Jesus Christ quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   How did Judas identify Jesus to the soldiers in Gethsemane?

   Answer: With a kiss

   Why: Matthew calls the kiss a signal arranged in advance; in Luke, Jesus asks: 'Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?'

2. 2 Medium

   In which garden did Jesus pray before his arrest and betrayal?

   Answer: Gethsemane

   Why: Gethsemane means oil press, a fitting name for a grove at the foot of the Mount of Olives where olives were crushed for oil.

3. 3 Hard

   How many "wise men" does the Gospel of Matthew say visited Jesus?

   Answer: It doesn't say

   Why: The count of three follows the three gifts; Eastern tradition long favoured twelve, and the familiar names appear only centuries later.

4. 4 Easy

   What was the original Hebrew name of Jesus?

   Answer: Yeshua

   Why: Yeshua is a short form of Yehoshua, the name behind Joshua, and it was the sixth most common Jewish male name of that era.

5. 5 Medium

   What affliction did Bartimaeus have before Jesus healed him?

   Answer: blindness

   Why: Unlike most people Jesus healed who remain unnamed, Mark specifically records Bartimaeus and his father's name, Timaeus.

6. 6 Hard

   What is the name of the hill where Jesus was crucified?

   Answer: Golgotha

   Why: The Golgotha rock is a limestone spur about 4.8 metres high, left standing in an old quarry because its stone was too flawed to cut.