Holidays
This day in April is a celebration of trees
What is Arbor Day?
This is the process by which plants produce their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
What is photosynthesis?
In baseball, a term for a pitch that is thrown outside of the strike zone and the batter does not swing at it
What is a ball?
In this Jane Austen novel, Elizabeth Bennet famously says "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading"
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Forrest Gump gives his lifelong love the nickname Daisy, but her real name is this
Who is Jenny?
This Jewish holiday celebrates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery
What is Passover?
This insect is known for its appearance in large swarms during the spring, often causing agricultural damage
What is locust?
A famous tennis tournament in late June
What is Wimbledon?
This title character from a children's book by Eric Carle goes through quite the metamorphosis
What is the Very Hungry Caterpillar?
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant fall in love in the Spring during this 1999 movie
What is Notting Hill?
This Hindu spring festival, with vivid colours, is celebrated in India
What is Holi?
The name of the phenomenon when trees and plants begin to grow new leaves and shoots in the spring
What is budburst?
The name of the highest governing body in international soccer (football)
What is FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association)?
This famous Shakespeare play deals with themes of love, magic, and the changing of the seasons
What is a Midsummer Night's Dream?
The name of the skunk in Bambi who teaches the title character about the joys of Spring
Who is Flower?
This flower is associated with both spring and Mother's Day
What is a carnation?
The name of the traditional Japanese practice of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers, particularly cherry blossoms
What is Hanami?
In soccer (football), the maximum number of players allowed on the field per team during a match
What is 11?
This Mark Twain novel follows the adventures of a boy during the Spring and Summer months
What are the Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
This classic movie musical includes a number of someone dancing during a spring shower
What is Singing in the Rain?
April 22nd is this holiday. Sorry Mars.
What is Earth Day?
This bird species is known for its distinctive singing during the spring mating season
What is a robin?
In track and field, the name of the race in which athletes run once around a standard outdoor track
What is 400 meters? (or the quarter-mile)
Louisa May Alcott uses the joy of Spring as a backdrop for this, her most famous work
What is Little Women?
The opening number from The Sound of Music, a celebration of Spring
What is The Hills are Alive?