Passion & Resurrection of Jesus Quiz

Gethsemane, Golgotha cross, torn temple veil, empty tomb, and triumphant resurrection. Practice interactive Scripture questions with answers, expla...

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Passion & Resurrection of Jesus Quiz: Scripture Study & Explanations

The Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ form the redemptive heart of Christian faith. From the agony of Gethsemane and the sacrifice of Golgotha to the empty garden tomb, Christ conquered sin and death, establishing the eternal victory of the Cross.

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Q1.In which garden did Jesus pray in great agony, saying 'Not My will, but Yours be done'?

A) Garden of Eden
B) Garden of Gethsemane ✓
C) The King's Garden
D) Garden of Uzza
Scriptural Explanation: Matthew 26:36, 39; Luke 22:42 - 'Then comes Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane... O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as You will.'

Q2.For how many pieces of silver did Judas Iscariot agree to betray Jesus to the chief priests?

A) 20 pieces of silver
B) 30 pieces of silver ✓
C) 50 pieces of silver
D) 100 pieces of silver
Scriptural Explanation: Matthew 26:15 - 'What will you give me, and I will deliver Him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver.'

Q3.What miraculous event occurred in the Temple when Jesus yielded up His spirit on the cross?

A) The golden candlestick melted
B) The veil of the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom ✓
C) The altar of incense collapsed
D) Dark water flowed from the threshold
Scriptural Explanation: Matthew 27:50-51 - 'Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.'

Q4.Who obtained permission from Pilate to take the body of Jesus and lay Him in his own new rock-hewn tomb?

A) Nicodemus the Pharisee
B) Joseph of Arimathea ✓
C) Simon of Cyrene
D) John the Apostle
Scriptural Explanation: Matthew 27:57-60 - 'There came a rich man of Arimathea, named Joseph... He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus... And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock.'

Q5.What victorious declaration did the angel give to the women at the empty tomb on resurrection morning?

A) Someone has moved the body away
B) He is not here; for He is risen, as He said! ✓
C) Weep no longer for the Master
D) Return quickly to Nazareth
Scriptural Explanation: Matthew 28:5-6 - 'And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not: for I know that you seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.'

Q6.For how many pieces of silver did Judas Iscariot agree to betray Jesus to the chief priests?

A) Thirty pieces of silver ✓
B) Fifty pieces of silver
C) Twenty pieces of silver
D) One hundred pieces of silver
Scriptural Explanation: Matthew 26:15 - 'And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.'

Q7.While praying in agony in Gethsemane, what did Jesus' sweat become like as an angel strengthened Him?

A) Like great drops of blood falling down to the ground ✓
B) Like cold mountain dew
C) Like scented myrrh
D) Like pure water
Scriptural Explanation: Luke 22:44 - 'And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.'

Q8.What miraculous event occurred in the Jerusalem temple the moment Jesus yielded up His spirit on the cross?

A) The veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom ✓
B) The golden altar collapsed into dust
C) The seven lamps extinguished permanently
D) The temple doors locked themselves
Scriptural Explanation: Matthew 27:51 - 'Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split.'

Q9.What Roman governor declared three times that he found no fault in Jesus before washing his hands?

A) Pontius Pilate ✓
B) Felix
C) Festus
D) Gallio
Scriptural Explanation: John 18:38; 19:4, 6; Matthew 27:24 - 'Pilate said to them, "I find no fault in Him"... he took water and washed his hands before the multitude...'

Q10.Which two disciples ran together to the tomb on resurrection morning after hearing Mary Magdalene's report?

A) Peter and John ✓
B) James and Andrew
C) Philip and Thomas
D) Matthew and Bartholomew
Scriptural Explanation: John 20:2-4 - 'Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first.'
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