Church during Lent
Lent Events
Hoppin’ Trivia
Easter
Triduum
100

What color to Priests wear during Lent?

What is purple

100

How long did Jesus fast for?

What is 40 days and 40 nights

100

What animal is used to represent Easter?

What is a bunny
100

What do we celebrate on Easter Sunday?

What is the Resurrection of Jesus

100

What three days make up the Triduum?

What is Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday

200

True or false: Sundays do not contribute to the 40 days?

What is true

200

What is the Sunday before Easter called?

What is Palm Sunday
200

True or False: Easter comes from the Latin word “Eastamis”, meaning risen?

What is false

200

Who arrived first to Jesus’ grave?

Who is Mary Magdalene

200

What do we celebrate on Good Friday?

What is the death and Passion of Jesus

300
What are Christians not allowed to eat on Fridays during lent?

What is meat

300

Who denied Jesus three times?

Who is Peter

300

Where did the Easter Bunny originate?

What is Germany

300
What Jewish festival was taking place during Jesus’ death and resurrection?

What is Passover

300

What ritual do the priest’s give on Holy Thursday (NOT the Last Supper)?

What is the washing of the feet

400

What does the priest say after giving ashes on Ash Wednesday?

What is “You are dust, and to dust you shall return” or “Repent and believe in the Gospel”

400

Who was the criminal released instead of Jesus?

Who is Barabbas

400

What color were the first Easter eggs?

What is red

400

Which Apostle did not believe in Jesus’ resurrection?

Who is Thomas

400

What do people carry during the Easter Vigil?

What is a candle

500

What worship during Mass in NOT said during Mass?

What is the Alleluia

500

How many Stations of the Cross are there?

What are 14

500

What is the most popular candy during Easter?

What is Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs

500

What determines when Easter Sunday falls?

What is the spring equinox (moon)

500

Where did the Agony in the Garden take place?

What is the garden of Gethsemane or Mount of Olives