All Things Spring Quiz

Which of these events marks the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere?

Groundhog Day

Mardi Gras

The vernal equinox

Easter Sunday

Periodically, the Internet undergoes a "Spring Cleaning," during which time users must disconnect or risk the deletion of unused files.

Internet Topology (Image credit: Microsoft Corporation)

True

False

College sports fans get excited for which early springtime playoff series?

NCAA Women's Division I Softball Championship

NCAA Women's Division I Volleyball Championship

NCAA Men's Division I Football Championship

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

In the United States, wearing new clothes on Easter Sunday is a popular tradition. Where does the tradition stem from?

Milan's fashion week

Jesus Christ's robes on Palm Sunday

Holy Saturday baptism rituals

Ancient pagan rituals

Baseball fans hoping to catch some spring training action must travel to at least one of which two sunny states?

Baseball Game (Image credit: Yoav Levy/Phototake NYC)

Arizona and Florida

California and Texas

New Mexico and Louisiana

Georgia and Mississippi

In Greek mythology, spring comes when this goddess is joyously reunited with her daughter each year. Which is it?

Demeter

Athena

Aphrodite

Hestia

In many countries, May Day is a celebration of spring, but the first day of May also commemorates what?

The Chinese New Year

Day of the Dead (Mexico)

The civil rights movement

The labor movement

Which Florida beach locale was a notoriously popular destination for college students on spring break from the end of World War II until the late 1980s?

Panama City Beach

Key West

South Beach

Fort Lauderdale

Which American candy-focused holiday is similar to a Swedish Easter week tradition?

Valentine's Day

Halloween

Mother's Day

Christmas Eve

Which colorful northern Indian Hindu festival celebrates the arrival of spring?

Hindu Festival (Image credit: Paolo Koch/Photo Researchers, Inc.)

Raksābandhana

Holi

Vaisakhi

Ganesh Chaturathi