Easter is a Christian festivity that commemorates the resurrection of Jesus, which happened on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary. It is the fulfilled prophecy of the Messiah who would be persecuted, die for our sins, and rise on the third day. The observance of this sacred cultural holiday helps us renew hope that we have triumphed over sin.
Listed below is a compilation of 50 spring-inspired trivia questions that will challenge your mind and test your skills. By answering this trivia quiz, you’ll be able to deepen your knowledge and discover facts about Easter that will surely surprise you. Have fun!
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Easy Easter Trivia Questions
What event do Christians celebrate during Easter?
Answer: The resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The annual celebration of Jesus’ resurrection, most commonly known as Easter, is the oldest feast of the Christian Church.
What is the name of the game where children go looking for Easter eggs?
Answer: Easter egg hunt.
Intending to find the hidden decorated eggs, egg-hunting is an entertaining and classic Easter game tradition that is often played outdoors.
What color were the first Easter eggs?
Answer: Red.
Early Christians in Mesopotamia began a tradition of staining Easter eggs with the color red to represent the blood of Jesus Christ that was shed at his crucifixion.
How many days after his burial did Jesus rise from the dead?
Answer: Three.
The conviction that Jesus resurrected is said to be found in the earliest evidence of Christian origins.
What is the Friday before Easter usually called?
Answer: Good Friday.
Also known as Black Friday, Good Friday is a holiday observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum. It is the annual commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
Which artist painted “The Last Supper”?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci.
Considered one of the most famous artworks in the world, Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper was painted probably between 1495 and 1498 for the Dominican monastery Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan.
What meat is traditionally eaten at Easter time?
Answer: Lamb.
Lamb is an important part of Easter tradition due to the reference to Jesus being the sacrificial Lamb of God.
What do you call dancing between Easter eggs on a floor in England?
Answer: Hop-egg.
England’s hop-egging is a traditional Easter game dating back to the Saxon times to dance among the eggs that are laid on the ground without damaging them.
What do you call the Sunday before Easter?
Answer: Palm Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian festival that commemorates Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, signaling the first day of Holy Week.
At the Last Supper, what did Jesus say the wine represented?
Answer: His blood.
At the last supper, his blood was depicted as a picture of the blood of Jesus that would be shed for the forgiveness of sins.
What kind of crown did the Romans give Jesus?
Answer: Crown of thorns.
The relic that is said to be the Crown of Thorns placed on the head of Jesus Christ at his crucifixion was transferred from Jerusalem to Constantinople by 1063.
Who did Pilate release instead of Jesus?
Answer: Barrabas.
Barabbas was a Jewish insurrectionist mentioned in all four gospels of the New Testament: Matthew 27:15–26; Mark 15:6–15; Luke 23:18–24; and John 18:40.
In the Bible, what Jewish holiday was celebrated during the week of Jesus’ death and resurrection?
Answer: Passover.
Passover, also known as Pesach, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the Biblical story of Exodus where God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh Ramses II. Before the Exodus, the firstborn of the ancient Jews were “passed over” and spared from death, resulting in the holiday’s name of “Passover”.
At the Last Supper, what food did Jesus compare his body with?
Answer: Bread.
Mentioned in the New Testament, the Last Supper is the final meal shared by Jesus and his disciples in an upper room in Jerusalem.
Which apostle doubted Jesus’ resurrection?
Answer: Thomas.
Also known as Didymus, Thomas was a Jew called to be one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. He doubted the Resurrection of Jesus and demanded physical proof of the wounds from Christ’s crucifixion, where his nickname “Doubting Thomas” was coined.
Challenging Easter Trivia Questions
In England, what is the name of the fruitcake with marzipan balls traditionally served at tea time on Easter?
Answer: Simnel cake.
Traditionally eaten at Lent or Easter, a simnel cake is a spiced fruitcake distinguished by layers of almond paste or marzipan with marzipan balls around the cake.
What’s the name of the jeweler who decorated Easter eggs for royalty?
Answer: Peter Carl Fabergé.
Remaining as his best-known and most exquisite creations, Peter Carl Fabergé was appointed jeweler and goldsmith to the Russian imperial court in 1885.
When was the earliest recorded Easter celebration?
Answer: In the 2nd century.
Celebrated by early Christians, the first recorded observance of Easter was in the 2nd century.
In countries including Greece, Mexico, and Spain, what is burned during Easter bonfires?
Answer: Effigies of Judas.
Originating in European Christian communities, the burning of Judas is an Easter-time ritual where effigies of Judas Iscariot are burned, hanged, flogged, or exploded.
In the Bible, Judas traded Jesus in exchange for what?
Answer: 30 pieces of silver.
Specified in the Gospel of Matthew 26:15 in the New Testament, thirty pieces of silver were received by Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus.
What egg-shaped candy was illegal in the United States?
Answer: Kinder Surprise eggs.
Kinder Surprise eggs are banned in the United States because it poses a threat of choking and aspiration hazard for children less than three years old.
While the Easter Bunny brings children eggs in the U.S., what sort of critter delivers the goods in Westphalia, Germany?
Answer: A fox.
In Schleswig-Holstein, Westphalia, Lower Saxony, and Bavaria, the fox or the Easter rooster came to hide the eggs.
What do the marzipan balls on a simnel cake represent?
Answer: The apostles (minus Judas).
A simnel cake is a light fruitcake topped with eleven marzipan balls to symbolize the eleven apostles of Christ, minus Judas Iscariot.
Which of the following is a traditional Easter bread in Russia?
Answer: Kulich.
Kulich, also known as Paska, is a sweetened, dome-shaped yeast bread, rich in butter and eggs and contains raisins, and is topped with sugar icing.
