Spring Activities
What are the main holidays celebrated in the Spring months (3 Statutory)
Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day
Spring marks the end of what phenomenon for animals such as black bears, bat, and groundhogs
Hibernation
Spring allergies are intensified because of what?
Pollen
When is the first day of Spring
March 20th
This is a move that gymnasts do often.
HandSPRING
What spring holiday consists of practical jokes and hoaxes?
April Fools Day
Why do birds sing a lot during spring?
To attract other birds!
What is the official flower of SPRING?
Daffodils
When the Northern Hemisphere experiences spring, what season does the Southern Hemisphere experience?
Fall
This is the name for the type of dusting, washing windows, vacuuming, shaking out rugs, and opening windows as the weather gets warmer.
SPRING Cleaning
According to legend, if a groundhog does not see his shadow when he emerges from his hole on Groundhog Day, Spring will arrive (late or early)?
Early
What bird is often associated with Spring in North America?
Robin
The Japanese welcome spring by organizing significant viewings of what flower?
Cherry Blossom
What was the season of Spring originally called?
until the 16th century, the first season of the year was Lent
This phrase is used to describe someone who cannot wait to get outside in the spring, who seems to be a little "crazy" for the season
Spring Fever
On what day is it a tradition to eat the spring bun- "hot cross buns"?
Good Friday
Name 3 animals born in the spring!
Chipmunk, Fox, Otter, Swan, Black Bear, Seal, Beaver, White-tailed Deer, Racoon, Heron, Skunk
What season starts runs from March- May in the Netherlands?
Tulip
In Roman mythology, she is known as the goddess of spring?
Flora
When you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident.
You have a SPRING in your Step!
What is Lent?
Lent is the 40 days of fasting before Easter.
Bumblebees will start to emerge from hibernation during spring, sometimes as early as February. On average, how large are bumblebee colonies?
400 Workers
What are believed to be the earliest known flowering plants ?
Magnolias
What does Equinox mean?
Equal Night... meaning it is equal daylight and darkness, seen twice a year the first being the first day of Spring or the "spring equinox
Slang word for a young person
Spring Chicken