Fun Facts
True or False: Easter is the second most candy selling holiday after Halloween
True
How long did Jesus stay dead before resurrecting?
3 days
How did Jesus die on the cross?
Suffocation and blood loss
True or False: Jesus did not predict His resurrection during His three-year ministry
False
Judas betrayed Jesus for how many pieces of silver?
20
When did bonnets become associated with Easter and how?
1933, Irving Berlin's song Easter Parade
The day when crowds cheered for Jesus with palm branches is now called?
Palm Sunday
What tortue did Jesus suffer through first?
Scourging (or whipping) at the pillar
After Jesus rose from the dead, he traveled what road with two disciples?
Emmaus
After the resurrection and first appearing to Peter while fishing, how many times did Jesus ask Peter whether he loved him ?
Three times
True or False: The most expensive chocolate Easter bunny costs $20,000
False: It cost $49,000
How long is Lent?
40 days (plus 6 Sundays)...6 weeks and 4 days
When Jesus had to carry the cross, where did he go?
Golgatha or Calvary
Who is Mary Magdalene?
Who was the first to see Jesus resurrected?
What was the name of the man who was forced to help Jesus carry the cross?
Simon of Cyrene
When did Easter Eggs become a symbol for Easter and why?
It was a medieval tradition and it symbolized new life
What is the last thing Jesus said on the cross?
It is finished
An angel did this after the resurrection?
Greeted the women when they were looking for Jesus and asked who they were looking for.
Who betrayed Jesus three times?
Peter
What is the most popular Easter candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
On what day was the Last Supper?
Holy Thursday
How was Jesus described when first seen after the resurrection?
He was like lightening with snow white clothes
Who loaned their tomb so Jesus could be buried before the Sabbath?
Joseph of Arimathea