75 pääsiäistietokilpailun kysymystä ja vastausta perheen kanssa pelaamiseen

Looking for Easter quiz questions and answers for the family table, the classroom or a virtual get-together? Here are 75 of them, across six rounds: general Easter knowledge, Easter traditions, Easter around the world, multiple choice, true or false and a film round. Every answer is given, so you can read them aloud or host them live with a free quiz maker.

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Easter at a glance

• Milloin on pääsiäinen? It falls on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the March equinox, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April in the Western calendar.
• Why eggs? Eggs have long stood for new life, which is why decorating and hunting for them became part of the celebration.
• Mistä nimi tulee? It is thought to come from Eostre, a goddess mentioned by the English monk Bede, although some scholars question the link.

Round 1: General Easter knowledge (5 questions)

1. Kuinka pitkä on paastonaika, paastoaika ennen pääsiäistä? Options: 20 days, 30 days, 40 days, 50 days. Answer: 40 days (not counting Sundays)
2. Which five of these are real days in the Easter calendar? Palm Monday, Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Grand Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday Answer: Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday (Palm Monday and Grand Thursday are made up)
3. Easter is linked to which Jewish holiday? Options: Passover, Hanukkah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot. Answer: Passover
4. Which flower is the traditional symbol of Easter? Options: White lily, red rose, pink hyacinth, yellow tulip. Answer: White lily
5. Which British chocolatier made the first hollow chocolate Easter egg in 1873? Options: Cadbury’s, Whittaker’s, Duffy’s, Fry’s. Answer: Fry’s

Round 2: Easter traditions (5 questions)

6. On which day of the week do Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus? Options: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Answer: Friday (Good Friday)
7. In Greece, which colour are Easter eggs traditionally dyed? Options: Red, blue, yellow, green. Answer: Red
8. What does the Easter greeting ‘Christos Anesti’, heard in Greece, mean? Options: Christ is risen, Happy spring, Peace be with you, Welcome home. Answer: Christ is risen
9. Which meat is the traditional centrepiece of an Easter Sunday roast in the UK? Options: Lamb, turkey, duck, goose. Answer: Lamb
10. From which famous square does the Pope give the ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing on Easter Sunday? Options: St Peter’s Square, Piazza Navona, Trafalgar Square, Red Square. Answer: St Peter’s Square, Vatican City

Round 3: Easter around the world (10 questions)

11. Which iconic US site hosts the traditional Easter egg roll? Options: The Washington Monument, The Greenbrier, Laguna Beach, The White House. Answer: The White House
12. Which city, where Jesus is believed to have been crucified, sees people carry a cross along the Via Dolorosa at Easter? Options: Damascus, Jerusalem, Beirut, Istanbul. Answer: Jerusalem
13. In the tradition of ‘Virvonta’, children dress up as Easter witches. In which country? Options: Italy, Finland, Russia, New Zealand. Answer: Finland (it is held around Palm Sunday)
14. In ‘Scoppio del Carro’, an ornate cart packed with fireworks is set off outside which Florence landmark? Options: The Basilica of Santo Spirito, The Boboli Gardens, The Duomo, The Uffizi Gallery. Answer: The Duomo
15. Which Polish Easter Monday custom involves splashing people with water? Options: Śmigus-dyngus, Andrzejki, Sylwester, Dożynki. Answer: Śmigus-dyngus
16. Dancing is banned on Good Friday in which country? Options: Germany, Indonesia, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago. Answer: Germany (the ‘Tanzverbot’, with hours that vary by state)
17. To raise awareness of an endangered native species, Australia promoted which animal as an alternative to the Easter bunny? Options: Easter Wombat, Easter Cassowary, Easter Kangaroo, Easter Bilby. Answer: The Easter Bilby
18. Easter Island, reached by Europeans on Easter Sunday 1722, is now part of which country? Options: Chile, Singapore, Colombia, Bahrain. Answer: Chile
19. ‘Rouketopolemos’ is an event where two rival church congregations fire homemade rockets at each other. In which country? Options: Peru, Greece, Turkey, Serbia. Answer: Greece (on the island of Chios)
20. In which country is the simnel cake a traditional Easter bake? Options: The United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan, Kenya. Answer: The United Kingdom

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25 multiple-choice Easter trivia questions

