Bible Feasts and Festivals Quiz

1. How many annual feasts did God command Israel to observe in the Mosaic Law?

1. 12
2. 3
3. 5
4. 7

2. What event does Passover (Pesach) commemorate?

1. God sparing Israel's firstborn in Egypt and their liberation
2. The crossing of the Red Sea
3. The entry into the Promised Land
4. The giving of the Law at Sinai

3. The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) is celebrated how many days after Passover?

1. 40 days
2. 49 days (7 weeks)
3. 50 days
4. 70 days

4. What is the Hebrew name for the Day of Atonement?

1. Rosh Hashanah
2. Shavuot
3. Sukkot
4. Yom Kippur

5. The Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) involved Israel doing what for seven days?

1. Fasting and mourning their sins
2. Living in temporary shelters to remember the wilderness wandering
3. Marching around Jerusalem seven times
4. Offering daily burnt offerings at every gate

6. The New Testament event of Pentecost (Acts 2) occurred during which Jewish festival?

1. Feast of Tabernacles
2. Feast of Trumpets
3. Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)
4. Passover

7. What animal was central to the Passover sacrifice?

1. A bull without blemish
2. A firstborn goat
3. A year-old male lamb without defect
4. Two turtledoves

8. During the Feast of Unleavened Bread, what was strictly forbidden in Israelite homes?

1. All animal products
2. All grain products
3. Wine and strong drink
4. Yeast (leaven)

9. What was the 'scapegoat' ritual on the Day of Atonement?

1. A goat was released into the wild to represent God's freedom
2. A goat was sacrificed for the sins of the priests
3. The high priest confessed Israel's sins over a live goat which was then sent into the wilderness
4. Two goats were sacrificed at the altar simultaneously

10. The Feast of Firstfruits involved bringing an offering from the first portion of the harvest. What does 1 Corinthians 15 say about Jesus in relation to firstfruits?

1. Jesus abolished the feast at the Last Supper
2. Jesus fulfilled the feast by healing ten lepers
3. Jesus is the eternal firstfruit of creation
4. Jesus is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep (risen from the dead)

11. The Feast of Trumpets (Rosh Hashanah) was marked by the blowing of what instrument?

1. Cymbals
2. The harp
3. The lyre
4. The shofar (ram's horn)

12. The Feast of Purim commemorates which Old Testament event?

1. Esther's saving of the Jewish people from Haman's plot
2. Israel's victory over the Philistines under Samuel
3. The building of the Second Temple
4. The return from Babylonian exile

13. Three times a year all Israelite males were required to appear before God at a central sanctuary. Which three feasts required this pilgrimage?

1. Passover, Firstfruits, and Tabernacles
2. Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles
3. Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles
4. Unleavened Bread, Weeks, and Atonement

14. The Feast of Hanukkah (Festival of Lights) is not in the Old Testament law, but is referenced in the New Testament. Where?

1. Acts 20, when Paul visited Jerusalem
2. John 10:22, the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem
3. Luke 2, at Jesus' birth
4. Matthew 5, in the Sermon on the Mount

15. What was the Year of Jubilee and how often did it occur?

1. A celebration every 50 years with land returned and slaves freed
2. A celebration every 7 years where debts were cancelled
3. A feast held every 100 years when the Ark was carried around Israel
4. A yearly festival at the end of every harvest

16. At the Last Supper, Jesus transformed the meaning of which Jewish festival into a new memorial?

1. Passover
2. The Day of Atonement
3. The Feast of Tabernacles
4. The Feast of Weeks

17. In Zechariah 14, which feast does the prophet say all nations will eventually come to Jerusalem to celebrate?

1. Day of Atonement
2. Feast of Tabernacles
3. Passover
4. Pentecost

18. What agricultural product did the Israelites wave as an offering during the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost)?

1. A basket of first fruits from seven species
2. Barley sheaves
3. Two loaves of leavened bread made from the wheat harvest
4. Unleavened cakes

19. Which New Testament writer explicitly calls Christ 'our Passover lamb'?

1. John
2. Paul
3. Peter
4. The author of Hebrews

20. The Sabbath is listed first among God's appointed times in Leviticus 23. How often did Israel observe it?

1. On every new moon and the seventh month
2. Once a month at the new moon
3. Once a year as a great assembly
4. Weekly, on the seventh day