The spring season is a time of new beginnings—flowers bloom, animals wake up from hibernation, and days slowly get longer and warmer. 🌷
It’s also full of fun celebrations like Easter, Earth Day, and colorful spring festivals around the world.
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If you’re looking for a cheerful way to welcome the season, these spring trivia questions for kids are the perfect activity.
They’re great for classrooms, family game nights, or just testing your knowledge while enjoying the sunshine.
Grab a pencil or play along out loud—let’s see how many you can get right!
60 Fun Spring Trivia Questions and Answers for Kids
1. What season comes after winter?
Answer: Spring
2. What is the first day of spring called in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: The spring equinox (or vernal equinox)
3. In which month does spring usually begin in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer: March
4. In which month does spring usually begin in the Southern Hemisphere?
Answer: September
5. What happens to daylight hours during spring?
Answer: The days get longer.
6. What holiday in April celebrates trees and planting?
Answer: Arbor Day
7. Spring season is also known as?
Answer: Queen of the Seasons
8. What holiday in March or April is linked with eggs and new life?
Answer: Easter
9. What Japanese spring festival is famous for cherry blossoms?
Answer: Hanami
10. What color are most cherry blossoms?
Answer: Pink or white
11. What type of storm is common in spring with thunder and lightning?
Answer: Thunderstorm
12. What insect is especially busy pollinating flowers in spring?
Answer: Bees
13. What do caterpillars turn into, often seen in spring?
Answer: Butterflies
14. What happens to animals when they wake up from hibernation in spring?
Answer: They wake up and look for food.
15. What is Earth’s position during the spring equinox?
Answer: Day and night are about the same length.
16. What April holiday celebrates protecting the environment?
Answer: Earth Day
17. Which bird is often called a sign of spring in North America?
Answer: American robin
18. What’s the first day of spring called in Persian culture, also celebrated as the New Year?
Answer: Nowruz
19. Which springtime Jewish holiday celebrates freedom from slavery in Egypt?
Answer: Passover
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20. What do we call it when clocks move forward by one hour in spring?
Answer: Daylight saving time
21. What do farmers often plant in spring?
Answer: Seeds for crops like corn and wheat
22. Which spring flower shares its name with part of a trumpet?
Answer: Daffodil
23. What red fruit is especially famous for ripening in spring?
Answer: Strawberries
24. Which festival of colors is celebrated in India during spring?
Answer: Holi
25. What month is known for being rainy with “showers that bring May flowers”?
Answer: April
26. What sport often begins in spring and is called “America’s pastime”?
Answer: Baseball
27. On which date is Earth Day celebrated?
Answer: April 22
28. What does the term ‘spring chicken’ mean?
Answer: A young person
29. Which animal is a common springtime symbol of fertility?
Answer: Rabbit (or bunny)
30. The word ‘spring’ originated in which century?
Answer: 14th Century
31. How many hours of daylight does the North Pole get in spring?
Answer: 24 hours
32. Which law enforced Daylight Saving Time?
Answer: The Uniform Time Act of 1966
33. What grows on trees in spring and gives us shade in summer?
Answer: Leaves
34. Which green holiday in March celebrates Irish culture?
Answer: St. Patrick’s Day
35. Which insects build anthills that grow quickly after spring rains?
Answer: Ants
36. According to Greek mythology, who is the goddess of spring?
Answer: Persephone
37. What tool measures how much rain falls during spring showers?
Answer: A rain gauge
38. Which fragrant purple flower often blooms in late spring?
Answer: Lilac
39. What tree blossoms pink in Washington, D.C., every spring?
Answer: Cherry tree
40. What day in April is known for pranks and jokes?
Answer: April Fools’ Day
41. Which character delivers eggs in some Easter traditions?
Answer: The Easter Bunny
42. Which part of the world has spring while the Northern Hemisphere has autumn?
Answer: Southern Hemisphere
43. What do farmers celebrate when planting begins?
Answer: The start of the growing season
44. In the United States, they’re called ladybugs, but what are they called in the United Kingdom?
Answer: Ladybirds
45. What are the three spring zodiac signs?
Answer: Aries, Taurus and Gemini
46. What flower is known for being shaped like a bell and blooming in spring?
Answer: Bluebell
47. What is the Latin word for spring?
Answer: ‘Ver’
48. What are English spring buns traditionally called?
Answer: Hot cross buns
49. What is the warm spell that melts snow and ice at the end of winter called?
Answer: The spring thaw
50. What are baby rabbits called?
Answer: Kits (often called bunnies)
51. Which May holiday honors moms in many countries?
Answer: Mother’s Day
52. What is the term for the time when flowers start to open up?
Answer: Blossoming
53. What are Easter eggs usually filled with?
Answer: Candy or small toys
54. Who is the Roman goddess of spring?
Answer: Flora
55. What do butterflies drink from flowers in spring?
Answer: Sweet nectar
56. After April showers, which month brings the “May flowers”?
Answer: May
57. What are the spring months of Australia?
Answer: September, October & November
58. Which vegetable has the term ‘spring’ in its name?
Answer: Spring onions
59. What’s the name for the tradition of cleaning your home from top to bottom in spring?
Answer: Spring cleaning
60. Which Gaelic traditional festival marks the beginning of spring break?
Answer: Imbolc, also known as Saint Brigid’s Day