EASTER
HOW DID EASTER EGGS ORIGINATE FROM?
FROM A PAGAN TRADITION
How many Easter eggs are sold each year, approximately?
a) 3 million
b) 12 million
c) 110 million
d) 180 million
d) 180 million
WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FLOWER OF EASTER?
EASTER LILIES
WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR CANDY FOR EASTER?
CHOCOLATE AND JELLYBEANS
WHAT DAY/DATE DOES EASTER FALL ON IN THE YEAR OF 2026?
SUNDAY APRIL 4, 2026
WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY USE TO COLLECT EASTER EGGS?
AN EASTER BASKET
WHY WERE EASTER EGGS ORIGINALLY DYED?
Because you couldn't eat eggs during lent
WHAT DO EASTER LILIES REPRESENT?
A. Clarity
B. Love
C. Hope and Rebirth
C - HOPE AND REBIRTH
WHAT COUNTRY DID THE IDEA OF THE EASTER BUNNY GIVING CANDY AND EGGS COME FROM?
GERMANY
WHICH TRADITION DID START WITH PEOPLE LEAVING EASTER SERVICES AT CHURCH ?
EASTER PARADE
WHO BROUGHT THE EASTER BUNNY TRADITION TO AMERICA?
GERMAN IMMIGRANTS
IN WHAT CENTURY WAS IT SAID THAT THE 1ST EASTER EGGS WERE GIVEN?
a) 14th century
b) 15th century
c) 16th century
d) 17th century
c) 16th century
WHERE DID THE 1ST BLOOM OF EASTER LILIES ORIGINATE?
JAPAN
HOW MANY JELLY BEANS ARE MADE EACH YEAR FOR EASTER?
16 BILLION JELLY BEANS
WHAT STATE AND CITY HAS THE MOST FASHIONABLE EASTER DAY?
NEW YORK
WHAT HOLIDAY DOES EASTER ALWAYS COMPETE WITH FOR CHOCOLATE SALES?
HALLOWEEN
WHEN DID THE EASTER BUNNY COME TO NORTH AMERICA?
a) 1600s
b) 1700s
c) 1800s
d) 1900s
b) the 1700s
What flower, with its delicate petals and pastel hues, is often used in Easter decorations and arrangements?
Tulip
WHICH OTHER NON-CHOCOLATE CANDY HAS BECOME POPULAR THE LAST YEARS?
THE MARSHMALLOW PEEP
WHICH A TRADITIONAL EASTER FOOD?
LAMB
WHAT HOLIDAY DO PEOPLE TEND TO BUY THE MOST CANDY/CHOCOLATE?
EASTER
What is the name of the mythical creature who is said to deliver Easter eggs and candy to children's homes?
Easter Bunny
WHEN WERE LILIES BROUGH TO ENGLAND?
IN 1777
WHEN DID PEEPS BEGIN TO BE SOLD?
1950'S
WHICH SEASON STARTS IN EASTER?
SPRING