Fact of Fiction
About 70% of Easter candy bought is chocolate!
Fact or Fiction
Fact
How many Easter eggs are sold each year, approximately?
a) 3 million
b) 12 million
c) 110 million
d) 180 million
d) 180 million
You can read the story of Easter in the _______.
Bible
a long orange vegetable
carrot
Traditional food includes lamb, cheese, potatoes and chocolate, and in one town they make a giant omelette on Easter Monday. The omelette is cooked by 40 people and is made with 15,000 eggs! Which country are we talking about?
France
The Easter bunny tradition comes from Germany.
Fact or Fiction
Fact, it started in the 18th century.
What do Christians believe happened to Jesus on Easter Sunday?
a) Jesus ate the Last Supper.
b) Jesus returned to life.
c) Jesus rode into Jerusalem.
b) Jesus returned to life.
An Easter ______ is a fun activity for kids to search for hidden eggs.
egg hunt
an oval object laid by a bird
egg
Easter Monday is known as Smigus dyngus (wet Monday). This is an ancient tradition in which people throw water on each other, usually men throwing water on women to make them healthy for the spring season. Nowadays, it’s more of a water fight across the whole country. Which country?
Poland
Easter is the celebration of Christ´s rebirth.
Fact or Fiction
People first started decorating eggs in the Ukraine. When was it?
a) 13th century
b) 15th century
c) 19th century
a) 13th century
Many Christians go to church and _____during Easter.
pray
a container used to carry things like eggs
basket
WHAT CITY DOES THE MOST FANCY EASTER DAY?
a) St. John's
b) Toronto
c) Los Angeles
d) New York
d) NEW YORK
Fact or fiction?
Fact. It was made in Italy.
Why do lambs, bunnies and chicks represent Easter?
A) they are all born in Spring
b) they all have the colours that represent Easter
c) they were the animals Jesus’ like
a) they are all born in spring
At Easter, people light a _____ to show how Jesus came back to life.
candle
the hard outside part of an egg
shell
Many people spend Good Friday having fun on the beach with their friends and family, and they fly homemade kites which can be really big. They also like to eat hot cross buns and fish cakes. Which country?
Bermuda
In the UK, the traditional Easter food is chicken.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction. It is lamb.
WHO WERE THE 1ST PEOPLE TO BRING THE EASTER BUNNY TO NORTH AMERICA
a) Dutch Settlers
b) Irish Settlers
c) French Settlers
a) Dutch Settlers
_____ are a sweet bread traditionally eaten during Easter.
Hot cross buns
the rabbit that delivers Easter eggs
easter bunny
On Easter Monday people around the world paint and decorate eggs, but which country has a tradition to paint eggs first and then roll them down hills
A) Germany B) Scotland C) England D) Ireland
B) Scotland
It has long been performed, traditionally, on Easter Monday of painting an egg and rolling it down a hill