50 EASTER TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Easter is a big holiday that’s celebrated all across the world. With great reach comes varied traditions and origins. Everyone who celebrates acknowledges Jesus’s resurrection in a slightly different way. Some people go on an Easter egg hunt and cook a big Easter dinner while other decorate eggs and sit down with family for an Easter movie. All are great options. These differences in tradition, along with some fun statistics and stories, are what we’re highlighting below with some amazing Easter trivia!
Easter trivia is a fantastic way to learn more about this joyous holiday. It is an enjoyable activity that can allow you and your guests to cherish the essence of the seasons’s celebration. In this blog, you can have a quick does of some interesting Easter trivia questions and answers. Each one is picked thoughtfully for your read. Playing along with these trivia questions is a great way to get your kids ready to celebrate Easter!
1. Easter always falls between which two dates ?
ANSWER : March 22 and April 25
2. Is more candy sold for Easter, Christmas, Valentine’s Day or Halloween ?
ANSWER : Halloween
3. About how many chocolate bunnies are produced each year ?
ANSWER : 90 million
4. Where is the most popular Easter parade held each year ?
ANSWER : New York
5. The first Easter eggs were dyed what color ?
ANSWER : Red
6. In the 13th century, the church prohibited eating what during Holy Week ?
ANSWER : Eggs
7. The world record for the largest chocolate Easter egg was made in what city ?
ANSWER : Tosca, Italy
8. How much did the world’s largest chocolate Easter egg weigh ?
ANSWER : 15,873 pounds, 4.48 ounces
9. What was the circumference of the world’s largest chocolate Easter egg ?
ANSWER : 64 feet, 3.65 inches
10. What baked good is a Good Friday tradition in England ?
ANSWER : Hot cross buns
11. How many jellybeans do Americans consume each Easter ?
ANSWER : 16 billion
12. White the Easter Bunny brings children eggs in the U.S., what sort of critter delivers the goods in Westphalia, Germany ?
ANSWER : A Fox
13. In Switzerland, what animal delivers Easter eggs to kids ?
ANSWER : Â The Cuckoo
14. In England, what is the name of the fruitcake with marzipan balls traditionally served at tea Time on Ester ?
ANSWER : Simnel
15. How many marzipan balls are traditionally on a simple cake ?
ANSWER : 11
16. What do the marzipan balls on a simple cake represent ?
ANSWER : The apostles (minus Judas)
17. Households each spend how much on average on Easter annually ?
ANSWER : $177.06
18. In what country did the tradition of the Easter Bunny originate ?
ANSWER : Germany
19. The original Easter bunny in Germany was actually what sort of animal ?
ANSWER : Hare
20. What is the traditional Easter mascot in Australia?
ANSWER : Bilby
21. Easter Island is part of which country ?
ANSWER : Chile
22. When was the first White House Easter Egg Roll ?
ANSWER : 1878
23. Which presidential administration hosted the first White House Easter Egg Roll ?
ANSWER : Rutherford B. Hayes
24. Where is the largest Easter egg museum in the world ?
ANSWER : Poland (The Museum Rolnictwa w Ciechanowcu)
25. How many eggs are in the Easter Egg Museum ?
ANSWER : More than 1500
26. What’s the most popular Easter candy in America ?
ANSWER : Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs
27. When was Cadbury founded ?
ANSWER : 1824
28. In Greece, Mexico and Spain, what is burned during Easter bonfires ?
ANSWER : Effigies of Judas
29. When were Cadbury Creme Eggs introduced?
ANSWER : 1963
30. In the Bible, how many days passed between Jesus death and resurrection ?
ANSWER : Three
31. The Sunday before Easter is called what ?
ANSWER : Palm Sunday
32. What is the 40 day period before Easter ?
ANSWER : Lent
33. When Easter eggs were first dyed, it was to represent what ?
ANSWER : The blood of Jesus Christ
34. How many states consider Good Friday a holiday ?
ANSWER : 12
35. Easter symbols like rabbits stem from what Anglo-Saxon festival ?
ANSWER : Eastre
36. Buying what for Easter is said to bring good luck for the rest of the year ?
ANSWER : New Clothes
37. Who wrote “Easter Parade?”
ANSWER : Irving Berlin
38. What garment was popularized by the song “Easter Parade?”
ANSWER : Easter Bonnets
39. Dyeing Easter eggs is a tradition that began in which country ?
ANSWER : Ukraine
40. Which president was the first to introduce an Easter bunny to the White House Easter Egg Roll ?
ANSWER : Richard Nixon
41. Before 1953, it took how many hours to produce a single marshmallow Peep ?
ANSWER : 27 hours
42. How many Peeps do Americans eat during each Easter season ?
ANSWER : 1.5 Billion
43. Most Americans bite off what part of a chocolate bunny first ?
ANSWER : The ears
44. Easter’s date is determined by what ?
ANSWER : The Moon
45. Each year, Easter is recognized on the first Sunday after what ?
ANSWER : The first full moon on or after the spring equinoxÂ
46. Children in Finland dress as what on Easter ?
ANSWER : Witches
47. Cadbury Creme Eggs were first called what ?
ANSWER : Fry’s Creme Eggs
48. From what is the filling in Cadbury Creme Eggs made ?
ANSWER : Fondant
49. What pagan goddess is associated with Easter ?
ANSWER : Ostara
50. What flower is considered an Easter symbol ?
ANSWER : Lily
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