1. Which Christian observance does Easter commemorate, according to the New Testament?

2. In which season does Easter always fall in the Northern Hemisphere?

3. What is the name of the 40-day period of reflection and fasting that precedes Easter in the Christian calendar?

4. What is the name for the Sunday before Easter, marking Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem?

5. Which Thursday, the day before Good Friday, commemorates the Last Supper?

6. What is the name of the Friday solemnly observed by Christians to mark the crucifixion of Jesus?

7. Easter’s date moves each year because it is calculated based on which astronomical event?

8. What is the name of the 50-day period following Easter, ending with Pentecost?

9. What is the name of the popular Easter tradition where children search for hidden decorated eggs?

10. Which animal is the most widely recognised symbol of Easter in many Western countries, said to deliver eggs to children?

11. What is the term for the elaborate jewelled eggs created by Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Imperial family?

12. What do eggs traditionally symbolise in many cultures, tying into Easter’s springtime timing?

13. What colour were eggs traditionally first dyed in many early Easter customs, particularly in Eastern European traditions?

14. What is the name of the popular springtime sweet, typically shaped and wrapped to resemble an egg?

15. Which small, fluffy yellow bird is often used as a decoration symbolising new life at Easter?

16. What is the name of the traditional event held on the White House lawn each Easter Monday, involving children rolling eggs with spoons?

17. In which country did the tradition of the Easter Bunny originate?

18. Which spring flower, often given as a gift at Easter, is associated with the holiday in many Western countries?

19. In Greece, what traditional Easter custom involves cracking red-dyed eggs against one another?

20. What is the name of the Italian Easter bread, shaped like a dove?

21. In Sweden, children traditionally dress up as what, going door to door at Easter in a custom similar to Halloween?

22. What is the Spanish term for the Holy Week leading up to Easter, marked by elaborate religious processions, especially in Seville?

23. In Poland, what is the name of the basket of food traditionally blessed by a priest on Holy Saturday?

24. Which country is associated with the tradition of “Pace Egging”, a folk play performed at Easter?

25. Which season does Easter always fall within, in the Northern Hemisphere?

26. What is the term for the moment in spring when day and night are roughly equal in length?

27. Which bright yellow spring flower, often associated with Easter and St David’s Day, is the national flower of Wales?

28. What is the term for a young rabbit?

29. Which insect emerges from a chrysalis in a process closely associated with springtime renewal?

30. What is the term for an animal’s long, deep winter sleep, which many creatures emerge from as spring arrives?

31. Which yellow and purple spring bulb flower is one of the first to bloom each year, often pushing through snow?

32. What is the name for baby sheep, commonly seen in fields during the spring lambing season?

33. What is the name of the traditional spiced, fruited bun, marked with a cross on top, eaten on Good Friday?

34. Which roasted meat is a traditional centrepiece of many Easter Sunday lunches?

35. What is the name of the traditional fruit cake, layered with marzipan, often eaten at Easter in the UK?

36. What type of egg-shaped chocolate treat, with a surprise toy inside, is popular in the UK and Italy?

37. Which pastel-coloured, sugar-coated sweet, shaped like a small egg, is a popular Easter confectionery in the United States?

38. What is the name of the herb traditionally paired with roast lamb in Easter dishes, often served as a sauce?

39. In the United Kingdom, what is the public holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday called?

40. Which chocolate company is famous for its Creme Egg, a popular Easter treat in the UK?