🌸 Spring Trivia - Mind-Blowing Seasonal Facts That Will Amaze You

🟢easy

Which ancient site in Mexico shows a serpent of light on its pyramid steps at the spring equinox?

🟢easy

Which common proverb links rainy April with flowers in May?

🟢easy

Which Washington location is famous for a National Cherry Blossom Festival each spring?

🔴hard

Vivaldi's Spring concerto from Opus 8 No 1 is in which key signature?

🔴hard

The earliest known record of the Lyrid meteor shower appears in chronicles from which culture?

🟢easy

What is the common garden task of removing spent flower heads in spring to encourage more blooms?

🟡medium

Which European capital celebrates Saint Patrick's season with a parade that often lands in early spring?

🟢easy

Which popular sport in the United States traditionally begins its regular season in early spring?

🟢easy

Which pasta-friendly vegetable is a classic spring harvest in Europe and North America?

🟢easy

Which US golf tournament at Augusta National is a hallmark of spring sports?

🔴hard

The green jacket for Masters winners is made by a tailoring firm in which US state?

🟡medium

Which festival in Thailand celebrates the traditional New Year with street water fights in April?

🟢easy

Which common lawn task typically resumes in spring as turf starts growing again?

🟡medium

Which Greek mother goddess causes winter by mourning her daughter and restores spring upon reunion?

🟡medium

Which meteor shower that peaks around April 22 is one of the oldest recorded in history?

🟡medium

Which four violin concertos by Vivaldi include Spring as the first, published in 1725 as part of Opus 8?

🔴hard

The Japanese imperial era change that created Showa Day within Golden Week places it on which date?

🟡medium

Which major golf tournament's green jacket was first awarded to winners beginning in 1949?

🟢easy

Which European capital hosts a famous flower show in late spring known for elaborate garden designs?

🟡medium

Which spring full moon determines the dating of Easter under the Western computus?

🟢easy

In the Northern Hemisphere, what season occurs while the Southern Hemisphere has spring?

🟡medium

Which South Asian spring rite features colored powders and water based dyes thrown among crowds?

🟢easy

In Japan, what is the tradition of picnicking under blooming cherry trees called?

🔴hard

The USA National Weather Service defines meteorological spring as which exact three month period?

🟢easy

Which Italian Renaissance painting famously celebrates spring with mythic figures?

🔴hard

The vernal equinox in Japan became a national holiday under which postwar law?

🔴hard

The British maypole tradition is thought to have medieval roots with possible origins linked to which region?

🔴hard

The March equinox sees the Sun cross which celestial reference line heading northward?

🟡medium

Which Thai capital hosts Songkran street celebrations along Silom and Khao San during mid April heat?

🟡medium

Which migratory birds are famously linked with returning on Saint Joseph's Day to a California mission town?

🟡medium

Which Chinese festival of tomb sweeping and spring outings occurs around early April?

🟡medium

Which spring poem by Wordsworth begins with the line 'I heard a thousand blended notes'?

🟢easy

What date marks the start of meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

🔴hard

The riot at The Rite of Spring premiere was in which newly opened Paris venue?

🟢easy

Which month often brings peak cherry blossoms in Washington DC, though the exact date varies by year?

🟢easy

Which Mexican holiday with parades and concerts sometimes occurs during the US spring season?

🔴hard

The French composer who orchestrated the ballet for the 1913 shock premiere of Stravinsky's score was whom?

🔴hard

The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race course is how long on the Championship Course between Putney and Mortlake?

🟡medium

Which English river hosts the annual Oxford Cambridge Boat Race that began in 1829?

🟢easy

Which dessert made with rhubarb often returns to menus in springtime?

🟡medium

Which springtime European rite features a maypole dance as part of May Day?

🟢easy

What is the full moon name often used for March in many North American traditions?

🔴hard

The English folk holiday of Beltane that marks the start of the warm season traditionally begins on which date?

🟢easy

What is the term for baby sheep often seen on farms in spring?

🔴hard

The Mexican pyramid of Kukulkan displays a shadow serpent at equinox due to the angle of the Sun on how many steps per face?

🟢easy

Which plant care step in spring helps shrubs by removing old or crossing branches?

