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What is another name for the season called Fall?

• Spring
• Summer
• Autumn
• Winter

Autumn, also known as fall in American English and Canadian English, is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere). Autumn is the season when the duration of daylight becomes noticeably shorter, and the temperature cools considerably.

Source: Wikipedia

What is the warmest season of the year?

• Winter
• Spring
• Fall
• Summer

Summer is the warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is usually defined as the period between the summer solstice (year’s longest day), June 21 or 22, and the autumnal equinox (day and night equal in length), September 22 or 23. A period of exceptionally hot weather, often with high humidity, during the summer is called a heat wave. Such an occurrence in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in the latter part of summer is sometimes called the dog days.

Source: Britannica

Which of the following are spring months in the Northern Hemisphere?

• June, July, August
• September, October, November
• March, April, May
• December, January, February

Meteorological spring in the Northern Hemisphere includes March, April, and May; meteorological summer includes June, July, and August; meteorological fall includes September, October, and November; and meteorological winter includes December, January, and February. Meteorological observing and forecasting led to the creation of these seasons, and they are more closely tied to our monthly civil calendar than the astronomical seasons are.

Source: Nacional Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration

Which of these is the coldest season?

• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
• Winter

Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather.

Source: Wikipedia

During which season does Halloween occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

• Summer
• Winter
• Spring
• Autumn

On the night of October 31, many Americans celebrate the traditions of Halloween by dressing in costumes and telling tales of witches and ghosts. Children go from house to house—to “trick or treat”—collecting candy along the way. Communities also hold parades and parties. Halloween, also known as All Hallow’s Eve, originated as the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, meaning “summer’s end.” The autumnal holiday, rooted in Christian and pagan festivals—with elements of magic and mystery–celebrated the link between seasonal and life cycles.

Source: Library of Congress

Which season is most associated with cleaning?

• Winter
• Summer
• Spring
• Fall

Spring cleaning has become nearly ritualized in the West. Makers of cleaning products ramp up advertising late in the winter. Internet sites and magazines become awash in spring cleaning tips. Public service campaigns for everything from properly disposing of outdated pharmaceuticals in America to removing litter from t­he Irish countryside are attached to spring cleaning each year. It's kind of an unconscious, collective movement. ­The reasons behind why we spring clean are rooted in two cultures, Jewish and Iranian. A third, the Chinese, also have a similar custom. All of these traditions extend far­ back into the distant past.

Source: How Stuff Works

When is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

• 20 or 21st March
• 20 or 21st September
• 20 or 21st June
• 20 or 21st December

The summer solstice is the two moments during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere (20 or 21st June) or farthest south in the Southern Hemisphere (21 or 22nd December). At the summer solstice, the Sun travels the longest path through the sky, and that day, therefore, has the most daylight.

Source: Britannica

Which season inspired the 1965 hit "California Dreamin'"?

• Summer
• Autumn
• Spring
• Winter

On December 8, 1965, “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas & The Papas was released. Inspired by a frigid New York City winter and a nagging homesickness for the warmth of Southern California, the song was written by John and Michelle Phillips. During a freezing cold winter in 1963, John would write music through the night. One evening, when Michelle was in a deep dream state, he woke her up to play the first verse of the song inspired by her homesickness (“All the leaves are brown, and the sky is grey/I’ve been for a walk/On a winter’s day/I’d be safe and warm/If I was in L.A.”)

Source: Lifetime

Which of these plants gives fruit during the summer?

• Pomegranate
• Kiwi
• Orange
• Peach

The peach (Prunus persica) is a deciduous tree first domesticated and cultivated in the Zhejiang province of Eastern China. It bears edible juicy fruits with various characteristics, most called peaches and others (the glossy-skinned, non-fuzzy varieties), and nectarines. Summer heat is required to mature the crop, with mean temperatures of the hottest month between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F). Peach trees are relatively short-lived as compared with some other fruit trees. In some regions, orchards are replanted after 8 to 10 years, while in others trees may produce satisfactorily for 20 to 25 years or more, depending upon their resistance to diseases, pests, and winter damage.

Source: Wikipedia

Groundhog Day is observed on what day of the year?

