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