Spring Around the World
The April day to raise awareness about protecting the planet
What is Earth day?
Spring brings an increase in this airborne substance that triggers allergies
What is pollen?
April showers bring these about
What are May flowers?
This mammal, known for its elaborate burrows, marks the early arrival of spring if it does not see its shadow
What is a groundhog?
Known as “May bells,” this sweet-smelling white flower is poisonous but used in traditional spring bouquets.
What is lily of the valley
The Netherlands celebrates spring with massive fields of these flowers and the Keukenhof Gardens
What are tulips?
This bright yellow flower is one of the first to bloom in spring and is often associated with Easter
What is a daffodil?
Warm spring air rising quickly can lead to the formation of these towering, thunderstorm-producing clouds.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
This process, where animals awaken from winter dormancy, begins in spring for many species
What is hibernation?
This flowering plant family, including mustard, cabbage, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts, dominates early spring wildflowers in temperate zones.
What is the Brassicaceae family?
These months are spring in the southern hemisphere
What are September, October, and November
These wildflowers open only in the morning sun and close by afternoon, especially on cloudy days.
What are morning glories?
This color is associated with the April Full moon
What is a pink moon?
In spring, deer and elk grow this part of their body back after shedding it in winter.
This plant, associated with spicy roots, has leaves that look like a four-leaf clover and blooms in early spring.
What is horseradish?
This Indian festival marks the arrival of spring. Known as "The Festival of Color", where people throw colored water and powder at each other in celebration.
What is Holi Festival?
Plants that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die back every autumn and winter, and return the following spring
What is a perennial?
The seasonal wind patterns that bring heavy rains to certain parts of Asia during spring
What is a monsoon?
These black and orange insects return north after spending winter in central Mexico, migrating up to 3,000 miles every year
What are monarch butterflies
This US event, held on the first Saturday in May, is known for spring hats, mint juleps, and racing.
What is the Kentucky Derby?
Hanami, the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers, almost always refers to this tree, which blooms in Japan from late March to early May
What is the Japanese Cherry Blossom?
This Roman goddess is associated with the flower of plants and the arrival of spring
What is Flora?
This astronomical event marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when the Sun is above the Equator and day and night are of equal length.
What is vernal equinox?
The American woodcock performs a unique spiral courtship flight at dusk during early spring, also known as this "dance."
This is also the production company for Mission Impossible
What is skydance?
The term for a group of butterflies (e.g. murder of crows)
What is a kaleidoscope?