##  [Easter trivia](/en/quiz/jeu-quiz-easter-trivia-eng)

Where did the word **Easter** come from and what does it mean? See how much you know about Easter by playing this quiz. If you need a hand, read our [writing tip “Easter.”](/en/writing-tips-plus/easter)

1. The word **Easter** has ancient roots meaning ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif)“spring" and “beginning.”

“shine" and “dawn.”

“egg" and “fertility.”

2. The word **Easter** comes from ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).Greek

Anglo-Saxon

German

3. A word related to the word **Easter** is ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif).east

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4. *Pâques*, the French word for Easter, comes from the ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) word *Pesach*.Latin

Greek

Hebrew

5. The ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) tradition of dyeing Easter eggs dates back thousands of years.Ukraynean

Ukrainian

Ukraenian

6. At Easter, many children go ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) an Easter egg hunt.through

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7. A common Eastertime greeting is “Have a ![Placeholder for the answer](/sites/default/files/underscore_15_black-wet.gif) Easter!”happy

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