Easter quiz - can you crack our delightful dozen of seasonal teasers?
1 Easter Island belongs to which South American country?
A Brazil, B Argentina, C Chile D Bolivia
2 Pascua is the name for Easter in which language?
A Portuguese, B Italian, C Spanish, D Polish
3 Why is the aeroplane runway on Easter Island so long?
A To enable planes flying in different directions to land at the same time, B It is an emergency space shuttle landing site, C The builders mistook feet for metres, D It is also used for land speed records.
4 ‘Pieces of Easter’ is a 2013 film by which director?
A Mel Gibson, B Steven Spielberg, C Jefferson Moore, D Tim Burton
5 Which famous annual festival of classical and opera music takes place in Austria during Easter week?
A Rossini Opera Festival, B Bregenzer Festspiele, C Tyrolean Festival Erl, D The Salzburg Easter Festival
6 The name Easter derives from Eostre - a name shared by the Anglo-Saxon
A Spring or Dawn, B Waterfalls, C Migrating birds, D New grass growth
7 Which types of flower are traditionally exchanged on Easter Day?
A Easter Lily, B Daffodils, C Tulips, D you don’t get flowers at Easter
8 What annual event links Avenham Park in Preston (UK), Bunkers Hill in Derby (UK), Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh (UK) and the White House (USA)?
A Easter Service, B Egg Rolling, C Hot Air ballooning, D Easter Parades
9 Which date is the earliest date in the calendar that Easter Sunday can take place?
A March 21, B March 22, C March 23, D March 25
10 Which is the only Shakespeare play that mentions Easter?
A King Lear, B All’s Well That Ends Well, C The Merry Wives of Windsor, D Romeo and Juliet
11 Who played Bob Hoskins’s mistress in the 1980 film The Long Good Friday?
A Helen Mirren, B Judi Dench, C Kathleen Turner, D Melanie Griffiths
12 Which Scottish Football Club plays their matches at Easter Road?
A Hearts, B Hibernian, C Hamilton Academicals, D Huntly
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• Questions and answers supplied courtesy of Contin Hall.
Answers - 1 C, 2 C, 3 B, 4 C, 5 D, 6 A, 7 A, 8 B, 9 B, 10 D, 11 A, 12 B
