197+ Best Easter Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: Approximately how many chocolate bunnies are sold each Easter?

Answer: 60 million

Question: Which South African politician died on Easter Saturday, 2010?

Answer: Eugène Terre'Blanche

Question: Which actor died on Good Friday, 2002?

Answer: Rico Yan

Question: What kind of bread is associated with Easter?

Answer: Hot Cross Bun

Question: What kind of meat is often associated with Easter?

Answer: Lamb

Question: Who narrates the Gospel of John?

Answer: Christopher Plummer

Question: Which former Hungarian leader died on Easter Monday, 2005?

Answer: Pal Losonczi

Question: Which actor died on Easter Saturday, 2007?

Answer: Barry Nelson

Question: Who fixed the date of Easter?

Answer: Council of Nicaea

Question: Which cosmonaut died on Easter Monday, 2010?

Answer: Vitaly Sevastyanov

Question: Which film director died on Good Friday, 2007?

Answer: Luigi Comencini

Question: How old is the world's oldest hot cross bun?

Answer: 189 years

Question: The word 'Easter' comes from what?

Answer: Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility

Question: What did the Scandinavians call Easter?

Answer: Ostra

Question: On what day was Jesus crucified?

Answer: Good Friday

Question: Easter is a celebration of what?

Answer: Resurrection of Christ

Question: Where is the world's largest collection of Easter eggs?

Answer: Poland

Question: How much does the world's largest chocolate bunny weigh?

Answer: 3 tons

Question: Which company designed the world's most expensive egg?

Answer: House of Faberge

Question: When did the rabbit first appear as an Easter symbol?

Answer: 16th century

Question: Which record producer died on Easter Monday, 2008?

Answer: Neil Aspinall

Question: The Easter egg is a symbol of what?

Answer: Rebirth

Question: Babka bread is traditionally eaten during which holiday?

Answer: Easter

Question: On which day is it traditional to make pancakes?

Answer: Shrove Tuesday

Question: Which member of the Ramones died on Easter Sunday, 2001?

Answer: Joey

Question: Which biophysicist died on Easter Sunday, 2003?

Answer: Bernard Katz

Question: How much did the world's most expensive egg sell for?

Answer: $9.5 million

Question: What is the Friday before Easter Sunday called?

Answer: Good Friday

Question: What does Palm Sunday celebrate?

Answer: Jesus riding into Jerusalem

Question: Which spiritual leader died on Easter Sunday, 2011?

Answer: Sathya Sai Baba

Question: Which actress died on Easter Sunday, 2003?

Answer: Ruth Hale

Question: Who helped Jesus carry his cross?

Answer: Simon of Cyrene

Question: Which writer died on Easter Monday, 2007?

Answer: AJ Carothers

Question: Which cartoonist died on Easter Saturday, 2007?

Answer: Johnny Hart

Question: Which singer died on Easter Monday, 2003?

Answer: Nina Simone

Question: Which of these foods is often eaten on Shrove Tuesday?

Answer: Pancakes

Question: Which actress died on Easter Sunday, 2009?

Answer: Marilyn Chambers

Question: Which famous soldier died on Easter Monday, 2002?

Answer: Simo Hayha

Question: Which boxer died on Easter Sunday, 2014?

Answer: Rubin Carter

Question: Where is the world's largest decorated Easter egg?

Answer: Canada

Question: Which cardinal died on Easter Saturday, 2008?

Answer: Adolfo Suarez Rivera

Question: Which race car driver died on Easter Saturday, 2006?

Answer: Louise Smith

Question: Lent, the period that precedes Easter, begins on what day?

Answer: Ash Wednesday

Question: Which flower is associated with Easter?

Answer: Lily

Question: Which singer died on Easter Monday, 2006?

Answer: Calum Kennedy

Question: Hot cross buns are traditionally eaten on which day?

Answer: Good Friday

Question: Where can you find the world's largest decorated Easter egg?

Answer: Canada

Question: Which Muslim leader died on Easter Saturday, 2003?

Answer: Mirza Tahir Ahmad

Question: Sweet focaccia is often eaten during which holiday?

Answer: Easter

Question: Where would you go to see the world's largest chocolate bunny?

Answer: South Africa

Question: Whose government was ruled illegal on Good Friday, 2009?

