The Easter Story — Passion Week Quiz

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

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

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

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

5. What did Judas receive in exchange for betraying Jesus?

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

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

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

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

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