Easter Trivia

1. Easter always falls between which two dates?

2. Is more candy sold for Easter, Christmas, Valentine's Day or Halloween?

3. About how many chocolate bunnies are produced each year?

4. Where is the most popular Easter parade held each year?

5. The first Easter eggs were dyed what color?

6. In the 13th century, the church prohibited eating what during Holy Week?

7. The world record largest chocolate Easter egg was made in what city?

8. How much did the world's largest chocolate Easter egg weigh?

9. What was the circumference of the world's largest chocolate Easter egg?

10. What baked good is a Good Friday tradition in England?

11. How many jellybeans do Americans consume each Easter?

12. While the Easter Bunny brings children eggs in the U.S., what sort of critter delivers the goods in Westphalia, Germany?

13. In Switzerland, what animal delivers Easter eggs to kids?

14. In England, what is the name of the fruitcake with marzipan balls traditionally served at tea time on Easter?

15. How many marzipan balls are traditionally on a simnel cake?

16. What do the marzipan balls on a simnel cake represent?

17. Households each spend how much on average on Easter annually?

18. In what country did the tradition of the Easter bunny originate?

19. The original Easter bunny in Germany was actually what sort of animal?

20. What is the traditional Easter mascot in Australia?

Answers:

March 22 and April 25

2. Halloween

3. 90 million

4. New York

5. Red

6. Eggs

7. Tosca, Italy

8. 15,873 pounds, 4.48 ounces

9. 64 feet, 3.65 inches

10. Hot cross buns

11. 16 million

12. A fox

13. The cuckoo

14. Simnel

15. 11

16. The apostles (minus Judas)

17. $131

18. Germany

19. Hare

20. Bilby