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Quiz on The Seasons

20 questions · June 29, 2026

Below is the full Quizmo quiz devoted to the theme "The Seasons": each question, its four options, the correct answer highlighted and, where available, its source. A chance to brush up on your general knowledge and then test what you know.

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Question 1

Easy

Cherry blossoms are most associated with which season?

Source: Japan tracks a 'blossom front' that sweeps north across the country each spring.

Question 2

Easy

Which season is traditionally the time for Halloween?

Source: Halloween falls on October 31, placing it firmly in mid-autumn.

Question 3

Easy

The longest day of the year occurs at which event?

Source: The summer solstice gives the most daylight, though the hottest days come weeks later.

Question 4

Easy

Migrating birds typically fly south to escape which season?

Source: They depart in autumn precisely to avoid the food shortages of winter.

Question 5

Easy

Antonio Vivaldi's most famous set of violin concertos is called what?

Source: Vivaldi paired each concerto with a poem describing that season's weather.

Question 6

Easy

When it is summer in Europe, what season is it in Australia?

Source: The hemispheres run opposite, so Australia shivers while Europe basks.

Question 7

Easy

Maple trees are tapped for syrup mainly during which season?

Source: Sap flows best in early spring, when freezing nights alternate with thawing days.

Question 8

Easy

On an equinox, day and night are approximately what?

Source: The word equinox literally means 'equal night', balanced almost everywhere on Earth.

Question 9

Easy

Deciduous trees drop their leaves during which season?

Source: They shed in autumn to save water, standing bare well before winter arrives.

Question 10

Easy

Groundhog Day folklore predicts the length of which season?

Source: A groundhog seeing its shadow supposedly means six more weeks of winter.

Question 11

Medium

What is the main cause of Earth's seasons?

Source: Earth's 23.5-degree tilt, not its distance, is what drives the seasons.

Question 12

Medium

Earth is actually closest to the Sun during which Northern Hemisphere season?

Source: We are nearest the Sun in early January, proving distance does not make seasons.

Question 13

Medium

Summer dormancy in animals, the hot-weather version of hibernation, is called what?

Source: Lungfish and snails estivate, sleeping through heat and drought until rain returns.

Question 14

Medium

In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn equinox falls around which month?

Source: Around September 22, day and night rebalance as autumn officially begins.

Question 15

Medium

Which pigment gives autumn leaves their yellow-orange after chlorophyll fades?

Source: Carotenoids lurk in leaves all summer, revealed only when the green chlorophyll dies.

Question 16

Medium

The 'dog days' of summer were named by ancient astronomers after which star?

Source: Sirius, the Dog Star, rose with the Sun during the year's hottest weeks.

Question 17

Medium

Which Hindu festival celebrates spring with the throwing of colored powders?

Source: Holi drenches crowds in color to welcome spring and good's triumph over evil.

Question 18

Hard

Which ancient Celtic festival marking summer's end inspired Halloween?

Source: Samhain opened the dark half of the year; its opposite, Beltane, opened the light half.

Question 19

Hard

The summer 'midnight sun' shines in regions inside which boundary?

Source: Above the Arctic Circle the summer sun never sets, while the Antarctic is plunged into darkness.

Question 20

Hard

What is the name for a brief warm spell that arrives in late autumn?

Source: An 'Indian summer' brings summery warmth only after the first autumn frosts have hit.

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