Y6 Spr1 Lent

Lent lasts for ——- days.

• 30

• 40

• 7

• 100

What colour is featured during lent?

• purple

• red

• blue

Some people give up a favorite activity during Lent.

• True

• False

Which foods are Christians traditionally not supposed to eat during Lent. Tick all the correct answers

• Eggs

• Fried food ( fats)

• Meat and fish

• Dairy

• Sugar

This year, the first day of Lent is

• 29th March

• Tuesday 16th February

• Wednesday 17th February

• Sunday 21st February

The first day of Lent is Shrove Tuesday,

• True

• False

The first day of Lent is The day after shrove Tuesday. It is also known as

• Pancake Wednesday

• Lent Wednesday

• Ash Wednesday

Shrove Tuesday and Pancake day are the same day, one is just what Christians call it.

• True

• False.

Christians traditionally eat pancakes on the last day before lent starts because

• They need to use up all the food they will not be allowed in Lent.

• Jesus’ favourite food was pancakes

• The moon looks like a pancake and Pancake day is always on a full moon

• No reason, it’s just a coincidence.

Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous because

• Jesus lived there

• Pancakes were invented there

• Mrs Reynolds was born there

• They have a pancake race every year.