50 Easter Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

From the Last Supper to the empty tomb, these questions follow the last days, death and resurrection of Jesus as the Gospels tell it.

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Easy questions

  1. Question 1Easy

    What did Jesus say to the criminal on the cross who asked to be remembered?

    Answer: A. Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.Luke 23:43
    And Jesus said unto him, ‹Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.›
  2. Question 2Easy

    What were Jesus's final words on the cross according to the Gospel of Luke?

    Answer: D. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.Luke 23:46
    And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, ‹Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:› and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
  3. Question 3Easy

    To prove He was not a ghost, Jesus told the disciples to look at His hands and feet, and said: 'Touch me and see; a ghost does not have _____.'

    Answer: D. Flesh and bonesLuke 24:39
    ‹Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.›
  4. Question 4Easy

    In Jesus's time, what was the function of the 'upper room' in a typical house?

    Answer: D. A quiet place for guests, banquets, and prayerMark 14:14-15
    ‹And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?› ‹And he will shew you a large upper room furnished› and ‹prepared: there make ready for us.›
  5. Question 5Easy

    Jesus said that if believers drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them.

    Answer: TrueMark 16:18
    ‹They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.›
  6. Question 6Easy

    The sign above Jesus' cross read 'This is Jesus the King of the Jews'.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 27:37
    And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
  7. Question 7Easy

    In first-century Israel, wealthy individuals were often buried in caves or tombs carved out of solid rock.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 27:60
    And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.
  8. Question 8Easy

    Who told Thomas, 'We have seen the Lord'?

    Answer: A. The other disciplesJohn 20:25
    The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
  9. Question 9Easy

    At the Last Supper, Jesus said: 'I have eagerly desired to eat this _____ with you before I suffer.'

    Answer: B. PassoverLuke 22:15
    And he said unto them, ‹With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer:›
  10. Question 10Easy

    According to John's account, to whom was Jesus led first after His arrest?

    Answer: A. AnnasJohn 18:13
    And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.
  11. Question 11Easy

    Jesus commanded: 'Therefore go and make _____ of all nations.'

    Answer: D. DisciplesMatthew 28:19
    ‹Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:›
  12. Question 12Easy

    Jesus knew that after two days was the Passover and He would be betrayed.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 26:2
    ‹Ye know that after two days is› the feast of ‹the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.›
  13. Question 13Easy

    What was an alabaster jar usually filled with in biblical times?

    Answer: C. Expensive perfumeMark 14:3
    And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
  14. Question 14Easy

    Jesus carried His own cross the entire way to Golgotha without help.

    Answer: FalseMatthew 27:32
    And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.
  15. Question 15Easy

    When Jesus took the bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to His disciples, what did He say?

    Answer: D. Take and eat; this is my bodyMatthew 26:26
    And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, ‹Take, eat; this is my body.›

Medium questions

  1. Question 16Medium

    After predicting Peter's death, what did Jesus say to him?

    Answer: B. Follow MeJohn 21:19
    This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, ‹Follow me.›
  2. Question 17Medium

    In the Gospel of Mark, what signs will follow those who believe?

    Answer: B. Cast out demons, speak with new tongues, handle serpentsMark 16:17-18
    ‹And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;› ‹They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.›
  3. Question 18Medium

    Following His resurrection, who appeared and stood in the midst of the disciples as they were speaking?

    Answer: A. Jesus HimselfLuke 24:36
    And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, ‹Peace› be ‹unto you.›
  4. Question 19Medium

    When the detachment of soldiers arrived at the olive grove, Jesus stepped forward and asked them what?

    Answer: C. Who is it you want?John 18:4
    Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, ‹Whom seek ye?›
  5. Question 20Medium

    After Jesus ascended, the disciples returned to Jerusalem with great joy and were continually in the _____.

    Answer: A. Temple praising and blessing GodLuke 24:52-53
    And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.
  6. Question 21Medium

    What happened when the disciples cast the net on the right side as Jesus commanded?

    Answer: D. They were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fishJohn 21:6
    And he said unto them, ‹Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find.› They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
  7. Question 22Medium

    When the high priest asked Jesus if He was the Christ, what did Jesus reply?

