1. Jesus' resurrection
   Jesus' death
2. Jesus' birthday

Easter is celebrated to memorialize Jesus' rise from the tomb.

1. the Revelations
   Lent
2. Advent

Easter marks the end of Lent.

1. 40 days when Catholics can't drink alcohol
   40 days of religious observance
2. 40 days where Christians can't eat meat

Many Christian denominations mark Lent with prayer, abstinence or fasting.

1. the first words at an Easter Mass
   the exclamation "hallelujah!"
2. a customary Easter greeting in some Christian cultures

It's roughly translated as "Christ is risen!"

1. It's the first Sunday in April.
   It's based on the lunisolar calendar.
2. It's the Sunday before equinox.

And it gets even more complicated ...

1. Julian
   Gregorian
2. both

Eastern Christianity uses the Julian; Western uses the Gregorian. So yes, the two arms of Christianity celebrate their biggest holiday on different dates.

1. Super Wednesday
   Spy Wednesday
2. Special Wednesday

Based on the formation of Judas Iscariot's betrayal, "Spy Wednesday" sounds more like a cool midweek movie feature on television.

1. the Thursday before Easter
   the Thursday after Easter
2. neither

Several important rituals take place on Maundy Thursday, which is also called Holy Thursday.

1. being sad
   Monday
2. Jesus washing his disciples' feet

It refers to Jesus washing his disciples' feet. However, the word "Maundy" probably refers to the British "maunders," or beggars, who received tokens of charity from the king on Holy Thursday.

1. Ramadan
   Pentecost
2. Passover

Many languages share the word for Passover and Easter or have similar variants.

1. Early Christians centered the holiday around the Hebrew calendar.
   It's just way easier to have the same name.
2. Passover and Easter both mean "holiday" in Latin.

They used the Hebrew calendar to line up Easter and Passover.

1. eating chocolate rabbits
   searching for Easter eggs
2. the Last Supper

Some interpretations of the Last Supper include Jesus holding a Passover Seder for the apostles.

1. tidying gravestones
   the congregation gathering around the church in a circle holding hands
2. washing the church's windows

Nobody is quite sure where it came from, but some British congregations still gather around the church on the Monday or Tuesday after Easter.

1. "Good" used to mean "bad."
   because it's good Lent is almost over
2. probably because "good" meant "holy" at one point

It's not entirely known, but "good" probably just meant it was a pious holiday.

1. Ireland
   Australia
2. United Kingdom

Irish pubs are closed on Good Friday, and the sale of alcohol is illegal.

1. cinnamon rolls
   hot cross buns
2. carrot cake

The icing "cross" on the bun is a reminder of Jesus on the crucifix.

1. Matthew
   John
2. nice try

OK, there is no Easter rabbit to be found.

1. the goddess Easter was probably named for
   the goddess whose pagan festival eventually became Easter
2. the (not entirely factual) goddess that the Internet claims was the basis for Easter

While claims abound that an Anglo-Saxon goddess named Eostre is the basis for Easter's name and appropriation, there's little evidence they're true.

1. Protestant parts of Europe
   South America
2. the United States

In the 17th century Germany brought the "egg-laying bunny" into the world.

1. the reindeer
   the cuckoo
2. the dodo

The Easter cuckoo comes calling.

1. It supposedly warded off salmonella in raw eggs.
   to show joy at new beginnings
2. to designate eggs laid during Holy Week

Eating eggs during Holy Week was verboten, so the eggs were decorated to distinguish them.

1. President Rutherford B. Hayes
   President Andrew Jackson
2. President James Madison

The first official Easter Egg Roll was in 1878.

1. the National Mall
   Capitol Hill
2. the Smithsonian Institution

The sour old Congress passed a law that the Capitol grounds couldn't be used as a playground.

1. Jesus' role as the "lamb of God"
   the "sacrificial lamb" of Scripture
2. both

Both reasons probably play a part in why lamb is a popular Easter feast.

1. Mardi Gras
   Shrove Tuesday
2. both

The first means "fat Tuesday," a day to celebrate gluttony before Lent; the other name comes from the word "shrive" and signifies a day where you confess your sins before Lent. Your choice.

1. the early 19th century
   fifth century
2. 1915

France and Germany were the first to bring chocolate eggs to the hungry masses in the 19th century.

1. 1960s
   1940s
2. 1970s

They appeared in the 1970s. Creme-filled eggs were around for awhile, but Cadbury Creme Eggs are, as we all know, in their own league.

1. A different chocolate is used.
   The "yolk" color changed from orange to yellow.
2. The size was reduced.

Instead of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, plain old garbage cocoa-mix chocolate was used.

1. Cadbury
   Nestle
2. Hershey

Which means you're not eating Cadbury chocolate on Easter morning if you're in the U.S.

1. cherry
   buttered popcorn
2. strawberry

It's the cherry flavor. You can tell everyone that fun fact around the Easter table.