The big day is almost here! There's just a few days to go until the annual chocolate-eating fest...and while you’ve probably got a big roast dinner and an egg hunt planned, a night in with some silly games could be the perfect end to your Easter Sunday.

Between scoffing chocolate eggs and sipping something fizzy, why not test your knowledge with a quiz all about the spring celebration?

From the history of Easter traditions to famous film and TV moments, we’ve put together the ultimate Easter quiz with 50 questions to challenge friends and family (and there's a PDF below if you want to print it out!).

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Easter Trivia

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  1. In what year was the first ever Easter egg made in the UK?

    1873

    2. How old is the Cadbury Creme Egg?

    63 years old

    3. What does the Easter egg symbolise?

    The discovery of Jesus’ tomb

    4. How many Easter Eggs does the average child receive in the UK?

    8.8

    5. How much is spent on chocolate eggs in total each year?

    230million

    6. What flower is most commonly associated with Easter?

    Lily

    7. How many Mini Eggs are there in a standard bag?

    Approximately 23

    8. “How do you eat yours?” was the famous advertising slogan for which iconic Easter item?

    Cadbury’s Creme Egg

    9. What colour foil are Lindt chocolate bunnies wrapped in?

    Gold

    10. How much does an average Malteser bunny weigh?

    29g

    11. How many Easter Eggs are sold in the UK every year?

    80 million

    12. How many Creme Eggs are produced daily?

    1.5million

      Easter Around the World

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      1. On what street in New York does the Easter Parade take place?

      Fifth Avenue

      2. In which Asian country is the Easter Bunny celebrated?

      Japan

      3. In which country is their traditional Easter bread shaped like a dove?

      Italy

      4. Which American state holds the world’s largest Easter egg hunt each year?

      Florida

      5. Which famous location hosts an annual Easter Egg Roll event?

      The White House

      6. Which European country do they have a water splashing tradition on Easter Monday?

      Poland

      7. In which country is a sweet bread known as Paska traditionally baked for Easter?

      Ukraine

      8. Which UK city hosts an annual Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at Bournville?

      Birmingham

        Easter Movies

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        1. In Hop, what is the name of the Easter Bunny’s son?

        E.B.

        2. Which two iconic Hollywood actors star opposite each other in the film Easter Parade?

        Gene Kelly and Judy Garland

        3. In Rise of the Guardians, what is the Easter Bunny’s real name?

        E. Aster Bunnymund

        4. Who plays the Easter Bunny in the film Hop?

        Hugh Laurie

        5. The comedy special Easter Beagle features Snoopy and which other cartoon character?

        Charlie Brown

        6. Which Filipino comedian is the leading actor in Easter Sunday?

        Jo Koy

        7. In The Dog Who Saved Easter, what is the starring Labrador called?

        Zeus

        8. Which children’s character famously falls into a river of chocolate at Willy Wonka’s factory?

        Augustus Gloop

        9. In what 2000 comedy does Rowan Atkinson attend a chaotic Easter service?

        Mr Bean

        10. Which family comedy features a giant mischievous rabbit voiced by James Corden?

        Peter Rabbit

          Easter Tradition

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          1. Which event in Jesus’ life does Easter revolve around?

          The resurrection

          2. Which country does the Easter Bunny come from?

          Germany

          3. What day marks the start of Holy Week?

          Palm Sunday

          4. On what religious day does Lent begin?

          Ash Wednesday

          5. From which Anglo-Saxon goddess does ‘Easter’ derive its name?

          Eostre

          6. Which part of the Bible is the Easter story told in?

          The four Gospels of the New Testament

          7. In which time period did the first ever Easter Egg hunt take place?

          Late 16th to 17th century

          8. When is ‘Holy Week’ this year?

          Sunday March 29 to Sunday 5 April

          9. What is the Sunday before Easter called?

          Palm Sunday

          10. In the Bible, who was the first person to see the resurrected Jesus?

          Mary Magdalene

            Easter Food

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            1. What food is traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the UK?

            Hot cross buns

            2. Which meat is commonly had on an Easter roast dinner?

            Lamb

            3. What were the first edible Easter eggs in Europe made from?

            Sugar and marzipan

            4. Eggs were traditionally dyed red for Easter to represent what?

            Jesus’ blood

            5. Malteser bunnies are sold in which 2 flavours, other than original?

            Orange and popcorn

            6. Why are there traditionally 11 marzipan balls on a Simnel cake?

            To represent the apostles, excluding Judas

            7. Which chocolate company made the first chocolate Easter egg in the UK?

            Fry’s

            8. What is the fondant inside of a Creme Egg made from?

            Sugar and glucose syrup

            9. What flavour is the Lindt ‘Dubai’ style Chocolate egg?

            Pistachio

            10. Which food is traditionally given up over the Lent period?

            Chocolate