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 Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:47 pm
#11. The word “Easter” appears in the Old Testament in the Bible.
It seems as though the word "Easter" doesn't appear in the Bible, but references to the Passover meal and its theological mirrorings in Christian theology do appear throughout the New Testament. So: false.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:49 pm
#12. A lamb is one of the symbols of Easter, as it was a sacrificial animal in the Old Testament.
True! Refer to the story of the Exodus.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:57 pm
#13. The rabbit is an ancient symbol of fertility.
True! They're very... active breeders, lol.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:58 pm
#14. The egg represents “new life,” or the resurrection of Christ.
True!
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 2:59 pm
#15. The most popular American Easter candy is the chocolate bunny.
False! It's Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 3:01 pm
#16. Which country has the tradition of eating hot cross buns at Easter?
England, apparently!
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:07 pm
You've just been hugged by a ninja!
#1. The second largest holiday for eating candy is Easter. Which is the first?
Uhhh Halloween.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:10 pm
#2. The idea of the Easter bunny was originated in the 1700s in what country?
Germany
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:13 pm
#3. The most popular American Easter candy is?
Mini Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs
Whaaaa? I mean, my first guess was peeps. Then I figured, nah, cuz a lot of people dis them. Then jelly beans, but a lot of people dis them too. Then just figured... chocolate. Cuz chocolate is the best.
Not sure I've had the egg version, I love Reese's pb cups tho so XDD gotta get some this year. >3
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:15 pm
#4. What flower is associated with Easter?
Lily
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:20 pm
#5. Which animal is used in Australia instead of a rabbit? Why?
Kangaroo! Cuz they look like big rabbits. <.< >.> *looks it up* Uhh the bilby. I've... never heard of it. *googles image* Ohhhh. ewwww. a possum rabbit. XD;
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:06 pm
#17. Who held the first egg roll on the White House lawn and in what year?
President Hayes first hosted it in 1878.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:08 pm
#18. What are two traditional Easter games?
The classic Easter egg hunt and egg-rolling.
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:10 pm
#19. The custom of giving candy and chocolate for Easter first appeared during what historic age?
I'm guessing the nineteenth century, when European (and then, eventually, American) candy-makers started producing Easter candy (source).
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:13 pm
#20. The Easter sunrise service, a distinctive Protestant observance in North America, comes from what Biblical event?
It's meant to be a Protestant replacement of the Easter Vigil, which is observed by those of us in the Catholic (and Orthodox) traditions.
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