Easter lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1,2

Easter is the second biggest candy consuming holiday. Which holiday is the first?

1. Christmas
2. Valentine's Day
3. Father's Day
4. Halloween

In what country did the Easter Bunny originate?

1. Egypt
2. Britain
3. Germany
4. USA

Text 2

Nowadays people give each other Easter eggs made of chocolate, usually hollow and filled with sweets. Children in Britain hunt for (chocolate) Easter eggs hidden about the home or garden by the Easter bunny.  In the USA, the bunny has also been popular for centuries already.

Strangely the bunny as an Easter symbol seems to have it's origins in Germany, where it was first mentioned in German writings in the 16th Century. The first edible Easter bunnies appeared in Germany during the early 1800s, they were made of pastry and sugar.

What colours are associated with Easter?

1. orange and white
2. yellow and pink
3. purple and yellow
4. red and white

All around the world Easter is always celebrated in April

1. true
2. false

How many Easter bunnies are produced each year.

1. 1 million
2. 30 million
3. 60 million
4. 90 million

Easter always falls on a

1. Saturday
2. Sunday
3. Friday

eggs are a symbol of

1. holidays
2. birds
3. spring and new life
4. summer

From what does Easter get its name

1. eating
2. from the Goddess Eostre
3. from the easter wind

Other than rabbits, which other two animals are related to Easter?

1. bats and cats
2. dogs and frogs
3. chickens and lambs

The tradition of having sweets at Easter started with

1. chocolate bars
2. chocolate letters
3. marshmallows
4. sweet buns

What does the easter egg symbolize?

1. hope
2. succes
3. new life
4. fertility

Where will you find the world's largest easter egg??

1. USA
2. Germany
3. Canada
4. Australia

Which animal delivers easter eggs to children?

1. lamb
2. rabbit
3. chicken
4. fish

Which animal delivers easter eggs to children?

1. lamb
2. rabbit
3. chicken
4. fish

The easterbunny was invented in:

1. USA
2. Great Britain
3. France
4. Germany

The bunny as an Easter symbol seems to have it's origins in Germany, where it was first mentioned in German writings in the 16th Century. The first edible Easter bunnies appeared in Germany during the early 1800s, they were made of pastry and sugar.

In Australia there are no Easter bunnies because there are ____________ rabbits. Actually, rabbits are a pest.

1. too few
2. too many
3. no
4. no colored

In Australia there are no Easter bunnies because there are ____________ rabbits. Actually, rabbits are a pest.

1. too few
2. too many
3. no
4. no colored

What do Australians use to symbolize Easter?

1. koala
2. bilby
3. kangaroo