Answer: Frank Bainimarama

Question: Which motorcycle racer died on Easter Sunday, 2003?

Answer: Daijiro Kato

Question: Which country brought us the tradition of Easter Eggs?

Answer: Germany

Question: What is the most popular Easter candy?

Answer: Chocolate eggs

Question: The world's most expensive egg was sold in what year?

Answer: 2002

Question: Paques is the name for Easter in which language?

Answer: French

Question: Which actor died on Easter Monday, 2008?

Answer: Richard Widmark

Question: What is the most popular symbol on Hallmark's Easter cards?

Answer: Eggs

Question: What are the Easter colors?

Answer: Purple and yellow

Question: When was the first Easter Egg roll at the white House?

Answer: 1878

Question: In Australia, rabbits are not a popular animal, so which creature do they use for Easter instead?

Answer: Bilby

Question: Including Jesus, how many people were at the Last Supper?

Answer: 13

Question: Which job did Zacchaeus hold in the bible?

Answer: A chief tax collector

Question: In which country was there a government demonstration on Easter Saturday, 2005?

Answer: Taiwan

Question: How much did the world's most expensive chocolate egg sell for?

Answer: £7,000

Question: When was the Easter Act passed?

Answer: 1928

Question: How did Easter Island get its name?

Answer: The day of discovery

Question: How much do Americans spend on Easter candy per year?

Answer: $2 billion

Question: Approximately how many Easter eggs are hunted per year?

Answer: 1 billion

Question: Where does the custom of Easter baskets originate?

Answer: Catholics

Question: Which journalist died on Easter Saturday, 2012?

Answer: Mike Wallace

Question: Which social theorist died on Easter Sunday, 2009?

Answer: Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

Question: How is the Thursday before Easter known?

Answer: Maundy Thursday

Question: Which two spices were used to prepare Jesus' body for burial?

Answer: Aloes and Myrrh

Question: Which former UK Prime Minister died on Easter Saturday, 2005?

Answer: James Callaghan

Question: What did the Romans do with the coat that Jesus had worn?

Answer: Cast lots

Question: What color was the cloak that Jesus wore when he went to the cross?

Answer: Purple

Question: What is the name for the traditional Ukrainian craft of egg decorating?

Answer: Pysanka

Question: If you do not want bad luck, what chore should you not do on Good Friday?

Answer: Wash clothes

Question: Who narrates the Easter movie The King of Kings?

Answer: Orson Welles

Question: What traditionally did children do to prepare for the Easter Hare in Germany?

Answer: Built nests

Question: What day precedes Ash Wednesday?

Answer: Shrove Tuesday

Question: Easter Island belongs to which South American country?

Answer: Chile

Question: In what year did Chile take possession of Easter Island?

Answer: 1888

Question: Who plays Jesus in The Last Temptation of Christ?

Answer: Willem Dafoe

Question: Which disciple betrays Jesus to the chief priests?

Answer: Judas

Question: Which country is often credited with starting the Easter Bunny tradition?

Answer: Germany

Question: Who was the lead female in the film Easter Parade?

Answer: Judy Garland

Question: Which Easter movie was released in 2011?

Answer: Hop

Question: The comedy television series Pizza, which began on Easter Monday, 2000, was created by who?

Answer: Paul Fenech

Question: What kind of cloth was used to wrap the body of Jesus?

Answer: Linen

Question: What is the name given to the last week of Lent?

Answer: Holy Week

Question: The Bible states that Jesus arose on which day?

Answer: The first day of the week

Question: What kind of crown was placed upon Jesus' head?

Answer: Thorns

Question: Who directed the Easter film Annie Hall?

Answer: Woody Allen

Question: How many days does Lent last for?

Answer: 40

Question: What happened to Jesus on Easter Sunday?

Answer: He rose from the dead

Question: How many men were crucified with Jesus?

Answer: 2

Question: Which country held its first-ever general elections on Easter Monday, 2008?

Answer: Bhutan

Question: People often baked on Good Friday. What did they believe of the bread baked on this day?

Answer: It would never go moldy

Question: Husvet is the name for Easter in which language?

Answer: Hungarian

Question: On Easter, what do you have to do if you want good luck in the coming year?

Answer: Wear new clothes

Question: Who directed the Passion of Christ?

