History
What is Easter?
A festival and holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus
What are male and female rabbits called?
Males: bucks
Females: does
What is the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy?
peeps
What is the most popular jelly bean flavor?
cherry
What is the lamb a symbol of?
Jesus, in the bible they refer to him as the "Lamb of God"
What is another name for Easter?
Resurrection Sunday
What are rabbit's main defense against predators?
Speed and agility
Where does the Easter Egg Roll take place? and what is it?
-The white house
- it is an Easter egg hunt for kids put on by the president
What is the most popular color of peeps?
yellow
Lamb is known as a popular Easter dinner, what else is it used for?
theme for decorating the table at Easter dinner, you can find figures of lamb made from butter, pastry or sugar
When does lent begin?
True or false: Rabbits sleep with their eyes open
True: rabbits often sleep with their eyes open, so that sudden movements will awaken the rabbit to respond to potential danger
True or false: Easter is the oldest Christian holiday and one of the most important days of the year
True
True or False: Adults prefer milk chocolate over dark chocolate
True: 65% milk chocolate, 27% dark chocolate
about 80%
What is lent and how long does it last?
-A period of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter
-40 days
Where does more then half of the world's rabbit population reside in?
North America
Where did the Easter bunny tradition originate from?
Europe
What is the most popular chocolate Easter candy?
chocolate eggs
Name 3 of the most common things found in Easter baskets
chocolate bunnies, peeps, jellybeans, cream filled chocolate eggs, coloring books, crayons and toys
What does an "easter" egg symbolize?
new life and rebirth
What kind of poisoning can you get from eating rabbit meat?
protein poisoning, very rare but can occur from ingesting rabbit meat
The traditional act of painting eggs is called?
Pysanka
What is the earliest Easter treat that European monks handed out to the poor during lent?
hot-cross buns
According to the Jelly Belly Candy Company what decade did Jelly Beans become associated with Easter?
1930's