How much do you know about the history and traditions behind the original religious observance? Test yourself with these ten questions. Points available: 10 1: What is burned to make the ashes for Ash Wednesday? A) Palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday B) Cedar wood C) Slips of paper on which prayers have been written D) Scraps of fabic 2: On which of these days is it traditional to make and serve pancakes? A) Ash Wednesday B) Good Friday C) Maundy Thursday D) Shrove Tuesday 3: According to the Bible, who helped Jesus carry the cross? A) Simon of Cyrene B) Simon the Zealot C) Joseph of Arimathea D) Saul of Tarsus 4: What color was the cloak Jesus wore on the way to the cross? A) Green B) Black C) White D) Purple 5: Who rolled away the stone from the front of Jesus' grave? A) Joseph of Arimathea B) A gardener C) An angel D) A soldier 6: In the Greek Orthodox tradition, what are you supposed to do with Easter eggs dyed red for good luck? A) Sleep with one at the foot of your bed B) Crack them against someone else's C) Place a row of them near your front door D) Throw them out the back door of the church 7: Where did Easter Island get its name? A) It was the farthest east of any of the islands visited in that journey B) It was discovered on Easter Sunday C) It was named by the Pope D) The native name for it was pronounced similarly to "Easter" 8: What does Palm Sunday celebrate? A) The arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem B) The link between the Eastern and Western Easter celebrations C) The commemoration of the Last Supper D) The council of Nice dictating that Easter must fall on a Sunday 9: Which of these isn't a reason Orthodox Easter often falls on a different date from the Western celebration of Easter? A) The Orthodox Church always make sure Easter is after Passover B) The two churches usually observe the vernal equinox on different days C) When the two churches separated, they refused to celebrate on the same day D) One is calculated by the Gregorian calendar, and the other by the Julian 10: What is celebrated forty days after Easter Sunday? A) The Ascension B) Pentecost C) All Souls' Day D) The Assumption
