Jesus’ Life, Death, Resurrection
Which angel told Mary she would have a son?
• Michael
• Gabriel
• Lucifer
• Raphael
Jesus was born at
• Jerusalem
• Nazareth
• Bethlehem
• Jericho
The Jewish king at the time of Jesus’ birth was
• Pontius Pilate
• Tiberius
• Herod
• Caiphas
When Jesus was born he was wrapped in
• A blanket
• A fine linen shawl
• Swaddling clothes
• An old cloak
The name of Jesus’ mother was
• Elizabeth
• Mary
• Anne
• Miriam
The shepherds on the hills outside Bethlehem were
• Watching their flocks
• Singing round their camp fire
• Having a meal
• Telling stories
Mary and Joseph went to Bethlehem to
• Register for a census
• Visit relatives
• Make a pilgrimage to a holy place
• See the angel Gabriel once more
Jesus was born at
• Easter
• Pentecost
• Holy Thursday
• Christmas
King Herod learned about the birth of Jesus from
• The shepherds
• An angel
• The Three Wise Men
• His soldiers
The Magi (Three Wise Men) were
• Relatives of King Herod
• Priests in the Temple of Jerusalem
• Visitors from the East
• Important people in the government of Jerusalem
The Magi brought gifts of
• Food and rich clothing
• Bread and wine
• Gold, frankincense and myrrh
• Rare and beautiful flowers
Soon after he was born, Jesus was presented in
• The Temple of Jerusalem
• The synagogue at Bethlehem
• The house of his relatives in Nazareth
• His local church
At the wedding feast of Cana, the people ran out of
• Meat
• Water
• Bread
• Wine
Jesus dies on Good Friday – Bible quiz
How many apostles were there?
• Fifteen
• Seven
• Three
• Twelve
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the people waved
• Palms
• Loaves of bread
• Flags
• Their arms
Jesus shared the Last Supper with
• Eight disciples
• The twelve apostles
• Lazarus, Martha and Mary of Bethany
• All the people in Jerusalem
Jesus died on
• Holy Thursday
• Good Friday
• Christmas Day
• Easter Sunday
About how old was Jesus when he died?
• Twenty
• Thirty-three
• Seventeen
• Twenty-five
When Jesus was carrying his cross, he was helped by a man called
• Simon
• John
• Caiphas
• Peter
When Jesus was crucified, two other men died on either side of him. They were
• Murderers
• Rebels
• Soldiers
• Thieves
In what city did Jesus die?
• Jerusalem
• Bethlehem
• Nazareth
• Cana
Jesus was buried in a
• Catacomb
• Grave
• Coffin
• Tomb
Jesus’ Resurrection – Bible quiz
Who was the first person to see Jesus after the Resurrection?
• Peter
• John
• Mary, mother of Jesus
• Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene came from a town called
• Nazareth
• Cana
• Magdala
• Jerusalem
‘He is risen!’ These words were said at
• The birth of Christ
• The curing of the blind man
• The eating of the Passover Meal
• The Resurrection
After his resurrection, Jesus shared a meal with two disciples at
• Jerusalem
• Emmaus
• Nazareth
• Calvary
After the Resurrection, one of Jesus’ apostles did not believe he was really alive. Jesus appeared to him and invited him to put his fingers into the holes left by the nails. The apostle’s name was
• Peter
• Matthew
• John
• Thomas
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Church seasons – Bible quiz
At Advent we get ready for
• The birth of Jesus
• Daylight saving
• My teacher’s birthday
• Easter Sunday
An Advent wreath is decorated with
• Tiny shoes
• Four candles
• Fresh vegetables
• Bread
At Christmas we celebrate
• The birth of Jesus Christ
• The Resurrection
• School holidays
• Getting presents
A star is a symbol used during
• Advent
• Easter
• Christmas
• Lent
Lent begins on
• Ash Wednesday
• December 1
• Holy Thursday
• January 1
Lent is preparation for
• The feast of Easter
• The birth of Jesus
• Receiving Baptism
• The beginning of the school year
Lent is a time for
• Prayer, fasting and reaching out to others
• Celebrating the end of the school year
• Honouring the minister of our church
• Preparing for the birth of Christ
An example of a good deed in Lent would be
• Giving up sweets and chocolate
• Helping parents at home
• Taking time each day to think about God
• All of the above
On Good Friday we remember
• The birth of Jesus Christ
• The death of Jesus Christ
• The day the Angel Gabriel spoke to Mary
• The miracle of the loaves and fishes
Palm Sunday celebrates
• The day that Jesus rode on a donkey into Jerusalem
• The day that Jesus was born
• The day that Jesus rose from the dead
• The day that Mary, mother of Jesus, was born
Easter is the most important time in a Christian’s year because
• Santa Claus brings presents
• Jesus was born
• An angel appeared to Mary
• Jesus rose from the dead on Easter morning
At Pentecost
• God sent a great flood over the earth
• Jesus died on the Cross
• Jesus was born in Bethlehem
• Tongues of fire came onto each disciple’s head
After Jesus died, the first leader of the Christians was
• Peter
• Paul
• John
• James
Who wrote many letters to the communities that were founded soon after Jesus died?
