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Moveable Feasts Trivia Quiz

In Christianity, a moveable feast is an observance or a feast day in a liturgical calendar that occurs on a different date each year. This quiz is about the moveable feasts centered around Easter.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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workisboring

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5 mins

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370,604

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. A central moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar is Easter. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. The date of Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon following the March equinox. Who is credited for determining the date of Easter? Hint

The United States Congress

The First Council of Nicaea

The First Vatican Council

The Second Vatican Council

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Question 2 of 10

2. Before the Second Vatican Council, the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar had several moveable feasts to prepare for the Lenten season. Which of the following was NOT one of these moveable feasts? Hint

Sexagesima Sunday

Pentagesima Sunday

Quinquagesima Sunday

Septuagesima Sunday

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Question 3 of 10

3. Shrove Monday is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs forty-eight days before Easter. The original purpose of this feast is for one to obtain absolution for sin by way of Confession and doing penance. Eventually, Shrove Monday evolved into several days of festivals including eating pancakes and attending street parades. Which of the following is NOT a festival held on Shrove Monday? Hint

Clean Monday

Rosenmontag

Nickanan Night

M�irt Inide

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Question 4 of 10

4. A moveable feast on the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, which occurs eight days before Easter, celebrates the miracle of a person rising from the dead. What is the name of this feast? Hint

Mary Saturday

Thomas Saturday

Martha Saturday

Lazarus Saturday

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Question 5 of 10

5. Palm Sunday is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs seven days before Easter. At Palm Sunday church services, the congregation carries palm branches similar to those waved at the return of Jesus to Jerusalem before the Last Supper. Some countries can't grow palm trees so other tree branches are used at Palm Sunday church services. Which is NOT a tree branch used at a Palm Sunday church service?
Hint

yew

bamboo

willow

olive

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Octave of Easter is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs seven days after Easter. The Octave of Easter concludes the eight day festal period Easter and is called the Second Sunday of Easter. In 2000, the Roman Catholic Church recognized a second moveable feast on the same day as the Octave of Easter. What was this moveable feast called? Hint

Divine Mercy Sunday

Epiphany Sunday

Immaculate Conception Sunday

Assumption Sunday

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Feast of the Ascension is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which is scheduled to be celebrated thirty-nine days after Easter. Is the Feast of the Ascension universally celebrated by all Christians on a Thursday?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. Pentecost is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs forty-nine days after Easter. By what other name is the Pentecost known? Hint

The Feast of Days

The Feast of Weeks

The Feast of Hours

The Feast of Months

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Question 9 of 10

9. A moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar, occurring fifty-six days after Easter, celebrates the doctrine of God in three Persons. These three Persons include God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. What is this moveable feast called? Hint

Triad Sunday

Shamrock Sunday

Trinity Sunday

Triangle Sunday

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Feast of Corpus Christi is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs sixty days after Easter. What does this feast day celebrate? Hint

Jesus Christ as the Father of the Holy Church

A town in the United States located in the state of Texas

The belief in Real Presence of Jesus Christ's body and blood in the Eucharist

The belief of Jesus Christ's body and blood on the Holy Cross

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The First Council of Nicaea

The First Council of Nicaea was an ecumenical council which met in 325 A.D. to attain a consensus over issues in the church. One of the items on the agenda for this ecumenical council was to set a date for Easter. The council decided to break away from the disorganized Jewish calender and determine the date of Easter in another manner.

Answer: Pentagesima Sunday

Beginning in 1970, the Sexagesima Sunday (the second Sunday before Ash Wednesday), the Septuagesima Sunday (the third Sunday before Ash Wednesday) and the Quinquagesima Sunday (fifty days before Easter) were removed from the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar. The Pentagesima Sunday never existed on the the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar.

The three pre-Lenten moveable feasts season still exist on the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic liturgical calendars.

Answer: M�irt Inide

Shrove Monday occurs on one of the last days of the Shrovetide celebrations of the week before Lent. Some of these celebrations include Nickanan Night in Cornwall, Clean Monday in Greece and Rosenmontag in Germany.

Some of the most famous Shrovetide celebrations center around the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. These celebrations include Mardi Gras in the United States, Carnival in Brazil and M�irt Inide in Ireland.

4. A moveable feast on the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar, which occurs eight days before Easter, celebrates the miracle of a person rising from the dead. What is the name of this feast?

Answer: Lazarus Saturday

Lazarus Saturday is a moveable feast on the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar based on the raising of Lazarus from the dead. This story is found in the Gospel of John in John 11:1-45.

Answer: bamboo

The difficulty of procuring palm trees in some climates led to the substitution of palm branches with branches of native trees such as box, yew, willow and olive. Bamboo tree branches are not used at a Palm Sunday church service because they are too solid and and can be grown in palm tree producing areas.

The story of Jesus Christ's return to Jerusalem can be found in Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44 and John 12:12-19.

Answer: Divine Mercy Sunday

On On April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II designated the first Sunday after Easter Sunday to be Divine Mercy Sunday. This feast was based on the diary of Saint Faustina Kowalska's encounters with Jesus Christ which discussed the Devotion of Divine Mercy.

Answer: no

The Roman Catholic Church allows some countries that do not observe the feast as a public holiday to move the Feast of the Ascension from Thursday to the next Sunday. These countries include Australia, Ireland, Canada and the United States.

8. Pentecost is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs forty-nine days after Easter. By what other name is the Pentecost known?

Answer: The Feast of Weeks

The word "Pentecost" is the Greek name for the Feast of Weeks. The Pentecost feast day on the Christian liturgical calendar is held forty-nine days after Easter and at the same time as the Jewish feast known as Shavuot. In Christianity, this holiday is centered around the revelation of the Holy Spirit to the followers of Jesus Christ as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-31.

Answer: Trinity Sunday

Trinity Sunday is a moveable feast featured on liturgical calenders of the Roman Catholic church, the Anglican church, the Lutheran church, the Presbyterian church, the Methodist church and the Baptist church. Trinity Sunday is celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

10. The Feast of Corpus Christi is a moveable feast on the Christian liturgical calendar which occurs sixty days after Easter. What does this feast day celebrate?

Answer: The belief in Real Presence of Jesus Christ's body and blood in the Eucharist

The Feast of Corpus Christi is a moveable feast featured on the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran liturgical calendars. The feast revolves around Jesus Christ's presence in the Eucharist and celebrates the joy of the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

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