EASTER
WHERE DID EASTER EGGS ORIGINATE FROM?
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
How many Easter eggs are sold each year, approximately?
a) 3 million
b) 12 million
c) 110 million
d) 180 million
d) 180 million
WHAT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE FLOWER OF EASTER?
EASTER LILIES
WHAT CANDY DOES AMERICANS CONSUME MORE THAN 16 MILLION OF THESE DURING EASTER
JELLY BEANS
WHAT DAY AND DATE DOES EASTER FALL ON IN THE YEAR OF 2024 IN NORTH AMERICA?
Sunday, April 1st, 2024
WHAT PART OF THE CHOCOLATE EASTER BUNNY DO A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE TEND TO EAT FIRST
THE EARS
WHY WERE EASTER EGGS ORIGINALLY DYED?
REPRESENT THE BLOOD OF JESUS
WHAT DO EASTER LILIES REPRESENT?
a) Hope and rebirth
b) Happiness and laughter
c) Peace and wealth
d) Love
A) HOPE AND REBIRTH
WHAT COUNTRY DID THE IDEA OF THE EASTER BUNNY GIVING CANDY AND EGGS COME FROM?
GERMANY
IS IT A SUPERSTITION TO WEAR NEW CLOTHES ON EASTER FOR GOOD LUCK?
TRUE
WHAT DO YOU USE TO COLLECT EASTER EGGS?
EASTER BASKET
IN WHAT CENTURY WAS IT SAID THAT THE 1ST EASTER EGGS WERE GIVEN?
a) 14th century
b) 15th century
c) 16th century
d) 17th century
c) 16th century
WHERE DID THE 1ST BLOOM OF EASTER LILIES ORIGINATE?
a) Japan
b) England
c) Canada
d) United States
JAPAN
Americans spend how much on Easter candy
A. 10.9 million
B. 100.9 million
C. 1.9 billion
1.9 billion
WHAT CITY DOES THE MOST FANCY EASTER DAY?
a) St. John's
b) Toronto
c) Los Angeles
d) New York
d) NEW YORK
WHAT HOLIDAY DOES EASTER ALWAYS COMPETE WITH?
HALLOWEEN
WHEN DID THE EASTER BUNNY COME TO NORTH AMERICA?
a) 1600s
b) 1700s
c) 1800s
d) 1900s
b) the 1700s
EASTER LILIES ARE RELATIVELY A NEW TRADITION?
True or False
TRUE
How many chocolate bunnies are sold each year approximately?
a)90 million
b)150 million
c)200 million
d)220 million
a) 90 million
WHERE WAS THE BIGGEST EASTER EGG EVER MADE?
a) United States
b) Spain
c) England
d) Germany
Spain (16 meters tall!!)
WHAT HOLIDAYS DO PEOPLE TEND TO BUY THE MOST CANDY?
EASTER, HALLOWEEN, VALENTINES DAY
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
THE PRETZEL WAS ORIGINALLY ASSOCIATED WITH EASTER?
True or False
TRUE
IN 1953 HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO MAKE ONE PEEP?
a) 3 hrs
b) 6 hrs
c) 13 hrs
d) 27 hrs
27 HOURS
what country tradition paints eggs and rolls 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