Answer the following basic questions about Easter and find out your Easter I.Q. :
1. What Jewish holiday was Jesus celebrating right before his trial and subsequent crucifixion?
2. What event did the Prophet Zechariah foretell in his statement “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zechariah 9:9)
3. What Easter-related event is predicted to the day in Daniel 9?
4. Where was Jesus taken first after his arrest?
5. Upon whose testimony was Jesus sentenced to death?
6. To what representative of the Roman government was Jesus taken for permission to carry out the death sentence?
7. What prisoner was released instead of Jesus at the request of the crowd? What crimes was he accused of?
8. How many men were crucified with Jesus?
9. Who are two of the people (there were more than 2) at the cross when Jesus died?
10. What is in the tomb where Jesus was laid after he died on the cross?
Be sure to write your answers down. The key to the quiz will be in an upcoming post.