• Paul
• Joseph
• Moses
• Mary
Scripture: New Testament stories, Bible quiz
For Christians, the most important part of the Bible is
• The Old Testament
• The Book of Genesis
• Psalms
• The New Testament
The four gospels were written by
• Mark, Judas, Jesus and Mary
• Paul, Andrew, James and John
• Elizabeth, Anna, John and Mary
• Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Stories about Jesus are found in
• The Old Testament
• The Acts of the Apostles
• The four gospels
• The Book of Genesis
The first four books of the New Testament are called
• The gospels
• The psalms
• The Acts of the Apostles
• The Book of Revelation
The New Testament tells us about
• Moses
• Important people in politics today
• Our school principal
• Jesus
Mary’s song, called the Magnificat, began with the words
• My soul glorifies the Lord
• The Lord is my shepherd
• Hail Mary, full of grace
• Our Father, who art in heaven
The story of the Resurrection of Jesus is found in
• All four gospels
• Three of the gospels
• The Acts of the Apostles
• The Old Testament
In the gospel of John, we learn that one of the apostles stood at the foot of the cross when Jesus died. Which apostle was it?
• Peter
• Andrew
• James
• John
A parable is
• A song of praise to God
• A simple story with an important message
• A poem
• A beautiful drawing showing Jesus and his apostles
The Parable of the Mustard Seed is about
• A tiny seed that grows into a large tree
• Meal preparation at dinner time
• Special flowers that grow in Israel
• Making bread
How many people passed by the injured man before the Good Samaritan stopped to help him?
• One
• Seven
• Twelve
• Two
In one of the parables of Jesus, an injured man is helped by
• A passing doctor
• A priest from the Temple in Jerusalem
• A Samaritan
• An important man called a Levite
In the Parable of the Talents, the Master gives five, two and one talents to three of his servants. When he comes back from his journey, he asks his servants what they have done with the money. He is most pleased with
• The servant who got nothing, and gave nothing back
• The servant who got five talents and now has ten
• The servant who got two talents and now has four
• The servant who got one talent and still only has one
Jesus’ story of the Lost Son (the Prodigal Son) tells us that
• God only loves people who are good all the time
• You should not spend all your money
• Brothers and sisters are allowed to fight with each other
• God always forgives us if we are sorry for the bad things we do
When the prodigal son came home, was his father
• Angry
• Joyful
• Sad
• Unfriendly
Which of the following people in the Parable of the Prodigal Son shows God’s love and forgiveness?
