April Showers
What are April showers said to bring?
May flowers
During the 1600's, this flower was worth more than gold in Holland
Tulip
Luna is the word for moon in 3 languages. Name one
Latin/Spanish/Italian
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci; she is housed in The Louvre in Paris.
Mona Lisa
Author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG
Roald Dahl
Name the ship that hit an iceberg on a cold night in April
Titanic
The oldest tree, called a "living fossil", has existed over 150 million years.
Ginkgo biloba tree
What planet is said to have as many as 600 moons?
Jupiter
This artist famously painted Campbell's soup cans
Andy Warhol
George R.R. Martin's series, A Song of Ice and Fire, was adapted into which massively popular show?
Game of Thrones
April has two birth flowers, name one of them
Daisy and sweet pea
Fastest growing tree, can grow up to 35 inches in a single day
Bamboo
Named for the early spring bloom of a wildflower, April's full moon is called what?
Full Pink Moon
Created by Edvard Munch, it is a famous expression of anxiety, often associated with a popular emoji. Name this painting.
The Scream
Paulo Coelho wrote this book in just two weeks. He said he was able to get it down on paper quickly because the book was “already written in his soul”.
The Alchemist
What did the Romans call April?
Aprillis
Also known as the Titan Arum, it can reach up to 12 feet in height and smells like rotten flesh. Name this flower
corpse flower
A single day on the moon (one full rotation) last about how long?
29.5 Earth days. Two weeks of intense, sunlit daylight followed by two weeks of dark, freezing night.
During this stay at a mental asylum, Van Gogh created this artwork in 1889.
The Starry Night
This author is most famous for his novels for children – Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan.
E.B. White
What famous writer, also known as The Bard of Avon, was born in April 1564?
William Shakespeare
This plant has the largest leaves on Earth, capable of growing up to 82 feet long and 10 feet wide
The Raffia Palm
What are the 4 phases of the moon?
New Moon (invisible), First Quarter (half-lit, growing), Full Moon (fully illuminated), and Third Quarter (half-lit, shrinking)
Name the famous art movement led by artists like Claude Monet
Impressionism
What is the fear of running out of reading material called?
Abibliophobia