Easter Trivia Quiz Questions (2024 update)
Below you’ll find a selection of quiz questions about Easter and Easter-related topics. Test your own knowledge, or use them for a fun Easter quiz you’re making. In fact, use them however you want :-).
This page was last updated on: January 10, 2024
Easter Questions
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Question: What do Christians celebrate on Easter?
Answer: That Jesus rose from the dead
Question: In which Jewish feast does Easter have its origin?
Answer: Passover (Pesach)
Question: On which two weekdays is Easter always celebrated?
Answer: Sunday and Monday
Question: What is the last Sunday of Lent (the Sunday before Easter) also called?
Answer: Palm Sunday or also called Palm Passover
Question: What is the name of the musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber that is about the last week in the life of Jesus?
Answer: Jesus Christ Superstar
Question: What blessing does the pope pronounce from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Easter?
Answer: Urbi et orbi
Question: What does the statement "Those are figs after Easter" mean?
Answer: That something is too late to make sense
Question: What is the Friday before Easter also called?
Answer: Good Friday
Question: With what kind of branches would a large crowd have welcomed Jesus as a king in Jerusalem?
Answer: Palm branches
Question: We know the Easter Bunny, but which animal is central to Australia during Easter?
Answer: The Bilby (Easter Bilby)
Question: On what day would Jesus have risen from the dead?
Answer: Easter Sunday
Question: What are the names of the most famous and precious Easter eggs commissioned by Russian tsars?
Answer: Fabergé eggs
Question: Which Mel Gibson film is about the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus Christ?
Answer: The Passion of the Christ
Question: How long is the period from Easter to Ascension Day?
Answer: 40 days
Question: What is the week before Easter also called?
Answer: Holy Week
Question: According to Christians, on what day is Jesus arrested after being betrayed by Judas with a kiss?
Answer: Maundy Thursday
Question: Which 2011 movie is about the rabbit E.B. who has to succeed his father as the Easter Bunny?
Answer: Hop
Question: In which North Brabant town will the Paaspop 2023 festival take place?
Answer: Schijndel
Question: In which Frisian city did The Passion 2023 take place?
Answer: Harlingen
Question: On what day do priests with ashes put a cross on the forehead of churchgoers?
Answer: Ash Wednesday
Question: In which Scandinavian country do they traditionally know an Easter witch?
Answer: Sweden
Question: To which South American country does Easter Island belong?
Answer: Chile
Question: According to the Christian faith, on what day is Jesus delivered to Prefect Pilate?
Answer: Good Friday
Question: In what country is the tradition that Easter eggs are red and symbolize the blood of Jesus?
Answer: Greece
Question: On what day would Jesus have entered the city of Jerusalem?
Answer: Palm Sunday or also called Palm Passover
Question: Which symbol for Easter was first mentioned around 1840 and originated in Germany?
Answer: The Easter Bunny
Question: What do you call the day on which the 40-day Lent begins, which runs through Silent Saturday?
Answer: Ash Wednesday
Question: In 2012, Espelo made a huge Easter fire and submitted this achievement as a record to the Guinness Book of Records. How high was the Easter fire? You may be 5 meters off
Answer: 45.98 meters height
Question: Who played Jesus in The Passion in 2023?
Answer: Sinan Eroglu
Question: What does 'Like finding an Easter egg' mean?
Answer: This phrase refers to discovering a hidden or unexpected surprise
Question: What sweet roll, usually made with fruit, marked with a cross on the top, is traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the United Kingdom?
Answer: A Hot cross bun
Question: What is the Saturday that follows Good Friday and is the last day of Lent called?
Answer: Easter Saturday or Silent Saturday
Question: Which famous painter made the painting the Last Supper?
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
Question: In which country do they have the tradition Śmigus-Dyngus or Lany Poniedziałek (Wet Monday), where on Easter Monday people wet each other with water or perfume?
Answer: Poland
Question: In Spanish-speaking countries, what is Holy Week, the week before Easter, called?
Answer: Semana Santa
Bonus Easter quiz questions 
Question: Which “Passion” by Bach is traditionally performed during Easter in The Netherlands?
Answer: The St. Matthew Passion
Question: According to the Bible, what did Jesus and his apostles eat at the Last Supper?
Answer: Bread and wine