EASTER POTPOURRI
DAILY DOUBLE. This is the name for the Sunday before Easter.
What is Palm Sunday?
WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FLOWER OF EASTER?
EASTER LILIES
DAILY DOUBLE. WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR CANDY FOR EASTER?
CHOCOLATE AND JELLYBEANS
On this day/date we celebrate Easter in 2024.
WHAT IS SUNDAY March 29, 2024?
Starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, this move features a stereotypical love triangle between performer and his two dance partners. (1948)
What is the Easter Parade?
DAILY DOUBLE The story of Jesus Christ's life from birth to Easter-weekend resurrection is summarized in this epic movie.
What is The Greatest Story Ever Told?
WHAT DO YOU TYPICALLY USE TO COLLECT EASTER EGGS?
What is AN EASTER BASKET?
DAILY DOUBLE. WHAT DO EASTER LILIES REPRESENT?
HOPE AND REBIRTH
WHAT COUNTRY DID THE IDEA OF THE EASTER BUNNY GIVING CANDY AND EGGS COME FROM?
GERMANY
DAILY DOUBLE WHICH TRADITION DID START WITH PEOPLE LEAVING EASTER SERVICES AT CHURCH ?
EASTER PARADE
From award-winning director Martin Scorses, this is amore serious, religious film that brings viewers through Jesus Christ's life all the way up to his last temptation when strung on the cross. Willem Dafoe is Jesus in this film.
What is the Temptation of the Christ?
DAILY DOUBLE This religious movie focuses on the life of Christ. It tells the story of Jesus's final twelve hours leading up to his crucifixion. (Directed by Mel Gibson)
What is The Pasison of the Christ?
This is where the most popular Easter parade is held each year.
What is New York?
This popular game is traditionally played at Easter.
What is the Easter Egg hunt?
DAILY DOUBLE. HOW MANY JELLY BEANS ARE MADE EACH YEAR FOR EASTER?
16 BILLION JELLY BEANS
WHAT STATE AND CITY HAS THE MOST FASHIONABLE EASTER DAY?
NEW YORK
Part live-action and part CGI movie,
P________. R___________. is based on the 1963 novel by Beatrix Potter. James Corden voices the title character.
What is Peter Rabbit?
DAILY DOUBLE. This religious follows Moses as he learns to understand his role and mission as the delivere of his people.
What is The Ten Commandments?
This holiday competes with Easter for the sale of chocolates.
What is HALLOWEEN?
DAILY DOUBLE This is the country in which the tradition of the Easter bunny originated.
What is Germany?
WHICH OTHER NON-CHOCOLATE CANDY HAS BECOME POPULAR THE LAST YEARS?
THE MARSHMALLOW PEEP
DAILY DOUBLE. This is a traditional Easter meat.
What is LAMB?
This three and a half-hour movie tells the story of Judah ____ ____, a member of Jerusalem's Jewish nobility living at the time of Judea's Roman occupation. Starring Charlton Heston, the movie actually won 11 Oscars back in 1960.
What is Ben Hur?
DAILY DOUBLE This classic stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber became a film in this 1973 adaptation. It is the story of Christ's final few weeks on earth.
What is Jesus Christ Superstar?
This baked good is a Good Friday tradition in England.
What is Hot Cross Buns?
This is the most popular Easter candy in America.
(HINT: ASK UNCLE PHIL)
What is Marshmallow peeps?
WHEN DID PEEPS BEGIN TO BE SOLD?
1950'S
The song The Easter Parade was written by which composer. HINT: I___________. B_________
Who was Irving Berlin?
DAILY DOUBLE Featuring a standout cast (Sally Field, Dolly Parton and Shirley MacLaine), this movie focuses on the unbreakable friendships of a group of women in a small Southern town. Technically, the 1989 film covers all seasons and holidays, but the Easter egg hunt scene alone qualifies the movie for this category.
What is Steel Magnolias?
DAILY DOUBLE Though it's not necessarily an Easter movie, the religious tones of this movie, yes, the biblical story of Noah's Ark make it a go to during Lent. It stars Emma Watson, Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly.
What is Noah?