50 Easter Bible Trivia Questions To Test Your Knowledge

These Easter Trivia Questions cover nine important dates of Easter, from Lent to Holy Week to the day that Jesus ascended to heaven. You can use them as an aid in memorizing Scripture, as an Easter game, or to help children remember and recite the Easter story.

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Lent Trivia Questions

1. When is Lent?
2. Why do Christians celebrate Lent?
3. Why do people fast and abstain on Lent?
4. Is there a Biblical history of Lent?
5. What does Ash Wednesday have to do with Lent?

Lent Trivia Answers

1. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. That is forty days before Easter.
2. Lent is a preparation period before Easter. It usually includes fasting and giving up something.
3. People repent and fast to reflect on Jesus Christ’s sacrifices. In some churches, they attempt to mimic what Jesus did before his ministry launched.
4. Lent is aligned with the 40-day fast where the devil tempted Jesus. Mark 1:13, Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13.
5. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.

Palm Sunday Trivia Questions

1. What is significant about Palm Sunday?
2. What do churches usually hand out on Palm Sundays?
3. Why do churches hand out palm branches during Palm Sunday services?
4. When is Palm Sunday?
5. What holiday is being celebrated when Jesus makes his return to Jerusalem?

Palm Sunday Trivia Answers

1. Palm Sunday marks Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Matthew 21:9.
2. Palms
3. They are portraying Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem. His followers had palms leaves. John 12:13.
4. Palm Sunday is a week before Easter and the last Sunday in Lent.
5. The Passover.

Holy Monday/Holy Tuesday Trivia Questions

1. When is Holy Monday?
2. What happened on Holy Monday?
3. What happened on Holy Tuesday?
4. What else did Jesus do on Holy Tuesday?
5. What can we learn from Holy Tuesday?

Holy Monday/Holy Tuesday Trivia Answers

1. Holy Monday is the day after Palm Sunday. Every day of the week leading up to Easter is significant and holy. It represents the last week of the ministry of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
2. Jesus purified the temple of God on Holy Monday. He cast out all who bought and sold there. He told them, “My house shall be called a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.” Jesus also healed the blind and the lame on Holy Monday. Matthew 21:12-14.
3. Jesus cursed a fig tree because of its lack of productivity. Matthew 21:18-19.
4. Jesus did a lot of teaching. He also handled questions by many of the religious leaders. He taught the parable of the marriage feast (Matthew 22). He also faced scrutiny from Herodians and later the Pharisees.
5. Holy Tuesday deals with the religious leaders’ constantly questioning Jesus. We should be encouraged if we are ever questioned for our faith because the Lord himself suffered many questions before his entrapment and death.

Holy Wednesday Trivia Questions

1. Why is Holy Wednesday often referred to as Spy Wednesday?
2. How much did one of the disciples sell Jesus out for?
3. Why didn’t Jesus chastise a woman for pouring a precious ointment on his head?
4. Why did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus?
5. When did Jesus tell his disciples that he would be betrayed?

Holy Wednesday Trivia Answers

1. It is on this day that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ. This betrayal led to his arrest and crucifixion. Matthew 26:14-16.
2. Judas Iscariot promised to deliver Jesus up for thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 14:15.
3. Jesus said, “For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.” Matthew 26:12.
4. Satan entered into Judas. Luke 22:3.
5. In Matthew 26:2, Jesus said, “Ye know that after two days is the feast of the Passover and the Son of Man is betrayed to be crucified.”

Maundy Thursday Trivia Questions

1. What is significant about Maundy Thursday?
2. Which disciple denied knowing Jesus?
3. Why did Jesus fall to the ground and pray on this day?
4. Which disciples were sleeping who should have watched out while Jesus prayed?
5. When Jesus was betrayed, who asked him if he was Jesus the Christ?

Maundy Thursday Trivia Answers

1. The Lord’s Supper was instituted on this day. Luke 2:19-20.
2. Peter denied Jesus three times. Mark 14:66-72.
3. He said that his soul was exceeding sorrowful unto death. He fell to the ground and prayed if it were possible that the coming events might pass him by. Mark 14:34-35.
4. Simon Peter. Jesus said, “Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one hour?” Mark 14:37.
5. “Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? And Jesus said, I am and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven.” Mark 14:61-62.