Who wrote the traditional Easter hymn “Up from the Grave He Arose”?
Answer: Robert Lowry.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Robert Lowry was an American preacher notable for writing gospel music in the 19th century.
How much did the world’s largest Easter egg weigh?
Answer: 7200 kg.
Weighing 7,200 kg, the world’s largest chocolate Easter egg measures 10.39 meter-high and has a circumference of 19.6 meters.
When is the celebration of Easter?
Answer: On the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox.
Easter falls on a different date each year. Based on the Gregorian calendar, Easter Sunday will be observed on the 9th day of April this year, 2023.
What plant symbolizes Jesus’ resurrection?
Answer: Lily.
Most often associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, an Easter lily represents purity, rebirth, new beginnings, and hope.
Which company produced the first chocolate Easter egg?
Answer: Fry & Sons Limited.
Introduced in 1873, the family-owned confectionary company J.S. Fry & Sons Limited based in Bristol, UK, produced the first chocolate Easter egg in Britain.
In what country did the Easter Bunny originate?
Answer: Germany.
According to some accounts, the Easter bunny first arrived in America in the 1700s with the first German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania and transported their egg-laying hare tradition called “Osterhase” or “Oschter Haws”, wherein children make nests so that it could lay its colored eggs.
In whose tomb was Jesus buried?
Answer: Joseph of Arimathea.
According to all four canonical gospels, Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy follower of Jesus Christ best known for burying the body of Jesus Christ after the Crucifixion.
What is the Australian version of the Easter Bunny?
Answer: Easter Bilby.
Also known as the rabbit-eared bandicoot, Australia’s very own The Greater Bilby is a native marsupial that once occupied more than 70% of mainland Australia two hundred years ago.
Where in America holds the world’s largest Easter parade?
Answer: New York City.
The New York City Easter Parade along Fifth Avenue is regarded as the oldest, biggest, and undeniably the most well-known Easter Parade of all time.
What immediately precedes Easter?
Answer: Lent.
Considered a preparation of Christians for Easter, lent is a 40-day season of fasting, almsgiving, and prayer beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Holy Thursday.
What was written above Jesus’ head on the cross?
Answer: The initialism INRI.
According to John 19:20, the initialism INRI representing Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrumm, or “Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews” was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek during the crucifixion of Christ.
Which U.S. President held the first Easter Egg Roll?
Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes.
On the 22nd day of April 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes held the first annual Easter Egg Roll in the White House.
What do you call the tradition of decorating public wells or fountains with Easter eggs for Easter?
Answer: Osterbrunnen.
The German tradition of Osterbrunnen is said to be a way of honoring both Easter and the gift of water, which also represents life and renewal.
Which country boasts the largest Easter egg collection?
Answer: Poland.
Founded by Irena Stasiewicz-Jasiukowa and Jerzy Jasiuk, there are over 1500 Easter eggs gathered in the Easter Egg Museum located in Ciechanowiec, Poland.
Which composer introduced the idea of the Easter bonnet into American popular culture?
Answer: Irving Berlin.
With his 1933 ballad song “Easter Parade”, the Russian-American musical composer Irving Berlin introduced the Easter Bonnet into American pop culture.
In France, what brings Easter eggs?
Answer: The flying bells.
Instead of the Easter Bunny, Les cloches or “the flying bells” deliver the Easter eggs in France. According to some sources, these bells are from the churches in Rome that wishes to share the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.
In which country can you find Easter Island?
Answer: Chile.
Regarded as one of the most isolated islands in the world, Easter Island is an island belonging to Chile and is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean at the southeastern point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.
What pastry marks the end of Lent in many countries including the British Isles, Australia, and New Zealand?
Answer: Hot cross buns.
The hot cross bun is a traditional spiced sweet bun widely associated with Easter in the United Kingdom, British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, India, Pakistan, and the United States.
What pagan goddess is sometimes associated with Easter?
Answer: Eostre.
Honored in the early spring, the feast day of Easter began as a pagan holiday of renewal and birth, praising the goddess of fertility and spring Eostre (Ostara).
What do you call the traditional way of painting Easter eggs?
Answer: Pysanka.
Pysanky is a custom of Ukrainian easter eggs colored in successive dye baths using a wax-resist process whose design motifs date back to pre-Christian times.
According to the gospel of Mark, who did Jesus first appear to after his resurrection?
Answer: Mary Magdalene.
According to Mark 16:9–11, Mary Magdalene was the first to whom the Lord appeared, and the disciples did not believe her story.
What kind of cloth was used to wrap the body of Jesus?
Answer: Linen.
According to the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke, the Jewish Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus with a clean linen cloth before placing it in a new tomb.
In what country do kids dress as Easter Wizards instead of Easter Bunnies?
Answer: Sweden.
Up to this date, children in Sweden still dress up as wizards and witches instead of bunnies, because they find the Easter wizard as a more fitting symbol for the pagan Easter traditions.
What animal brings Easter eggs in Switzerland?
Answer: Easter Cuckoo.
In Switzerland, the Easter Cuckoo delivers the Easter eggs, symbolizing growth and rebirth.
What state held the largest Easter egg hunt in the United States?
Answer: Florida.
On April 1, 2007, 9,753 kids were accompanied by their parents as they searched for 501,000 eggs at the Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida in the United States – making the event the largest Easter egg hunt ever.
According to the Guinness World Records, how many eggs were in the largest Easter egg tree?
Answer: 82,404.
On the 16th day of March 2017, Associação Visite Pomerode achieved the record of having the largest Easter egg tree consisting of 82,404 painted hen eggs hung in a pecan tree in Pomerode, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
