Anchor Lent quiz
Lent Knowledge Challenge
Test your knowledge about Lent with our engaging quiz! From the significance of Ash Wednesday to the traditional foods eaten, this quiz covers a variety of topics that will deepen your understanding of this important season.
- Learn about Lenten traditions
- Discover the meaning of abstaining
- Challenge yourself and others!
How long does the Lent last without Sundays?
36
46
40
What does the word Lent mean?
Fasting
Giving things up
Springtime
What from is the ash used during Ash Wednesday services to draw a cross on worshipers’ heads?
palms that were blessed on the previous year’s Palm Sunday
cotton swabs used for the anointing for the sacraments
Towels used for the purification of the chalice
Abstaining from meat during on Ash Wednesday and Lenten Fridays is a penitential practice. The interpretation of cold-blooded animals has led to some interesting exceptions to the definition of “meat.” What are they?
Snake, turtle
Doves, forgs
Puffin, alligator, and beaver
Purple is the liturgical color of Lent. Where does it come from?
Purple has royal roots
Purple means loyalty and trust
Purple symbolises love and strength
When does Lent end?
Maundy Thursday
Easter Sunday
Holy Saturday
What food was traditionally eaten the day before Lent begins?
Pancakes
Pasta
Hot Cross Buns
In a study done in 2014, 72% of adults knew what Lent was, and 88% of those participating in Lent were giving up some item of food for 40 days. What was the number one food most people were willing to give up during Lent?
TV or video games
Beef, pork
Chocolate
What Irish saint’s feast day takes place during Lent?
Saint Brigid
Saint Columba
Saint Patrick
What prayer of the Mass is omitted during Lent?
Creed
Gloria
Hail Mary
What snack originated during Lent because it contains only flour, water and salt?
Crackers
Pretzels
Crsips
What is the Triduum?
Three days -Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday
Three days -Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Ester Monday
Three days -Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, to sundown on Easter Sunday.
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