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Easter Bible Trivia for Kids (20 Questions with Answers)

20 printable Easter Bible trivia questions for kids with answers and KJV references, from the triumphal entry to the empty tomb. For Sunday school or family.

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Easter Bible Trivia for Kids (20 Questions with Answers)

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Ages: Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5), Preteen (5–6), Whole Family
Time: 15 minutes
Scripture: Matthew 21–28; Luke 22–24; John 13–20
Bible story: The Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday)The Last Supper Jesus Dies on the Cross Jesus Is Alive! (The Resurrection)

Twenty Easter Bible trivia questions for kids that walk through the whole Easter story, from the crowds crying "Hosanna" to the empty tomb. Every answer comes with its Bible reference, and the answers use the King James Version's own words.

Play it as: a team quiz at your Easter class party, a family game around the table, or a review after your Easter lesson. Bonus round: ask kids to find Matthew 28:6 and read it aloud.

The Easter story sets: the lessons, crafts, coloring pages and puzzles for The Triumphal Entry (memory verse Matthew 21:9), The Last Supper (John 13:34), Jesus Dies on the Cross (Romans 5:8) and Jesus Is Alive! (Matthew 28:6) cover every question here. More Easter games: resurrection bingo and the left right Bible Easter game.

20 questions with answers

1. What did the crowds cry when Jesus came into Jerusalem?
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"Hosanna to the Son of David" (Matthew 21:9)
2. What did the people spread in the way in front of Jesus?
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Their garments, and branches cut down from the trees (Matthew 21:8)
3. What did Jesus sit on as He came into Jerusalem?
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A colt, the foal of an ass (Matthew 21:5–7; Mark 11:7)
4. What did Jesus say His house should be called?
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The house of prayer (Matthew 21:13)
5. Which feast did Jesus eat with His disciples before He suffered?
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The passover (Luke 22:7–8, 15)
6. What did Jesus wash at the supper?
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His disciples' feet (John 13:5)
7. What new commandment did Jesus give His disciples?
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"That ye love one another; as I have loved you" (John 13:34)
8. What did Jesus take, break and give, saying, "This do in remembrance of me"?
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Bread (Luke 22:19)
9. Where did Jesus go to pray after the supper?
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Gethsemane, at the mount of Olives (Matthew 26:36; Luke 22:39)
10. For how many pieces of silver did Judas agree to deliver Jesus?
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Thirty (Matthew 26:14–15)
11. Which disciple said three times that he did not know Jesus?
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Peter (Luke 22:54–61)
12. What did the governor Pilate say about Jesus?
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"I find no fault in this man." (Luke 23:4)
13. What did the soldiers put on Jesus' head?
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A crown of thorns (Matthew 27:29)
14. What was the place called where Jesus was crucified?
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Calvary (in the Hebrew, Golgotha) (Luke 23:33; John 19:17)
15. What did Jesus pray for the people who crucified Him?
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"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
16. What did Jesus say just before He gave up the ghost, in John's Gospel?
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"It is finished" (John 19:30)
17. Who laid the body of Jesus in his own new tomb?
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Joseph, a rich man of Arimathaea (Matthew 27:57–60)
18. What did the angel tell the women at the tomb?
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"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said." (Matthew 28:6)
19. On which day did Jesus say He would rise again?
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The third day (Luke 24:7)
20. Which disciple would not believe until he saw the print of the nails?
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Thomas (John 20:24–25)

Frequently asked questions

What is a good Easter game for Sunday school?

Easter Bible trivia is easy to run with any group size. Read a question, let teams answer, and look up the reference together. It reviews the whole Easter story, from the triumphal entry to the empty tomb.

What did Jesus ride into Jerusalem?

A colt. Matthew 21:5 calls it "a colt the foal of an ass," and Mark 11:7 says, "they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him."

On what day did Jesus rise from the dead?

On the third day, as He had said (Luke 24:7). The women came to the tomb "as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week" (Matthew 28:1).