🟢easy

Which fruit often kicks off local picking seasons in late spring in many regions?

🔴hard

The Roman festival Floralia honoring Flora took place during which span of days in the ancient calendar?

🟢easy

Which Ivy League boat race on the River Thames is a spring tradition?

🟡medium

Which Persian table of seven symbolic items marks Nowruz in many homes?

🔴hard

The USA National Phenology Network uses which model species to track the start of spring in its Extended Spring Index?

🟢easy

Which US time change saying refers to advancing clocks in spring?

🔴hard

The celebrated Dutch garden Keukenhof plants approximately how many bulbs each season?

🟡medium

Which US city's cherry trees were dedicated to friendship between nations on the Tidal Basin?

🟢easy

What is the name of the spring festival of colors celebrated across India?

🔴hard

The Washington DC festival's official lighting at the Tidal Basin ceremonially honors the friendship with which city?

🟡medium

Which Japanese custom of tracking the northward advance of cherry blossoms is reported as a national forecast?

🔴hard

The Persian word Nowruz translates most directly into what English phrase?

🟡medium

Which variety of cherry trees were a 1912 gift from the mayor of Tokyo to Washington DC?

🟡medium

Which national park region in California can experience spectacular wildflower superblooms after wet winters?

🔴hard

The spring peeper's loud call is produced by inflating what specialized structure?

🟢easy

Which month hosts the traditional May Day celebrations in many countries?

🔴hard

The Masters Tournament was first played under what original name in 1934?

🔴hard

The botanical name for the daffodil also used for some spring garden varieties is what?

🟢easy

What happens to daylight hours through spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

🟡medium

Which spring sports event awards a floral horseshoe blanket to its winning horse on the first Saturday in May?

🟢easy

Who wrote the famous line 'April is the cruellest month' in The Waste Land?

🔴hard

The Lyrid meteor shower radiates from which constellation in the night sky?

🟡medium

Which spring rite in many gardens involves sowing cool season greens before the soil warms fully?

🟢easy

Which Greek myth explains the return of spring with a goddess leaving the underworld?

🔴hard

Which Heian period ruler encouraged cherry blossom viewing at court helping shift taste from plums to cherries?

🔴hard

The DC cherry festival's first formal celebration under civic sponsorship took place in which year?

🔴hard

The Sakura zensen is mapped by which national organization that issues official blossom forecasts?

🟡medium

Which South American city hosts a monumental springtime book fair that draws millions of readers?

🟡medium

Which insect behavior in spring involves a queen leaving with a large group to start a new colony?

🟢easy

What is the name for the day in March when day and night are about equal length in the Northern Hemisphere?

🟡medium

Which modern European event showcases cutting edge gardens each May on the grounds of the Royal Hospital?

🟡medium

Which ballet by Igor Stravinsky caused a famous 1913 premiere uproar in Paris?

🔴hard

The botanical term for flowers that require a period of winter cold to trigger spring bloom is what?

🔴hard

The French title for The Rite of Spring is what original name?

🔴hard

The Kentucky Derby rose garland tradition is credited to florist J Graham who popularized it in which decade?

🟢easy

Which color family is most associated with springtime fashion and decor?

🟢easy

What is the Persian New Year that begins on the March equinox?

🔴hard

The average peak bloom date for Washington DC cherry trees over the modern climate normal has been near which day?

🟡medium

Which United States marathon traditionally takes place on Patriots Day in April?

🔴hard

Vivaldi's set The Four Seasons was published in which city together with descriptive sonnets?

🟢easy

Which country is home to Keukenhof, one of the world's largest spring flower gardens?

🔴hard

The phrase 'hay fever' was popularized in the nineteenth century by which English physician presenting in 1819?

🟢easy

What common household tradition refers to a thorough tidy completed in spring?

🟡medium

Which US civil observance in mid April closes many offices and marks the individual income tax filing deadline most years?

🟡medium

Which college basketball event nicknamed March Madness crowns a national champion each spring?

🟡medium

Which Japanese holiday during Golden Week is dedicated to nature after being moved from April 29?

🟢easy

Which movement from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is the one that celebrates spring?