21. When was the first Easter egg roll held at the White House? Options: 1878, 1879, 1880. Vastaus: 1878
22. Which Italian dove-shaped cake is a traditional Easter bake? Options: Colomba di Pasqua, Panettone, Tiramisu, Cannoli. Answer: Colomba di Pasqua
23. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which day follows the end of Great Lent and comes the day before Palm Sunday? Options: Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Lazarus Saturday. Answer: Lazarus Saturday
24. In the Bible, what did Jesus and his apostles eat at the Last Supper? Options: Bread and wine, cheesecake and water, bread and juice. Answer: Bread and wine
25. Which US state held the largest Easter egg hunt on record, with 501,000 eggs in 2007? Options: Florida, Ohio, New York. Vastaus: Florida
26. Who painted The Last Supper? Options: Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael. Vastaus: Leonardo da Vinci
27. In which Italian city can you see The Last Supper, painted on a convent wall? Options: Rome, Milan, Florence. Answer: Milan (Santa Maria delle Grazie)
28. In which US state did the Easter bunny tradition first take hold, brought by German settlers? Options: Maryland, California, Pennsylvania. Answer: Pennsylvania
29. Where is Easter Island? Options: Chile, Papua New Guinea, Greece. Answer: Chile
30. What are the giant statues on Easter Island called? Options: Moai, Tiki, Rapa Nui. Answer: Moai
31. In the Northern Hemisphere, in which season does the Easter bunny appear? Options: Spring, summer, autumn. Answer: Spring
32. What does the Easter bunny traditionally carry its eggs in? Options: Briefcase, sack, wicker basket. Answer: A wicker basket
33. Which country uses the bilby in place of the Easter bunny? Options: Germany, Australia, Chile. Answer: Australia
34. Which country’s children are said to get their Easter eggs from a cuckoo? Options: Switzerland, Denmark, Finland. Vastaus: Sveitsi
35. Which jeweller made the famous imperial Easter eggs? Options: Royal Doulton, Peter Carl Fabergé, Meissen. Answer: Peter Carl Fabergé
36. In which city is the Fabergé Museum, home to nine imperial Easter eggs? Options: Moscow, Paris, St Petersburg. Answer: St Petersburg
37. Which Russian tsar commissioned the first Fabergé Easter egg, in 1885, as a gift for his wife? Options: Alexander III, Nicholas II, Peter the Great. Answer: Alexander III
38. What is Holy Week called in Spanish, where it is marked with huge processions? Options: Semana Santa, Pascua Dulce, Viernes Largo. Answer: Semana Santa
39. On which New York street does the city’s traditional Easter parade take place? Options: Broadway, Fifth Avenue, Washington Street. Answer: Fifth Avenue
40. What is the first day of the 40 days of Lent called in the Western church? Options: Palm Sunday, Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday. Answer: Ash Wednesday
41. What is Holy Wednesday also known as? Options: Spy Wednesday, Palm Wednesday, Good Wednesday. Answer: Spy Wednesday
42. Which country’s Orthodox Christians call Easter ‘Fasika’, after a 55-day fast? Options: Ethiopia, New Zealand, Canada. Answer: Ethiopia
43. Which day marks Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem, the start of Holy Week? Options: Palm Sunday, Ash Wednesday, Pentecost. Answer: Palm Sunday
44. How many people sat at the table at the Last Supper, counting Jesus? Options: 12, 13, 14. Vastaus: 13
45. In which country is flying kites on Good Friday a tradition? Options: Canada, Chile, Bermuda. Answer: Bermuda

20 true or false Easter trivia questions

46. About 90 million chocolate bunnies are made each year. Answer: True (figure from the National Confectioners Association)
47. The Easter Parade made famous by Irving Berlin’s song is held in New Orleans. Answer: False, it is held on Fifth Avenue in New York
48. The largest chocolate Easter egg ever made was built in Italy. Answer: True, it stood 10.39 m high and weighed 7,200 kg (Guinness World Records, 2011)
49. Hot cross buns are a Good Friday tradition in England. Vastaus: Totta
50. About 16 million jelly beans are made for Easter each year. Answer: False, about 16 billion
51. In Westphalia, Germany, a fox rather than a bunny delivers the eggs. Vastaus: Totta
52. A simnel cake is traditionally topped with 11 marzipan balls. Answer: True, for the 12 apostles minus Judas
53. The Easter bunny tradition began in England. Answer: False, it began in Germany
54. The Pysanka Museum in Kolomyia, Ukraine, is devoted to decorated Easter eggs. Vastaus: Totta
55. Cadbury was founded in 1820. Answer: False, it was founded in 1824
56. Easter Sunday always falls in March. Answer: False, it falls between 22 March and 25 April in the Western calendar
57. Good Friday is a US federal holiday. Answer: False, only around a dozen states observe it
58. Irving Berlin wrote the song ‘Easter Parade’. Answer: True, in 1933
59. Decorated ‘pysanky’ eggs are a Ukrainian tradition. Vastaus: Totta
60. The date of Easter is tied to the moon. Vastaus: Totta
61. The name ‘Easter’ is thought to come from Eostre, a goddess mentioned by the monk Bede, though some scholars doubt it. Answer: True, with that caveat
62. The daisy is the traditional Easter flower. Answer: False, it is the lily
63. Alongside bunnies, the lamb is an Easter symbol. Vastaus: Totta
64. Holy Friday honours the Last Supper. Answer: False, that is Holy (Maundy) Thursday
65. Easter egg hunts and egg rolls are traditional egg games. Vastaus: Totta

10 Easter film trivia questions

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66. Which 2018 film follows a rabbit in a blue jacket who raids Mr McGregor’s garden? Vastaus: Peter Rabbit
67. Harry and Ron push trolleys piled with luggage and an owl cage towards platform 9¾. Which London station is it? Answer: King’s Cross (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone)
68. Which story features a White Rabbit in a waistcoat who is always late? Vastaus: Liisa Ihmemaassa
69. Which film is set in Willy Wonka’s sweet-filled chocolate factory? Vastaus: Charlie ja suklaatehdas
70. In which Disney film is the bunny Judy Hopps a police officer? Vastaus: Zootopia
71. In Disney’s 2010 Alice in Wonderland, which large-headed character rules the Court of Hearts? Vastaus: Punainen kuningatar
72. Who falls asleep at the Mad Tea Party? Answer: The Dormouse
73. In which 2011 film does E.B., the son of the Easter Bunny, dream of being a drummer? Vastaus: Hop
74. Which DreamWorks film features the Easter Bunny alongside Santa Claus and Jack Frost? Answer: Rise of the Guardians
75. What is the main rabbit character called in Rabbit School: Guardians of the Golden Egg? Vastaus: Max

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Lähteet

• Guinness World Records: largest Easter egg hunt
• Guinness World Records: largest chocolate Easter egg
• Guinness World Records: earliest hollow chocolate Easter eggs
• White House Historical Association: Easter Egg Roll
• ABC News: Easter facts, with figures from the National Confectioners Association
• Britannica: Easter
• Fabergé Museum, St Petersburg
• Visit Tuscany: Scoppio del Carro
• The Local: Good Friday dance ban in Germany