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Quiz: How much do you know about the history of Easter Eggs?

You eat them, but do you know them?
10.01pm, 30 Mar 2024
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THERE’S A HIGH likelihood that you’ll be spending much of the next few days feasting on the remains of your Easter eggs, so the least you could do is learn something about them first.

Here’s a quiz about the history and mysteries of Easter eggs. 

According to figures from Kantar, how much did Irish people spend on Easter eggs in 2019?
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€11,000,000
€22,000,000

€33,000,000
€44,000,000
In what decade did Cadbury introduce the world to the Mini Egg?
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1920s
1940s

1960s
1980s
Which historical leader is most closely associated with the emergence of chocolate Easter eggs?
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Genghis Khan
Louis XIV

George Washington
Boudica
Where was the world's biggest chocolate Easter egg made?
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Italy
Switzerland

Netherlands
Belgium
Which chocolate company produced the first first hollowed-out, moulded chocolate Easter eggs in 1873?
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Hershey
Cadbury

Fry's
Lindt
In the Indian state of Goa, what are Easter eggs traditionally made from?
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Buttercream
Marzipan

Biscuit batter
Fruit paste
What is the name of the jewellery firm associated with the design of decorated eggs?
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Fabelmann
Farrington

Fabregas
Fabergé
Which US President started the tradition of the Easter egg roll at The White House?
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Abraham Lincoln
Rutherford B Hayes

Franklin D Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Which of these Cadbury Creme Egg products never existed?
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Peppermint Egg
Berry Creme Eggs

Hollow Creme Egg
Screme Egg
True or false: Kinder Surprise eggs are illegal in the United States?
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True
False
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Easter Bunny
You're the actual Easter Bunny.
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Eggman
You are the Eggman. You are the Walrus.
Share your result:
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Humpty Dumpty
Have a great fall.
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