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Easter Bible trivia questions (with answers)

30 free questions on Holy Week and the resurrection, at three age levels, each with the answer and the Bible reference. Print this page or read it from your phone.

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These questions come from our Easter Bible game show and cover Palm Sunday, the Last Supper, the garden and the trial, the cross and the empty tomb. Each level has 10 questions. Tap Show answer to reveal the answer, the Bible reference and a short note to read aloud.

The answer choices are in alphabetical order, so the right answer's position gives nothing away. Use your browser's Print button to print with the answers included.

Ages 5–11 (Kids)

  1. Where did Jesus go to pray after supper?

    1. A boat
    2. The beach
    3. The garden of Gethsemane
    4. The temple roof
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    The garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36). He prayed to His Father before the hardest day.

  2. On which day after He died did Jesus rise again?

    1. A year later
    2. The second day
    3. The tenth day
    4. The third day
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    The third day (Luke 24:6–7). Just as He promised!

  3. What animal did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?

    1. A camel
    2. A donkey
    3. A horse
    4. An elephant
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    A donkey (Matthew 21:7; John 12:14). A humble King on a humble animal.

  4. What did the soldiers put on Jesus' head?

    1. A crown of thorns
    2. A gold crown
    3. A hat
    4. Flowers
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    A crown of thorns (Matthew 27:29). They mocked Him — but He really is the King.

  5. What special meal did Jesus eat with His disciples?

    1. A birthday party
    2. A picnic breakfast
    3. A wedding feast
    4. The Passover
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    The Passover (Luke 22:15). Jesus had looked forward to this meal with His friends.

  6. What did the disciples keep doing while Jesus prayed?

    1. Eating
    2. Falling asleep
    3. Fishing
    4. Singing
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    Falling asleep (Matthew 26:40–43). Their eyes were heavy.

  7. What did the women find at the tomb?

    1. A big sign
    2. A locked door
    3. A party
    4. The stone rolled away and the tomb empty
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    The stone rolled away and the tomb empty (Luke 24:2–3). Jesus wasn't there!

  8. What did people wave and spread on the road for Jesus?

    1. Balloons
    2. Flags
    3. Palm branches
    4. Swords
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    Palm branches (John 12:13; Matthew 21:8). Some spread their coats on the road too!

  9. What did Jesus pray for the people who hurt Him?

    1. “Father, forgive them”
    2. “Make them stop”
    3. “Punish them”
    4. “Send an army”
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    “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34). Jesus forgave even His enemies.

  10. What did Jesus wash for His disciples?

    1. Their clothes
    2. Their dishes
    3. Their feet
    4. Their hair
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    Their feet (John 13:4–5). Jesus showed them how to serve each other.

Ages 11–14 (Preteens)

  1. What did Jesus pray in Gethsemane?

    1. “Let Me escape tonight”
    2. “Make Me a king”
    3. “Not My will, but Yours be done”
    4. “Punish My enemies”
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    “Not My will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42). Perfect trust in His Father, even facing the cross.

  2. Who asked Pilate for Jesus' body and laid it in his own tomb?

    1. Barabbas
    2. Caiaphas
    3. Joseph of Arimathea
    4. Peter
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    Joseph of Arimathea (Matthew 27:57–60). A rich man's new tomb, cut from rock.

  3. Which prophet foretold the King coming on a donkey?

    1. Elijah
    2. Isaiah
    3. Jonah
    4. Zechariah
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    Zechariah (Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 21:4–5). “Your king comes to you… humble and riding on a donkey.”

  4. What sign did Pilate put above Jesus on the cross?

    1. “A false prophet”
    2. “Enemy of Rome”
    3. “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews”
    4. “Son of Joseph”
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    “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews” (John 19:19–20). It was written in Hebrew, Latin and Greek.

  5. Which two disciples did Jesus send to prepare the Passover?

    1. James and Andrew
    2. Judas and Thomas
    3. Matthew and Philip
    4. Peter and John
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    Peter and John (Luke 22:8). They found the upper room just as Jesus said.