Answer: Mel Gibson

Question: What kind of company is 'Eastern SkyJets'?

Answer: Airline

Question: Which Easter film features the evil Irontail?

Answer: Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Question: The Easter Rabbit was first introduced to North America following what?

Answer: US Civil War

Question: At Jesus' trial, when Peter denied knowing Jesus, what gave him away?

Answer: His Galilean accent

Question: What is the name of the best known Easter Bunny in North America?

Answer: Peter

Question: Which disciple betrays Jesus three times?

Answer: Peter

Question: Who rolled away the stone from the mouth of the grave in which Jesus had been placed?

Answer: An angel

Question: How many disciples attended the Last Supper?

Answer: 12

Question: Who wrote the music for the film Easter Parade?

Answer: Irving Berlin

Question: In which month was Easter in 2014?

Answer: April

Question: In which country was there a state of emergency declared over Easter 2009?

Answer: Thailand

Question: When was the movie Jesus of Nazareth made?

Answer: 1977

Question: According to a survey what part of the chocolate bunny do most American's eat first?

Answer: Ears

Question: How did Jesus enter Jerusalem?

Answer: Riding a donkey

Question: Which of these actresses died on Easter Sunday 2013?

Answer: Helena Carroll

Question: In some countries, they have traditional Easter bonfires. What do people burn at these fires?

Answer: Effigies of Judas

Question: Who directed the Easter film Annie Hall?

Answer: Woody Allen

Question: Easter always falls in which season?

Answer: Spring

Question: Who narrates the Gospel of John?

Answer: Christopher Plummer

Question: What expression of worship and rejoicing means 'God be praised'?

Answer: Hallelujah

Question: Which of these politicians died on Easter Sunday 2013?

Answer: Ernie Bridge

Question: Which member of British royalty died on Easter Saturday, 2002?

Answer: The Queen Mother

Question: Which of these writers was born on Good Friday?

Answer: Samuel Beckett

Question: Azawad was declared independent from which country on Good Friday, 2012?

Answer: Mali

Question: Which of these illustrators died on Easter Sunday 2013?

Answer: Bob Clarke

Question: How was Jesus killed?

Answer: Crucified

Question: At what hour did they crucify Jesus?

Answer: The third hour

Question: Which of these singers was born on Easter Sunday?

Answer: Muddy Waters

Question: Eggs have been dyed for centuries. What was the most commonly used color?

Answer: Red

Question: Pascua is the name for Easter in which language?

Answer: Spanish

Question: At Jesus' trial, what happened when Peter had denied knowing Jesus 3 times?

Answer: The cock crowed

Question: How many disciples attended the Last Supper?

Answer: 12

Question: Who took Jesus prisoner?

Answer: Romans

Question: In which Easter film would you see John Wayne?

Answer: The Greatest Story Ever told

Question: The world's most expensive chocolate egg was made in what year?

Answer: 2012

Question: On the side of which hill was the garden of Gethsemane?

Answer: The Mount of Olives

Question: When did the movie The Easter Parade debut?

Answer: 1948

Question: How was Jesus fastened to the cross?

Answer: Nails

Question: Which of these actors was born on Easter Sunday?

Answer: Paul Rudd

Question: PÃ¥sk is the name for Easter in which language?

Answer: Swedish

Question: Who played the lead male in the film Easter Parade?

Answer: Fred Astaire

Question: Which of these actresses was born on Easter Sunday?

Answer: Emma Watson

Question: Which movie about Christ is based on the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis?

Answer: The Last Temptation of Christ

Question: At Jesus' trial, when Peter denied knowing Jesus, what gave him away?

Answer: His Galilean accent

Question: Maundy Thursday falls on which day of the Holy Week before Easter?

Answer: 5th

Question: In what year did the classic family movie Easter Peanuts come out?

Answer: 1974

Question: How many angels, according to the Gospel of John, were inside the sepulchre?

Answer: 2

Question: According to Gospel of Matthew, where was Jesus crucified?

Answer: Golgotha

Question: In the film Winnie the Pooh - Springtime with Roo, who cancels Easter?

Answer: Rabbit

Question: What color are the Easter bunny costumes in the movie Hank and Mike?

Answer: Pink

Question: Who plays the role of the Pharaoh in the Easter favorite movie, Ten Commandments?

