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Spring Trivia
Discover mind-blowing spring facts that will amaze you! From cherry blossoms to vernal equinoxes - prepare to be fascinated by seasonal secrets that will bloom in your mind.
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Which ancient site in Mexico shows a serpent of light on its pyramid steps at the spring equinox?
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Which common proverb links rainy April with flowers in May?
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Which Washington location is famous for a National Cherry Blossom Festival each spring?
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Vivaldi's Spring concerto from Opus 8 No 1 is in which key signature?
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The earliest known record of the Lyrid meteor shower appears in chronicles from which culture?
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What is the common garden task of removing spent flower heads in spring to encourage more blooms?
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Which European capital celebrates Saint Patrick's season with a parade that often lands in early spring?
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Which popular sport in the United States traditionally begins its regular season in early spring?
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Which pasta-friendly vegetable is a classic spring harvest in Europe and North America?
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Which US golf tournament at Augusta National is a hallmark of spring sports?
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The green jacket for Masters winners is made by a tailoring firm in which US state?
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Which festival in Thailand celebrates the traditional New Year with street water fights in April?
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Which common lawn task typically resumes in spring as turf starts growing again?
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Which Greek mother goddess causes winter by mourning her daughter and restores spring upon reunion?
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Which meteor shower that peaks around April 22 is one of the oldest recorded in history?
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Which four violin concertos by Vivaldi include Spring as the first, published in 1725 as part of Opus 8?
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The Japanese imperial era change that created Showa Day within Golden Week places it on which date?
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Which major golf tournament's green jacket was first awarded to winners beginning in 1949?
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Which European capital hosts a famous flower show in late spring known for elaborate garden designs?
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Which spring full moon determines the dating of Easter under the Western computus?
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In the Northern Hemisphere, what season occurs while the Southern Hemisphere has spring?
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Which South Asian spring rite features colored powders and water based dyes thrown among crowds?
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In Japan, what is the tradition of picnicking under blooming cherry trees called?
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The USA National Weather Service defines meteorological spring as which exact three month period?
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Which Italian Renaissance painting famously celebrates spring with mythic figures?
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The vernal equinox in Japan became a national holiday under which postwar law?
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The British maypole tradition is thought to have medieval roots with possible origins linked to which region?
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The March equinox sees the Sun cross which celestial reference line heading northward?
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Which Thai capital hosts Songkran street celebrations along Silom and Khao San during mid April heat?
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Which migratory birds are famously linked with returning on Saint Joseph's Day to a California mission town?
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Which Chinese festival of tomb sweeping and spring outings occurs around early April?
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Which spring poem by Wordsworth begins with the line 'I heard a thousand blended notes'?
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What date marks the start of meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
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The riot at The Rite of Spring premiere was in which newly opened Paris venue?
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Which month often brings peak cherry blossoms in Washington DC, though the exact date varies by year?
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Which Mexican holiday with parades and concerts sometimes occurs during the US spring season?
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The French composer who orchestrated the ballet for the 1913 shock premiere of Stravinsky's score was whom?
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The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race course is how long on the Championship Course between Putney and Mortlake?
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Which English river hosts the annual Oxford Cambridge Boat Race that began in 1829?
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Which dessert made with rhubarb often returns to menus in springtime?
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Which springtime European rite features a maypole dance as part of May Day?
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What is the full moon name often used for March in many North American traditions?
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The English folk holiday of Beltane that marks the start of the warm season traditionally begins on which date?
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What is the term for baby sheep often seen on farms in spring?
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The Mexican pyramid of Kukulkan displays a shadow serpent at equinox due to the angle of the Sun on how many steps per face?
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Which plant care step in spring helps shrubs by removing old or crossing branches?
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Which fruit often kicks off local picking seasons in late spring in many regions?
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The Roman festival Floralia honoring Flora took place during which span of days in the ancient calendar?
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Which Ivy League boat race on the River Thames is a spring tradition?
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Which Persian table of seven symbolic items marks Nowruz in many homes?
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The USA National Phenology Network uses which model species to track the start of spring in its Extended Spring Index?
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Which US time change saying refers to advancing clocks in spring?
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The celebrated Dutch garden Keukenhof plants approximately how many bulbs each season?
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Which US city's cherry trees were dedicated to friendship between nations on the Tidal Basin?
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What is the name of the spring festival of colors celebrated across India?
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The Washington DC festival's official lighting at the Tidal Basin ceremonially honors the friendship with which city?
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Which Japanese custom of tracking the northward advance of cherry blossoms is reported as a national forecast?
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The Persian word Nowruz translates most directly into what English phrase?
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Which variety of cherry trees were a 1912 gift from the mayor of Tokyo to Washington DC?
