Spring Riddles
A bow that can't be tied
What is a rainbow
April showers bring May _____
What are flowers
This is an appetizer that you may get in a Chinese restaurant
What is a Spring Roll
This common marshmallow treat is shaped like a chick or bunny and comes in different colors
What are Peeps
Spring lasts this many months
What is 3 Months
This is the outside Spring holiday search for colorful surprises
What is an Easter Egg Hunt
This goes up when rain comes down
What is an umbrella
Traditional Easter flower
What is a white lily / Easter Lily
This is the name for the action we take as the weather gets warmer. We are dusting, washing windows, vacuuming, shaking out rugs, and opening windows...
What is Spring Cleaning
This bird is often associated with Spring in North America
What is the robin
The first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere is the first day of ____ in the Southern hemisphere.
What is Fall
This popular sport begins during springtime
What is baseball
I fall, but I don’t get hurt. I pour, but I’m not a pitcher. I help plants grow, but I’m not the sun. What am I?
What is rain
This spreads through the air from flowers and trees and causes Spring allergies
What is Pollen
During daylight savings time, clocks do this in the spring
What is "Spring Foward" an hour
This term describes the movement of birds as the weather shifts in temperature
What is migration
Spring is the ___ Season of the year
What is the first season
This Spring holiday is popular for pranksters
What is April Fool's Day
How can ten children fit under one umbrella so that none of them get wet
It's not raining
The name of a bountiful plant that blooms in the Spring in Japan. Also Japans National Flower
What are cherry blossoms
When you are not young anymore...
You are no Spring Chicken
During the spring, birds are more vocal for this reason
What is to attract mates OR warn away rivals
This is the birthstone of April
What are diamonds
On Earth Day we focus on three ways humans can help protect the environment that starts with an R. "Reduce", "Reuse" and "_______"
What is "Recycle"
What are 10 feet tall, yellow, and therefore not a giraffe
What is a Sun Flower
This is the name for the compound that gives green plants their color
What is chlorophyll
This is a move that gymnasts often do in floor routines
What is a handSPRING
Bear is to cub, Deer is to fawn, Fox is to ___
What are cubs, pups, or kits
This natural weather phenomena is most common in the spring and least common in winter
What are Tornadoes
In China, the coming of spring coincides with celebrations for this event
What is Chinese New Year
What needs to be destroyed before it can be used
What is an Egg
This flower's name comes from the Greek word for rainbow, which refers to the plant’s many colors and variations.
What is Irises
This added layer under a mattress helps to raise your bed higher
What is a boxspring
When a tadpole changes into a frog or a caterpillar into a butterfly
What is metamorphosis
This ancient building was constructed facing the direction where the sun rises on the first day of spring
What is the Great Sphinx
April 22nd of every year is a special day that we focus on keeping our planet clean and healthy. We call this day what
What is Earth Day
I am a flower, yet you can discover me in your eye
What is an Iris
Rumored to have gained its scientific name, narcissus, from the Greek god, this flower has become famous for its beauty. When in bloom, a bright corona surrounds its bell.
What is a Daffodil
This naturally warm body of water is typically found in the mountains and has certain health benefits
What is a hotspring
The name for a group of butterflies
What is a Kaleidoscope
(also acceptable: Flight, Flutter, rabble)
In the spring the lakes and rivers have lots of water in them - This happens because this reason
Why has the Snow and ice have melted
Another name for the first day of spring
What is the Vernal Equinox
I stay awake longer in the summer and go to bed earlier in the winter.
What is the Sun
This flower is the national flower of Turkey and Afghanistan.
What is Tulip
A phrase that describes when you walk energetically in a way that shows you are feeling happy and confident
What is having a SPRING in your step
Name the four stages of a frog
What is Egg, Tadpole, Froglet, and Frog.
Around the 18th century, people came down with scurvy around springtime after having gone through winter with little to no fresh vegetables, resulting in a depletion of vitamin C. This seasonal illness became known as this, which is also a common term used to this day
What is "Spring Fever"
This is the name of the groundhog from Punxsutawney that pops out to tell us whether or not spring is near
What is Phil