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Spring is the season of flowers. The Japanese celebrate the arrival of spring by hosting mass viewings of which flower. a) Peach blossoms b) Tulips c) Sunflowers d) Carnations e) Cherry blossoms
What is Cherry Blossoms?
100
How long can Easter eggs be kept in the refrigerator?
What is up to a week?
100
Which imagery is most associated with the spring season? a) Blazing sun b) Snow c) Foliage d) Blossoms e) None of these
Blossoms
100
True or False: Baby birds are born knowing how to sing.
Baby birds learn to sing during spring. Although they are born with the ability to sing, they must learn the specific songs of their species. They often learn their songs within two months of being born.
200
In the Victorian-era language of flowers, a red rose means true love, a white rose innocence or purity. What does a blue rose mean? A) Icy disregard B) Mystery C) Nothing — there is no blue rose D) Naughtiness
What is mystery? Blue roses do not occur in nature, but are made by dyeing white roses. Genetic engineers have made lilac or mauve roses, but the true blue color has not yet been achieved. Still, blue roses are popular in textiles and china designs.
200
What does an egg symbolize?
Rebirth
200
The first day of spring is technically called ________. a) Spring solstice b) Spring equinox c) Either A or B
Spring Equinox
200
True or false: Daylight savings starts at the same time all over the world.
False
300
There is one pretty purple flower that does not belong in your salad; it’s very poisonous. Which flower is it? A) Lavender B) Lilac C) Violet D) Wisteria
What is wisteria? What could be prettier than a salad sprinkled with a few fresh blossoms? Many flowers are edible, but be careful. Just two wisteria seeds are enough to make a child seriously ill. All parts of the plant are toxic, but not fatally so.
300
How many chocolate bunnies are made each Easter?
90 million
300
Spring months vary according to climate and geographic location. In North America , spring season starts in which calendar month. a) January b) March c) May d) July e) September
March
300
Who first proposed daylight savings time?
Benjamin Franklin was the first to propose daylight savings time in 1784. It wasn't fully implemented until the end of the Second World War.
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The song, “In an English Country Garden” celebrates the abundance of flowers to be found in those gardens. Among others, the song names roses, foxgloves, snowdrops and: A) Forget-me-nots B) Honesty C) Periwinkles D) Sweet William
What is forget-me-nots? The song goes on to list some of the numerous insects, such as fireflies, moths, gnats and bees, and songbirds, such as bobolink, cuckoo and quail, that are also found in an English country garden.
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The word "Easter" comes from... a) The white Esturian Flower that blooms this time of year b) "Ostara," the Anglo-Saxon goddess of fertility c) The word "East," referring to the rising sun and to spring
"Ostara" The word Easter comes from Ishtar, the Babylonian goddess of love and fertility, also known as Astarte. Astarte became the Anglo-Saxon Ostara, goddess of fertility, spring and dawn. Easter was a pagan springtime celebration before it became a Christian holy day, and many non-religious elements form our celebrations.
400
According to folk legends, certain groundhogs can predict whether or not spring will arrive early in that year. How do they make their predictions? a) Look for their shadows b) Judge the thickness of the snow c) Find a mate
Look for their shadows
400
True or false: "Spring Fever" is a real thing.
True Spring fever is not just a myth – the body may experience physiological changes due to changes in diet, hormone production and temperature.
500

One lovely North American wildflower goes by the common name of touch-me-not. Why is it called touch-me-not?

A) It dies if touched B) It causes an itchy rash C) It leaves an almost indelible stain D) Its seed pods explode on contact

What is its seed pods explode on contact? The seed pods explode with a satisfying pop, sending seeds flying. The sap of the plant is said to be good for skin irritations, easing the itch of poison ivy and the pain of stinging nettles.

500
Lent, the period that precedes Easter, begins on what day?
Ash Wednesday Lent, a period of fasting and atonement, begins on Ash Wednesday, 40 days before Easter. At masses on this day, priests mark the foreheads of worshippers with ashes in the shape of a cross. Shrove Tuesday is the day immediately preceding the Lenten period; Palm Sunday, which celebrates Jesus’s arrival in Jerusalem, is the Sunday before Easter.
500
The term "equinox" is defined as ________. a) When the sun is furthest from the equator b) When day and night are equal in length c) When Earth's two poles meet
When day and night are equal length.
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Which playful bird is often seen as symbolizing the arrival of the spring season? a) Cuckoo b) Jaybird c) Robin d) Swallow e) Sparrow
Swallow