• The son
• The elder son
• The father
• The father’s servants
The New Testament story of the Prodigal Son is a story about one of the following
• Celebrating
• Forgiveness and healing
• Health and good living
• Living on a farm
Jesus praised the poor widow who gave two copper coins to the Temple because
• It was all she had, but she was generous and gave it without making a fuss
• Copper was very valuable at that time
• She gave it for a special building fund
• She told everyone what she had done
The New Testament story ‘Jesus heals ten lepers’ is about
• Teaching
• Forgiveness and healing
• Making sensible decisions
• Praising God
The New Testament story, ‘The healing of blind Bartimaeus’ is a story about
• Praising God
• Begging
• Faith and healing
• Making sure you are heard
The New Testament story, ‘Jesus heals a paralysed man’ is a story about
• Climbing onto roofs
• Trusting in friends
• Learning to walk again
• Trust, healing and forgiveness
The daughter of Jairus died, but Jesus brought her back to life. The first thing he told her parents to do was
• Give her something to eat
• Say prayers of thanksgiving
• Light candles in celebration
• Go to their church
God told us to be ‘stewards of the earth’. This means that
• We own the earth
• We must care for and look after the earth
• We can do whatever we want with the earth
• We should visit as many places on earth as we can
God wanted people to live a good and happy life. To help them do this, He gave Moses
• Two commandments
• Seventeen commandments
• Ten commandments
• One commandment
Jesus said the most important thing to do was to love God. The second most important thing was to
• Love your family
• Treat everyone as you would like them to treat you
• Love success
• Love all the people who are good at sport
Jesus helped people to
• Learn to read
• Become good at sport
• Become better people
• Grow better crops of food
We have chocolate eggs at Easter because
• Eggs are a symbol of a new beginning for Christians
• Chocolate eggs are sold in shops at Easter time
• They are good for you
• Some people get sick if they eat real eggs
Jesus’ command to ‘love your neighbour’ means that we should
• Try to get along with the people who live in our street
• Always be honest with money
• Never tell lies
• Look after and help all the people around us
Jesus said that the Kingdom of Heaven belonged to
• Little children
• People who lived in Jerusalem at the time
• The people of Nazareth
• The twelve apostles
God told us to look after our world. We can do this by
• Watching TV programs about the environment
• Recycling rubbish
• Playing nicely with our friends
• Going to the park
In the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus uses the following words, “Love your neighbour as yourself”. What did Jesus mean when he used these words?
• Love yourself and give yourself the best of everything
• Love your next door neighbour and give them what they ask for.
• Love the people who live in your neighbourhood. Reach out to them with kindness and respect.
• Love all others; reach out to them with the same kindness and respect that you would like for yourself.
The fourth commandment is ‘Honour your father and mother’. This means
• We should respect the things that belong to other people
• Respect all human life
• Tell the truth
• Respect our parents and listen to what they say
Which apostle cared for Mary after Jesus died?
• Peter
• John
• Andrew
• James
Jesus is often called ‘the Good Shepherd’. A ‘shepherd’ is a person who
• Builds houses
• Makes roads
• Looks after sheep and goats
• Farms the land
In the Scripture story about Jesus welcoming the little children, what does he say?
• “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God”.
• “Children, obey your parents in all things”.
• “Let the children come to me and do not stop them”.
• “Whoever receives one little child like this in my name, receives me”.
Prayer – Jesus prays, we pray – Bible quiz
The Lord’s Prayer (‘Our Father…’) was composed by
• The early Christians
• Jesus
• Your local church
• Mary, the mother of Jesus
In the Lord’s Prayer we say ‘hallowed be Thy Name’. This means
• We are praising God
• We are asking God to forgive us for the bad things we did
• We are asking God for something special
• We are thanking God
“Give us this day our daily bread” means we want God to give us
• Bread and sweets
• Nice food whenever we are hungry
• Everything we really need
• A lot of money
In one part of the Lord’s Prayer, we ask God to ‘forgive us our trespasses’. ‘Trespasses’ are
• Bad things we have done
• Good things we have done
• Celebrations at Christmas
• Bread and wine
‘Amen’ means
• Thanks be to God
• So be it
• Allelluia
• Go in peace
Jesus only prayed when he was
• By himself
• With other people
• With people, and when he was alone
• In a church
When Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to the Temple, he received a blessing from
• Simeon
• Zechariah
• Joseph of Arimathea
• King Herod
Who prayed the words ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do?’
• The apostle John
• Mary, mother of Jesus
• Jesus
• The apostle Peter
When we pray to God we tell Him
• Everything that is happening in our lives
• Just the good things
• Just the bad things we have done
• Just the prayers we learned at school
Jesus cured the ten lepers. How many of them came back to thank and praise him?
• Ten
• Nine
• Two
• One
When we pray
• We always get what we pray for
• It must be in a church
• God hears our prayer
• We must kneel down
We should pray
• Every day
• Only when we want something
• Only if we have been good
• Once every month
When we pray, the most important thing is
• Sitting still in our classroom with the teacher
• Kneeling down
• Listening and talking quietly to God
• Bowing our head as we pray
What is prayer? Prayer is
• Talking to God
• Asking your parents and friends for things
• Kneeling down and looking holy
• Staying quiet in church
Sometimes when we pray for something, we don’t get it. This is because
• We don’t pray hard enough
• God doesn’t hear us
• We are bad
• God knows it is not right for us at that time
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