EASTER
EASTER EASTER
EASTER CANDY
Symbols & Traditions
100
WHERE DID EASTER EGGS ORIGINATE FROM?
North America, Asia, or Europe
WHAT IS EUROPE
100
Who hides the Easter baskets and eggs in the U.S.?
the Easter bunny
100
AMERICANS CONSUME MORE THAN 16 MILLION OF THESE DURING EASTER
Reese's, Jelly beans, Cadbury eggs, Chocolate bunnies
jelly beans
100
Which animal is a symbol of Easter in the U.S.?
bunny
200
WHAT PART OF THE CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY DO A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TEND TO EAT FIRST
WHAT IS THE EARS
200
What is considered to be the flower of Easter?
Daisies, roses or lilies?
lilies
200
WHAT COUNTRY DID THE IDEA OF THE EASTER BUNNY GIVING CANDY AND EGGS COME FROM?
United States, Russia or Germany
WHAT IS GERMANY
200
What do children typically do with eggs at Easter?
dye & hunt
300
WHAT DO YOU USE TO COLLECT EASTER EGGS?
WHAT IS A EASTER BASKET
300
In the U.S., what do children also get other than chocolate and eggs?
Easter baskets (small gifts & toys)
300
THERE ARE 1.5 MILLION OF THESE EASTER DELIGHTS MADE ON A DAILY BASIS
Cadbury Creme Eggs or Hershey's Creme Eggs
WHAT IS CADBURY CREME EGGS
300
What treat is most popular during Easter in the U.S.?
chocolate eggs
400
WHAT HOLIDAY DOES EASTER ALWAYS COMPETE WITH?
Christmas, Halloween, or Thanksgiving
WHAT IS HALLOWEEN
400
Why were eggs historically eaten at Easter?
Because people could not eat them during Lent.
(40 day period before Easter)
400
There are around 90 million of these sold during Easter, what are they?
Chocolate bunnies
400
Which 2 animals are also linked with Easter (other than a bunny)?
lamb and chickens
500
WHAT HOLIDAY DO PEOPLE TEND TO BUY THE MOST CANDY?
Easter or Halloween
WHAT IS EASTER
500
Why does the date of Easter change every year?
it follows the lunar calendar (Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon)
500
IN 1953 HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO MAKE ONE PEEP?
27 minutes or 27 hours
27 HOURS
500
What do Easter eggs symbolize?
new life