Easter History
Religion most commonly associated with Easter.
What is Christianity?
The island discovered on Easter Sunday: April 5, 1722, by Dutch explorers.
What is Easter Island?
City the largest Easter Parade is held in America.
What is New York (5th Ave)?
The European country the Easter Bunny originates from.
What is Germany?
Candy the Peeps chicken is made out of.
What is a Marshmallow?
The traditional protein eaten on Good Friday.
What is Fish?
The country Hot Cross Buns originated from.
What is England?
Length of days Lent goes for in America.
What is 40 days?
The name Jesus is commonly referred to; "___ of God"
What is a Lamb?
The most common part of the Chocolate bunny eaten first.
Whast are the ears? (78% of Americans polled)
Phase of the Moon signalling the start of Easter.
What is a Full Moon? (first after the Spring Equinox)
Event which takes place on Easter Sunday in Florence?
What is Scoppio del Carro? (Explosion of the Cart)
A traditional meat (served hot or cold) commonly eaten on Easter throughout the US.
What is Ham?
The species of mammal the Easter Bunny is.
What is a Hare? (technically not Rabbit)
Fruit commonly found in Hot Cross Buns.
What are Rasins?
Flower commonly associated with Easter?
What is the White Lily (Easter Lily)?
The country that produced the largest ever chocolate egg (34 feet tall, weighing almost 16,000 pounds).
What is Italy?
The American state that held the world's largest Easter Egg Hunt. (9,753 people searched for 501,000 eggs)
What is Florida?
The 4-legged animal (not a bunny) that delivers Easter eggs to children in Germany.
What is a fox?
2 colours of the centre of a Cadbury Creme Egg?
What are White and Yellow?
The Anglo-Saxon goddess thought to have inspired the name Easter.
Who is Eostre, goddess of Spring?
Eastern European country creditied with introducing egg decorating to the US.
What is Ukraine? (traditional art form, known as Pysanka)
The decade the first Easter Egg Roll was introduced into the White House.
When is 1878? (accept 1870's)
The animal (not a bunny) that delivers Easter eggs to children in Switzerland.
What is a bird? (Cuckoo Bird)
Traditional Italian Easter pie, originating from Naples.
What is Pastiera Napoletana? (Grain Pie)