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Easter Sunday Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What flower is associated with Easter?

a)

rose

b)

lily

c)

pansy

d)

crocus

2.

Which country has the tradition of eating hot cross buns at Easter?

a)

Lithuania

b)

Spain

c)

Great Britain

d)

U.S.A.

3.

What is the liturgical color for Easter?

a)

purple

b)

green

c)

red

d)

white

4.

The first Easter eggs were colored what color?

a)

yellow

b)

red

c)

purple

d)

blue

5.

Who wrote the popular Easter hymn "Christ the Lord is risen Today"?

a)

George Whitefield

b)

Modonna

c)

Gloria Estafan

d)

Charles Wesley

6.

Easter Island belongs to which South American country?

a)

Chile

b)

Peru

c)

Columbia

d)

Bolivia

7.

Some countries (Mexico, Spain, Greece) have bonfires at Easter time. What do they burn?

a)

colored paper eggs

b)

dirty socks from Lent

c)

effigies of Judas

d)

crosses made out of straw

8.

How many pieces of silver did Judas trade the life of Jesus for?

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

10

9.

A man named Simon was compelled to carry the cross of Jesus. In Mark 15 we are told the names of his sons; what were the names?

a)

Thomas and Alexander

b)

Rufus and Joshua

c)

James and Joshua

d)

Alexander and Rufus

10.

In John 19 two men helped prepare the body of Christ for burial. Who were these men?

a)

John the Baptist and St Paul

b)

Lazurus and Zacchaeus

c)

Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus

d)

St Peter and St Andrew

11.

What was the Jewish feast which was being celebrated the week Christ was crucified?

a)

Passmeby

b)

Pastime

c)

Passitover

d)

Passover

12.

When Jesus entered Jerusalem during what is known as His Triumphal Entry, what animal was He riding on?

a)

horse

b)

pony

c)

donkey

d)

giraffe

13.

Which disciple cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant in an attempt to protect Jesus from being taken as a prisoner?

a)

St John

b)

St Peter

c)

St Matthew

d)

St Thomas

14.

What was the name of the high priest’s servant who had his ear cut off by the disciple and subsequently reattached by Jesus?

a)

Simeon

b)

Malchus

c)

Zacchaeus

d)

Polonious

15.

Who was surprisingly released before Pontius Pilate sentenced Jesus to death?

a)

Baruch

b)

Bartholomew

c)

Barabbas

d)

Barachias

16.

The priests took the money that Judas had returned to them and did what with it?

a)

2 donkeys

b)

candles

c)

potter's field

d)

food for the Passover

17.

How many days long is Easter?

a)

40

b)

50

c)

60

d)

45

18.

What is the name of the liturgical season after Easter?

a)

Pentecost

b)

Penitence

c)

Advent

d)

Happy Birthday

19.

Who was the first person Jesus appeared to?

a)

St Peter

b)

Mary Magdalene

c)

St John

d)

Mary of wife Clopas

20.

What we bless in Poland one day before Easter?

a)

cars

b)

bread, eggs, sausage plates

c)

plates

d)

hats

21.

Who saw first that Jesus was not in the tomb?

a)

St Peter

b)

Maria Magdalena

c)

St. Mathew

d)

St. John

22.

What we do one day after Easter in Poland?

a)

Pour the water on people

b)

We eat turkey

c)

Sing a special Easter songs?

d)

We dance a special Easter dances.

23.

Which year did the Council of Nicea determine the dates when Easter would be celebrated?

a)

317 AD

b)

444 AD

c)

325 AD

d)

413 AD

24.

Which range of dates did the Council of Nicea determine that Easter could be celebrated?

a)

between March 22nd and April 25th

b)

between March 13th and April 14th

c)

between March 11th and April 29th

d)

between March 24th and April 25th