Easter Quiz: Test Your Knowledge About Jesus’ Resurrection

Countries all over the world have their own unique and fun ways to celebrate Easter. But in the Christian faith, Easter is more than just Easter bunnies, chocolate eggs, bunny hopping, or delicious food. It is the most important event in the Christian year as it signifies the rising of Jesus from the dead on the third day after His crucifixion.

What is the importance of Resurrection? When is Easter celebrated? Test your knowledge about Easter by taking this fun quiz!

1. When does Easter fall?

The Sunday before Good Friday

Wrong answer! In 325 AD, the Council of Nicaea declared the observance of Easter on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21, the spring equinox. Thus, Easter falls between March 22 and April 25.

Second Sunday after Good Friday

Sunday between February 23 and March 21

Sunday between March 22 and April 25

Correct answer! In 325 AD, the Council of Nicaea declared the observance of Easter on the first Sunday after the first full moon following March 21, the spring equinox. Thus, Easter falls between March 22 and April 25.

2. Is Easter part of the Holy Week?

Yes

Wrong answer! Easter is not part of the Holy Week or the Lenten season. Holy Week starts from Palm Sunday and ends with the vigil at the eve of Holy Saturday as the faithful prepare for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection on the third day. Easter, on the other hand, marks the first day of the Easter season or the liturgical year.

Correct answer! Easter is not part of the Holy Week or the Lenten season. Holy Week starts from Palm Sunday and ends with the vigil at the eve of Holy Saturday as the faithful prepare for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection on the third day. Easter, on the other hand, marks the first day of the Easter season or the liturgical year.

3. Jesus foretold of His Resurrection using the example of which prophet?

Daniel

Wrong answer! Jesus said in Matthew 12:40: “In the same way that Jonah spent three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and nights in the depths of the earth.”

Elijah

Wrong answer! Jesus said in Matthew 12:40: “In the same way that Jonah spent three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and nights in the depths of the earth.”

Jonah

Correct answer! Jesus said in Matthew 12:40: “In the same way that Jonah spent three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and nights in the depths of the earth.”

John the Baptist

Wrong answer! Jesus said in Matthew 12:40: “In the same way that Jonah spent three days and nights in the big fish, so will the Son of Man spend three days and nights in the depths of the earth.”

4. What catastrophic event transpired on the day of the Resurrection?

Great flood

Wrong answer! In Matthew 28:2, it is written: “Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it.”

Strong winds

Wrong answer! In Matthew 28:2, it is written: “Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it.”

A violent earthquake

Correct answer! As accounted in Matthew 28:2, “Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it.”

Total darkness

Wrong answer! In Matthew 28:2, it is written: “Suddenly there was a violent earthquake; an angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and sat on it.”

5. Who first saw that Jesus’ tomb was empty?

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Wrong answer! The gospels of John, Luke Mark, and Matthew say that Mary Magdalene visited Jesus’ tomb on the first day of the week after His crucifixion and found His body gone.

John the Apostle

Wrong answer! The gospels of John, Luke Mark, and Matthew say that Mary Magdalene visited Jesus’ tomb on the first day of the week after His crucifixion and found His body gone.

Peter the Apostle

Wrong answer! The gospels of John, Luke Mark, and Matthew say that Mary Magdalene visited Jesus’ tomb on the first day of the week after His crucifixion and found His body gone.

Mary Magdalene

Correct answer! The gospels of John, Luke Mark, and Matthew say that Mary Magdalene visited Jesus’ tomb on the first day of the week after His crucifixion and found His body gone.

6. When Peter and John heard from Mary Magdalene that Jesus’ body was not in His tomb, they went to check for themselves. Who reached the tomb first?

Peter

Wrong answer! John 20:1–10 refers to “Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved,” as the two disciples who went to see Jesus’ empty tomb and states that “the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first.” It is widely conceded by Biblical scholars that this disciple whom Jesus loved is John.

Peter and John reached the tomb at the same time.

None of them. Mary Magdalene reached the tomb first.

John

Correct answer! John 20:1–10 refers to “Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved,” as the two disciples who went to see Jesus’ empty tomb and states that “the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first.” It is widely conceded by Biblical scholars that this disciple whom Jesus loved is John.

