Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. Characterized by rotating columns of air, what natural disaster's peak season is spring?
Tornadoes, characterized by violently rotating columns of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, occur most often in the spring. The central United States, known as "Tornado Alley," experiences its peak tornado season during the spring months.
- Multiple Choice
2. In which country do cherry blossom trees traditionally signify the beginning of spring?
In Japan, cherry blossom trees, known as "sakura," signify the beginning of spring. The cherry blossom season is a very important time in Japan, often celebrated with flower-viewing parties called "hanami."
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these words associated with spring should actually be separated into two words?
The term springbreak is often seen as a single word, however, according to Webster's Dictionary when used it should be separated into two words as "spring break".
- Multiple Choice
4. Which classic children's book by Margaret Wise Brown features a bunny saying goodnight to its room during a spring evening?
NOT SO FUN FACT
Margaret Wise Brown's "Goodnight Moon" has been a bedtime favorite for generations, with its simple rhymes and soothing cadence. However, from the time of its publication in 1947 until 1972, the book was "banned" by the New York Public Library due to the then-head children's librarian Anne Carroll Moore's hatred of it.
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5. Named after the branches that were waved to greet Jesus Christ, the Sunday before Easter is known in Christian culture as _________ Sunday.
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. It commemorates Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem, where followers greeted him by laying down palm branches in his path. The waving of palm branches symbolized biblical recognition of Jesus as the King of Israel.
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