Easter Story
When Jesus entered Jerusalem on what is now celebrated as Palm Sunday, he was riding atop this animal.
What is a donkey?
Fun Fact: Traditionally entering a city on a donkey symbolizes arrival in peace, rather than as a war-waging king arriving on a horse.
This fictional bunny of song comes "hoppin' down the bunny trail."
Who is Peter Cottontail?
Fun Fact: Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins wrote the song in 1949. The next year, the penned "Frosty the Snowman."
Much like on Valentine’s Day, this type of candy is most popular on Easter.
What is chocolate?
Children of all ages love to participate in this annual event where their hunting skills are tested.
What is an Easter Egg Hunt?
This term refers to an amount of money saved for the future
What is a nest egg?
The term comes from late 17th-century poultry farmers’ tactic of placing eggs—both real and fake—in hens’ nests to induce them to lay more eggs, which meant more income.
Christians Commemorate this famous meal on Maundy Thursday.
What is The Last Supper?
This cloth toy rabbit longs to become "real" through the love if its owner.
Who is the Velveteen Rabbit.
Easter is the second-biggest candy holiday followed by this fall holiday.
What is Halloween?
This food item, often hunted at Easter, is an ancient symbol of new life.
What is an Easter Egg?
If you do this you are encouraging or urging someone to do something.
What is “egg on”?
Judas traded this many pieces of silver for the life of Jesus.
What is 30?
This fictional rabbit gets his name from his habit of repeatedly tapping his left hind foot.
Who is Thumper?
This part of a chocolate bunny is most popular to eat first.
What are the ears?
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.
This saying is another way to express embarrassment or humiliation.
What is “to have egg on one’s face”?
Jesus was crucified on this skull-shaped hill in ancient Jerusalem.
What is Golgotha?
Golgotha means "skull" in aramaic.
Alice follows this fictional bunny down the rabbit hole into wonderland.
Who is the White Rabbit?
This candy is the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy.
What are Peeps?
For Christians, these white flowers that decorate homes and churches at Easter symbolize the purity of Christ.
What are Easter lilies?
Their growth from dormant bulbs in the ground to flowers symbolize the rebirth and hope of Christ’s resurrection.
This saying tells someone to not risk losing everything by having only one plan and depend entirely on it for success.
What is “Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket“?
This woman was the first person to see the risen Christ.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
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’s Hymn.” The Marine Corps was so thrilled, they made him an Honorary Marine
Sixteen billion jelly beans are produced each Easter season, and this flavor is most popular.
What is cinnamon?
Black licorice in the second most popular flavor.
These sweet breads marked with a Christian symbol are traditionally eaten during Lent, particularly on Good Friday.
What are hot cross buns?
It is said that a 12th-century monk who baked the rolls on Good Friday was the first to mark them with a cross. Legend says that if you hang a hot cross bun from your kitchen rafters on Good Friday, it will remain fresh and mold-free for the year.
This is another way to say you are behaving or speaking in a cautious manner to avoid upsetting someone who is easily upset.
What is “walking on eggshells”?