7. What did Mary Magdalene see inside Jesus’ empty tomb?

Jesus’ spirit

Wrong answer! While Mary was weeping outside of Jesus’ empty tomb, she looked inside and saw “two angels dressed in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet” (John 20:11).

Burning lamp

Red and white linen cloths

Two angels

Correct answer! While Mary was weeping outside of Jesus’ empty tomb, she looked inside and saw “two angels dressed in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and the other at the feet” (John 20:11).

8. Who did Mary Magdalene thought Jesus was when He first appeared to her?

Tomb cleaner

Wrong answer! When Jesus first appeared to Mary and asked why she was crying, “She thought he was the gardener, so she said to him, ‘If you took him away, sir, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him’” (John 20:15).

A guard

Simon Peter

Gardener

Correct answer! When Jesus first appeared to Mary and asked why she was crying, “She thought he was the gardener, so she said to him, ‘If you took him away, sir, tell me where you have put him, and I will go and get him’” (John 20:15).

9. When Mary Magdalene realized it was the risen Christ she was talking to, what reason did Jesus give her when He ordered not to touch Him?

He is not yet clothed.

Wrong answer! “‘Do not hold on to me,’ Jesus told her, ‘because I have not yet gone back up to the Father’” (John 17).

He is not yet clean.

Wrong answer! “‘Do not hold on to me,’ Jesus told her, ‘because I have not yet gone back up to the Father’” (John 17).

He needs to be anointed first.

Wrong answer! “‘Do not hold on to me,’ Jesus told her, ‘because I have not yet gone back up to the Father’” (John 17).

He has not yet ascended.

Correct answer! “‘Do not hold on to me,’ Jesus told her, ‘because I have not yet gone back up to the Father’” (John 17).

10. What did Jesus first utter when He first appeared to His disciples?

Why are you hiding?

Wrong answer! Jesus’ “disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you,’ he said” (John 20: 19).

Do not be afraid.

It is I.

Peace be with you.

Correct answer! Jesus’ “disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you,’ he said” (John 20: 19).

11. What food did the disciples give Jesus when He appeared to them on His Resurrection?

A piece of manna

Wrong answer! Luke writes in 24:42 that the disciples gave Jesus “a piece of cooked fish.”

Bread and wine

Wrong answer! Luke writes in 24:42 that the disciples gave Jesus “a piece of cooked fish.”

Cooked lamb

Wrong answer! Luke writes in 24:42 that the disciples gave Jesus “a piece of cooked fish.”

A piece of cooked fish

Correct answer! Luke writes in 24:42 that the disciples gave Jesus “a piece of cooked fish.”

12. What did Jesus ask His disciples to receive when He breathed on them?

Wisdom and understanding

Wrong answer! After Jesus breathed on His disciples, He said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive people’s sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven” (John 20:22–23).

Jesus’ blood

Jesus’ blessing

The Holy Spirit

Correct answer! After Jesus breathed on His disciples, He said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive people’s sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven” (John 20:22–23).

13. Which apostle was not present when Jesus appeared to them?

Philip

Wrong answer! “One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (called the Twin), was not with them when Jesus came” (John 20: 24).

Andrew

Wrong answer! “One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (called the Twin), was not with them when Jesus came” (John 20: 24).

Bartholomew

Wrong answer! “One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (called the Twin), was not with them when Jesus came” (John 20: 24).

Thomas

Correct answer! “One of the twelve disciples, Thomas (called the Twin), was not with them when Jesus came” (John 20: 24).

14. How many weeks passed before Jesus appeared again to His disciples?

Two weeks

Wrong answer! John 20:26 writes, “A week later the disciples were together again indoors, and Thomas was with them.”

Less than a week

Wrong answer! John 20:26 writes, “A week later the disciples were together again indoors, and Thomas was with them.”

Four weeks

Wrong answer! John 20:26 writes, “A week later the disciples were together again indoors, and Thomas was with them.”

One week

Correct answer! John 20:26 writes, “A week later the disciples were together again indoors, and Thomas was with them.”

