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Quiz: How much do you know about Holy Week?
It begins today.
TODAY BEGINS HOLY Week, the most holy week in the Christian calendar.
The week builds up to the Easter Sunday and the Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus.
Whether you’re a believer or not, you may be aware of the traditions and stories related to the week, so how much can you remember?
Today (a week before Easter Sunday), is referred to as what?
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Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday
Whit Sunday
Pentecost Sunday
According to the Gospels, what does today traditionally remember?
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Jesus informing his disciples about his impending death.
Jesus calms a storm.
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.
Jesus' final meeting with his mother.
Monday of Holy Week is generally marked as the day what happened?
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Jesus cleared the Temple of merchants
Jesus was betrayed by Judas Iscariot
Jesus’ trial before Pontius Pilate
The Last Supper
Also on Monday, Jesus is said to have cursed what kind of tree?
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Cypress tree
Olive tree
Palm tree
Fig tree
What is the name of the religious service traditionally held on Holy Wednesday?
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Meskel
Walpurgis
Tenebrae
Timkat
The Thursday of Holy Week is referred to as what?
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Triduum Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Ambrosian Thursday
Ascension Thursday
The Last Supper, held the night before Jesus' crucifixion, is more correctly known as what?
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The Final Meal
God's Breaking of the Bread
The Lord's Supper
Jesus' Last Meal
According to scripture, what did Judas Iscariot do on Good Friday?
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He betrayed Jesus
He hanged himself
He fled Jerusalem
He drove a sword into Jesus' side
How many times does Jesus fall while carrying his cross, according to the Stations of the Cross?
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Once
Twice
Three times
Four times
On Easter Sunday, who does scripture say was the first person to see Jesus after the Resurrection?
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Mary, mother of Jesus
Joanna, wife of Chuza
Susanna, one of his disciples
Mary Magdalene
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