The idea for the Easter bunny started in Germany.True or False?
True The Easter bunny, called Osterhase, delivered treats to children.
Most UK chocolate sales happen at Easter time. True or False?
Wrong - About 10% of UK chocolate sales happen at Easter. It’s the second biggest chocolate-selling period, after Christmas.
In the US, 76% of people eat the bottom part of a chocolate bunny first
Wrong - 76% of Americans eat the ears first on a chocolate bunny. Only 5% eat the tail first!
In 2007, an Easter egg with a lot of diamonds on it was sold for £9 million.
. Right - Between 1885 and 1916, Carl Fabergé created 50 Easter eggs. 7 have disappeared but 43 are still in collections.
People think the name ‘Easter’ is used because of a goddess with a similar name
Right - She was the goddess of spring and was called Eostre.
People sometimes eat special ham at Easter.
Right - People used to eat a ham that they stored over the winter, and the tradition still continues.
The tallest chocolate egg in the world was 10.39m in height and made in Belgium. True or False?
Wrong - It was made in Italy
900 million chocolate bunnies are made every year.
Wrong – It’s 90 million
In Switzerland, a bird delivers Easter eggs to children.
Correct – A cuckoo bird delivers the eggs there.