Answer: Yul Brynner

Question: In which century were chocolate eggs first made for Easter?

Answer: 19th

Question: In which Easter film would you see Max von Sydow in the role of Jesus?

Answer: The Greatest Story Ever Told

Question: Which Easter movie was forced to stop filming in Arizona due to snow?

Answer: The Greatest Story Ever Told

Question: What game was sometimes played in church as part of the Easter celebration?

Answer: Toss the Egg

Question: When was the date of Easter fixed by the council of nicaea?

Answer: 325 AD

Question: Which actor plays the lead role in the Easter themed movie Hop?

Answer: James Marsden

Question: In which continent were chocolate eggs first made for Easter?

Answer: Europe

Question: Which movie is based on the story of two men being unemployed Easter bunnies?

Answer: Hank and Mike

Question: Which of these religious figures died on Easter Sunday 2013?

Answer: Charles Amarin Brand

Question: The Bible states that Jesus' betrayer committed suicide. How did he do this?

Answer: Hung himself

Question: In which Easter movie would you see Judas being played by Rip Torn?

Answer: King of Kings

Question: At the Last Supper, what food did Jesus liken to his body?

Answer: Bread

Question: In which Easter movie does Sunny the bunny deliver eggs to the next town?

Answer: The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town

Question: In the Gospel according to Matthew, who is compelled to carry Jesus' cross?

Answer: Simon

Question: What is second to Easter in the ranking of top-selling confectionery holidays?

Answer: Halloween

Question: After being resurrected, Jesus shows himself to the disciples beside which sea?

Answer: Tiberias

Question: In which movie do Jay and Silent Bob beat up the Easter Bunny?

Answer: Mallrats

Question: How many silver coins did the chief priests give Judas to betray Jesus?

Answer: 30

Question: In the 2004 movie The Passion of the Christ, who plays Jesus?

Answer: Jim Caviezel

Question: At Jesus' trial, to whom did Pilate send Jesus when he heard he was from Galilee?

Answer: Herod

Question: What day of the week does the Easter Egg Roll take place on at the White House?

Answer: Monday

Question: In the movie Winnie the Pooh - Springtime with Roo, who does the voice of Pooh?

Answer: Jim Cummings

Question: In Yogi Bear's Easter special, what happened to the Easter Bunny?

Answer: He is kidnapped

Question: Which US President started the Easter Egg Roll at the White House?

Answer: Rutherford B. Hayes

Question: In the Easter song, Lord of the Dance, on which day did the world turn black?

Answer: Friday

Question: A 'Crucession' is a procession headed by which symbolic object?

Answer: A cross

Question: How many eggs are part of the White house collectable set?

Answer: 5

Question: What is the word used to describe the men at the table with Jesus?

Answer: Disciples

Question: In which family Easter movie would you hear the voice of Burl Ives?

Answer: The First Easter Rabbit

Question: Which actor plays the voice of E.B. the Bunny in the movie Hop?

Answer: Russell Brand

Question: What symbol of the empty tomb is commonly decorated at Easter by kids?

Answer: Eggs

Question: In the classic Easter film Jesus of Nazareth, who plays Jesus?

Answer: Robert Powell

Question: In the movie 'The Lion of Judah', what kind of animal is Judah?

Answer: Lamb

Question: Where can you find the world's largest decorated Easter egg?

Answer: Canada

Question: In the movie Winnie the Pooh - Springtime with Roo, who does the voice of Roo?

Answer: Jimmy Bennett

Question: At Easter, what percentage of people bite off the chocolate bunny ears first?

Answer: 76

Question: What sweet objects are commonly 'hunted' by children at Easter time?

Answer: Chocolate eggs

Question: The bible states that Jesus was scourged. What does the word scourge mean?

Answer: Whip

Question: Jesus prophesized that Peter would deny him how many times?

Answer: 3

Question: In which children's Easter movie would you see the little engine that could?

Answer: The Easter Bunny is coming to Town

Question: What do people call the meal Jesus and his followers shared before his arrest?

Answer: The Last Supper

Question: When Jesus was crucified, he was not alone. What crimes had the others committed?

Answer: Theft

Question: What does Judas do to indicate to the high priests which man is Jesus?

Answer: Kisses him