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What Jewish event typically coincides with Easter
Passover
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When eating chocolate bunnies, what is preferred to be eaten first by 76% of people?
The Ears!
100
What color was the robe the soldiers placed on Jesus?
Purple
100
What is the most popular color of peeps?
Yellow
100
What did Judas do to signal which man was Jesus?
Kissed him
200
What is the name of the most well known Easter Bunny in the United States?
Peter Cottontail
200
What flower is associated with Easter?
Lily
200
What is Jesus' betrayer given for betraying Him?
30 silver coins
200
What is the most common way to eat jellybeans? One at a time, a cluster of jellybeans or a handful of jellybeans?
70% of kids eat jellybeans one at a time to savor the flavor of each jellybean.
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What kind of meat is typically associated with Easter?
Lamb
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What country is known for giving the world the tradition of Easter eggs?
Germany
300
Easter baskets are designed to look like what thing that is very common in trees in the spring time?
Bird Nests
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Who discovered that the rock had been rolled away from Jesus' tomb?
Mary Magdalene
300
Americans consume over 700 million of this candy around Easter time, what is the candy?
Peeps
300
How much money do Americans usually spend on Easter A) $200 million B) $500 million C) $1 billion D) $2 billion
D
400
Orthodox Christians typically celebrate Easter a week or two after the Western Churches, Why is this?
The Orthodox Churches follow the Julian Calendar while the Western Churches follow the Gregorian Calendar.
400
Where does one of the largest Easter Egg Hunts and the most famous egg hunt take place?
The White House Lawn
400
The fifty days after Easter is called what?
Eastertide
400
How did the tradition of having Hot Cross Buns on Easter start?
Monks gave them to the poor during Lent.
400
Jesus appeared to his disciples along the Sea of Galilee which is known by what other name?
Sea of Tiberias
500
How is the date of Easter calculated?
The first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox on March 21
500
What is the most common dyed color of eggs?
Red- to symbolize the blood of Christ.
500
According to the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus was crucified at what place meaning the outside the walls of Jerusalem?
Golgotha or The Skull in the Gospel of Mark.
500
The dye in Jelly Beans, especially in the red ones, comes from what?
Beetle Juice
500
There are many superstitions associate with Easter, but if you do not want bad luck, what chore should you not do on Good Friday?
Wash Clothes - It is commonly believed that any clothes washed that day will be stained with blood and will not come clean.