Easter Wh questions
Easter Actions
Easter Inferences
Easter Vocab
Easter Bonus
Religious Trivia
Easter Candy Facts
100
Who is the animal most closely associated with Easter?
a bunny/rabbit
100
What do we call the activity where we hide eggs around the grass and go and find them?
egg hunt
100
I'm carefully woven and seen during spring, for holding colorful eggs or many other things
Easter basket
100
Another word for rabbit that rhymes with 'honey'
bunny
100
Why are Pretzels associated with Easter?
Because the twists resemble arms crossing in prayer. From the 1950s, it was tradition for Germans to eat a pretzel and a hard-boiled egg for dinner on Good Friday.
100
What religious figure (teacher/leader) do Christians celebrate during Easter?
Jesus
100
Over 76% of Americans eat this part of a chocolate bunny first.
ears
200
What sweet food do we eat at Easter?
chocolate/candy
200
TRUE or FALSE?
Europe’s clubbing capital, Berlin, becomes a dance-free zone out of respect for the religious day
True
On Good Friday, which sees the start of the Easter weekend, it is illegal to dance in public in the majority of states in Germany. In Germany, these days are considered to be holidays of silence.
200
I'm furry and cute, I have long ears and big feet, I don't make much noise, but may hop and cuddle if we meet
bunny/rabbit
200
When you bite me, it's so loud you can hear it. An orange treat for a bunny, I'm a crunchy ____
carrot!
200
Where can you see the world’s largest Easter egg?
In Canada
200
According to the Bible, how was Jesus executed?
crucified; hung on a cross
200
How many Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced every day?
a) 10.000
b) over 1.5 million
c) approx 1 million
b) More than 1.5 million Cadbury Creme Eggs are produced every day
300
What is the name of the Sunday before Easter that marks the first day of Holy Week
Palm Sunday
300
What is your favorite thing to do at Easter?
...as long as it makes sense - you get the points!
300
I hatch from an egg, I'm a fuzzy little bird, I hop around the nest saying "cheep" instead of words
chick/bird
300
Say 3 things that you and that is traditionally eaten in Hungary at Easter
Ham, eggs, raddish, horse raddish
300
The act of painting eggs originates from which country?
Ukrainian tradition
Ukrainians have been decorating eggs as a calling out to the Gods and Goddesses of health and fertility.
300
What is the day called that commemorates the day Jesus died?
Good Friday
300
On average, which color jelly bean is liked the most by kids in the U.S.?
red
400
When is Easter?
Easter is a “movable feast.”
Easter in fact falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that takes place on or after March 21st, which is said to signal the start of spring. (spring equinox)
400
The place where Polish people take a basket of food on Easter morning. (It's where a lot of people go on Easter Sunday morning.)
a church
400
I am pretty and colorful, I grow from the ground, I can be planted in your garden or in a vase or pot I can be found.
flowers
400
Name 3 animals connected with Spring
lamb, chick, bunny, birds
400
What Month is Easter?
April
400
According to the Bible, Jesus died and the rose again on the ____ day.
third
400
Each year Americans buy over 700 million of these colorful, marshmallowy treats.
Peeps
500
Where did the Easter Bunny legend begin?
In Germany
500
List one thing people often do on Easter Monday?
go Easter sprinkling, spend time with family,....
500
I have stripes, so neat. My hive hangs from a tree. I am really quite sweet, I'm a honey ____
bee!
500
I am almost round, I don't have a leg. Find me on the ground, I am an Easter ____
Egg!
500
What day of the week is Easter?
Sunday, Monday
500
In the U.S. what is the traditional meat eaten for Easter dinner?
ham
500
TRUE or FALSE:
Cadbury mini eggs are only available during the Easter season.
TRUE
600
How do you color Easter eggs?
First you color on them with crayon
Then you put them in food coloring/dye
Next you take them out
Lastly you let them dry
600
List THREE things people often do on Easter Sunday?
cook food, see family, color Easter eggs, go on an Egg hunt, eat candy, open Easter baskets, go to church,etc
600
I'm high in a tree. For eggs, I'm the best. A bird lives in me, I am a ______
nest
600
I am fluffy and white. My father's a ram. My wool is quite light, I am a _____
lamb!
600
What was the holiday named after in English language?
the Anglo-Saxon Goddess, Eostre
600
What animal did Jesus ride on as he entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?
donkey
600
How long is a Peep's shelf-life? (how long can you keep them and they will still be good to eat?)
6 months
1 year
2 years
5 years
2 years