Jesus Christ trivia, paired with the Gospel verse.

Which Gospel begins, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"?

1. Matthew
2. Mark
3. Luke
4. John

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."John 1:1

John opens with a deliberate echo of Genesis 1:1, identifying Christ — "the Word" (logos) — as eternally divine and present at creation. Where Matthew opens with a genealogy and Luke with Zechariah in the temple, John opens before time itself.

In what town was Jesus born?

1. Nazareth
2. Jerusalem
3. Bethlehem
4. Capernaum

"And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem."Luke 2:4

The birthplace fulfills Micah 5:2, which named Bethlehem — "little among the clans of Judah" — as the origin of the coming ruler of Israel. Luke ties the location to the Davidic line through Joseph, and Matthew uses the prophecy directly when Herod's scholars are asked where the Christ would be born.

What was the name of the garden where Jesus prayed the night before his crucifixion?

1. Gethsemane
2. Eden
3. The garden of the king
4. Bethany

"Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, 'Sit here, while I go over there and pray.'"Matthew 26:36

Gethsemane sat at the foot of the Mount of Olives, just across the Kidron Valley from Jerusalem. The name means "oil press" in Aramaic — a fitting setting for the night Jesus is described as sweating drops like blood. Here he prayed three times that the cup might pass from him, then accepted it.

Which feast was Jesus celebrating during the Last Supper?

1. Pentecost
2. Tabernacles
3. Hanukkah
4. Passover

"On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they sacrificed the Passover lamb, his disciples said to him, 'Where will you have us go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?'"Mark 14:12

The timing is theological, not incidental. Passover commemorated Israel's deliverance from Egypt by the blood of a lamb on the doorposts. By instituting the Eucharist at this meal and dying the next day, Jesus identifies himself as the true Passover lamb whose blood delivers his people.

Who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River?

1. Peter
2. John the Baptist
3. Andrew
4. Zechariah

"Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, 'I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?'"Matthew 3:13–14

John's hesitation captures the puzzle: why does the sinless one undergo a baptism of repentance? Jesus answers that it is "to fulfill all righteousness" — he stands in solidarity with the people he came to save. The Father's voice and the descent of the Spirit then publicly identify him as the beloved Son.

On the cross, Jesus quotes which Psalm with the cry, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

1. Psalm 23
2. Psalm 51
3. Psalm 22
4. Psalm 110

"And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, 'Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?' that is, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'"Matthew 27:46

Psalm 22 opens with the cry of forsakenness and ends in vindication. By quoting its first line Jesus invokes the whole psalm — including its description of pierced hands and feet, casting lots for clothing, and the proclamation of God's righteousness to a future generation. It is lament, not despair.

Which two figures appeared with Jesus at the Transfiguration?

1. Abraham and David
2. Moses and Elijah
3. Isaiah and Jeremiah
4. John the Baptist and Elijah

"And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him."Matthew 17:3

Moses represents the Law and Elijah the Prophets — the two great divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures. Their conversation with Jesus on the mountain (Luke specifies they discussed his "departure" in Jerusalem) shows that the entire Old Testament points to and is fulfilled in his coming death and resurrection.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus uses seven "I am" statements. Which is NOT among them?

1. "I am the bread of life."
2. "I am the good shepherd."
3. "I am the true vine."
4. "I am the cornerstone."

"Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.'"John 8:58

The seven "I am" sayings in John are: bread of life, light of the world, the door, the good shepherd, the resurrection and the life, the way the truth and the life, and the true vine. The cornerstone image is biblical — Peter and Paul both use it — but it is applied to Christ by others, not declared by him. The bare "I am" of John 8:58 also echoes God's self-naming to Moses in Exodus 3:14.

What was the inscription Pilate ordered placed on the cross of Jesus?

1. "The King of the Jews."
2. "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of Israel."
3. "Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews."
4. "Son of God."

"Pilate also wrote an inscription and put it on the cross. It read, 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.'"John 19:19

John records the full wording and notes it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek — the three languages of the empire's religious, political, and cultural worlds. The chief priests objected, asking Pilate to amend it to "this man said." Pilate refused. The unintended testimony of a Roman prefect proclaims Christ's kingship to the known world.

In the Gospel of Luke, what are Jesus' final words from the cross?

1. "It is finished."
2. "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."
3. "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
4. "Behold your son."

"Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!' And having said this he breathed his last."Luke 23:46

Each Gospel preserves a different last word. John records "It is finished," Mark and Matthew record the cry of Psalm 22, and Luke alone records this quotation of Psalm 31:5. The line, traditionally prayed at evening by faithful Jews before sleep, becomes Jesus' bedtime prayer at death — trust unbroken, even at the end.