Spring Trivia
15 questions, one score, zero sign-ups. This Spring Trivia mixes easy and tricky questions, and every answer comes with a quick explanation.
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This spring trivia quiz celebrates the season of new beginnings with 15 questions on the science, festivals, art and even the wordplay of spring. You'll meet the equinox and why the hemispheres swap seasons, spring festivals from Basant Panchami to Nowruz and the Chinese Spring Festival, famous spring music by Vivaldi and Stravinsky, and a couple of curveballs, like the tide and the Java framework that borrow the name.
The spring trivia questions run from easy to tricky, so the quiz works for a family game night, a classroom warm-up, an office break, or a solo brain workout with your morning tea. Students will also spot two questions on "Lost Spring", the NCERT Class 12 chapter by Anees Jung, which make a handy quick revision check.
Every answer comes with a one or two line explanation. Play first, then open the spring trivia questions and answers in the answer key below to see where you slipped, and share your score to see if friends can beat it. The quiz is refreshed every year before the March equinox.
Did you know? Spring tides have nothing to do with spring: they happen twice every month, at new moon and full moon, when the Sun and Moon pull in the same line.
Spring Trivia questions with answers
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In the Northern Hemisphere, the spring (vernal) equinox usually falls around which date?
- 21 June
- 20 March
- 23 September
- 21 December
Answer: 20 March. The March equinox usually lands on 20 March, occasionally 19 or 21 March. It marks the start of astronomical spring north of the equator.
The word "equinox" comes from Latin words meaning what?
- Equal night
- Green season
- First light
- New sun
Answer: Equal night. Aequus means equal and nox means night: around the equinox, day and night are roughly the same length everywhere on Earth.
When it is spring in India, what season is it in Australia?
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Answer: Autumn. The hemispheres have opposite seasons because of Earth's tilt, so March to May is autumn in Australia.
In the traditional Indian calendar of six seasons (ritus), spring is called what?
- Grishma
- Varsha
- Shishir
- Vasant
Answer: Vasant. Vasant is spring. Grishma is summer, Varsha the monsoon and Shishir the late winter.
On Basant Panchami, when many people wear yellow to welcome spring, which goddess is worshipped?
- Saraswati
- Durga
- Lakshmi
- Parvati
Answer: Saraswati. Basant Panchami honours Saraswati, goddess of learning and music. Yellow echoes the mustard fields in bloom at that time of year.
Which New Year festival, celebrated in Iran and across Central Asia, falls on the spring equinox?
Photo: The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons - Hanukkah
- Nowruz
- Songkran
- Obon
Answer: Nowruz. Nowruz means "new day" in Persian and begins at the moment of the March equinox. Songkran is the Thai New Year in April.
Chinese New Year is also known by which other name?
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Spring Festival
- Lantern Festival
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Dragon Boat Festival
Answer: Spring Festival. In China it is called the Spring Festival because it marks the end of winter. The Lantern Festival closes the celebrations 15 days later.
Which composer wrote "The Four Seasons", a set of violin concertos that opens with "Spring"?
- Mozart
- Bach
- Vivaldi
- Beethoven
Answer: Vivaldi. Antonio Vivaldi, the Venetian Baroque composer, published The Four Seasons in 1725. "Spring" is the first and best-known of the four.
Stravinsky's ballet "The Rite of Spring" caused near-riots at its 1913 premiere in which city?
- Vienna
- London
- Moscow
- Paris
Answer: Paris. It premiered at the Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris. Its clashing rhythms and wild dancing shocked the audience, but it is now a landmark of modern music.
The Keukenhof, one of the world's largest flower gardens and famous for its spring tulips, is in which country?
Photo: Antony Antony, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Belgium
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
Answer: Netherlands. Keukenhof is near Lisse in the Netherlands and opens for only about eight weeks each spring, when millions of bulbs are in flower.
A "spring tide", with extra-high and extra-low water, happens when?
Photo: Marc Ryckaert MJJR, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - Only in spring
- At new moon and full moon
- Only during the monsoon
- Only at the equinoxes
Answer: At new moon and full moon. Spring tides come twice a month, when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up. The name comes from the water "springing up", not from the season.
"Lost Spring", the NCERT Class 12 English chapter about children forced into work, was written by whom?
- Anees Jung
- Ruskin Bond
- Kamala Das
- Anita Desai
Answer: Anees Jung. Anees Jung's "Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood" describes Saheb, a ragpicker in Delhi, and Mukesh, a boy from Firozabad.
In "Lost Spring", Mukesh's family in Firozabad works in which industry?
- Carpet weaving
- Bangle making
- Leather tanning
- Brassware
Answer: Bangle making. Firozabad is the centre of India's glass bangle industry. Mukesh dreams of breaking free from it by becoming a motor mechanic.
Which of these "springs" is a framework for building Java applications?
- Spring roll
- Spring onion
- Spring Boot
- Spring water
Answer: Spring Boot. Spring Boot is a popular Java framework that makes it quick to set up web apps and services. The rest you can eat or drink.
In Western churches, Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after which event?
- The winter solstice
- The summer solstice
- New Year's Day
- The spring equinox
Answer: The spring equinox. Easter is tied to the March equinox (fixed at 21 March for this rule), which is why its date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find spring trivia questions with answers?
Scroll to the answer key below the quiz. It lists all 15 spring questions with the correct option and a short explanation, covering the equinox, spring festivals, music and more.
How many questions are in this spring quiz?
The quiz has 15 multiple-choice questions with four options each, mixing easy and harder ones. Most people finish it in four to five minutes.
Can I play the spring quiz online for free without signing up?
Yes. It is completely free, there is no login, and your score appears instantly at the end. You can share it with friends from the results screen.
Is this spring trivia suitable for kids and classrooms?
Yes. The questions are family-friendly, and the easy ones on seasons and festivals suit older primary and secondary students. Teachers can read the answer key aloud as a quick class quiz.