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