Fictional Rabbits
This fictional bunny of song comes "hoppin' down the bunny trail."
Who is Peter Cottontail? Steve Nelson and Walter E. "Jack" Rollins write the popular tune "Here Come Peter Cottontail" in 1949. The next year they penned "Frosty the Snowman."
This animal is the most prominent symbol of secular Easter.
What is the Easter Bunny? The Easter Bunny was introduced to America by German immigrants who brought their lore of an egg–laying hare.
Children of all ages love to participate in this annual event where their hunting skills are tested.
What is an Easter egg hunt? Real hard-boiled eggs, dyed or painted (and hopefully all discovered), and/or plastic eggs filled with candy are hidden. This is an especially sweet tradition for those who gave up candy for Lent!
In the English nursery rhyme, what was the name of the character who sat on a wall?
Who is Humpty Dumpty?
Much like on Valentine's Day, this type of candy is most popular on Easter.
What is chocolate? About 70% of Easter candy purchased is chocolate.
This cloth toy rabbit long to become "real" through the love of his owner.
What is Velveteen Rabbit? Forgotten for a time in favor of shinier toys, the Velveteen Rabbit becomes the boy's favorite toy after he provides lasting comfort during a long illness. Because of this love, the bunny becomes real and hops away to join other rabbits in the forest.
This day follows Mardi Gras and marks the beginning of Lent.
What is Ash Wednesday? Lent lasts 40 days (not counting Sundays) and is a time for repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration.
This food item, often hunted at Easter, is an ancient symbol of new life.
What is an Easter egg? The egg has been associated with pagan festivals celebrating spring.
This Dr. Suess Book with egg in the title suggest an odd coloring of food.
What is Green Eggs & Ham?
Easter is the second– biggest candy holiday followed by this fall holiday.
What is Halloween? Americans spend $1.9 billion on candy to fill Easter baskets. Christmas and Valentine's Day come in third and fourth in candy sales.
This mischievous young rabbit with a taste for fresh veggies gets into Mr. McGregor's garden.
Who is Peter Rabbit? Beatrix Potter self-published her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, in 1901 after it was rejected by several publishers. It has since been translated into 36 languages, sold 45 million copies, and is one of the best-selling books in history.
The Apostles did this while Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane immediately after the Last Supper.
What is slept? Apostles Peter, Paul, and John accompanied Jesus, who asked them to stay awake and pray.
This New York City Easter Sunday tradition dates to the mid–1800s, when the upper crust of society strolled along Fifth Avenue after Easter services, showing off their new spring outfits and hats.
What is the Easter parade? This tradition was even more popular after the release of the 1948 film Easter Parade, starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland. The Easter Parade remains an annual tradition.
Which country produces the most eggs?
A. USA B. China C. Indonesia D. India
What is China? While the United States is second in egg production, nobody comes close to China's production numbers - 458 billion
This part of a chocolate bunny is most popular to eat first.
What are the ears? Nearly 76% of Americans think the ears of a chocolate bunny should be the first to be eaten.
This fictional rabbit gets his name from his habit of repeatedly tapping his left hind foot.
Who is Thumper? Thumper is introduced in the Disney film Bambi. He first appears as he watches Bambi's introduction as the prince of the forest creatures. Thumper remarks that Bambi is "kinda wobbly" and is scolded by his mother, "If you can't say something nice, don't say nothing at all." This moral has become known as "Thumper's Law."
A bouquet of these flowers in purple and white make the perfect Easter bouquet.
What are tulips? Purple is the color of royalty for Christ the King, and white symbolizes forgiveness, a common Easter theme.
This is the US city where the President host the annual Easter Egg Roll.
What is Washington DC?
True or False: Old eggs will float in water whereas Fresh eggs will sink.
What is True? Eggshells are very porous, so as time goes by, the egg loses moisture, causing its contents to shrink. At the same time, a small air pocket inside the shell starts to expand, causing the egg to float in water.
This candy is the most popular non–chocolate Easter candy.
What are Peeps? Each Easter season, more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps are sold, and yellow Peeps are the most popular. In 1953, it took 27 hours to create a marshmallow Peep. Today it takes six minutes.
Alice follows this fictional bunny down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.
Who is the White Rabbit? The White Rabbit appears at the very beginning of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, staring at his watch and muttering to himself the famous words, "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!"
This 50–day period begins on Easter Sunday and ends on Pentecost Sunday.
What is Eastertide? Each Sunday of the season is celebrated as a Sunday of Easter, concluding with Pentecost.
These white flowers that decorate homes and churches at Easter symbolize purity.
What are Easter lilies? Their growth from dormant bulbs in the ground to flowers.
We all know the yellow part of an egg is called the yolk, but what is the white part called?
A. Snow B. Bitemen C. Albumen D. Album
What is the Albumen.
The white part of an egg is known as albumen and is used for making meringues, very light and fluffy.
Sixteen billion jellybeans are produced each Easter season, and this flavor is most popular.
What is cherry? Buttered Popcorn flavor is the second–most popular flavor.
Fewer than a hundred individuals have been named an Honorary Marine, and this fictional rabbit is one of them.
Who is Bugs Bunny? In his 1943 film Super–Rabbit, Bugs Bunny turns to the camera and says, "This looks like a job for a REAL Superman!" He ducks into a phone booth and emerges in a Marine uniform singing the "Marine Hymn." The Marine Corps was so thrilled, they made him an Honorary Marine.
For Christians, Easter is a season of hope, optimism, and new beginnings, & celebrating the _____ of Jesus Christ.
What is Resurrection. For Christians, Jesus's resurrection offers the promise of life after death.
In what country did the tradition of the Easter bunny originate?
What is Germany? The Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their tradition of an egg-laying hare
At 7 inches long weighing 2.6 pounds, this bird lays the biggest egg.
What is the Ostrich?
This symbolic candy introduced in Germany in the early 1800s, is the oldest traditional Easter candy.
What is a chocolate Easter egg? Chocolate eggs were made because the German Easter Bunny, called Osterhase, would lay the eggs given to children. Eggs were also a symbol of good luck and new life.