    Answer: A. It is as you said... you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the PowerMatthew 26:63-64
    But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, ‹Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.›
  8. Question 23Medium

    When the other disciple went into the tomb and saw the linens, what was his reaction?

    Answer: B. He saw and believedJohn 20:8
    Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.
  9. Question 24Medium

    Who was the notorious prisoner that Pilate offered to release instead of Jesus?

    Answer: D. BarabbasMatthew 27:15-16
    Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
  10. Question 25Medium

    In the Great Commission, Jesus said: "And lo, I am with you _____, even to the end of the age."

    Answer: B. AlwaysMatthew 28:20
    ‹Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway,› even ‹unto the end of the world.› Amen.
  11. Question 26Medium

    When Jesus stood before the governor, Pilate asked Him, 'Are You the _____?'

    Answer: D. King of the JewsMatthew 27:11
    And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, ‹Thou sayest.›
  12. Question 27Medium

    When Peter and the other disciple reached the empty tomb, they fully understood the Scripture that Jesus must rise from the dead.

    Answer: FalseJohn 20:9
    For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
  13. Question 28Medium

    What were the women asking each other on the way to the tomb?

    Answer: D. Who will roll away the stone from the door?Mark 16:3
    And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
  14. Question 29Medium

    By the Sea of Galilee, the disciples dared to ask Jesus, 'Who are You?', because they did not know it was the Lord.

    Answer: FalseJohn 21:12
    Jesus saith unto them, ‹Come› and ‹dine.› And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
  15. Question 30Medium

    What did Jesus do when He said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit'?

    Answer: B. He breathed on themJohn 20:22
    And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, ‹Receive ye the Holy Ghost:›
  16. Question 31Medium

    Jesus said, 'Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will _____.'

    Answer: C. Perish by the swordMatthew 26:52
    Then said Jesus unto him, ‹Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.›
  17. Question 32Medium

    After His resurrection, why did Jesus tell Mary Magdalene not to cling to Him?

    Answer: A. Because He had not yet ascended to His FatherJohn 20:17
    Jesus saith unto her, ‹Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and› to ‹my God, and your God.›
  18. Question 33Medium

    Who accompanied Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James to the tomb in Mark's account?

    Answer: B. SalomeMark 16:1
    And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
  19. Question 34Medium

    When Mary Magdalene saw the stone taken away from the tomb, to whom did she run?

    Answer: A. Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus lovedJohn 20:1-2
    The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
  20. Question 35Medium

    The disciples were terrified and thought they were seeing a spirit.

    Answer: TrueLuke 24:37
    But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.

Hard questions

  1. Question 36Hard

    According to Matthew, who was at the cross along with Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph?

    Answer: B. The mother of Zebedee's sonsMatthew 27:55-56
    And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.
  2. Question 37Hard

    In what languages was the inscription on the cross written?

    Answer: D. Hebrew, Greek, and LatinJohn 19:20
    This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin.
  3. Question 38Hard

    What is the meaning of Jesus' cry, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani'?

    Answer: C. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?Matthew 27:46
    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, ‹Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?› that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
  4. Question 39Hard

    Before the high priest, how did Jesus respond to the accusations of the false witnesses?

    Answer: A. He remained silentMatthew 26:62-63
    And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
  5. Question 40Hard

    What was unique about the position of the handkerchief (napkin) that had been around Jesus's head?

    Answer: B. It was folded together in a place by itselfJohn 20:7
    And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
  6. Question 41Hard

    On which side of the tomb was the young man sitting in Mark's account?

    Answer: C. On the right sideMark 16:5
    And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
  7. Question 42Hard

    In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul argues that if Christ was not bodily raised from the dead, then Christian faith is useless and in vain.

    Answer: True1 Corinthians 15:14
    And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
  8. Question 43Hard

    In the Gospel of Luke, to which disciple did the gathered followers report the risen Lord had appeared before He appeared to the whole group?

    Answer: A. SimonLuke 24:34
    Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
  9. Question 44Hard

    Out of whom had Jesus cast seven demons?

    Answer: B. Mary MagdaleneMark 16:9
    Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
  10. Question 45Hard

    In biblical theology, Jesus is known as the 'Last Adam' who succeeds where the first Adam failed.

