Easter Trivia Quiz:Easter and Easter Traditions.

1.Easter is a celebration of...

a) The Resurrection of Christ

b) The crucifixion of Christ

c) The Last Supper

2.The word "Easter" comes from...

a) The white Esturian Flower that blooms this time of year  

b) "Ostara" the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility

c) The word "East," referring to the rising sun and to spring

3.Lent, the period that comes before  Easter, begins on what day?

a)   Shrove Tuesday

b)   Palm Sunday       

c)   Ash Wednesday

4.The egg is a symbol of...

a)  Rebirth 

b)  Mourning

c)  Fertility

5.When did the rabbit first appear as an Easter symbol? 

a)  In 16th century Germany

b)  When St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland

c)  When the 18th century rabbit population in England reached dangerous proportions

6.Where does the custom of Easter baskets originate?

a)  From the baskets farmers would use to collect their crops           

b)  From the custom of people bringing baskets of eggs to the temple of Ishtar/Estra /Oestra 

c)  From the Catholic custom of bringing Easter food to mass to be blessed

7.Palm Sunday, one week before Easter, celebrates...

a)   The edict in 325 AD by the council of Nice that Easter fall on a Sunday

b)   The commemoration of the Last Supper

c)   The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

8.Where can you find the world’s largest decorated Easter egg?

a)   Romania 

b)   Ukraine

c)   Canada

9. What is supposed to bring people luck at Easter?  

a)  finding a red boiled egg. 

b) wearing new clothes

c) eating hot cross buns

10.In Cyprus they light bonfires at Easter and burn a small figure.Who does this represent ? 

a)  Jesus

b)  the devil 

c)  Judas

11.In Finnland,Sweden and Denmark  children…….

a) dress up as witches and go from door to door asking for sweets. 

b) dress up as rabbits and go from door to door  giving  people boiled eggs.

c) dress up as rabbits and go from door to door and ask people for boiled eggs.

12.In the Netherlands, Belgium and France  bells do not ring for a few days before  Easter and it is said they have gone to ……

a) Heaven 

b) Rome

c) Jerusalem

13.In the Czech Republic, on Easter Monday, in an old tradition men……. 

a) give women a chocolate egg

b) kiss women and dance with them

c) spank women with a special whip

14. On Maunday Thursday,the Thursday before Easter , traditionally the day before Jesus celebrated Passover, the reigning English Monarch i.e Queen Elizabeth gives people ……

a) money

b) boiled eggs

c) Bibles

KEY

Easter Trivia Quiz:Easter and Easter Traditions.

1.a)   The Resurrection of Christ

2.b)  "Ostara," the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility

3.c)Ash Wednesday

4.a)  Rebirth

5.a)In 16th century Germany

6. b) From the custom of people bringing baskets of eggs to the temple of ishtar/Estra

7.c) The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem

8.c) Canada

9. b) wearing new clothes 

10.c)  Judas

11.a) dress up as witches and go from door to door asking for sweets. 

12.b) Rome

13. c) spank women with a special whip

14. a) money