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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Easter
Fries them. Marcie was learning how to color the eggs, but she ends up frying the first dozen.
| Which character believes that the Easter Beagle comes on Easter and passes out colored eggs to all the good little boys and girls? | Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
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Linus. Between the Easter Beagle and the Great Pumpkin, Linus stays busy for the holidays!
Christmas. Just like the real world it seems.
Hats. They try on many hats and laugh at each other.
A birdhouse. Woodstock complained about getting wet during a rainstorm, so Snoopy buys him a birdhouse to keep him dry.
| How many eggs does Marcie destroy before she and Peppermint Patty finally run out of money and can't afford any more? | Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
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Yes. Snoopy delivers the eggs to all the boys and girls.
No. By the time he got to Charlie Brown, the Easter Beagle was out of eggs.
| GRASS. What member of the grass family can be used as construction material? | An Easter Basket
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bamboo . It's also been used in papermaking.
Cottontail. AKA Peter. The cottontail is named for the white undersurface of its short tail. It's noted for remaining motionless when danger is sensed.
Sidewalk Talk. John 'Jellybean' Benitez is a mixer and music producer who has mixed music for many stars, such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, and Pat Benatar.
| CHOCOLATE. In what state would you find the Chocolate Mountains? | An Easter Basket
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California. They're part of the Sonoran Desert.
| EGGS. What's unusual about the order of mammals called monotremes? | An Easter Basket
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Their eggs are deposited outside of the body. Platypuses and echidnas are members of this order.
| VIDEO. (Okay, it's a modern Easter basket)Who co-starred with Fred Astaire in 'Easter Parade' in 1948? | An Easter Basket
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| EASTER BUNNY. What country introduced the Easter Bunny to America? | An Easter Basket
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Germany. German immigrants introduced the Easter rabbit, a symbol of fertility for the spring holiday.
| MARSHMALLOW PEEPS. What shapes are the basic structure of sugar molecules? | An Easter Basket
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Rings. Simple sugars have a single ring of {atoms;} the rings can join to form a molecule of a complex sugar.
| CANDY. In 1981, what candy was chosen by the first space shuttle astronauts for part of their space menu? | An Easter Basket
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M and Ms. M and Ms are part of the Space Foods exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ. You can find out more about this in the Bible. (Matthew, chapter 27)
Barabbas . Every Passover the Roman governor would release the criminal that the people chose. Jesus wasn't a criminal, but people thought of Him as one. The people chose Barabbas to release.
Place of the skull. It was called the place of the skull because of all the people who died there.
The one on His right. Jesus told him that on that very day would he see Him in Heaven.
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. In Latin the phrase is 'Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum' and is generally abbreviated INRI.
all of these (Latin, Greek, Hebrew). Pilate wanted everyone to be able to read it.
Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph of Arimathea wrapped him in cloth and prepared Him for burial.
more than 500. He appeared many times after He had risen. Including once by over 500 people. First book of Corinthians chapter 15, verses 1-11.
| Many Italian dishes prepared for religious festivals manage to incorporate religious significance into the recipe. Nowhere is this more evident than in the vegetable, egg, and cheese pie known as the Torta Pasqualina. What is this dish's chief characteristic? | Italian Easter Foods
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It has 33 layers of dough and twelve eggs.. The thirty-three layers of very thin dough (almost like phyllo pastry)represents the years of Christ's life and the twelve eggs represent the apostles. Other traditional ingredients for this pie include artichoke hearts and greens (usually beet greens or spinach).
| The traditional Italian Easter meal is similar in many respects to the Passover meal; it starts with a hard-boiled egg, includes a salad of bitter greens, and has as its main course Abbacchio. What kind of meat is Abbacchio? | Italian Easter Foods
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Lamb. Traditionally the lamb is less than two months old and is entirely milk-fed. (Pope John Paul II once requested that Italian Catholics refrain from eating Abbacchio and choose another type of meat, for humanitarian reasons.)
| Picnics are an Italian Easter tradition, enabling one to enjoy the beautiful weather and scenery as well as good food. I can think of nothing better to bring along than Pizza Rustica, a deep-dish pizza served at room temperature and incorporating a variety of cured meats, cheeses, and eggs. What is another name for this pie? | Italian Easter Foods
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Pizza Chiena. The Pizza Rustica (or Pizza Chiena- this is dialect for "piens" or full)) may have a mildly sweet or savory crust, be roughly shaped or baked in an elegant lattice-top style, it may contain an assortment of goodies (Salami, Cappaciola, Prosciutto, Provolone, Parmigiano, etc.) or it may contain only Ricotta, Prosciutto, Parmigiano, and eggs. To each his own!
| Have I sent you running to the refrigerator yet? Don't forget to have a bottle of this "holy" dessert wine, traditionally served at Easter on hand to wash everything down with! | Italian Easter Foods
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Vin Santo. This slightly sweet wine is traditionally served during Holy Week; it's name simply means "Holy Wine".
Salute, Buon Appetito, and Buona Pasqua!
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