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What is the Friday before Easter called?
Good Friday
At the Last Supper, what food did Jesus liken to his body?
Bread
What is the name of the Sunday a week before Easter?
Palm Sunday
What part of the chocolate Easter bunny do a majority of people tend to eat first?
The ears
What is the traditional Easter mascot in Australia?
A bilby
What does the tradition of Easter eggs symbolise?
Rebirth
What is the traditional Easter flower?
White Lily
How many days passed between Jesus’s death and resurrection?
3 days
In Western Churches, what is the first day of Lent
Ash Wednesday or Shrove Tuesday?
Ash Wednesday
What garment was popularised by the song “Easter Parade”?
Easter bonnet
Which country did the Easter bunny story originate?
Germany
What do the Easter baskets symbolise?
Birds nest
What is the name of a male rabbit?
Buck
What is the name of the rabbit in Winnie the Pooh?
Rabbit
What animal delivers Easter eggs in Germany?
A fox
Lent is the fasting period leading up to Easter, how long does it go for?
40 days
In which country is Easter NOT a national holiday
United Kingdom, Spain, Ghana or United States?
United States
Which actor and actress starred in the 1948 movie Easter Parade?
Judy Garland and Fred Astaire
The first Easter eggs were dyed what colour?
Red - to represent the blood of Jesus Christ
Buying what for Easter is said to bring good luck for the rest of the year?
New clothes
Which bird delivers Easter eggs to children in Switzerland?
The cuckoo
What is the traditional colour of Lent?
Purple
Name the hill where Jesus was crucified?
Calvary
Who wrote the song “Easter Parade”?
Irving Berlin
Published in 1933. Berlin originally wrote the melody in 1917, under the title “Smile and Show Your Dimple”, as a “cheer up” song for a girl whose man has gone off to fight in World War 1.
Dyeing Easter eggs is a tradition that began in which country?
Ukraine