What's Easter? by Dexter Ng
The Easter Quiz
1. Jesus met with his disciples for the last supper on the night of which Jewish holiday?
Answer: Passover (Matthew 26:18)
2. Judas agreed to betray Jesus for how much money?
Answer: 30 pieces of silver (Matthew 26:15)
3. What did Judas do with the money?
Answer: Judas attempted to give back the blood money back to the priests, but when they refused he scattered it on the floor of the temple (Matthew 27:5).
4. Jesus was arrested by Roman soldiers.
Answer: No. Jesus was arrested by armed group sent by the chief priests (Matthew 26:47). Soldiers were present (John 18:3), probably as observers. They do not appear to have made the arrest itself.
5. Who beat Jesus?
Answer: Roman and Jewish guards (Mark 14:63-65, 15:16-20)
6. Who advised Pilate not to condemn Jesus?
Answer: His wife (Matthew 27:19)
7. The Roman guards knelt down in front of Jesus, worshiping Him as a king.
Answer: Yes. The gave homage in jest and mocking (Mark 15:17-20)
8. Pilate offered to release either Jesus or which criminal?
Answer: Barabbas (Mark 15:7)
9. After the weakened Jesus could no longer carry his cross beam, who was forced to finsih carrying it to the crucifixion site?
Answer: Simon of Cyrene (Mark 15:21)
10. Jesus was crucified at Golgotha (Aramaic) or Calvary (Latin). What does the word mean?
Answer: The Place of the Skull (Mark 15:22)
11. As soon as Jesus died, people all around Jerusalem started seeing resurrected saints.
Answer: Yes (Matthew 27:52-53)
12. What was done to speed up death during crucifixion?
Answer: Breaking of legs (John 19:31-33)
13. Who owned the tomb Jesus was placed in?
Answer: Joseph of Arimathea (Luke 23:50)
14: After the tomb was found to be empty, the soldiers who guarded it gave what excuse?
Answer: The guards were given money to say that the disciples had stolen the body while they slept (Matthew 28:11-15).
15. For whom did Mary mistaken the risen Lord?
Answer: A gardener (John 20:15-16)
16. About how many people at one time saw Jesus alive after he was resurrected?
Answer: Over 500 people (1 Corinthians 15:6)
So how well did you score? Heheh.
Blessed Easter!
I got 11 out of 16!
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