Calling All Eggheads! 75 Easter Trivia Questions and Answers About the Hoppy Holiday

Jessica Sager

March 31, 2024 at 1:27 PM·7 min read

It's officially Easter! The festive day, feted with bunnies and colored eggs, has a variety of historical origins and is considered one of the holiest and most important Christian holidays. The traditions, religion and customs associated with Easter are varied and impressive, and the history behind many of Easter's symbols is rich. You may think you know all there is to know about Easter, but we bet at least some of these Easter trivia questions and answers will still stump you.

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Easter Trivia Questions and Answers

Question: Easter always falls between which two dates?
Answer: March 22 and April 25

Question: Is more candy sold for Easter, Christmas, Valentine's Day or Halloween?
Answer: Halloween

Question: About how many chocolate bunnies are produced each year?
Answer: 90 million

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Question: Where is the most popular Easter parade held each year?
Answer: New York

Question: The first Easter eggs were dyed what color?
Answer: Red

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Question: In the 13th century, the church prohibited eating what during Holy Week?
Answer: Eggs

Question: The world record largest chocolate Easter egg was made in what city?
Answer: Tosca, Italy

Question: How much did the world's largest chocolate Easter egg weigh?
Answer: 15,873 pounds, 4.48 ounces

Question: What was the circumference of the world's largest chocolate Easter egg?
Answer: 64 feet, 3.65 inches

Question: What baked good is a Good Friday tradition in England?
Answer: Hot cross buns

Question: How many jellybeans do Americans consume each Easter?
Answer: 16 million

Question: While the Easter Bunny brings children eggs in the U.S., what sort of critter delivers the goods in Westphalia, Germany?
Answer: A fox

Question: In Switzerland, what animal delivers Easter eggs to kids?
Answer: The cuckoo

Question: In England, what is the name of the fruitcake with marzipan balls traditionally served at tea time on Easter?
Answer: Simnel

Question: How many marzipan balls are traditionally on a simnel cake?
Answer: 11

Question: What do the marzipan balls on a simnel cake represent?
Answer: The apostles (minus Judas)

Question: Households each spend how much on average on Easter annually?
Answer: $192.01 (2022/2023 average)

Question: In what country did the tradition of the Easter bunny originate?
Answer: Germany

Question: The original Easter bunny in Germany was actually what sort of animal?
Answer: Hare

Question: What is the traditional Easter mascot in Australia?
Answer: Bilby

Question: Easter Island is part of which country?
Answer: Chile

Question: When was the first White House Easter Egg Roll?
Answer: 1878

Question: Which presidential administration hosted the first White House Easter Egg Roll?
Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

Question: Where is the largest Easter egg museum in the world?
Answer: Poland (The Muzeum Rolnictwa w Ciechanowcu)

Question: How many eggs are in the Easter Egg Museum?
Answer: More than 2,500

Question: What's the most popular Easter candy in America?
Answer: Marshmallow peeps

Question: When was Cadbury founded?
Answer: 1824

Question: In countries including Greece, Mexico and Spain, what is burned during Easter bonfires?
Answer: Effigies of Judas

Question: When were Cadbury Creme Eggs introduced?
Answer: 1963

Question: In the Bible, how many days passed between Jesus' death and resurrection?
Answer: Three

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Question: The Sunday before Easter is called what?
Answer: Palm Sunday

Question: What is the 40-day period before Easter?
Answer: Lent

Question: When Easter eggs were first dyed, it was to represent what?
Answer: The blood of Jesus Christ

Question: How many states consider Good Friday a holiday?
Answer: 12

Question: Easter symbols like rabbits stem from what Anglo-Saxon festival?
Answer: Eastre

Question: Buying what for Easter is said to bring good luck for the rest of the year?
Answer: New clothes

Question: Who wrote "Easter Parade?"
Answer: Irving Berlin

Question: What garment was popularized by the song "Easter Parade?"
Answer: Easter bonnets

Question: Dyeing Easter eggs is a tradition that began in which country?
Answer: Ukraine

Question: Which president was the first to introduce an Easter bunny to the White House Easter Egg Roll?
Answer: Richard Nixon

Question: Before 1953, it took how many hours to produce a single marshmallow Peep?
Answer: 27 hours

Question: How many Peeps do Americans eat during each Easter season?
Answer: 600 million

Question: Most Americans bite off what part of a chocolate bunny first?
Answer: The ears

Question: Easter's date is determined by what?
Answer: The moon

Question: Each year, Easter is recognized on the first Sunday after what?
Answer: The first full moon on or after the spring equinox

Question: Children in Finland dress as what on Easter?
Answer: Witches

Question: Cadbury Creme Eggs were first called what?
Answer: Fry's Creme Eggs

Question: From what is the filling in Cadbury Creme Eggs made?
Answer: Fondant

Question: What pagan goddess is associated with Easter?
Answer: Ostara

Question: What flower is considered an Easter symbol?
Answer: Lily

Question: What bread-based snack is associated with Easter?
Answer: Pretzel

Question: Why are pretzels considered an Easter food?
Answer: Because their design is said to look like praying arms and hands

Question: In which state did the Easter bunny first appear?
Answer: Pennsylvania

Question: Besides bunnies, what animal is considered an Easter symbol?
Answer: Lamb

Question: What's the name of the Peanuts Easter special?
Answer: It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown

Question: Which day of Holy Week is to honor the Last Supper?
Answer: Holy Thursday

Question: What two games are traditionally played with Easter eggs?
Answer: Easter egg hunts and Easter egg rolls

Question: In the Bible, who was the first person to enter Jesus' tomb?
Answer: Peter

Question: The traditional Ukrainian way of painting Easter eggs is called what?
Answer: Pysanka

Question: What color jellybean is most popular?
Answer: Red

Question: Easter Sunday is also called what?
Answer: Resurrection Day

Question: In the Bible, what Jewish holiday was being celebrated the week of Jesus' death and resurrection?
Answer: Passover

Question: In the Bible, Judas traded Jesus in exchange for what?
Answer: 30 pieces of silver

Question: In the Bible, what prisoner was released instead of Jesus?
Answer: Barrabas

Question: How long does it currently take to produce one marshmallow Peep?
Answer: Six minutes

Question: What celebrity was made into a chocolate bunny for the first time in 2015?
Answer: Benedict Cumberbatch

Question: In Britain, the Easter Act of 1928 was an attempt to do what?
Answer: Establish a set annual date for Easter

Question: In England, when you dance between Easter eggs on a floor, it's called what?
Answer: Hop-egging

Question: What egg-shaped candy was illegal in the United States?
Answer: Kinder Surprise

Question: In eastern Christianity, the end of Lent is called what?
Answer: Lazarus Saturday

Question: In what season does Easter take place in Australia?
Answer: Autumn

Question: In the Bible, what did Jesus and his apostles eat at the Last Supper?
Answer: Bread and wine

Question: What holiday is celebrated on the last day before Lent begins?
Answer: Mardi Gras

Question: What state held the largest Easter egg hunt ever in the United States?
Answer: Florida

Question: What's the name of the jeweler who decorated Easter eggs for royalty?
Answer: Peter Karl Faberge

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