- In which year did the Easter Rising take place in Ireland?
- And which Irish poet wrote a famous poem whose title contained that year?
- What four letter words is the name given to the large statues found on Easter Island?
- How many balls of marzipan are traditionally placed atop a Simnel cake, and what do they represent?
- Who were the two leads in the film “Easter Parade”?
- Give either of the first names of Fabergé, the famous maker of jewelled eggs used as Easter gifts by the Tsars to their wives and mothers?
- What Christian festival, whose name means “fiftieth” in Greek, falls fifty days after Easter Sunday, and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles?
- Which given name common in France, also the SI unit of pressure, derives from the Greek word for Easter?
- Which Scottish football team play their home games at Easter Road?
- In which war did the Easter Offensive take place?
Answers below (scroll down)
- In which year did the Easter Rising take place in Ireland?
A: 1916
- And which Irish poet wrote a famous poem whose title contained that year?
A: W.B. Yeats - What four letter word is the name given to the large statues found on Easter Island?
A: Moai - How many balls of marzipan are traditionally placed atop a Simnel cake, and what do they represent?
A: 11, representing the Apostles except Judas - Who were the two leads in the film “Easter Parade”?
A: Fred Astaire and Judy Garland - Give either the first or middle name of Fabergé, the famous maker of jewelled eggs used as Easter gifts by the Tsars to their wives and mothers?
A: Carl or Peter (he was born Peter Carl but was often known by his middle name) - What Christian festival, whose name means “fiftieth” in Greek, falls fifty days after Easter Sunday, and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles?
A: Pentecost - Which given name common in France, also the SI unit of pressure, derives from the Greek word for Easter?
A: Pascal (from Greek Pascha) - Which Scottish football team play their home games at Easter Road?
A: Hibernian - In which war did the Easter Offensive take place?
A: Vietnam War
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