• February 2
• October 3
• June 5
• March 7

Groundhog Day is the day, observed in the United States and Canada, on which the emergence of the groundhog from its burrow is said to foretell the weather for the following six weeks. The beginning of February, which falls roughly halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, has long been a significant time of the year in many cultures. Among the Celts, for example, it was the time of Imbolc, observed in anticipation of the birth of farm animals and the planting of crops, and February 2 is also the date of the Christian festival of Candlemas, also called the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. Since 1887 an animal in Punxsutawney, in the west-central part of the state, has been the center of a staged appearance each February 2. In what has become a media event, a groundhog designated Punxsutawney Phil is the center of attention of television weathermen and newspaper photographers.

Source: Britannica

Which of these monuments grows six inches in summer?

• The Pyramid of Giza
• The Brandenburg Gate
• The Sydney Opera House
• The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower stands 1,063 feet tall, but it gets a bit of a boost in the summer — as many as six inches, to be precise. The seasonal phenomenon is the result of warmer temperatures heating the metal and causing it to expand, making the landmark a little more imposing. This famous structure wasn't meant to be permanent: Gustave Eiffel, who designed the tower and lent it his name, was granted a 20-year permit before Paris took over the lease, at which point the monument was supposed to be dismantled. However, due to its popularity and usefulness as a radio tower, it remained a vital part of the City of Light.

Source: Interesting Facts

What trees bloom in the spring on the National Mall in Washington, DC?

• Jacaranda
• Cherry tree
• Saucer Magnolia
• White Dogwood

For over two decades, writer Eliza Scidmore worked to get cherry trees planted on the muddy, reclaimed land that now is home to the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials. Scidmore eventually gained support from First Lady Helen Taft, whose influence led to a gift of trees from the people of Tokyo, Japan to the people of Washington, D.C. Since then, cherry trees have been propagated throughout the National Mall and Memorial Parks while trees and other reciprocal gifts have been exchanged between the United States and Japan. Crowds gather annually to experience the majesty of these cherry trees in bloom, seeking that magical springtime moment when a walk on the park’s paths is like a walk in the clouds.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the Winter Palace located?

• Paris
• St. Petersburg
• Warsaw
• Vienna

The Winter Palace is the former royal residence of the Russian tsars in St. Petersburg on the Neva River. Several palaces were constructed in the 18th century, with the fourth and final version built in 1754–62 by Baroque architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli. It was restored following a fire in 1837, though the destroyed interior was largely redesigned. The palace is now part of the Hermitage art museum. The first Winter Palace was constructed in 1708 for Peter I.

Source: Britannica

Which type of plant endures across multiple growing seasons?

• Deciduous
• Biennial
• Perennial
• Annual

Perennials are plants that can live for three or more growing seasons (oftentimes, especially in St. Louis, bulbs must be planted in autumn to produce spring-blooming plants). Garden Heights Nursery carries a wide variety of container perennials grown for sun and shade. Daylilies, peonies, and hellebores are common perennial plants. Garden Heights Nursery is proud to carry a variety of native perennial plants that are beneficial to our local ecosystem, providing habitat to butterflies, birds, and bees!

Source: Garden Heights

Which spring flower is named after the Persian word meaning a turban?

• Tuberose
• Bluebell
• Crocus
• Tulip

The official flower of the Netherlands, Tangerine tulips originated in Central Asia and their name comes from the Persian word for turban because, in full bloom, tulips have a turban-like shape. Commonly understood to mean love, each color varies it's meaning – Tangerine Tulips symbolize Happiness and Friendship – but with an entire rainbow of possibilities, there is a tulip variety for every occasion. Tulips instill utter joy at every turn and as a short-stemmed flower variety, are best displayed in a low vase.

Source: Bloom

The year of 1816 is famous for having lacked what season?

• Winter
• Autumn
• Summer
• Spring

The year 1816 AD is known as the Year Without a Summer because of severe climate abnormalities that caused average global temperatures to decrease by 0.7–1 °F. Summer temperatures in Europe were the coldest of any on record between 1766 and 2000, resulting in crop failures and major food shortages across the Northern Hemisphere. Evidence suggests that the anomaly was predominantly a volcanic winter event caused by the massive 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in April in the Dutch East Indies (modern-day Indonesia). This eruption was the largest in at least 1,300 years (after the hypothesized eruption causing the volcanic winter of 536); its effect on the climate may have been exacerbated by the 1814 eruption of Mayon in the Philippines.

Source: Wikipedia