06-Apr-2023 Theme: 'Easter'

(1) What modern symbol of Easter originated with Lutherans in Germany in the 16th century?

Answer: Easter Bunny (aka Osterhase).

(2) Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui) is a territory of what country?

Answer: Chile.

(3) The exotic yellow flowering shrub Easter cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata) is a significant bushland weed in NSW and Queensland. Where did it originate?

Answer: South America (Brazil & Paraguay)

(4) The dates of Easter vary from year to year. What determines when it is held?

Answer: Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the March equinox.

(5) What Australian Easter symbol was the subject of a legal dispute in the 1990s between the Anti-Rabbit Research Foundation of Australia and some confectionary manufacturers?

Answer: The Easter bilby.

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