Spring Science & Weather
This chemical compound is responsible for causing leaves to turn green in the Spring.
What is chlorophyll?
The Beatles sang:
Little darlin', it's been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darlin', it feels like years since it's been here
What is "Here Comes the Sun"?
What is April?
Birthplace of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).
What is Daytona Beach, Florida?
This Antman actor, born on April 6th, 1969, was crowned People Magazine's Sexist Man Alive in 2021.
Who is Paul Rudd?
Albany, New York saw 17.7 inches of this type of precipitation fall on April 6th & 7th, 1982.
What is snow?
Johnny Nash sang:
"It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright)
Bright (bright) sunshiny day"
What is "I Can See Clearly Now"
April's birth flower is a European species of the aster family. The flower's name comes from an Old English word meaning "day's eye".
What is daisy?
This city, located on the Yucatan Peninsula, is known for its beaches, numerous resorts and nightlife and is a famed destination for university students on spring break.
What is Cancun, Mexico?
This singer/songwriter/actress, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta on March 28th, 1986, rose to fame with the aptly titled 2008 album The Fame.
Who is Lady Gaga?
The Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale, which became operational on February 1, 2007, is used to assign a a 'rating' to this type of storm. COW!
What is a tornado?
Pharrell Williams sang:
"It might seem crazy what I am 'bout to say
Sunshine, she's here, you can take a break
I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space
With the air, like I don't care, baby by the way"
What is "Happy"?
March's birth flower symbolizes rebirth, is one of the first flowers to bloom in the Spring and is a type of narcissus.
What is daffodil?
This resort town is located on a barrier island of the same name off the Southern coast of Texas.
What is South Padre Island?
This actor and former professional wrestler, born on May 2nd, 1972, was the voice of Maui in Disney's Moana.
Who is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?
In the Northern Hemisphere, this event occurs on March 20 or 21, as the Sun crosses the celestial equator going north.
What is the Vernal Equinox (First Day of Spring)?
Natasha Bedingfield sang:
"I got a love and I know that it's all mine, oh, oh-oh
Do what you want but you're never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me, oh, oh-oh"
What is "Pocketful of Sunshine"?
There are over 75 varieties of this spring-blooming bulb whose name is thought to come from the Persian word "turban".
What is a tulip?
Located on the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies, this country gained independence from Great Britian on July 10th, 1973.
What is The Bahamas?
This Harry Potter actress, born on April 15th, 1990, starred as Belle in the 2017 live-action adaptation of the musical Beauty and the Beast.
Who is Emma Watson?
Known as “Black Sunday,” this type of storm occurred on April 14th, 1935, when a mountain of blackness swept across the High Plains and instantly turned a warm, sunny afternoon into a horrible blackness that was darker than the darkest night.
What is a dust storm (bowl)?
U2 sang:
"See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood all the colors came out"
What is "Beautiful Day"?
May's birth flower is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers
What is lily-of-the-valley?
This waterfront town located on Florida's "redneck riviera" is known for miles of white-sand beaches fronting the calm, clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
What is Panama City Beach?
This singer songwriter was born Robert Allen Zimmerman in Duluth, MN on May 24th (just like Leah), 1941, and was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
Who is Bob Dylan?