EASTER 2020 ... Tox's Easter Quiz!

[Tox]

Good evening and welcome to Tox's Easter Quiz! I hope you will like it.
Post your answers in spoilers. Do your best, but even if you don't get all answers right doing this will still count as one of the five events you need to earn the Easter Medal.

The correct answers are in bold:



1. What does the word 'Easter' come from?

A) The star in the East that led the three wise men to baby Jesus.
B) The germanic goddess Eostre.
C) From the hebrew word Pesach, that lost its 'p' and changed with time.

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2. What happens if you boil eggs for too long?

A) A part of the yolk turns green.
B) They explode with a bang, so keep a lid on when you cook eggs.
C) The egg white turns into a powder due to the high talcum contents

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3. The Easter Bunny tradition stems from which country?

A) Israel
B) USA
C) Germany

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4. Some experts recommend that you shouldn't eat more than one egg a day. Why?

A) Because eggs make you bloated.
B) Because the egg white turns into a sticky substance that glues itself to the intestinal walls.
C) Because of the high cholesterol in the yolk.

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5. Do spiders celebrate Easter?

A) No, we have no holidays. I'm just doing this for your entertainment.
B) Yes, spiders celebrate the same holidays as the humans in their respective cultures.
C) There is a species in Guatemala that celebrates Gagnoc, a holiday similar to Easter.

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6. In Russia there was a jewellery firm that made luxury jewelled eggs that became world famous. What was the name of the owner of the firm?

A) Vladimir Borscht
B) Peter Carl Fabergé
C) Konrad Adenauer

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7. What's the name of the jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Easter?

A) Esoterica
B) Hanukkah
C) Passover/Pesach

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8. ”White Rabbit” is a song by?

A) Jefferson Airplane
B) ABBA
C) The Beatles

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9. Egg White has been used for many things, including:

A) Paints and photographic emulsions.
B) Glass blowing and as raw material for artificial diamonds.
C) As a filling material in boxing gloves to make them puffy.

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10. A group of hares is called?

A) A 'business'.
B) A 'train'.
C) A 'drove'.

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11. What is a chicken's beak made of?

A) Keratin.
B) Bone
C) Hardened skin

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[peachy123uk]

Spoiler:

1. What does the word 'Easter' come from?

B) The germanic goddess Eostre.

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2. What happens if you boil eggs for too long?

A) A part of the yolk turns green.

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3. The Easter Bunny tradition stems from which country?

C) Germany

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4. Some experts recommend that you shouldn't eat more than one egg a day. Why?

C )Because the high cholesterol in the yolk.

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5. Do spiders celebrate Easter?

B) Yes, spiders celebrate the same holidays as the humans in their respective cultures.


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6. In Russia there was a jewellery firm that made luxury jewelled eggs that became world famous. What was the name of the owner of the firm?

B) Peter Carl Fabergé


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7. What's the name of the jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Easter?

C) Passover/Pesach

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8. ”White Rabbit” is a song by?

A) Jefferson Airplane

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9. Egg White has been used for many things, including:

A) Paints and photographic emulsions.

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10. A group of hares is called?

C) A 'drove'.

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11. What is a chicken's beak made of?

A) Keratin.

[PinkBell]

Spoiler:

1. The germanic goddess Eostre.
2. A part of the yolk turns green.
3. Germany.
4. Becaue of the high cholesterol in the yolk.
5. Yes, spiders celebrate the same holidays at the humans in their respective cultures
6. Peter Carl Fabergé.
7. Passover/Pesach.
8. Jefferson Airplane.
9. Paints and photographic emulsions.
10. A drove.
11. Keratin.

[ciyrose]

Oh man, we'll see how I did.

Spoiler:

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. A
11. A

[somebodysangel]

Spoiler:

1. What does the word 'Easter' come from?
B) The germanic goddess Eostre.

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2. What happens if you boil eggs for too long?
A) A part of the yolk turns green.

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3. The Easter Bunny tradition stems from which country?
C) Germany

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4. Some experts recommend that you shouldn't eat more than one egg a day. Why?
C) Because of the high cholesterol in the yolk.

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5. Do spiders celebrate Easter?
C) There is a species in Guatemala that celebrates Gagnoc, a holiday similar to Easter.

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6. In Russia there was a jewellery firm that made luxury jewelled eggs that became world famous. What was the name of the owner of the firm?
B) Peter Carl Fabergé

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7. What's the name of the jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Easter?
C) Passover/Pesach

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8. ”White Rabbit” is a song by?
A) Jefferson Airplane

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9. Egg White has been used for many things, including:
A) Paints and photographic emulsions.
B) Glass blowing and as raw material for artificial diamonds.

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10. A group of hares is called?
C) A 'drove'.

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11. What is a chicken's beak made of?
A) Keratin.

[Jenn]

Spoiler:

1. B
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. A

[simsterlyrock]

Spoiler:

1. What does the word 'Easter' come from?
B) The germanic goddess Eostre.

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2. What happens if you boil eggs for too long?
A) A part of the yolk turns green.

