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• Children dress as witches and • Finland

beg for chocolate eggs in the Iceland
streets in which Nordic
country each Easter? Norway
What is the name of the special Easter blessing for the world that
the Pope gives in St. Peter's Square (Vatican City) at noon on
Easter Sunday?
• Regina Caeli. • The Urbi et Orbi is a special
• Urbi et Orbi. address and blessing reserved
only for Easter and Christmas
• Vespers and Te Deum (and immediately after a new
• Angelus Pope takes office). The blessing
• A. is followed by a greeting to the
people of the world in several
languages.
The Czech traditional Beránek is a cake made in the shape of
what?

• An egg • People have made cakes in the

• A dove shape of lambs for more than
1,000 years. It is thought they
• A cross were even made as a substitute
• A lamb sacrifice for an animal before
Christianity came to the area.
In which country do devotees undergo actual crucifixion (although not to death) as a part of the Easter Good
Friday celebration?

• Colombia • Although the government and

• Mexico Catholic Church leaders try to
dissuade adherents from
• Philippines undergoing crucifixion, several
• Spain people endure the treatment for
thousands of spectators each year
to atone for sins, give thanks to
God, or receive a miracle cure.
Medical personnel attends to the
men when they are brought
down.
In Norway, what type of Easter themed books (called
Paaskekrimmen) are released on Easter?

• love stories •  Easter thrillers are crime novels

• thrillers released just for the holiday.
Originally, this custom began as
• children`s stories a publicity stunt in the 1920s.
• fables
Which Greek island is famous for tossing
pots out windows on Easter?
• Kos • After two days of the three
• Rhodos Philharmonic Societies (local
bands) parading through the
Corfu streets playing music, balconies
Santorini are bedecked with red banners,
and large clay pots filled with
water are tossed into the street
below. The entire thing is
organized to prevent accidental
injuries, and the bands resume
parading through the clay shards.
Each year in Haux, France what giant thing
does the community make?
• A papier-mâché egg • Every year on Easter Monday,
• An omelette. the townspeople of the Southern
French town of Haux crack more
• A chocolate bunny than 4500 eggs to make a giant
• A resurrection cake omelette that feeds more than
1000 people. The origin of this
tradition dates back to when
Napoleon and his army were
travelling through the South of
France
In which country did the April Fools' Day
originated?
• France • April the first is commonly known
• England as April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day
in most English speaking countries.
• Germany The custom is believed to have
• Sweden started in France when the
Gregorian calendar was adopted by
King Charles IX in 1582. In this
calendar the new year started on
January 1. People who did not use
the new date but still celebrated on
April 1st became the butt of jokes.
On April 1st 1957, the BBC played a practical joke on its viewers.
A program showed a certain product being harvested in
Switzerland. What was it?
• Cotton • The highly acclaimed
• Spaghetti documentary programme
"Panorama" showed strands of
• Bananas spaghetti being plucked from
• Money bushes. This resulted in many
phone calls to the BBC, most of
which were from viewers who
believed the tale and wanted to
know where they could buy
spaghetti plants!
From which country does the Easter Bunny
story originate?
• Germany • Originating among German
Lutherans, the "Easter Hare"
• Italy originally played the role of a judge,
• France evaluating whether children were
• Portugal good or disobedient in behavior at
the start of the season of Eastertide,
[1] similar to the "naughty or nice"
list made by Santa Claus. As part of
the legend, the creature carries
colored eggs in its basket, as well as
candy, and sometimes toys, to the
homes of children.
We all know the story of Alice right? She fell down a hole and
visited Wonderland. Who was she chasing when she fell down the
hole?
• The Purple Rabbit
• The Brown Rabbit
• The White Rabbit
• The Black Rabbit
Who were the colonialists which gave the name the Easter
Island to the most remote place in the world?
• The Dutch • The first recorded European
• The Americans contact with the island was on 5
April 1722, Easter Sunday, by
• The Spanish Dutch navigator Jacob
• The Italians Roggeveen. His visit resulted in
the death of about a dozen
islanders, including and the
wounding of many others
What was Alfred Hitchcock’s most favorite
easter egg to add to his movies?
• Appear in his own movies • He appears in a total of 39 out of
• There is always an evil bird in all his 52 movies
his movies
• The main character is driving the
same car in every movie
Which Disney movie is referenced as an easter
egg in the below picture from Hercules?
• Snow white
• The Jungle Book
• Tarzan
• Lion King
What easter egg was used as an imagery to
foreshadow death in the Godfather?
• A banana
• An orange
• A magnolia
• An éclair
Which another Johnny Depp movie is
referenced in the below still from Rango?
• Dark Shadows
• Sweeney Todd – The barber from
Fleet Street
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
• Chocolat