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By the Numbers
Fat Tuesday
Ash Wednesday
Abstinence
Scripture
100

How long does Lent last?

40 days

100

What is another name for Fat Tuesday?

Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday

100

What shape of ash goes on your forehead?

a cross

100

What days do some Christians not eat meat during Lent?

Ash Wednesday and every Friday

100
  • Jesus retreated into the wilderness, where He fasted for 40 days and was tempted by ________ ( Matthew 4:1-2, Mark 1:12-13, Luke 4:1-2).

the devil

200

How many years did the Hebrew people wander in the desert?

40 years

200

Where is the biggest Mardi Gras festival held?

New Orleans

200

Where do the ashes come from?

burned palms from previous year's Palm Sunday

200

When fasting, how many meals can one eat?

one full and 2 smaller not to add up to a full meal

200

“In him we have redemption through his _______, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace” (Ephesians 1:7).

blood

300

How many gospels are there?

4 (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)

300

What language is "Mardi Gras"?

French

300

The ashes remind us that we are made from ______.

dust

300

What "meat" can those who fast and abstain have on Ash Wednesday and Fridays?

seafood

300
  • The Hebrew people wandered 40 years in the desert while traveling to the ____________ (Numbers 14:33)

Promised Land

400

What days do NOT count as part of Lent?

Sundays ("Little Easters")

400

What do churches tend to do on Fat Tuesday?

Have pancake suppers

400

What do some Christians not eat on Ash Wednesday?

meat

400

What did Christ say when the devil tried to get him to eat when He was in the desert?

"Man does not live by bread alone."
400
  • Jonah's prophecy of judgment gave 40 days to the city of ________ in which to repent or be destroyed (Jonah 3:4).

Nineveh

500

Who spent 40 days and 40 nights walking to Mt. Horeb?

Elijah

500

What type of cake is popular on Fat Tuesday?

King Cake

500

On what day did Ash Wednesday fall this year? 

Feb. 14 / Valentine's Day

500

What is the thing most often "given up" for Lent?

sweets, desserts, candy, etc.

500
  • Moses spent 40 days on Mount  with God (Exodus 24:18)

Sinai