first after his resurrection?
Mary Magdalene
200
Who fasted for 40 days and 40 nights?
Jesus
200
Who built an ark to survive the great flood?
Noah
300
On what day of Holy Week did Jesus share the Last Supper with his disciples?
Thursday
300
How many days after his resurrection did Jesus ascend into heaven?
40 days
300
Who discovered the empty tomb on Easter morning?
Mary Magdalene
300
What is the purpose of fasting from specific types of food, such as meat or dairy products, during Lent?
To practice self-denial, discipline, and solidarity with the poor and needy
300
What did James and John do before they were disciples?
They were Fisherman
400
In the Gospel accounts, who asked Pilate for Jesus' body after his crucifixion?
Joseph of Arimathea
400
What was the name of the garden where Jesus prayed before his arrest?
The Garden of Gethsemane
400
In the Gospel of John, what was the name of the disciple who ran to the tomb with Peter on Easter morning?
John
400
What is English name for the traditional meal eaten by Christians to break their fast on Easter Sunday?
Meal of Paschal
400
What disciple walked on water?
Peter
500
What inscription was placed on the cross above Jesus?
"King of the Jews"
500
In which gospel account do we find the most detailed description of Jesus' trial, crucifixion, and resurrection?
The Gospel of Matthew
500
Who is mourning at Jesus' head?
The Virgin Mary
500
Which book in the Bible tells the story of a city that, through fasting and prayer, sought God's mercy and forgiveness, resulting in repentance and divine pardon?
The book of Jonah
500
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
"Jesus wept." (John 11:35)