Easter Quiz

What is the greatest feast of the Church year?

• Good Friday
• Easter
• Pentecost
• Christmas

How many days does the Easter season last?

• 8
• 12
• 40
• 50

Which of the following feasts lands during the Easter season?

• The Ascension
• The Assumption
• The Holy Trinity
• Corpus Christi

Why are Easter eggs a part of the Easter tradition?

• Because of the miracle of St. Mary Magdalene’s egg
• Because eggs are a sign of new life
• Because eggs were forbidden during Lent
• All of the other answers

What color did St. Mary Magdalene’s egg miraculously turn when she shared with the emperor the truth of the Resurrection?

• Green
• Blue
• Red
• Yellow

What does the Easter fire symbolize?

• The Resurrection of the Light of the World
• The burning of our sins
• The fun of a campfire
• The beginning of a good party

Which Scripture passage is a prefigurement of the Resurrection?

• The Sacrifice of Isaac
• Samson & Delilah
• Jonah & the Whale
• Judith & Holofernes

What prayer in the Mass returns at Easter?

• The Gloria
• The Holy, Holy, Holy
• The Creed
• The Lamb of God

What is the Exsultet?

• The Opening Prayer

• The Closing Prayer

• The Easter Sequence

• The Easter Proclamation

What animal is mentioned in the Exsultet?

• Ants
• Bees
• Oxen
• Goats