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Which national park region in California can experience spectacular wildflower superblooms after wet winters?
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The spring peeper's loud call is produced by inflating what specialized structure?
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Which month hosts the traditional May Day celebrations in many countries?
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The Masters Tournament was first played under what original name in 1934?
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The botanical name for the daffodil also used for some spring garden varieties is what?
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What happens to daylight hours through spring in the Northern Hemisphere?
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Which spring sports event awards a floral horseshoe blanket to its winning horse on the first Saturday in May?
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Who wrote the famous line 'April is the cruellest month' in The Waste Land?
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The Lyrid meteor shower radiates from which constellation in the night sky?
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Which spring rite in many gardens involves sowing cool season greens before the soil warms fully?
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Which Greek myth explains the return of spring with a goddess leaving the underworld?
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Which Heian period ruler encouraged cherry blossom viewing at court helping shift taste from plums to cherries?
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The DC cherry festival's first formal celebration under civic sponsorship took place in which year?
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The Sakura zensen is mapped by which national organization that issues official blossom forecasts?
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Which South American city hosts a monumental springtime book fair that draws millions of readers?
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Which insect behavior in spring involves a queen leaving with a large group to start a new colony?
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What is the name for the day in March when day and night are about equal length in the Northern Hemisphere?
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Which modern European event showcases cutting edge gardens each May on the grounds of the Royal Hospital?
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Which ballet by Igor Stravinsky caused a famous 1913 premiere uproar in Paris?
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The botanical term for flowers that require a period of winter cold to trigger spring bloom is what?
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The French title for The Rite of Spring is what original name?
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The Kentucky Derby rose garland tradition is credited to florist J Graham who popularized it in which decade?
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Which color family is most associated with springtime fashion and decor?
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What is the Persian New Year that begins on the March equinox?
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The average peak bloom date for Washington DC cherry trees over the modern climate normal has been near which day?
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Which United States marathon traditionally takes place on Patriots Day in April?
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Vivaldi's set The Four Seasons was published in which city together with descriptive sonnets?
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Which country is home to Keukenhof, one of the world's largest spring flower gardens?
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The phrase 'hay fever' was popularized in the nineteenth century by which English physician presenting in 1819?
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What common household tradition refers to a thorough tidy completed in spring?
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Which US civil observance in mid April closes many offices and marks the individual income tax filing deadline most years?
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Which college basketball event nicknamed March Madness crowns a national champion each spring?
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Which Japanese holiday during Golden Week is dedicated to nature after being moved from April 29?
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Which movement from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is the one that celebrates spring?
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Which flower is widely seen as a symbol of early spring in many countries?
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Which cherry cultivar dominates plantings around the Tidal Basin with pale single blossoms?
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Which small frog is famous for loud nighttime choruses in early spring wetlands?
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Which seasonal allergy trigger is most associated with early spring in temperate zones?
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Which European river valley hosts tulip fields near Lisse that draw millions of visitors each spring?
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The US rule for dating Easter uses the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after which event?
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The scientific term for small temporary spring wetlands where amphibians breed is what?
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The Lenten fast in Western Christianity always occurs during which astronomical season in the Northern Hemisphere?
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The Chelsea Flower Show moved permanently to the grounds of the Royal Hospital in which year?
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Which North American butterfly famously begins a multigeneration migration northward in spring?
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Which bird is a classic harbinger of spring across much of North America?
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The old English word that evolved into 'spring' originally meant what action?
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Which sweet early season crop is celebrated at festivals from Puyallup to Plant City?
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Which Italian city houses Botticelli's Primavera in the Uffizi Gallery?
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Which culinary herb bolts quickly in spring heat prompting rapid flowering and seed?
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Which European celebration on April 30 features bonfires to chase away lingering winter spirits?
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The Songkran New Year traditionally lines up with which solar astrological sign in the sidereal system used regionally?
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Which common saying advises that planting times follow spring weather patterns?
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The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was first held in which year, launching what became a spring staple?
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Which spring school vacation in the United States is known for beach trips?
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Which Japanese word literally means flower viewing during spring blossom season?
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Which Japanese public holiday specifically honors the March equinox?
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The Boston Marathon moved to the third Monday in April starting in which year to align with Patriots Day changes?
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Which Mediterranean art masterpiece also called Allegory of Spring features the Three Graces and Mercury?
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In 1913 the premiere of The Rite of Spring was conducted by which maestro for the Ballets Russes?
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In the United States, when did daylight saving time start moving clocks forward on the second Sunday in March under current rules?
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Which US baseball ritual celebrates the official beginning of the season with the first slate of games?
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Which season follows winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
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Which North American frog species is named for its seasonally timed chorus in vernal pools?
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