  6. Which disciple cut off the high priest's servant's ear?

    1. John
    2. Judas
    3. Peter
    4. Thomas
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    Peter (John 18:10). The servant's name was Malchus.

  7. Which two disciples ran to the empty tomb?

    1. James and Andrew
    2. Judas and Philip
    3. Peter and John
    4. Thomas and Matthew
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    Peter and John (John 20:2–4). John (“the other disciple”) outran Peter, but Peter went in first.

  8. What does “Hosanna” mean?

    1. “Amen!”
    2. “Hello!”
    3. “Long live Caesar!”
    4. “Save us, please!”
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    “Save us, please!” (Psalm 118:25; Matthew 21:9). The crowd was asking Jesus to save them.

  9. What did Jesus promise the thief who believed in Him?

    1. “I'll heal you”
    2. “Today you will be with Me in paradise”
    3. “You'll be set free”
    4. “You'll get a second chance later”
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    “Today you will be with Me in paradise” (Luke 23:42–43). Grace, right up to the last moment.

  10. What did Jesus say the bread represents?

    1. His body, given for us
    2. The harvest
    3. The manna
    4. The temple
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    His body, given for us (Luke 22:19). “Do this in remembrance of Me.”

Ages 14–18 (Teens)

  1. What does the name Gethsemane mean?

    1. Garden of peace
    2. Oil press
    3. Place of the skull
    4. Valley of tears
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    Oil press (Matthew 26:36). Jesus was “pressed” there. Golgotha is the place of the skull.

  2. Why do many historians see women as the first witnesses as significant?

    1. It isn't significant
    2. No one inventing the story would choose them
    3. They were Romans
    4. They were priests
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    No one inventing the story would choose them (Luke 24:1–11). Women's testimony was undervalued in that culture.

  3. Riding a donkey instead of a war horse signaled what kind of king?

    1. A conquering warlord
    2. A humble King who brings peace
    3. A king in disguise
    4. A weak king
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    A humble King who brings peace (Zechariah 9:9–10). He came to make peace, not war.

  4. “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” quotes which psalm?

    1. Psalm 22
    2. Psalm 23
    3. Psalm 51
    4. Psalm 91
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    Psalm 22 (Psalm 22:1; Matthew 27:46). The psalm moves from abandonment to worldwide praise.

  5. The cup of the “new covenant” fulfills which Old Testament promise?

    1. Genesis 12
    2. Jeremiah 31
    3. Malachi 3
    4. Psalm 23
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    Jeremiah 31 (Jeremiah 31:31–34; Luke 22:20). A covenant written on hearts, with sins remembered no more.

  6. Luke, a physician, records what detail about Jesus' prayer?

    1. He fainted
    2. He laughed
    3. He sang
    4. His sweat was like drops of blood
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    His sweat was like drops of blood (Luke 22:44). Real anguish in a real human body. (Some early manuscripts omit vv. 43–44.)

  7. What story did the chief priests pay soldiers to spread?

    1. “He was never buried”
    2. “Jesus only fainted”
    3. “The disciples stole the body”
    4. “They went to the wrong tomb”
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    “The disciples stole the body” (Matthew 28:11–15). Even the cover story admits the tomb was empty.

  8. The crowd's “Hosanna… blessed is He who comes” quotes which psalm?

    1. Psalm 118
    2. Psalm 150
    3. Psalm 23
    4. Psalm 51
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    Psalm 118 (Psalm 118:25–26). The same psalm says the rejected stone becomes the cornerstone (v. 22).

  9. Isaiah 53:5 says “by His wounds we are…”

    1. Divided
    2. Forgotten
    3. Healed
    4. Judged
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    Healed (Isaiah 53:5). Written about 700 years before the cross.

  10. By washing feet, Jesus took the role of whom?

    1. A king
    2. A priest
    3. A rabbi teaching
    4. The lowest servant
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    The lowest servant (John 13:12–15). “I have given you an example.”

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