Quiz
1. What does Mardi Gras have to do with Easter?
2. What is the origin of the word "Easter"?
3. What is the difference between a rabbit and a hare?
4. Which President inaugurated the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll?
5. Where does the White House Easter Egg Roll take place?
6. What species of lily is the Easter lily?
7. How is the date for Easter Sunday calculated?
8. How many dates is Easter observed?
9. What is the feature of Roman Catholic life that requires members to receive communion between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday?
10. What is an Easter candle usually made of?
1. What does Mardi Gras have to do with Easter?
Mardi Gras is the last day to indulge before Lent.
2. What is the origin of the word "Easter"?
It was the name of a spring goddess.
3. What is the difference between a rabbit and a hare?
Rabbits generally have shorter ears and legs than hares.
4. Which President inaugurated the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll?
Andrew Johnson
5. Where does the White House Easter Egg Roll take place?
The South Lawn
6. What species of lily is the Easter lily?
The white trumpet lily of Japan
7. How is the date for Easter Sunday calculated?
The first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
8. How many dates is Easter observed?
2
9. What is the feature of Roman Catholic life that requires members to receive communion between Ash Wednesday and Trinity Sunday?
The Easter duty
10. What is an Easter candle usually made of?
Beeswax