The Easter Story — Passion Week Quiz Flashcards

#1

What event in Matthew 21:1-11 is traditionally commemorated as Palm Sunday?

📖 Matthew 21:1-11

#2

In which garden did Jesus pray and experience agony the night before his crucifixion?

📖 Matthew 26:36-46

#3

How many times did Peter deny knowing Jesus, as Jesus had predicted?

📖 Matthew 26:34

#4

Which Jewish council tried Jesus and handed him over to Pontius Pilate?

📖 Matthew 26:59-66; 27:1-2

#5

What did Judas receive in exchange for betraying Jesus?

📖 Matthew 26:14-16

#6

What was written on the sign placed above Jesus's head at the crucifixion?

📖 Matthew 27:37

#7

What happened to the temple curtain when Jesus died on the cross?

📖 Matthew 27:50-51

#8

Who asked Pontius Pilate for Jesus's body after the crucifixion to give it a proper burial?

📖 Matthew 27:57-60

#2

Garden of Gethsemane

Jesus prayed in Gethsemane, where he was deeply sorrowful and submitted to the Father's will before his arrest (Matthew 26:36-46).

Matthew 26:36-46

#1

Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem

Matthew 21:1-11 records Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, which Christians traditionally commemorate as Palm Sunday.

Matthew 21:1-11

#4

Sanhedrin

The Sanhedrin sought testimony against Jesus, condemned him for blasphemy, and then delivered him to Pilate the next morning (Matthew 26:59-66; 27:1-2).

Matthew 26:59-66; 27:1-2

#3

Three times

Peter denied knowing Jesus three times, exactly as Jesus predicted in Matthew 26:34. This occurred during Jesus's trial, after his arrest in Gethsemane.

Matthew 26:34

#6

This is Jesus, the King of the Jews

The inscription read 'The King of the Jews' (Matthew 27:37), though the exact wording varies slightly between Gospel accounts. This title mockingly reflected the charge against Jesus.

Matthew 27:37

#5

Thirty pieces of silver

Judas was paid thirty pieces of silver for betraying Jesus, as recorded in Matthew 26:14-16. He later regretted this act and returned the money.

Matthew 26:14-16

#8

Joseph of Arimathea

Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man and disciple of Jesus, asked Pilate for Jesus' body and placed it in his own new tomb (Matthew 27:57-60).

Matthew 27:57-60

#7

It was torn in two from top to bottom

At the moment of Jesus' death, the temple curtain was torn in two from top to bottom (Matthew 27:50-51).

Matthew 27:50-51

#9

On what day of the week did Jesus rise from the dead, according to the Gospel accounts?

📖 Matthew 28:1

#10

What was the name of the place where Jesus was crucified, meaning 'place of the skull'?

📖 Matthew 27:33

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#10

Golgotha

Matthew 27:33 says Jesus was crucified at Golgotha, which means "place of a skull." "Calvary" is the Latin form traditionally used for the same place.

Matthew 27:33

#9

Sunday

Jesus rose from the dead on the first day of the week, Sunday, as recorded in Matthew 28:1 and the other Gospel accounts.

Matthew 28:1

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