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