Easter trivia

Easter is second to this other day as the top-selling candy day.

• Christmas

• Halloween

• Valentine's Day

• Mother's Day

The day Easter falls on is based on

• the day Christ was born.

• the day the first rabbit of Spring is seen.

• the third Sunday in April.

• the phases of the moon.

This baked item was first made during Easter time as they were made to look like arms folded in prayer.

• cinnamon roll

• croissant

• pretzel

• biscuit

Americans eat over 16 billion of these on Easter, enough to circle the Earth 3 times.

• eggs

• chocolate bunnies

• peeps

• jelly beans

Which flower is associated with Easter?

• Rose

• Lily

• Crocus

• Daisy

One theory suggests that eggs were dyed at Easter time to...

• celebrate the end of a period of fasting

• celebrate new life of chicks and bunnies

• represent the colors of the blooming flowers

• keep birds from eating new crops

Buying these for Easter is based on a superstition that they will give you good fortune for the rest of the year.

• New clothes

• Candy

• Peeps

• Baskets

In 1953, when these treats were first made, it used to take 27 hours to make them because they were all made by hand opposed to today when a machine makes them in only 6 minutes.

• Chocolate bunnies

• Jelly beans

• Peeps

• Cadbury eggs

Only 4% of Americans say they bite this first when eating a chocolate bunny.

• feet

• eyes

• tail

• ears

How many states consider Good Friday a holiday?

• 2

• 5

• 12

• 25