Hanami - Quiz
Hanami
  • 1. What do Japanese people gather under during hanami?
A) Flowering trees
B) Maple trees
C) Pine trees
D) Bamboo stalks
  • 2. What do thousands of people hold under the flowering trees in parks?
A) Business meetings
B) Sports tournaments
C) Feasts
D) Art exhibitions
  • 3. Until what time do some hanami parties go on?
A) Late at night
B) Early morning
C) Noon
D) Mid-afternoon
  • 4. What event usually begins at the same time as the cherry blossoming days in more than half of Japan?
A) The harvest season
B) The winter holidays
C) School and work after vacation
D) The fiscal year end
  • 5. What kind of parties are often opened with hanami?
A) Farewell parties
B) Welcoming parties
C) Birthday parties
D) Retirement parties
  • 6. Why do people go to parks many hours or days before a hanami celebration?
A) To keep the best places
B) To set up electrical wiring
C) To clean up trash
D) To plant new trees
  • 7. Who do people usually celebrate hanami with?
A) Local government officials
B) Friends, family, and company coworkers
C) School teachers only
D) Foreign tourists only
  • 8. What is hanami at night called?
A) Bento-san
B) Sakurajima
C) Night-mi
D) Yozakura
  • 9. What are hung in places like Ueno Park to have yozakura?
A) Electric neon signs
B) Glass chandeliers
C) Fairy lights
D) Temporary paper lanterns
  • 10. Who previously forecast the cherry blossom front each year?
A) The Japan Meteorological Agency
B) The Tokyo Police Department
C) The Ministry of Education
D) The National Tourism Board
  • 11. Who currently forecasts the cherry blossom front each year?
A) The United Nations
B) Local farmers
C) Foreign governments
D) Private agencies
  • 12. How long do the cherry blossoms usually last?
A) No more than two weeks
B) Three days
C) Exactly one month
D) Two months
  • 13. Where do the first cherry blossoms happen?
A) Northern island of Hokkaido
B) Subtropical southern islands of Okinawa
C) Central mountains of Honshu
D) Western coast of Kyushu
  • 14. Where do the cherry blossoms bloom much later than in the southern islands?
A) Osaka
B) Kyoto
C) Tokyo
D) Northern island of Hokkaido
  • 15. When does the cherry blossom season normally take place in large cities like Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka?
A) Around the end of May and the beginning of June
B) Around the end of October and the beginning of November
C) Around the end of March and the beginning of April
D) Around the end of January and the beginning of February
  • 16. What media sources closely follow the cherry blossom front as it moves from south to north?
A) Billboards and magazines
B) Radio and podcasts
C) Social media only
D) Television and newspapers
  • 17. In what year were blossoms scheduled to open in Fukuoka on March 21?
A) 2012
B) 2021
C) 2020
D) 2018
  • 18. On what date were blossoms scheduled to open in Sapporo in 2018?
A) March 27
B) May 1
C) March 26
D) March 21
  • 19. What is commonly drunk as part of the hanami festivity?
A) Barley water
B) Plum wine
C) Green tea
D) Sake
  • 20. What special dishes are prepared and eaten on the occasion of hanami?
A) Sushi and sashimi
B) Ramen and gyoza
C) Dango and bento
D) Tempura and udon
  • 21. Why were traditional cherry blossom season events canceled in 2020?
A) Economic recession
B) Typhoon damage
C) Heavy snowfall
D) COVID-19 pandemic
  • 22. When was the peak bloom day in Kyoto the earliest since record-tracking began in 812?
A) March 26, 2021
B) March 27, 2019
C) April 1, 2020
D) March 21, 2018
  • 23. Since what year have peak blooms been trending earlier due to climate change?
A) 1912
B) 1800
C) 1981
D) 812
  • 24. What is the phenomenon called that causes peak blooms to trend earlier?
A) Thermal shift
B) Season creep
C) Global cooling
D) Spring drift
  • 25. Which countries outside Japan take part in similar celebrations?
A) Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, and China
B) Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia
C) India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan
D) Britain, France, Germany, and Italy
  • 26. In what year did Japan give 3,000 sakura trees as a gift to the United States?
A) 1981
B) 2018
C) 1965
D) 1912
  • 27. Where were the 3,000 sakura trees given by Japan in 1912 planted?
A) New York City
B) Los Angeles
C) Washington, D.C.
D) San Francisco
  • 28. How many additional sakura trees were donated to the United States in 1965?
A) 3,800
B) 5,000
C) 300,000
D) 3,000
  • 29. What festival takes place every year in the United States when the gifted sakura trees bloom?
A) International Cherry Blossom Festival
B) Branch Brook Park Festival
C) Annual Sakura Matsuri
D) National Cherry Blossom Festival
  • 30. What city is known as the Cherry Blossom Capital of the World?
A) Washington, D.C.
B) Newark
C) Macon
D) Brooklyn
  • 31. How many sakura trees grow in Macon, Georgia?
A) 300,000
B) 5,000
C) 3,000
D) 3,800
  • 32. Where does the Annual Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival take place in May?
A) Brooklyn Botanic Garden
B) Golden Gate Park
C) Branch Brook Park
D) Central Park
  • 33. Since what year has the Annual Sakura Matsuri in Brooklyn been celebrated?
A) 1981
B) 2018
C) 1965
D) 1912
  • 34. Where is Branch Brook Park located?
A) Newark, New Jersey
B) Macon, Georgia
C) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D) Brooklyn, New York
  • 35. How many cherry trees of 18 varieties are in Branch Brook Park?
A) 3,800
B) 3,000
C) 300,000
D) Over 5,000
  • 36. How many visitors a day does Branch Brook Park attract during its annual festival?
A) 5,000
B) 300,000
C) 10,000
D) 3,000
  • 37. What activities besides eating and drinking are typically involved in hanami celebrations?
A) Reading poetry aloud
B) Playing and listening to music
C) Dancing traditional folk dances
D) Painting and sketching
  • 38. What caused the 2021 peak bloom day in Kyoto to be the earliest since 812?
A) Increased rainfall
B) El Nino
C) Volcanic activity
D) Climate change
  • 39. In which US state is Macon located?
A) New Jersey
B) Georgia
C) New York
D) Washington
  • 40. What does the Japanese word 'hanami' translate to in English?
A) cherry blossom
B) spring festival
C) flower viewing
D) plum garden
  • 41. What is the Sino-Japanese term used particularly for festivals related to viewing cherry blossoms?
A) Umemi
B) Yozakura
C) Kan'ō
D) Waka
  • 42. What is the ancient form of hanami that involves enjoying plum blossoms called?
A) Hana yori dango
B) Yozakura
C) Umemi
D) Kan'ō
  • 43. Why is umemi more popular among older people compared to sakura parties?
A) It happens indoors
B) It is calmer
C) It features more food
D) It lasts longer
  • 44. During which historical period is the custom of hanami said to have started?
A) Nara period
B) Heian period
C) Kamakura period
D) Edo period
  • 45. Which culture's custom of enjoying poetry and wine under plum trees did Japanese elites replicate?
A) Korean
B) Chinese
C) Mongolian
D) Indian
  • 46. During which period did cherry blossoms attract more attention than plum blossoms?
A) Meiji period
B) Heian period
C) Edo period
D) Nara period
  • 47. Which historical text documented the first observation of the sakura bloom in 812?
A) Kojiki
B) Under the Cherry Trees
C) Nihon Kōki
D) The Tale of Genji
  • 48. Originally, what was sakura used to divine?
A) That year's harvest
B) The Emperor's health
C) The outcome of wars
D) The weather for the week
  • 49. What did people believe resided inside cherry trees before partaking in offerings?
A) Dragon gods
B) Kami
C) Demons
D) Ancestral spirits
  • 50. Who adopted the practice of holding flower-viewing parties with sake and feasts in the Imperial Court in Kyoto?
A) Tokugawa Yoshimune
B) Emperor Meiji
C) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
D) Emperor Saga
  • 51. What metaphor was used by the Imperial Court for the delicate cherry blossom flowers?