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3. The Easter Bunny tradition stems from which country?
C) Germany

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4. Some experts recommend that you shouldn't eat more than one egg a day. Why?
C) Because of the high cholesterol in the yolk.

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5. Do spiders celebrate Easter?
B) Yes, spiders celebrate the same holidays as the humans in their respective cultures.

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6. In Russia there was a jewellery firm that made luxury jewelled eggs that became world famous. What was the name of the owner of the firm?
B) Peter Carl Fabergé

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7. What's the name of the jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Easter?
C) Passover/Pesach

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8. ”White Rabbit” is a song by?
A) Jefferson Airplane


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9. Egg White has been used for many things, including:
A) Paints and photographic emulsions.

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10. A group of hares is called?
A) A 'business'.

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11. What is a chicken's beak made of?
A) Keratin.

[LuckyDuck]

I've forced myself not to Google any of these. XC

Spoiler:

1. B
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. A
11. A

[maryselorraine]

Hmmm...I love quizes! How well I do in them is another matter

Spoiler:

1.A
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.C
8.A
9.A
10.A
11.C

[108sims]

Spoiler:

1. B
2. A
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. A

[Tox]

I'm trying to multitask. No, I'll eat this Oreo after posting this. Good job everyone! Keep it up!

[Ani-Mei]

Spoiler:

1. What does the word 'Easter' come from?

C) From the Hebrew word Pesach, that lost its 'p' and changed with time.

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2. What happens if you boil eggs for too long?

A) A part of the yolk turns green.

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3. The Easter Bunny tradition stems from which country?

C) Germany

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4. Some experts recommend that you shouldn't eat more than one egg a day. Why?

C) Because of the high cholesterol in the yolk.

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5. Do spiders celebrate Easter?

C) There is a species in Guatemala that celebrates Gagnoc, a holiday similar to Easter.

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6. In Russia there was a jewellery firm that made luxury jeweled eggs that became world famous. What was the name of the owner of the firm?

B) Peter Carl Fabergé

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7. What's the name of the Jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Easter?

C) Passover/Pesach

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8. ”White Rabbit” is a song by?

A) Jefferson Airplane

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9. Egg White has been used for many things, including:

A) Paints and photographic emulsions.

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10. A group of hares is called?

C) A 'drove'.

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11. What is a chicken's beak made of?

A) Keratin.

[bookloverblue]

Spoiler:

1. What does the word 'Easter' come from?
B) The germanic goddess Eostre.

2. What happens if you boil eggs for too long?
C) The egg white turns into a powder due to the high talcum contents

3. The Easter Bunny tradition stems from which country?
B) USA

4. Some experts recommend that you shouldn't eat more than one egg a day. Why?
C) Because of the high cholesterol in the yolk.

5. Do spiders celebrate Easter?
C) There is a species in Guatemala that celebrates Gagnoc, a holiday similar to Easter.

6. In Russia there was a jewellery firm that made luxury jewelled eggs that became world famous. What was the name of the owner of the firm?
B) Peter Carl Fabergé

7. What's the name of the jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Easter?
C) Passover/Pesach

8. ”White Rabbit” is a song by?
C) The Beatles

9. Egg White has been used for many things, including:
A) Paints and photographic emulsions.

10. A group of hares is called?
A) A 'business'.

11. What is a chicken's beak made of?
A) Keratin.

[Mojo]

Spoiler:

1. What does the word 'Easter' come from?

B) The germanic goddess Eostre.

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2. What happens if you boil eggs for too long?

A) A part of the yolk turns green.

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3. The Easter Bunny tradition stems from which country?

B) USA

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4. Some experts recommend that you shouldn't eat more than one egg a day. Why?

C) Because of the high cholesterol in the yolk.

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5. Do spiders celebrate Easter?

C) There is a species in Guatemala that celebrates Gagnoc, a holiday similar to Easter.

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6. In Russia there was a jewellery firm that made luxury jewelled eggs that became world famous. What was the name of the owner of the firm?

A) Vladimir Borscht

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7. What's the name of the jewish holiday celebrated around the same time as Easter?

C) Passover/Pesach

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8. ”White Rabbit” is a song by?

B) ABBA

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9. Egg White has been used for many things, including:

A) Paints and photographic emulsions.

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10. A group of hares is called?

C) A 'drove'.

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11. What is a chicken's beak made of?

A) Keratin.

[heatherfeather]

Spoiler:

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. A
10. C
11. A

[Tox]

Good job, everyone! I will post the correct answers when the event is over.

[CeresIn]

Spoiler:

1 C
2 C
3 C
4 C
5 B
6 B
7 C
8 C
9 A
10 C
11 A

[Tox]

Good job, everyone! I have marked the correct answers in bold. I hope you had a nice month of April and had fun with the events! I hope your May will be even better!