Test your knowledge on cherry blossoms, hanami, and flowers in the Cherry Blossom Festival Trivia Challenge! 


✽ How it Works ✽
✽ I'll post questions based on cherry blossoms, hanami, and flowers in general. Please do not search for the answers! That takes the fun out of it. 

✽ If you think you know the answer, PM it to me (dreamsinpink). Please do not post your answers here! This will allow more people to participate.

✽ Feel free to comment on the questions or talk about questions from rounds that have been completed, but please refrain from giving hints.

✽When I've received at least three correct answers, I'll post a new question. 


✽ Scoring ✽
The first person to get the answer right will receive 3 points. The second will receive 2 points, and everyone after will receive 1 point. The winner and participants will receive bumpers at the end of the festival. 


Let's see who reigns supreme in their flower knowledge! Good luck!


✽ Overall Winner and Top Five Scores ✽
Thanks to everyone who participated. The winner for the Cherry Blossom Trivia Challenge is....

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Addelyn! Congratulations! I'll PM you your special bumper for being the winner.  


Everyone who participated, please feel free to grab the super cute bumper below, made by Gemma!



The final top five scores were as follows:
Addelyn - 12
Cosmos-hime - 7
Hikari-chan - 6
Sailor Mercury - 6
Anait Zelleire - 4
Eternal Knight - 4

Congratulations to everyone who participated in round one - everyone got the right answer! 

✽ Round One ✽
Q: What is the Japanese word for cherry blossom?
The Japanese word for cherry blossom is sakura (桜). Interestingly enough, one way to remember the kanji is because it depicts a tree (木), and a woman (女) sitting next to it. I've seen different places that say the three strokes to the top are a hair decoration that the woman is wearing, sakura petals, or little birds in the tree. 

Round two is up, and waiting to be conquered. I'll post a scoreboard after the first few rounds have been completed.

Round two proved to be a little more difficult!

✽ Round Two✽
Q: Approximately how many varieties of cherry blossom trees are there? (Top 5 closest answers get points!)
There are currently over 600 varieties of cherry blossom trees, many of which are hybrid species that have been created by mankind. Cherry blossoms can differ in terms of size, number of petals, shape, colour, and blooming time.

Time to take a guess at round three!

Answer time!

✽ Round Three ✽
Q: In Japan, the cherry blossom is often seen as a symbol for __________________.
a) Purity
b) Mortality 
c) New beginnings
d) Longevity 
e) The Emperor
f) Wealth

Cherry blossoms do not have a long life span. They bud, bloom, and fall in about one to two weeks, making them a symbol for mortality. 

Round four is posted!

✽ Round Four ✽
Q: Approximately how old is the oldest cherry blossom tree still alive in Japan? (Closest five answers will get a point).

The oldest cherry blossom tree in Japan is 1800-2000 years old, and is located in Yamanashi prefecture. The tree is called Jindai zakura (神代桜) and is supposed to be one of the best 100 cherry blossom trees to see in Japan! 

Ready five is ready to go!

Everyone got the question right this round!


✽ Round Five ✽
Q: What is hanami?

Hanami (written as 花見 in Japanese) can be literally translated as "flower watching". When the cherry blossoms are blooming, it's popular to go sit under the trees (on tarps) and have a picnic (often with copious amounts of alcohol). Some people get really fancy and even bring a portable BBQ. At many popular hanami spots you'll find a variety of yadai (屋代) or little stalls that sell food. Many companies have a company hanami party, and send a younger (often new) employee to secure the best spot. 

✽ Current Leader Board ✽
Here are the current top five trivia participants! There's still a chance to catch up, so keep on trying!

Addelyn - 9
Cosmos-hime - 6
Sailor Mercury - 5
Eternal Knight - 4
Sailor Uranus - 3
Anait Zelleire - 3

Ready for round six?

✽ Round Six ✽
Q: Cherry blossoms only bloom in the spring. True or false?

True! Cherry blossoms come in the spring, and are the perfect sign that the season is underway. There are, however, rare species of cherry blossom trees that bloom in the autumn! They can only be seen in a very few parts of the country, but seeing cherry blossoms and autumn leaves is pretty great!

Check the original post for round seven!

Sorry this comes a day late!

✽ Round Seven ✽
Q: Which photo contains cherry blossoms?

Spoiler:

The correct answer for this one was C! Photo A is of apple blossoms, B is of ume (plum) blossoms, leaving C to be cherry blossoms.  

The winner and top five scores have been posted - so check it out!