March Observances
"D" Nature of Things
Word Puzzles
Florida
Signs of Spring
100

This annual extravaganza in New Orleans ends on March 1, 2022

What is Mardi Gras? 

100

This black and white spotted dog is associated with firehouses

What is Dalmatian? 
100

Many children's stories and fairy tales begin with these four words

What is "once upon a time"?

100

This is Florida's nickname

What is the Sunshine State? 

100

This happens to the days during Spring

What is grow longer? 

200

Every March 17, parades and celebrations honor this saint.

Who is St. Patrick? 
200

When people go to Hawaii, they sometimes swim with these sea creatures

What are dolphins? 
200

Fairy tales often end with this line

What is "and they lived happily ever after"?
200
Snowbirds come to Florida during this time of the year

What is winter? 

200

You will notice chirping and see these new structures in tree branches 

What are birds' nests? 
300

On March 20, 2022, people in the northern hemisphere celebrate a vernal equinox, otherwise known as this day.

What is first day of spring? 

300

This large flying insect has not two but four wings and a body that can measure more than five inches

What is dragonfly?
300

If someone wants something that seems unattainable, we might say "In your wildest [missing word]"

What is dreams? 

300

When you think of citrus production in Florida, you probably think of this fruit

What is orange? 

300

Ponds begin to fill with tadpoles, which are these immature amphibians

What are frogs? 
400

On March 13, 2022 in many U.S. states and parts of Canada, people will change their clocks to this time.

What is daylight savings time? 
400

The state tree of Missouri is a spring-blooming tree with pink, red, or white blooms

What is dogwood? 
400

Love and marriage go together like this

what is a horse and carriage

400

It is the capital of Florida

What is Tallahassee? 
400

Aside from spring rains, this is another cause of river flooding

What is melting ice? 

500
On March 2, people honor this children's author on his birthday. The author wrote The Cat in the Hat and many other rhyming books. 
Who is Dr. Seuss? 
500

This flower goes by several names, is prevalent in the spring, and is the subject of a William Wordsworth poem that starts "I wandered lonely as a cloud..."

What is daffodil? 

500
Someone who becomes angry or excited out of nowhere might be said to have gone off this end 

What is deep? 

500

Name one of the two states with larger populations than Florida

What is California or Texas?

500

These butterflies begin their migration north

What are monarchs? 
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