🟢easy

Which flower is widely seen as a symbol of early spring in many countries?

🔴hard

Which cherry cultivar dominates plantings around the Tidal Basin with pale single blossoms?

🟢easy

Which small frog is famous for loud nighttime choruses in early spring wetlands?

🟢easy

Which seasonal allergy trigger is most associated with early spring in temperate zones?

🟡medium

Which European river valley hosts tulip fields near Lisse that draw millions of visitors each spring?

🔴hard

The US rule for dating Easter uses the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after which event?

🔴hard

The scientific term for small temporary spring wetlands where amphibians breed is what?

🔴hard

The Lenten fast in Western Christianity always occurs during which astronomical season in the Northern Hemisphere?

🔴hard

The Chelsea Flower Show moved permanently to the grounds of the Royal Hospital in which year?

🟢easy

Which North American butterfly famously begins a multigeneration migration northward in spring?

🟢easy

Which bird is a classic harbinger of spring across much of North America?

🔴hard

The old English word that evolved into 'spring' originally meant what action?

🟡medium

Which sweet early season crop is celebrated at festivals from Puyallup to Plant City?

🟡medium

Which Italian city houses Botticelli's Primavera in the Uffizi Gallery?

🟡medium

Which culinary herb bolts quickly in spring heat prompting rapid flowering and seed?

🟡medium

Which European celebration on April 30 features bonfires to chase away lingering winter spirits?

🔴hard

The Songkran New Year traditionally lines up with which solar astrological sign in the sidereal system used regionally?

🟢easy

Which common saying advises that planting times follow spring weather patterns?

🔴hard

The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was first held in which year, launching what became a spring staple?

🟢easy

Which spring school vacation in the United States is known for beach trips?

🟡medium

Which Japanese word literally means flower viewing during spring blossom season?

🟡medium

Which Japanese public holiday specifically honors the March equinox?

🔴hard

The Boston Marathon moved to the third Monday in April starting in which year to align with Patriots Day changes?

🟡medium

Which Mediterranean art masterpiece also called Allegory of Spring features the Three Graces and Mercury?

🔴hard

In 1913 the premiere of The Rite of Spring was conducted by which maestro for the Ballets Russes?

🟡medium

In the United States, when did daylight saving time start moving clocks forward on the second Sunday in March under current rules?

🟡medium

Which US baseball ritual celebrates the official beginning of the season with the first slate of games?

🟢easy

Which season follows winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

🟡medium

Questions (122 of 122)

Which ancient site in Mexico shows a serpent of light on its pyramid steps at the spring equinox?

Which common proverb links rainy April with flowers in May?

Which Washington location is famous for a National Cherry Blossom Festival each spring?

Vivaldi's Spring concerto from Opus 8 No 1 is in which key signature?

The earliest known record of the Lyrid meteor shower appears in chronicles from which culture?

What is the common garden task of removing spent flower heads in spring to encourage more blooms?

Which European capital celebrates Saint Patrick's season with a parade that often lands in early spring?

Which popular sport in the United States traditionally begins its regular season in early spring?

Which pasta-friendly vegetable is a classic spring harvest in Europe and North America?

Which US golf tournament at Augusta National is a hallmark of spring sports?

The green jacket for Masters winners is made by a tailoring firm in which US state?

Which festival in Thailand celebrates the traditional New Year with street water fights in April?

Which common lawn task typically resumes in spring as turf starts growing again?

Which Greek mother goddess causes winter by mourning her daughter and restores spring upon reunion?

Which meteor shower that peaks around April 22 is one of the oldest recorded in history?

Which four violin concertos by Vivaldi include Spring as the first, published in 1725 as part of Opus 8?

The Japanese imperial era change that created Showa Day within Golden Week places it on which date?

Which major golf tournament's green jacket was first awarded to winners beginning in 1949?

Which European capital hosts a famous flower show in late spring known for elaborate garden designs?

Which spring full moon determines the dating of Easter under the Western computus?

In the Northern Hemisphere, what season occurs while the Southern Hemisphere has spring?

Which South Asian spring rite features colored powders and water based dyes thrown among crowds?

In Japan, what is the tradition of picnicking under blooming cherry trees called?

