EASTER
EASTER EVENTS
EASTER SYMBOLS
EASTER FOODS
EASTER MISC.
100

WHAT COUNTRY DID THE EASTER BUNNY STORY ORIGINATE FROM?

GERMANY

100

WHAT YEAR WAS THE VERY 1ST EASTER EGG ROLL AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT?

a) Abraham Lincoln in 1861

b) Thomas Jefferson in 1801

c) Rutherford B. Hayes in 1878



c) RUTHERFORD B. HAYES IN 1878

100

WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FLOWER OF EASTER?

EASTER LILIES

100

AMERICANS CONSUME MORE THAN 16 MILLION OF THESE DURING EASTER

 

JELLY BEANS

100

WHEN IS EASTER CELEBRATED IN THE UNITED STATES?

This year it is Sunday, April 9th. 

Easter is the first Sunday after the full Moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. If the full Moon falls on a Sunday, then Easter is the next Sunday.

200

WHAT PART OF THE CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY DO A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TEND TO EAT FIRST?

THE EARS

200

WHY WERE EASTER EGGS ORIGINALLY DYED? 

a) as a fun craft for children

b) to represent the blood of Jesus

c) to be able to find them easier in the Easter egg hunt

a) TO REPRESENT THE BLOOD OF JESUS

200

WHAT DO EASTER LILIES REPRESENT?

A) CLEANLINESS

B) HOPE AND REBIRTH

C) REVENGE

B) HOPE AND REBIRTH

200

TRUE or FALSE 

Over 70% of kids in the U.S. eat only one jelly bean at a time.

TRUE

200

WHAT DO YOU WEAR ON EASTER FOR GOOD LUCK?

SOME PART OF YOUR OUTFIT SHOULD BE NEW

300

WHAT IS A COMMON EASTER PRESENT PARENTS GIVE TO THEIR CHILDREN?

AN EASTER BASKET

300

WHAT WHITE FARM ANIMAL (NOT A BUNNY) IS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH EASTER?

a) goat

b) lamb

c) swan

b) LAMB

300

WHERE DID THE 1ST BLOOM OF EASTER LILIES ORIGINATE?

A) JAPAN

B) CANADA 

C) POLAND

A) JAPAN

300

WHAT IS THE TRADITIONAL EASTER DESSERT IN BRITIAN?

a) hot cross buns

b) torrijas

c) french toast 

d) waffles

a) HOT CROSS BUNS

300

WHAT IS THE 40-DAYS BEFORE EASTER CALLED?

LENT

400

WHAT RACE TAKES PLACES ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN ON EASTER?


THE EASTER EGG ROLL
400

WHEN DID THE EASTER BUNNY FIRST COME TO THE UNITED STATES?

A) 1500S B) 1600S C) 1700S D) 1800S 

C) THE 1700'S

400

TRUE OR FALSE

EASTER LILIES ARE A RELATIVELY A NEW TRADITION.

TRUE

The Easter lily takes its roots back to the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan. Lily bulb production was centered in Japan and the southern U.S., but in 1941 during WWII, the Japanese source was cut off. This resulted in the increased value of the lily bulb.

400

THERE ARE AROUND 90 MILLION OF THESE SOLD FOR EASTER 

A) CADBURY CREME EGGS

B) CHOCOLATE BUNNIES

C) KINDER EGGS

B) CHOCOLATE BUNNIES

400

WHERE IS THE BIGGEST PARADE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES?

NEW YORK CITY

FIFTH AVENUE

500

WHAT HOLIDAY OTHER THAN EASTER DO PEOPLE TEND TO BUY THE MOST CANDY?

HALLOWEEN

500

HOW LONG IS A PEEP'S SHELF-LIFE?

A) 6 MONTHS B) 1 YEAR C) 2 YEARS D) 5 YEARS

C) 2 YEARS

500

WHAT DISH IS ASSOCIATED WITH EASTER?

A) SOURDOUGH BREAD

B) BREAD STICKS

C) DEVILED EGGS

D) WAFFLES

C) DEVILED EGGS

500

IN 1953 HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO MAKE ONE PEEP?

A) 3 HOURS B) 10 HOURS C) 27 HOURS

27 HOURS

500

WHO WAS THE EASTER HOLIDAY NAMED AFTER?

GODDESS EOSTRE