GENERAL
This is the birthstone of April.
Diamonds
What is yellow, 10 feet tall, but not a giraffe?
A sunflower
With several varieties weighing less than a coin, what is the smallest bird in the world?
Hummingbirds
What is the official birth flower of March?
Daffodils
When the Northern Hemisphere experiences spring, this is the season that the Southern Hemisphere experiences.
Autumn/fall
What is the best-selling Easter candy?
a) Cadbury Creme Eggs
b) Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs
c) Lindt Milk Chocolate Bunnies
Cadbury Creme Eggs
Which spring month do butterflies hatch?
March and April
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella
This term describes the movement of birds as the weather shifts in temperature.
Migration
Which country did the Easter Bunny tradition originate from?
Germany
This natural weather phenomena is more common in the spring and less common in winter.
Tornadoes
Where was the real St.Patrick presumably born?
a) Ireland
b) England
c) Scotland
England
During daylight savings time, clocks do this in the spring.
Spring forward an hour
What runs around a garden, but never grows?
A fence
Bear is to cub, Deer is to fawn, Fox is to cubs, pups, or this term.
Kits
These were a gift from Japan and bloom in Washington, DC in the spring.
On the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, the sun rises directly over what part of the globe.
The equator
Spring brings rain showers to some areas. Which location below receives the most annual average rainfall?
a) Mount Waialeale, Hawaii
b) Borneo
c) Amazon Rainforest
d) Congo Basin
Mount Waialeale in Hawaii, with an annual average of about 11,430 mm (450 inches) of rainfall, is one of the world's wettest spots.
The name for a group of butterflies.
Kaleidoscope
This always comes at the end of spring.
The letter 'g'
What part of a rabbit never stops growing?
Their teeth
How fast can a butterfly fly?
Up to 37 mph or approximately 60 kmph
This is the name for the compound that gives green plants their color.
Chlorophyll
Which of these is not a reason why woodpeckers peck wood?
a) to mark territory
b) to chisel holes for nesting
c) to find insects to eat
d) to scare predators
To scare predators
Ombrophobia is the fear of this.
Rain
What can run fast, but can’t walk?
Water
How many eyes do bees have?
5
How do earthworms breathe?
Through their skin
Amazingly, earthworms don't have lungs! They breathe oxygen in and carbon dioxide out through their skin.
This is the name of the first day of spring.
Vernal equinox
What bird lays its eggs in other birds’ nests, tricking them into caring for its young?
a) duck
b) stork
c) cuckoo
d) blue jay
Cuckoos
Female cuckoos are so adept at mimicry that they can adapt the shade of their eggs’ shells to match those of other birds in their habitat.