Easter Flashcard - 2025

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Where do the jewelled Fabergé Easter eggs come from?

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Russia

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Hot cross bun - yum! It originates from ...

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UK

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What is the term used to describe an egg that has been cooked with its yolk still runny?

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Over-easy

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From what country did the bunny originate as one of the Easter symbols?

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Germany

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What is the name of the traditional Greek Easter soup made with lamb offal and lemon?

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Magiritsa

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What is the name of the traditional Easter bread in Italy?

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Colomba

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In what year did the first White House Easter Egg Roll take place?

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1878

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In what country is it traditional to light bonfires on Easter Sunday?

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Germany

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What is the name of the annual competition in which two neighbouring parishes in Vrontados fire homemade rockets at each other's steeples?

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Rocket War

Answer explanation

Fireworks are common during midnight church services on Orthodox Easter Saturdays in Greece. But on the island of Chios, Easter is even more incendiary. Two neighbouring parishes in Vrontados – Agios Markos and Panaghia Ereithiani – hold an annual competition to fire shots at each other’s steeples. Real cannons were used until the late 19th century, but these days homemade rockets are the ammunition for the town’s annual rouketopolemos (rocket war). The score isn’t likely to be settled any time soon (both sides tend to declare victory) though the volume of firepower has been toned down in recent years, following local objections. Book accommodation well ahead: this explosive event is very popular with tourists. 

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Which European country is known for creating pysanky, decorated eggs, that are carefully drawn on in beeswax with folk patterns and Christian symbols?

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Ukraine