I hope you all had a happy Easter! The festive day, feted with bunnies and colored eggs, has a variety of historical origins and is considered one of the holiest and most important Christian holidays. The traditions, religion and customs associated with Easter are varied and impressive, and the history behind many of Easter's symbols is rich. You may think you know all there is to know about Easter, but we bet at least some of these Easter trivia questions and answers will still stump you!
Question 1. Easter always falls between which two dates?
Question 2. Which city in the U.S. is the most popular Easter
parade held each year?
Question 3. The first Easter eggs were dyed what color?
Question 4. In the 13th century, the church prohibited
eating what during Holy Week?
Question 5. In what country did the tradition of the
Easter bunny originate?
Question 6. While the Easter Bunny brings children eggs
in the U.S., which animal delivers the goods in Germany?
Question 7. Where is the largest Easter egg museum in the
world?
Question 8. What's the most popular Easter candy in
America?
Question 9. In the Bible, how many days passed between
Jesus' death and resurrection?
Question 10. The Sunday before Easter is called what?
Question 11. What is the 40-day period before Easter?
Question 12. Buying what for Easter is said to bring good
luck for the rest of the year?
Question 13. Dyeing Easter eggs is a tradition that began
in which European country?
Question 14. Which U.S. president was the first to
introduce an Easter bunny to the White House?
Question 15. Easter's date is determined by the sun or the moon?
Question 16. What flower is considered an Easter symbol?
Question 17. What bread-based snack (which is designed to
look like praying arms and hands)s associated with Easter?
Question 18. Easter Sunday is also called what?
Question 19. In the Bible, Judas traded Jesus in exchange
for what?
Question 20. What holiday is celebrated on the last day before Lent begins?
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Answer Keys
1. March 22 and April 25
2. New York
3. red
4. eggs
5. Germany
6. a fox
7. Poland
8. Marshmellow Peeps
9. 3 days
10. Palm Sunday
11. Lent
12. clothes
13. Ukraine
14. Richard Nixon
15. moon
16. Lily
17. Pretzel
18. Resurrection Day
19. 30 pieces of silver
20. Mardi Gras
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