1. President Hayes and his wife Lucy began this event in 1878. Every president thereafter has continued the tradition. Name the event.

2. This region is referred to as the "Easter Lily Capital of the World." Name the area and the reason for this title.

3. According to a national survey, 76 percent of people prefer to eat this part of a chocolate Easter bunny first. Name the part.

4. Hares have long been a symbol of fertility because of superfetation. What is superfetation?

5. In the Northwest European folklore, the Easter Bunny, or "Osterhase" is a hare not a rabbit. What is the difference between the two species?

6. Although Easter is a Christian celebration of Christ's rising, this holiday also has pagan origins. Give the origin of the name "Easter."

7. This event is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in Lent in the U.K and some other countries. Name the event.

8.True or false: Easter always falls between March 22nd and April 25th.

9. Since the 13th century, the English monarch has given coins to pensioners on Maundy Thursday. What determines the number of coins received and the number of recipients?

10. In Christian religions, the Thursday before Easter commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the apostles as described in the Canonical gospels. This day is often referred to as Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday. Where does the name "maundy" come from?

Answers

1. The White House Easter Egg Roll.

2. The Harbor-Brookings bench of Southwest Curry County, Ore., and the Smith River area of Northwest Del Norte County, Calif. This area produces the more than 12 million Easter lily bulbs that are shipped across the United States and Canada every year.

3. The ears.

4. Superfetation means "to conceive while already pregnant" and is the simultaneous occurrence of more than one stage of developing embryo in the same animal.

5. Although their class, phylum and kingdom are the same, rabbits and hares are members of different species. Rabbits are of the Lepus genus/genera and hares from the Pentalagus, Bunolagus, Nesolagus, Romerolagus, Brachylagus, Sylvilagus, Oryctolagus, Poelagus genus/genera. Their physical characteristics also vary greatly.

6. The term Easter is never mentioned in the Bible but rather comes from the name of the pagan goddess of spring and fertility known as Eostre, Eostur, Eastar, Ostara, or Ostar.

7. Mothering Sunday.

8. True.

9. The king or queen's age.

10. Maundy comes from the Latin "mandatum," meaning command.

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