    Answer: True1 Corinthians 15:45
    And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
  11. Question 46Hard

    When Jesus appeared by the Sea of Galilee, how many large fish were caught in the net that did not break?

    Answer: A. 153John 21:11
    Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
  12. Question 47Hard

    Who sent a message to Pilate saying, 'Have nothing to do with that just Man'?

    Answer: D. His wifeMatthew 27:19
    When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
  13. Question 48Hard

    At what hour was Jesus crucified according to Mark?

    Answer: D. The third hourMark 15:25
    And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
  14. Question 49Hard

    What kind of cloth did Joseph of Arimathea buy to wrap the body of Jesus?

    Answer: C. Fine linenMark 15:46
    And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.
  15. Question 50Hard

    The tearing of the temple veil from top to bottom at Jesus's death physically demonstrated the fulfillment of the high priest's typology—access to God is now open to all.

    Answer: TrueMatthew 27:51
    And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Answer key

  1. A. Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:43)
  2. D. Father, into your hands I commit my spirit. (Luke 23:46)
  3. D. Flesh and bones (Luke 24:39)
  4. D. A quiet place for guests, banquets, and prayer (Mark 14:14-15)
  5. True (Mark 16:18)
  6. True (Matthew 27:37)
  7. True (Matthew 27:60)
  8. A. The other disciples (John 20:25)
  9. B. Passover (Luke 22:15)
  10. A. Annas (John 18:13)
  11. D. Disciples (Matthew 28:19)
  12. True (Matthew 26:2)
  13. C. Expensive perfume (Mark 14:3)
  14. False (Matthew 27:32)
  15. D. Take and eat; this is my body (Matthew 26:26)
  16. B. Follow Me (John 21:19)
  17. B. Cast out demons, speak with new tongues, handle serpents (Mark 16:17-18)
  18. A. Jesus Himself (Luke 24:36)
  19. C. Who is it you want? (John 18:4)
  20. A. Temple praising and blessing God (Luke 24:52-53)
  21. D. They were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish (John 21:6)
  22. A. It is as you said... you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Power (Matthew 26:63-64)
  23. B. He saw and believed (John 20:8)
  24. D. Barabbas (Matthew 27:15-16)
  25. B. Always (Matthew 28:20)
  26. D. King of the Jews (Matthew 27:11)
  27. False (John 20:9)
  28. D. Who will roll away the stone from the door? (Mark 16:3)
  29. False (John 21:12)
  30. B. He breathed on them (John 20:22)
  31. C. Perish by the sword (Matthew 26:52)
  32. A. Because He had not yet ascended to His Father (John 20:17)
  33. B. Salome (Mark 16:1)
  34. A. Simon Peter and the other disciple whom Jesus loved (John 20:1-2)
  35. True (Luke 24:37)
  36. B. The mother of Zebedee's sons (Matthew 27:55-56)
  37. D. Hebrew, Greek, and Latin (John 19:20)
  38. C. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (Matthew 27:46)
  39. A. He remained silent (Matthew 26:62-63)
  40. B. It was folded together in a place by itself (John 20:7)
  41. C. On the right side (Mark 16:5)
  42. True (1 Corinthians 15:14)
  43. A. Simon (Luke 24:34)
  44. B. Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9)
  45. True (1 Corinthians 15:45)
  46. A. 153 (John 21:11)
  47. D. His wife (Matthew 27:19)
  48. D. The third hour (Mark 15:25)
  49. C. Fine linen (Mark 15:46)
  50. True (Matthew 27:51)
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What happened at Easter in the Bible?

On the night He was betrayed, Jesus shared the Last Supper with His disciples, giving them the bread and the cup (Matthew 26:26–28). He prayed in Gethsemane and was betrayed by Judas. Peter denied Him three times before the cock crowed (Luke 22:61). Jesus stood before the high priest and before Pilate, and was crucified at Calvary between two criminals (Luke 23:33). On the cross He said, "It is finished" (John 19:30), and Joseph of Arimathaea laid His body in a new tomb.

Early on the first day of the week, the women came to the tomb and found the stone rolled away. The angel said, "He is not here: for he is risen" (Matthew 28:6). Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene, to the disciples, and to Thomas, who said, "My Lord and my God" (John 20:28). Paul writes that Christ died for our sins and rose again the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).

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