Good Friday Trivia Questions

1. Why do we celebrate Good Friday?
2. What were Jesus Christ’s last words on the cross?
3. What happened when Jesus “gave up the ghost”?
4. Which Mary was present at the crucifixion of Jesus?
5. What happened when a soldier pierced the body of Jesus after his death?

Good Friday Trivia Answers

1. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was crucified and buried on Good Friday. Matthew 27-28.
2. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” This translates as “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matthew 27:46.
3. The temple’s veil was torn into two pieces, from top to bottom. There was an earthquake, and rocks broke into pieces. Matthew 27:51-52.
4. “Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.” These three Marys included the mother of Jesus. John 9:25.
5. Blood and water came out from Jesus’ side. John 19:34.

Holy Saturday Trivia Questions

1. What were some of Jesus’ enemies doing on Holy Saturday?
2. What does Scripture reveal that Jesus did before he arose on Easter?
3. What is Holy Saturday also called?
4. Why is the Easter Vigil celebrated on Holy Saturday?
5. When is Holy Saturday?

Holy Saturday Trivia Answers

1. Chief priests and Pharisees went to visit Pilate. They were concerned that someone would take Jesus’ body and say he had arisen as he told people he would. They wanted Pilate to secure the place where Jesus was buried to make sure that did not happen. They sealed the sepulcher with a stone. Matthew 27:62-6.
2. Jesus went to hell and preached unto the spirits in prison. 1 Peter 3:19, Acts 2:31.
3. Holy Saturday is also referred to as the Blessed Sabbath. According to some scholars, this title links Holy Saturday to God’s creative works.
4. The vigil includes lighting a fire and candles to celebrate Jesus’ passing from death to life. It also signifies the end of Lent. It also signifies the final day of his death and his triumph over hell.
5. Holy Saturday is always the Saturday before Resurrection Sunday or Easter.

Easter Sunday Trivia Questions

1. According to Scripture, who arrived first on Easter Sunday at Jesus’ grave?
2. On Easter Sunday, who asked, “Woman, why weepest thou?” And the woman responded, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.”
3. According to Scripture, who was the first person to see Jesus after he was resurrected?
4. Which disciple went to where Jesus was buried to look for him?
5. Where did the angel tell the women to go and see the risen Savior?

Easter Sunday Trivia Answers

1. Mary Magdalene arrived early on the first day of the week, when it was still dark, to the sepulcher. She saw that the stone had been taken away. John 20:1.
2. Two angels were there, and they asked Mary Magdalene why she was weeping. John 20:12-13.
3. Mary Magdalene saw Jesus. At first, she mistook him for the gardener. John 20:15-18.
4. Peter. Luke 24:12.
5. The angel told Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to go to Galilee to see Jesus. Matthew 28:6-7.

Ascension Day Trivia Questions

1. How many days did Jesus appear to his disciples after his death and rising from the tomb?
2. What did Jesus teach his disciples about after he was resurrected?
3. Why did Jesus tell the disciples to wait in Jerusalem?
4. Where did Jesus ascend into heaven?
5. How many angels appeared to the disciples after Jesus ascended into heaven?

Ascension Day Trivia Answers

1. Jesus appeared to his disciples for 40 days. Acts 1:3.
2. After he was resurrected, Jesus showed in many ways to his disciples that he was indeed alive and taught them about the kingdom of God. Acts 1:3.
3. Jesus told the disciples to stay in Jerusalem because soon, God the Father would send the gift he had promised: a baptism by the Holy Spirit. Acts 1:4-5.
4. Jesus ascended into heaven on the Mount of Olives. Acts 1:12.
5. Two angels appeared to the disciples after Jesus ascended. Acts 1:10-11.

Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith is a Christian and wife to Sylvester Smith. She has one stepson, Greg. Smith lives and resides in Memphis, Tennessee. The University of Memphis alumnae has been in education for about 20 years after receiving the call to teach. Dr. Smith primarily teaches language arts. Prior to education, she worked in local and national television news for 13 years including positions as an overnight news anchor, reporter, and assignments editor at two local network affiliate stations. Smith was also a freelance correspondent for BET news. Dr. Smith has freelanced for the Tri-State Defender newspaper and Contempora magazine. She is the author of the self-published novel GLORY…THE HAIR. Smith is also a playwright and poet. The Tennessee native is a member of Temple of Deliverance COGIC, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc, Omicron Delta Kappa, The Golden Key International Honour Society, and Kappa Delta Pi.