Since the last Monday in the month coincides with
Easter, the theme for this month's Quiz is things loosely associated with Easter.
As always the correct answer can be checked by highlighting the line
under the question.
This quiz is a multiple choice quiz – for a change of
pace.
1
Which country brought us the tradition of
Easter Eggs
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Holland
d)
Germany
A d) Germany
2 In which ocean is Easter Island?
a) Pacific
b) Atlantic
c) Indian
d) Arctic
A a)
Pacific
3 Easter
Island, in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, was discovered on Easter Sunday,
1722, by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who was actually looking for
somewhere else. The island is now an overseas territory of which country?
a) The Netherlands
b) The United Kingdom
c) Ecuador
d) Chile
A d) Chile
4 Who
wrote the songs for the 1948 musical film Easter Parade?
a) Cole
Porter
b)
Irving Berlin
c)
Sammy Cahn
d)
George Gershwin
A b) Irving Berlin
5 Purple is a common colour for Easter.
In the ancient world the purple dye came from where?
(a) Violets
(b) Grapes
(c) Shellfish
(d) Crushed amethyst rocks
(b) Grapes
(c) Shellfish
(d) Crushed amethyst rocks
A c) Shellfish
6 What
was the Jewish feast which was being celebrated the week Christ was crucified?
a) Passover
b) Hannukah
c) Yom Kippur
A a) Passover
7 Who was the first person to see the risen
Christ?
a) Mary, Mother of Jesus
b) Peter
c) Mary Magdalene
d) Martha
A c) Mary Magdalene – Mark 16:9
8 Which
Christian name, popular in France, is derived from a Latin word meaning
'relating to Easter' and is therefore usually given to children born at around
that time?
a) Joel
b) Raphael
c) Gabriel
d) Pascal
A d - Pascal
9 In
Oberammergau in Bavaria, the famed Passion Play has been performed by villagers
every 10 years or so since 1634. What event started this tradition?
a) The arrival in the area of the
Black Death
b) A nearby earthquake, estimated
at 6.5 on the Richter scale
c) The performance of a similar
play in nearby Unterammergau
d) The unexpected visit of the
Elector of the Roman Catholic Church
A a) The Black Death or Plague – residents vowed to
put on the play if they were spared
10 When
archaeologists excavated this ancient city, which had been buried under
volcanic ash since AD 79, they found two small buns, each marked with a cross.
Which city?
a) Pompeii
b) Herculaneum
c) Nola
d) Messina
A b) Herculaneum
Always learning something.
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