| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| French for "tuesday", used in a common name for Fat Tuesday | mardi | 90%
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| The first day of lent: ___ Wednesday | Ash | 84%
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| A month on which Easter Sunday often falls | April | 82%
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| Mary Magdalene was surprised to find this place empty | tomb | 77%
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| Sunday before Easter or a type of tree | Palm | 76%
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| Jesus carried his cross with a crown of _______ on his head | thorns | 68%
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| Judas's epithet ("surname") | Iscariot | 63%
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| An object used to inflict pain, e.g. to flog Jesus before his crucifixion | whip | 55%
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| The language of origin of "Pesach" which gave name to Easter in most Romance languages | Hebrew | 50%
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| A type of food, and also a different name for Fat/Shrove Tuesday | Pancake | 50%
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| Dance associated with the Brasilian carnival | samba | 47%
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| In Ethiopia, this animal is slaughtered and eaten on Easter Sunday | sheep | 45%
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| Currency in which Judas was paid for his treason | silver | 45%
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| In Bermuda, you are likely to fly this object on Easter | kite | 44%
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| An animal that gets hunted on Easter in New Zealand | rabbit | 44%
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| Tree used as a symbol of spring in continental Europe | willow | 40%
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| Body part of Jesus which Judas kissed to identify him | cheek | 35%
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| A US city where women often undress on Shrove Tuesday, a tradition since 1889 | New Orleans | 27%
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| The Last Supper took place in the Upper ____ | Room | 24%
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| Hot coal or a Catholic day of prayer and fasting, such as the 1st Sunday of Lent | Ember | 19%
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| Skin of this vegetable is used in Slavic culture to colour eggs | onion | 18%
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| In this country, children "klibber" - they walk around with rattles | Luxembourg | 15%
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| In Jamaica you can throw this vegetable on the floor to secure good luck | garlic | 13%
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| In Europe on Holy Thursday these objects fly to Rome | bells | 11%
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| The words of Pontius Pilate when presenting Jesus to the crowd | {ecce} {homo} | 6%
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| Spanish Easter cake whose name is 4 letters long | mona | 3%
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