Easter Traditions Around the World
What animal is commonly associated with delivering Easter eggs in many cultures?
The Easter Bunny
What flower is often associated with Easter?
Lilies
Who rose from the dead on Easter Sunday?
Jesus
What sweet treat is often filled with chocolate and sold during Easter?
Chocolate Eggs
Which city in America holds the largest Easter parade?
a. New York City, New York
b. Washington D.C.
c. Hershey, Pennsylvania
d. Boston, Massachusetts
New York City
What meat is most commonly served for Easter dinner?
Ham
What color is most typically associated with Easter and represents new life?
White
True or false: Egg decorating began with the Christian holiday.
False. The tradition of decorating eggs dates back to medieval times. They symbolize fertility in Pegan cultures.
What is the name of the candy shaped like an egg and filled with a sweet cream or chocolate?
Cadbury Creme Egg
Traditionally, eggs were dyed by boiling the egg with…
a. candies
b. leaves
c. jam
d. onion skins
Onion Skins
What’s the most popular Easter candy in America?
Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs
What is the most purchased color of Easter egg dye?
Pink
What Jewish holiday was being celebrated at the time of Jesus’ death and resurrection?
Passover
T/F. 70% of the Easter candy that is purchased is chocolate.
True
How many states consider Good Friday an official holiday?
a. 12
b. 25
c. 50
d. 4
12
What kind of rabbit is the Easter Bunny in United States renditions?
Snow Hare
What are Easter baskets made to look like/represent?
A nest
Who was the first person to see Jesus alive after his resurrection?
Mary Magdalene
What type of bread is often made at Easter in the UK, containing dried fruits?
Hot Cross Buns
What do children in Sweden dress up as on Easter?
a. Unicorns
b. Chickens
c. Wizards and witches
d. Kangaroos
In which country did the Easter egg hunt tradition start?
Germany
What U.S. state was the first to use the Easter bunny in the Easter holiday?
Pennsylvania (German Immigrants in the 1700s)
In England, what baked good is a Good Friday Tradition?
Hot Cross Buns
How many flavors of Peeps are there currently being sold? (website included)
24
In what year did the White House Easter egg roll begin?
a. 1901
b. 1878
c. 1832
d. 1925
1878 (And it has only been canceled 3 times since that day. Once from rain and twice due to the Pandemic)