15. What did Thomas say when Jesus showed him the wound in His hands?

Now I believe.

Wrong answer! When Jesus showed Thomas His wounds and asked him to touch them so he would believe He has risen, Thomas said: “My Lord and my God!”

You’re truly the Son of God.

Wrong answer! When Jesus showed Thomas His wounds and asked him to touch them so he would believe He has risen, Thomas said: “My Lord and my God!”

Forgive me, my Lord.

Wrong answer! When Jesus showed Thomas His wounds and asked him to touch them so he would believe He has risen, Thomas said: “My Lord and my God!”

My Lord and my God.

Correct answer! When Jesus showed Thomas His wounds and asked him to touch them so he would believe He has risen, Thomas said: “My Lord and my God!”(John 20: 28).

16. What does Paul say about not believing in the Resurrection?

It makes believing and repenting foolish.

Wrong answer! In 1 Corinthians 15:12–14, Paul explains: “Now, since our message is that Christ has been raised from death, how can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life? If that is true, it means that Christ was not raised; and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe.”

It makes preaching and hoping fruitless.

It makes hoping and believing useless.

It makes preaching and believing vain.

Correct answer! In 1 Corinthians 15:12–14, Paul explains: “Now, since our message is that Christ has been raised from death, how can some of you say that the dead will not be raised to life? If that is true, it means that Christ was not raised; and if Christ has not been raised from death, then we have nothing to preach and you have nothing to believe.”

17. The following explains the significance of Christ’s Resurrection except one.

Jesus’ Resurrection is the fulfillment of the promises in the Old Testament and Jesus’ teaching Himself.

Wrong answer! 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 reads: “I passed on to you what I received, which is of the greatest importance: that Christ died for our sins, as written in the Scriptures; that he was buried and that he was raised to life three days later, as written in the Scriptures.” The phrase “as written in the Scriptures” means that the Resurrection of Christ fulfilled these predictions.

Christ’s divinity is confirmed by His Resurrection.

Wrong answer! John 8:28 says, “So he said to them, ‘When you lift up the Son of Man, you will know that “I Am Who I Am”; then you will know that I do nothing on my own authority, but I say only what the Father has instructed me to say.’” The Resurrection of Jesus proves He is truly “I Am,” the Son of God and God Himself.

Through His Resurrection, Jesus opened a way for a new life for us.

Wrong answer! The Blood of Christ cleanses us from sin and brings us back to God’s grace (1 John 1:7). Through Christ’s Resurrection, we are saved and can have eternal life.

The Resurrection of Christ clearly shows that Jesus is the one sent by God to save the Jews.

Correct answer! Jesus rose from the dead to save not only the Jews but also the whole world (John 4:42).

18. To whom did Jesus say, “I am the resurrection and the life?”

Lazarus

Wrong answer! After Lazarus died, Jesus spoke to Martha, Lazarus’ sister. Martha said to Jesus, “I know … that he will rise to life on the last day.” Then before resurrecting Lazarus, Jesus told Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die; and those who live and believe in me will never die” (John 11:25–26).

Mary, Lazarus’s sister

Simon Peter

Martha

Correct answer! After Lazarus died, Jesus spoke to Martha, Lazarus’ sister. Martha said to Jesus, “I know … that he will rise to life on the last day.” Then before resurrecting Lazarus, Jesus told Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live, even though they die; and those who live and believe in me will never die” (John 11:25–26).

19. How long did Jesus stay on Earth after His Resurrection?

90 days

Wrong answer! According to Acts 1:3, for 40 days after His death, Jesus appeared to His disciples and spoke to them about God’s Kingdom.

60 days

Wrong answer! According to Acts 1:3, for 40 days after His death, Jesus appeared to His disciples and spoke to them about God’s Kingdom.

45 days

Wrong answer! According to Acts 1:3, for 40 days after His death, Jesus appeared to His disciples and spoke to them about God’s Kingdom.

40 days

Correct answer! According to Acts 1:3, for 40 days after His death, Jesus appeared to His disciples and spoke to them about God’s Kingdom.

20. Easter is also called by these names except for one.

Pääsiäinen

Wrong answer! Pääsiäinen is the Finnish for Easter.