Easter Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A church reenacts Jesus entering Jerusalem while a crowd carries palm branches. Which day is being observed?
Palm Sunday
Ascension Day
Maundy Thursday
Epiphany
2. What does the cross traditionally marked on a hot cross bun represent?
The four seasons of the year
The crucifixion of Jesus
The division of bread among the disciples
The routes of medieval spice traders
3. A community is planning the observance that traditionally begins Lent in Western Christianity. Which day should appear on the schedule?
Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Trinity Sunday
4. A Holy Week timetable includes a remembrance of the Last Supper immediately before Good Friday. Which observance is this?
Palm Sunday
Ascension Day
Holy Saturday
Maundy Thursday
5. In Christianity, what central event does Easter Sunday commemorate?
The baptism of Jesus
The birth of Jesus
The resurrection of Jesus
The arrival of the Magi
6. During an Easter Vigil, a large candle is lit to symbolize the risen Christ and the light of the world. What is it called?
An Advent candle
A votive candle
A Christingle candle
A Paschal candle
7. Which rule most closely describes how the date of Easter is determined in Western Christianity?
It is always celebrated on the first Sunday in April
It is the first Sunday after the paschal full moon on or after March 21
It is the final Sunday before the March equinox
It falls exactly 40 days after Ash Wednesday
8. A church calendar moves from Easter through a season lasting fifty days. Which celebration marks the season’s conclusion?
Advent
Epiphany
Ash Wednesday
Pentecost
9. A baker is preparing a traditional British fruit cake with marzipan for Easter. Which cake is it?
Battenberg cake
Victoria sponge
Simnel cake
Eccles cake
10. Which item is especially associated with traditional Easter parades and festive spring dress?
A Christmas cracker
A harvest wreath
An Easter bonnet
A Guy Fawkes mask
11. A calendar lists Easter Sunday at the end of Holy Week. Which observance normally falls two days earlier?
Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
Palm Sunday
Pentecost
12. A florist advertises a white, trumpet-shaped bloom strongly associated with Easter celebrations. Which flower is being offered?
Poinsettia
Easter lily
Red poppy
Sunflower
13. While researching the Easter Bunny, you encounter the term “Osterhase.” Which tradition does it refer to?
A French custom of hiding bells in gardens
A Dutch spring festival centered on lambs
A German-speaking tradition about an egg-laying hare
An English game involving decorated bonnets
14. Why did eggs become a widely recognized Easter symbol?
They are associated with new life and renewal
They were traditionally offered as payment to churches
Their shape was used to calculate Easter’s date
They represent the palm leaves of Holy Week
15. Why can Eastern Orthodox Easter occur on a different date from Easter in Western churches?
It is always fixed to the second Sunday in April
It is based only on the date of Passover announced locally
It alternates between spring and autumn each year
Many Orthodox churches use different calendar and paschal calculations
16. A museum label says Europeans first recorded sighting an island on Easter Sunday in 1722. Which island is it describing?
Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui
Christmas Island
The Isle of Wight
Saint Helena