A) Wealth and prosperity
B) Strength and military power
C) Life itself, luminous yet fleeting
D) Eternal youth and peace
  • 52. Who planted areas of cherry blossom trees to encourage hanami among common people during the Edo period?
A) Emperor Saga
B) Tokugawa Yoshimune
C) Takagi Magoemon
D) Sano Toemon XIV
  • 53. Which cherry tree cultivar with pendulous branches is considered the oldest in Japan?
A) Yoshino cherry
B) Prunus itosakura 'Pendula'
C) Oshima cherry
D) Prunus jamasakura
  • 54. During which period was the Oshima cherry brought from Izu Oshima Island to Honshu and Kyoto?
A) Heian period
B) Nara period
C) Edo period
D) Kamakura period
  • 55. Which wild species of cherry tree has the longest life span and is easy to grow into large trees?
A) Prunus jamasakura
B) Oshima cherry
C) Prunus itosakura
D) Yoshino cherry
  • 56. What kind of cherry cultivars were produced and planted in urban areas during the Edo period?
A) Weeping cultivars
B) Double-flowered cultivars
C) Wild species
D) Single-petaled cultivars
  • 57. Which cherry variety is mentioned in books from the Edo period and is still currently known?
A) 'Kanzan'
B) 'Usuzumi-zakura'
C) 'Jindai-zakura'
D) 'Sidare-zakura'
  • 58. Which gardener in Kyoto collected and propagated various cherry cultivars?
A) Sano Toemon XIV
B) Takagi Magoemon
C) Tokugawa Yoshimune
D) Shimizu Kengo
  • 59. Who wrote the 1925 short story 'Under the Cherry Trees'?
A) Takagi Magoemon
B) Sano Toemon XIV
C) Motojirō Kajii
D) Emperor Saga
  • 60. In which Canadian city is Hanami celebrated in late April due to its cold climate?
A) Toronto
B) Rome
C) Helsinki
D) Vancouver
  • 61. Which Toronto park is home to the most extensive cherry tree collection?
A) High Park
B) Trocadero Garden
C) Queen Elizabeth Park
D) Kirsikkapuisto
  • 62. What does High Park close to auto traffic during the week of peak bloom?
A) Its streets
B) Its pedestrian walkways
C) Its park gates
D) Its subway stations
  • 63. Which Vancouver location is a popular spot to view cherry blossom trees?
A) Queen Elizabeth Park
B) Parc de Sceaux
C) Kungsträdgården
D) High Park
  • 64. In which Finnish city do people gather to celebrate Hanami at Roihuvuori?
A) Paris
B) Helsinki
C) Rome
D) Stockholm
  • 65. How many cherry trees were donated by local Japanese people and companies in Helsinki?
A) 40,000
B) 50
C) 200
D) 1959
  • 66. What is the name of the park in Helsinki where the donated cherry trees are planted?
A) Kungsträdgården
B) High Park
C) Kirsikkapuisto
D) Trocadero Garden
  • 67. When do the cherry trees in Helsinki usually bloom?
A) Late April
B) Early March
C) During the COVID-19 pandemic
D) Mid-May
  • 68. In what year were cherry trees donated to Rome by Japan?
A) 2020
B) 2000
C) 1945
D) 1959
  • 69. In which Swedish city does an annual festivity take place in Kungsträdgården?
A) Stockholm
B) Helsinki
C) Rome
D) Toronto
  • 70. What did the #BlossomWatch campaign encourage people to share images of?
A) Cars banned from High Park
B) The 40,000 trees in Vancouver
C) First flowers on their lockdown walks
D) The snow in Stockholm
  • 71. Which of the following Paris spots is mentioned as having cherry blossom trees?
A) Roihuvuori
B) Queen Elizabeth Park
C) Kungsträdgården
D) Jardin des Plantes
  • 72. Which other Paris park, besides Trocadero Garden and Jardin des Plantes, is mentioned?
A) High Park
B) Kungsträdgården
C) Kirsikkapuisto
D) Parc de Sceaux
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