Easter quiz
General knowledge, global traditions and fun facts about Easter, with a leaderboard.
Easter quizzes
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Ten questions on Easter traditions, symbols and history in three short rounds: pick the answer, type a short answer, then order items or sort them into groups. Suits all ages, and a spinner wheel closes the deck.
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How long is Lent, the period of fasting before Easter?
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40 days
Fun fact: Lent is counted as 40 days of fasting and prayer. It runs from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, and the Sundays in between are not counted as fasting days.
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Why does Easter fall on a different date each year?
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It's determined by the first full moon after the spring equinox
Fun fact: The church treats the equinox as fixed on 21 March, and the full moon it uses comes from tables rather than observation. In the Western calendar Easter therefore always lands between 22 March and 25 April.
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Select the 5 real days that relate to Easter and Lent.
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- Holy Saturday
- Ash Wednesday
- Good Friday
- Shrove Tuesday
- Easter Sunday
Fun fact: Palm Monday and Grand Thursday are invented. The real days nearby are Palm Sunday and Maundy (Holy) Thursday.
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Where did the Easter Bunny tradition originate?
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Germany
Fun fact: The German Osterhase (Easter hare) is first attested in a Latin dissertation from the late 1600s. In some regions foxes, cranes or storks were said to bring the eggs instead.
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Easter is associated with which Jewish holiday?
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Passover
Fun fact: In the Gospels the Last Supper is a Passover meal, and the Easter date is still worked out partly with reference to the spring full moon. Many languages call Easter by a name from Pesach, such as P芒ques in French.
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What do Easter eggs symbolise?
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The rebirth of nature and life
Fun fact: Decorated eggshells are very old: engraved ostrich eggs found in Africa are about 60,000 years old. For Christians the egg also came to stand for the empty tomb and the resurrection.
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Which of these is the official flower of Easter?
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White lily
Fun fact: The white Easter lily is the flower most linked with Easter, as a symbol of purity and new life.
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What did the Easter Bunny originally bring to children?
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Eggs
Also accepted: Egg, Coloured eggs, Colored eggs
Fun fact: In the early German tales the Easter Hare judged whether children had been good or disobedient. Candy and toys joined the coloured eggs later.
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Which iconic British chocolatier made the first chocolate egg for Easter in 1873?
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Fry's
Fun fact: J. S. Fry & Sons of Bristol made the first British chocolate Easter egg in 1873. Cadbury followed with its own in 1875.
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What food, marked with a cross, is traditionally eaten on Good Friday?
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Hot cross buns
Also accepted: Hot cross bun, Cross buns, Cross bun
Fun fact: The earliest definite record of hot cross buns is a London street cry from 1733. A St Albans story dates them to 1361, but that account is a later report.
About Easter
Easter is the most important festival in the Christian year, marking the resurrection of Jesus. Western churches celebrate it on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April. In 2027 it falls on 28 March. Many Orthodox churches use a different calendar and usually celebrate later.
Alongside the religious celebration there are widely shared customs. Decorated eggs are a long-standing symbol of new life, hot cross buns are a Good Friday tradition in the UK, and the Easter Bunny came to the United States with German immigrants. The Easter egg roll on the White House lawn has been held since 1878.
An Easter quiz works well for families, classrooms and teams. The template here mixes trivia on history, traditions and symbols across several rounds.
Hosting tips
- Keep the religious and the cultural parts clear, so everyone feels welcome whatever they believe.
- Split a mixed group into small teams, with an older and a younger player on each.
- Playing remotely? Ask everyone to bring a decorated egg or a favourite treat to show on camera.
- Use the sorting rounds as a short break between the trivia rounds.
- Offer a chocolate egg as the prize.
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Easter quiz questions
How long does an Easter quiz take?
The Easter template takes about 25 minutes. The page shows the number of questions and an estimated time.
Can kids play?
Yes, the questions are friendly for mixed ages, but check the page to see who it suits.
Can we play remotely?
Yes. Share your screen on Zoom or Teams and put the join code in the chat. Everyone answers on their own device.
Can I change the questions?
Yes. Once you have your own copy, every question is yours to edit.