Here are the questions and answers to the Easter I.Q. Test:
1. What Jewish holiday was Jesus celebrating right before his trial and subsequent crucifixion? PASSOVER
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) JESUS’ TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM
3. What Easter-related event is predicted to the day in Daniel 9? MESSIAH’S RIDING INTO JERUSALEM ON A DONKEY (REPRESENTING HIMSELF AS A KING OF PEACE)
4. Where was Jesus taken first after his arrest? HOUSE OF ANNAS
5. Upon whose testimony was Jesus sentenced to death? HIS OWN. THEY COULD NOT FIND TWO WITNESSES WHO AGREED AND JESUS FINALLY ANSWERED THE QUESTION, “ARE YOU THE CHRIST, THE SON OF GOD?” “IT IS AS YOU SAY.”
6. To what representative of the Roman government was Jesus taken for permission to carry out the death sentence? PONTIUS PILATE, ROMAN GOVERNOR
7. What prisoner was released instead of Jesus at the request of the crowd? What crimes was he accused of? BARABAS, REBELLION, ROBBERY, MURDER
8. How many men were crucified with Jesus? THREE
9. Who are two of the people (there were more than 2) at the cross when Jesus died? JOHN, MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS; MARY’S SISTER; MARY THE WIFE OF CLOPAS; AND MARY MAGDALENE.
10. What is in the tomb where Jesus was laid after he died on the cross? NOTHING. THE TOMB IS EMPTY! HALLELUJAH! HE IS RISEN!
