March Equinox Trivia and Answers

It's an astronomical event, it's day of festivity since antiquity and and international day. How much do you really know about it? Let's put your knowledge to the test ...

Challenge yourself with a March Equinox Trivia Quiz!

Easy

During an equinox, the sun is directly over which point of the Earth?

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Answer: Equator
The sun passes directly over the Earth's equator during an equinox.

Hard

Jayme Illien, founder of the International Day of Happiness, is originally from which country?

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Answer: India
Jayme's life actually began as an abandoned infant on the streets of Kolkata, India, but his fortunes changed when he was adopted by an American woman via Mother Teresa's International Mission of Hope.

Easy

There are two equinoxes annually, with one falling in March. In what month is the other?

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Answer: September
The autumnal equinox occurs in September and marks the beginning of the Fall season (in the Northern Hemisphere).

Hard

Which country ranked number-one in the UN World Happiness Report of 2018?

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Answer: Finland
The 2018 World Happiness Report, which is related to the International Day of Happiness, ranked Finland as the happiest country on Earth followed respectively by Norway, Denmark and Iceland.

Easy

The vernal equinox signifies the advent of which season in the Northern Hemisphere?

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Answer: Spring
In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox marks the first day of Spring. However, in the Southern Hemisphere, this same date is the beginning of Fall.

Hard

Which cartoon characters have been formally associated with the International Day of Happiness?

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Answer: Smurfs
The "Small Smurfs Big Goals" campaign was launched in 2017, in which characters from the "Smurfs: the Lost Village" animated feature teamed up with the UN to promote International Happiness Day.

Hard

In which direction does the sun cross the equator during the March equinox?

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Answer: North
The sun travels northward across the equator (from south to north) during the March equinox, while it does the opposite during its autumnal counterpart.

Medium

Which astronomical celestial event generally occurs on the same date as the International Day of Happiness?

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Answer: March Equinox
Though there are variations, the March equinox generally occurs on 20 March, with International Happiness Day adopting this date due to that event.

Hard

In what city was the International Day of Happiness formally launched in 2013?

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Answer: New York
The International Day of Happiness was launched in 2013 by Ndaba Mandela, the late Nelson Mandela's grandson and Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, at the TedXTeen conference in New York City.

Medium

The concept of promoting and measuring an entire locality's happiness level is known as what?

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Answer: Gross National Happiness
The Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is responsible for this development - Gross National Happiness - which has been adopted in various countries and cities around the world and laid the foundation for the International Day of Happiness.



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