Trivia Time: 20 questions on Easter

Here’s some more Expat Living trivia for you! This time, it’s 20 quiz questions all about Easter – from bunnies and the Bible to Easter foods and more.

#1 What’s the word for the twisting leap in the air that rabbits do when they’re happy – is it a rinky, a dinky or a binky?

#2 Reading crime novels is a popular Easter tradition in Norway, true or false?

#3 Easter Island is located in which ocean?

#4 What was the name of the Roman governor of Judaea who presided over the trial of Jesus in the first century AD?

#5 Starting with “F” are what type of jewelled eggs crafted in Russia over 100 years ago and considered the most expensive Easter eggs in the world?

#6 Who directed the 2004 biblical drama The Passion of the Christ, starring Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci?

#7 What common girl’s name is an anagram of “Easter”?

#8 Cadbury produced its first chocolate Easter egg in which year, 1875, 1901 or 1925?

#9 In 1979, an employee at Atari coined a term for a secret message, image or feature that can be found hidden in a computer game, and which later came to apply to movies and other media too. What is the term? 

#10 What name is commonly given to the Sunday before Easter Sunday?

#11 Śmigus-dyngus, the Easter Monday celebration that involves drenching other people in water, is traditionally held in which country: Poland, Peru or Iceland?

#12 Who wrote the music for Jesus Christ Superstar, a 1970 rock opera based loosely around the last week of Jesus’s life?

#13 Which native animal do you commonly find in chocolate form alongside bunnies at Easter time in Australia? 

#14 What is the latest possible date for Easter Sunday to fall in a given year: 13 April, 25 April or 1 May?

#15 Which song by the Beatles features the following line: “I am the egg man, they are the egg men”

#16 Which of the following foods do we not normally associate with Easter: hot cross buns, roast lamb, pretzels, trifle, Simnel cake?

#17 In which of the four seasons does Easter take place in Argentina?

#18 In the Bible, how many days are there between the death of Jesus and his resurrection? 

#19 Which famous place in America hosts an annual event for children known as the “Easter Egg Roll”? 

#20 “Frohe Ostern!” means “Happy Easter!” in what language?

Bonus

Who am I?
(If you can answer correctly on the first clue, you get 10 points, but you lose a point for each additional clue you require after that.)

• I was born on 15 April 1990, which happened to be Easter Sunday that year. (10)
• My birthplace was Paris, and I lived there until the age of five. (9)
• One of my middle names is Duerre. (8)
• At school in England, I enjoyed playing field hockey and dancing, but I also had my heart set on acting. (7)
• Today, I’m a certified yoga teacher and meditation instructor. (6)
• I’m also one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, with a net worth of approximately US$80 million. (5)
• My first film role is my most famous role. (4)
• I’ve given high-profile speeches at the UN on the topic of gender equality, and I helped launch the HeForShe campaign. (3)
• I played Hermione Grainger in the Harry Potter film series. (2)
• I am Emma who? (1)

All the answers!

#1 Binky
#2 True
#3 Pacific
#4 Pontius Pilate
#5 Fabergé eggs
#6 Mel Gibson
#7 Teresa
#8 1875
#9 Easter egg
#10 Palm Sunday
#11 Poland
#12 Andrew Lloyd Webber
#13 Bilby
#14 25 April (but it hasn’t fallen on such a late date since 1943, and won’t again until 2038)
#15 “I Am The Walrus”
#16 Trifle
#17 Autumn
#18 Three
#19 The White House (specifically, on the South Lawn)
#20 German

Bonus: Emma Watson

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Michaela Bisset

Michaela is the youngest member of the Expat Living team and therefore the best one. She's London born but Singapore grown. Third culture kid. She’s always on the lookout for the best drinking deals and latest vegetarian bites.