Hello Spring
What is the first day of Spring called?
a. The Easter Equinox
b. The Spring Solstice
c. The Easter Solstice
d. The Vernal Equinox
d. The Vernal Equinox
What does Spring symbolize?
a. Love
b. Death
c. Rebirth
d. Faith
c. Rebirth
What is the birthstone of April?
a. Sapphire
b. Diamond
c. Emerald
d. Amethyst
d. Diamond
What is the birthstone for May?
a. Sapphire
b. Diamond
c. Emerald
d. Amethyst
c. Emerald
A baseball field is also known as what?
a. Big Green
b. Diamond
c. Field of Dreams
d. Court
b. Diamond
Around what day does Spring begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
a. April 21
b. May 21
c. March 21
d. February 21
c. March 21
On the first day of Spring, it is said that the day and night are exactly what length?
a. 12 hour day & 12 hour night
b. 10 hour day & 14 hour night
c. 16 hour day & 8 hour night
d. 14 hour day & 10 hour night
a. 12 hour day & 12 hour night
What is the birth flower of April?
a. Daisies
b. Lily of the Valley
c. Tulips
d. Lilacs
a. Daisies
What is the birth flower for May?
a. Lily of the Valley
b. Daisy
c. Tulip
d. Lilac
a. Lily of the Valley
Baseball is very much similar to which other sport?
a. Badminton
b. Lacrosse
c. Cricket
d. Pickleball
c. Cricket
Which holiday does not occur during Spring?
a. Father’s Day
b. Easter
c. St. Patrick’s Day
d. Mother’s Day
c. St. Patrick's Day
Is Spring considered the first, second, third or fourth season of the year?
a. First
b. Third
c. Second
d. Fourth
a. First
What environmental day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970?
a. Earth Day
b. Endangered Species Day
c. Arbor Day
d. America Recycles Day
a. Earth Day
If you were born at the beginning of the month of May, your star sign is Taurus. What is your star sign if you were born towards the end?
a. Libra
b. Gemini
c. Sagittarius
d. Aquarius
b. Gemini
Major League Baseball (MLB) was founded in what year?
a. 1903
b. 1915
c. 1930
d. 1984
a. 1903
During the first day of Spring, where does the sun rise and where does the sun set?
a. Rises in due south and sets in due north
b. Rises in due north and sets in due south
c. Rises in due west and sets in due east
d. Rises in due east and sets in due west
d. Rises in due east and sets in due west
For Australians, in what month does Spring begin?
a. September
b. March
c. May
d. October
a. September
Who is the writer that celebrates their birthday as well as their death anniversary in April?
a. Charles Dickens
b. William Shakespeare
c. Mark Twain
d. Ernest Hemmingway
b. William Shakespeare
May has always been the 5th month of the year? True or False
False: May was once the third month. When Julius Caesar moved January and February from the end of the year to the beginning, May became the fifth month.
How many teams total are there in the American and National Leagues?
a. 18
b. 30
c. 24
d. 40
b. 30
What myth is associated with the first day of Spring?
a. Only on that day can you balance a raw egg on its end.
b. Body hair doesn’t grow on the first day of Spring.
c. You’re most likely to get into a plane crash on the first day of Spring.
d. Only on that day can you see Saturn with the naked eye from anywhere in the USA.
a. Only on that day can you balance a raw egg on its end.
Why does daylight increase in Spring?
a. Because the Earth’s axis is increasing its tilt toward the sun.
b. Because the Earth doesn’t spin as fast on its axis
c. Because the Earth is closest to the sun in its orbit.
d. Because the Sun moves closer to the Earth in the Spring.
a. Because the Earth’s axis is increasing its tilt toward the sun.
April 17th is celebrated as the birthday of which Disney fictional character?
a. Mickey Mouse
b. Minnie Mouse
c. Goofy
d. Daffy Duck
d. Daffy Duck
Most sources would say that May was named after what Greek Goddess?
a. Maia
b. Mars
c. Minerva
d. Mercury
a. Maia
What was the original name of the Milwaukee Brewers?
a. Lakers
b. Harleys
c. Mules
d. Pilots
d. Pilots - The team was founded in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, and expansion team of the American League (AL), in Seattle, Washington. After just one season, the team relocated to Milwaukee and became the Brewers.