Catholic Easter Traditions
Origin of Easter
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100

At Easter, we rejoice because who was resurrected?

Who is Jesus?

100

Where did the Easter Bunny come from?

What is German Immigrants who had traditions of "Oschter Haws."

100

The most popular non-chocolate Easter candy in the United States?

What are Peeps?

100

True or False 

The Easter bunny used to decide whether kids had been good or bad before leaving treats like Santa.

What is True?

100

Peter denied Christ this many times after they abandoned the Lord?
 

What is three times?
 

200

The Sunday before Easter is called this.

What is Palm Sunday?

200
What is the color of Easter?

What are Pastel colors.

200

This is the official flower of Easter  

What is the Lily?

200

Originally, what did eggs symbolize?

A. The Death and Resurrection of Christ?

B. Fertility and Birth 

What is Fertility and Birth?

200

Easter Sunday represents this.

What is the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

300

The week of Lent that signifies Holy Week.

What is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter?

300

Why does the Easter Bunny bring eggs?

What is a to give a reminder of Jesus's resurrection.

300

The most popular Easter parade is held in this city.

What is New York City?

300

Easter baskets symbolize this.  

 What is a bird’s nest?

300

Are Easter Eggs Religious?

Yes- the symbolize Christ emerging from the tomb.

400

Judas did this to identify Jesus to the soldiers.
 

 What is giving Him a kiss? (Matthew 26:47-49)

400

How long is the Easter vigil?

What is from sundown for at least 2 hours.

400

The first Easter eggs were dyed in this color

What is Red?

400

The name of the egg race organized in White House lawns.  

What is the White House Easter Egg Roll?

400

This happened on Good Friday.

What is Jesus' crucifixion and death?

500

This was the first person to see the risen Christ.
 

Who is Mary Magdalene? (Mark 16:9)

500

Where is Easter Celebreated?

Where are nearly all forms of Christianity across the globe.

500
What candy produces over 1.5 million for Easter?

A. Marshmallow Peeps

B. Jelly Beans

C. Cadbury Creme Eggs

D. Chocolate Bunnies

What is Cadbury Creme Eggs?

500

This many chocolate bunnies are produced each year in the United States of America.  

A. 90 Thousand

B. 90 Million

C. 90 Billion

D. 90 Trillion

What is 90 million?

500

Jesus entered this city on Palm Sunday.

What is Jerusalem?

600

What precedes Easter in the Orthodox tradition leading up to Easter?

What is Lent?

600

Where does the tradition of decorating eggs come from?

A. Germany

B. Hungary

C. Ukraine

D. Israel 

What is Ukraine?

600

What candy produces over 16 billion for Easter?

A. Marshmallow Peeps

B. Jelly Beans

C. Cadbury Creme Eggs

D. Chocolate Bunnies

What are Jelly Beans?

600

Which country traditionally dyes its eggs Red to represent Christ's blood?

A. Italy

B. France

C. Greece

D. Germany

E. Ukraine

F. Russia

What is Greece?

600

How long does Eastertide last?

A. 30

B. 40

C. 50

D. 60

 

What is 50 Days?

700

Which two take place during Easter Season?

A. Divine Mercy Sunday

B. Solemnity of Mary

C. Ascension of the Lord

D. All Saints Day

Divine Mercy Sunday and Ascension of the Lord

700
Out of 50 United States, how many recognize Good Friday as a holiday?

A. 8

B. 10

C. 12

D. 14

What is 12 states?

700

What candy produces over 90 million for Easter?

A. Marshmallow Peeps

B. Jelly Beans

C. Cadbury Creme Eggs

D. Chocolate Bunnies

What are Chocolate Bunnies?

700

Wearing new clothes on Easter was once considered what?

Good Luck or Bad luck

What is Good Luck for the year?

700

Easter represents the the culmination of the Holy week which begins when?

What is Palm Sunday?

800

True or False 

It is traditional to have an Easter Basket blessing.

What is True- You would line your basket with a white linen, decorate with greenery and fill with symbolic foods representing the end of Lent and the Resurrection. 
800

When was the first recorded Easter Celebration?

A. 150-160 A.D.

B. 160-170 A.D.

C. 170-180 A.D.

D. never

What is 160 to 170 A.D.

800

Why did hollow Chocolate bunnies become a thing?

A. It has always been a tradition.

B. It was a way to trick consumers.

C. Prevent them from becoming too hard to bite.

D. A tradition that became common during WWII to conserve chocolate.

What is both C and D?

800

Egg Colors symbolize different things.

Ex. Red= Christ's blood

What does Blue or Yellow symbolize?

A. Faith

B. Hope

C. Love

D. Jesus dying on the cross

E. The Resurrection  

F. The Holy Spirit 

G. New Life

Blue means love, and Yellow means Resurrection

800

Why is Easter on celebrated on different dates?

Tradition states 

A. We must always celebrate on a Sunday.

B. We celebrate on the first Sunday following the first full moon of spring.

C. We celebrate on the first Sunday of the month.

D. We must always celebrate on the 1st full moon of spring.

What is Traditions states 

B. We celebrate on the First Sunday following the first full moon of spring.

900

A typical Easter meal consists of soups, salads, pasta and what meat?

A. fish

B. Steak

C. Ham

D. Lamb

What is Lamb?

900

When was the first story about a rabbit hiding eggs in a garden first published?

A. 1680

B. 1690

C. 1700

D. 1720

What is 1680?

900

Where was the tallest chocolate Easter egg created?

A. Italy

B.United States

C. Germany

D. France

What is Italy? The egg made in 2011 stood over 34 feet tall, weighing nearly 8 tons.

900
Who held the largest Easter egg hunt, featuring over 9,700 children for half a million eggs?


A. Texas

B. Utah

C. South Dakota

D. Pennsylanna 

E. Florida

F. Georgia

What is Florida?

900

Who wrote an account of the empty tomb including the mentions of violent earthquake and angels descending down to earth?

Who is Matthew?

1000

What Song often paired with the tune Easter Hymn or llanfair and is a cornerstone of traditional Catholic Easter music?

A. The Strife is o've, the battle done

B. At the lamb's high feast we sing

C. O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing

D. Jesus Christ is Risen Today

What is Jesus Christ is Risen Today?

1000

What was the original name for Easter?

A. Pascha

B. Vernal Equinox

C. Resurrection

D. Easter Bunny

What is Pascha- meaning coming from the Hebrew word for Passover.

1000

What percent of parents confess to stealing candy from their Children's Easter Baskets?

A. 51 %

B. 61%

C. 71%

D. 81%

E. 91 %

What is 81 percent?

1000

Which country has a tradition that involves dancing around eggs on the floor without breaking them?

A. British

B. Ireland

C. Ukraine

D. Greece

E. Germany

F. France

Who is Germany?

1000

Who's version depicts Mary beckoning Simon Peter and the other disciples to inspect the tomb after she saw that the stone had been rolled away?

Who is John?