The USA National Weather Service defines meteorological spring as which exact three month period?

Which Italian Renaissance painting famously celebrates spring with mythic figures?

The vernal equinox in Japan became a national holiday under which postwar law?

The British maypole tradition is thought to have medieval roots with possible origins linked to which region?

The March equinox sees the Sun cross which celestial reference line heading northward?

Which Thai capital hosts Songkran street celebrations along Silom and Khao San during mid April heat?

Which migratory birds are famously linked with returning on Saint Joseph's Day to a California mission town?

Which Chinese festival of tomb sweeping and spring outings occurs around early April?

Which spring poem by Wordsworth begins with the line 'I heard a thousand blended notes'?

What date marks the start of meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

The riot at The Rite of Spring premiere was in which newly opened Paris venue?

Which month often brings peak cherry blossoms in Washington DC, though the exact date varies by year?

Which Mexican holiday with parades and concerts sometimes occurs during the US spring season?

The French composer who orchestrated the ballet for the 1913 shock premiere of Stravinsky's score was whom?

The Oxford Cambridge Boat Race course is how long on the Championship Course between Putney and Mortlake?

Which English river hosts the annual Oxford Cambridge Boat Race that began in 1829?

Which dessert made with rhubarb often returns to menus in springtime?

Which springtime European rite features a maypole dance as part of May Day?

What is the full moon name often used for March in many North American traditions?

The English folk holiday of Beltane that marks the start of the warm season traditionally begins on which date?

What is the term for baby sheep often seen on farms in spring?

The Mexican pyramid of Kukulkan displays a shadow serpent at equinox due to the angle of the Sun on how many steps per face?

Which plant care step in spring helps shrubs by removing old or crossing branches?

Which fruit often kicks off local picking seasons in late spring in many regions?

The Roman festival Floralia honoring Flora took place during which span of days in the ancient calendar?

Which Ivy League boat race on the River Thames is a spring tradition?

Which Persian table of seven symbolic items marks Nowruz in many homes?

The USA National Phenology Network uses which model species to track the start of spring in its Extended Spring Index?

Which US time change saying refers to advancing clocks in spring?

The celebrated Dutch garden Keukenhof plants approximately how many bulbs each season?

Which US city's cherry trees were dedicated to friendship between nations on the Tidal Basin?

What is the name of the spring festival of colors celebrated across India?

The Washington DC festival's official lighting at the Tidal Basin ceremonially honors the friendship with which city?

Which Japanese custom of tracking the northward advance of cherry blossoms is reported as a national forecast?

The Persian word Nowruz translates most directly into what English phrase?

Which variety of cherry trees were a 1912 gift from the mayor of Tokyo to Washington DC?

Which national park region in California can experience spectacular wildflower superblooms after wet winters?

The spring peeper's loud call is produced by inflating what specialized structure?

Which month hosts the traditional May Day celebrations in many countries?

The Masters Tournament was first played under what original name in 1934?

The botanical name for the daffodil also used for some spring garden varieties is what?

What happens to daylight hours through spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which spring sports event awards a floral horseshoe blanket to its winning horse on the first Saturday in May?

Who wrote the famous line 'April is the cruellest month' in The Waste Land?

The Lyrid meteor shower radiates from which constellation in the night sky?

Which spring rite in many gardens involves sowing cool season greens before the soil warms fully?

Which Greek myth explains the return of spring with a goddess leaving the underworld?

Which Heian period ruler encouraged cherry blossom viewing at court helping shift taste from plums to cherries?

The DC cherry festival's first formal celebration under civic sponsorship took place in which year?

The Sakura zensen is mapped by which national organization that issues official blossom forecasts?

Which South American city hosts a monumental springtime book fair that draws millions of readers?

Which insect behavior in spring involves a queen leaving with a large group to start a new colony?

What is the name for the day in March when day and night are about equal length in the Northern Hemisphere?

Which modern European event showcases cutting edge gardens each May on the grounds of the Royal Hospital?

Which ballet by Igor Stravinsky caused a famous 1913 premiere uproar in Paris?

The botanical term for flowers that require a period of winter cold to trigger spring bloom is what?