APRIL
SPRING ANIMALS
JESUS LOVES ME
WEATHER
SPRING AROUND THE WORLD
MARCH MADNESS
200
IN THE SPRING POEM, WRITTEN BY KAREN CHAPPELL, IT IS SAID THAT APRIL SHOWER BRING IN THESE LOVELY MAY ITEMS
WHAT ARE FLOWERS?
200
THIS ANIMAL ASSOCIATED WITH DETERMINING THE ARRIVAL OF SPRING IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SPRING ANIMALS, SPECIFICALLY PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL
WHAT IS A GROUNDHOG
200
IN THE CATHOLIC FAITH, THE PRIEST BLESSES CATHOLICS ON ASH WEDNESDAY BY DRAWING THIS ON THIER FORHEAD TO SHOW PUBLIC PENANCE AND REMIND CHRISTIANS OF THEIR NEED FORE REPENTANCE
WHAT IS AN ASH CROSS
200
THESE SCIENTISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDYING WEATHER PATTERS, ANALYZING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND WATCHING SATELLITES TO HELP PREDICT THE WEATHER
WHO ARE METOROLOGISTS
200
THIS SWEET TREAT, MADE WITH A CROSS ON TOP, IS TRADITIONALLY EATEN AROUND EASTER TIME IN THE UK AND IRELAND.
WHAT IS THE HOT CROSS BUN
200
MARCH MADNESS IS THE ANNUAL NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WHICH FEATURES THIS MANY TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY COMPETING FOR ONE CHAMPIONSHIP.
WHAT ARE 68
400
CONSIDERED THE WORLDS MOST PRECIOUS STONE AND A SYMBOL OF LOVE, STRENGTH AND BRILLANCE, THIS GEM IS THE BIRTHSTONE FOR APRIL
WHAT IS THE DIAMOND?
400
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS OF SPRING IS THE EMERGENCE OF BUTTERFLIES, KNOWN FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL AND VIBRANT COLORS THESE ANIMALS ARE UNIQUE IN THAT THEIR TASTE BUDS ARE NOT IN THEIR MOUTHS BUT RATHER ON THESE BODY PARTS
WHAT ARE THEIR FEET
400
EASTER HOLIDAY CELEBRATES THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS; HOWEVER, WE RECOGNIZE HIS CRUCIFICTION ON THIS CATHOLIC HOLIDAY.
WHAT IS GOOD FRIDAY?
400
PUBLISHED SINCE 1792, THIS ANNUAL AMERICAN JOURNAL IS KNOWN TO OFFER ALOT OF PRACTICAL INFORMATION TO FARMERS, INCLUDING FORCASTING THE WEATHER.
WHAT IS THE FARMERS ALMANAC
400
IN FRANCE THIS COMMON APRIL HOLIDAY IS CALLED POISSION D'AVRIL OR APRIL FISH, WHERE PEOPLE PRANK SOMEONE BY PLACING A PAPER FISH ON THIER BACK
WHAT IS APRIL FOOLS DAY
400
THIS FAIRY TALE NAME IS OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE THE LOWER SEED TEAMS THAT SUPRISINGLY MAKE A DEEP RUN INTO THE TOURNAMENT.
WHAT IS CINDERELLA TEAM
600
THE MONTH OF APRIL HAS TWO ZODIAC SIGNS, THE FIRST IS ARIES REPRESENTED BY THE RAM AND THE SECOND IS THIS SIGN WHICH IS PORTRAYED BY THE BULL
WHAT IS TAURUS
600
WARMER TEMPATURES OF SPRING BRING THE EMERGENCE OF THE THESE 5 EYED INSECTS, WHICH ARE KNOWN FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A POPULAR SWEET AND STICKY CONDIMENT
WHAT IS THE HONEY BEE
600
THIS FAMOUS PAINING OF JESUS WAS CREATED IN THE 1490'S BY LEONARDO DA VINCI.
WHAT IS THE LAST SUPPER
600
OVER 2000 INDIVIDUALS DIE ANNUALLY FROM THIS WEATHER PHEONMENON, NOT SUPRISING 80% OF THOSE DEATHS ARE REPORTED TO HAPPEN TO MALES. GUESS ITS TRUE THEY WON'T COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN
WHAT ARE LIGHTNING STRIKES
600
ON THIS SMALL ASIAN ISLAND, THE BLOSSOMING OF THE CHERRY TREE SIGNIFIES THE BEGINNNING OF THE COUNTRIES SPRING SEASON
WHAT IS JAPAN?
600
SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1939, THIS UNIVERSITY HAS THE MOST APPEARANCES OF ANY SCHOOL WITH 62
WHO ARE THE UK WILDCATS
800
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE MONTH OF APRIL DERIVED ITS NAME FROM THE WORD APHRILIS WHICH WAS TAKEN FROM THIS GREEK GODDESS OF LOVE.
WHO IS APHRODITE
800
RESPONSIBLE FOR NEARLY 725,000 DEATHS A YEAR, THIS IS THE MOST DEADLY ANIMAL ON EARTH AND REAPPEAR EVERY SPRING AFTER HIBERNATING FOR THE WINTER.
WHAT IS A MOSQUITO
800
A CROWN OF THORNS WAS PLACED ON JESUS HEAD, THEN HE WAS DRESSED IN A ROBE OF THIS COLOR BEFORE BEING PLACED ON THE CRUSIFIX FOR ALL TO SEE
WHAT IS PURPLE
800
BETWEEN 1950 AND PRESENT, THIS MONTH HAS HAD THE MOST RECORED TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS IN THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT IS MAY?
800
EVERY SPRING IN MEXICO THEY CELEBRATE THIS NATIONAL HOLIDAY THAT COMMEMORATES MEXICO'S VICTORY OVER FRANCE AT THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA
WHAT IS CINCO DE MAYO
800
THIS FORMER NBA AND COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACH IS THE ONLY COACH TO HAVE WON A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
WHO IS RICK PITINO
1000
THIS RED HEADED CARTON CHARACTER WAS THE HUMAN COMPANION OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. COWABUNGA DUDE!
WHO IS APRIL O'NEIL
1000
THESE SMALL ANIMALS MAKE AN APPEARANCE EVERY SPRING LOOKING FOR FOOD AFTER THE LONG WINTER, THEY ALSO HAVE FLUORESCENT URINE SO IF YOUR WORRIED THEY HAVE TAKEN UP RESIDENCE IN YOUR HOUSE JUST GRAB A BLACK LIGHT TO FIND OUT.
WHAT ARE MICE
1000
PONCHUS PILOT HAD THESE PHRASE WORDS WRITTEN ON THE CROSS ABOVE JESUS HEAD IN THREE LANGUANGES OF THE TIMES... HEBREW, GREEK AND LATIN
WHAT IS KING OF THE JEWS
1000
THE WORST LOCAL FLOOD ON RECORD WAS IN JANURAY OF THIS YEAR, WHEN THE OHIO RIVER REACH A CREST OF 80 FEET NEARLY A MILLION CINCINNATI AND KENTUCKY RESIDENTS WERE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES AND 350 PEOPLE DIED
WHAT IS 1937
1000
IN THIS COUNTRY, THE OSTERFEUER, OR EASTER BONFIRES ARE USED TO SIGNAL THE END OF WINTER AND WELCOME IN SPRING AND AS WELL AS CELEBRATE THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST
WHAT IS GERMANY
1000
THIS FORMER DUKE BLUEDEVIL BIG MAN IS THE ALL TIME LEADING SCORER IN NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY WITH 407 POINTS.
WHO IS CHRISTIAN LAETTNER