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!

Medium

The purpose of the International Day of Happiness is to promote happiness as well as what other beneficial aspect of life?

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Answer: Well-being
UN resolution 66/281 recognized well-being as a universal goal and aspiration alongside happiness.

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.

Medium

Which Christian holiday is directly related to the observance of the March equinox?

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Answer: Easter
Easter is traditionally celebrated on the Sunday after the first full moon that occurs on or after the March equinox.

VeryHard

In what city did the 2019 World Happiness Summit take place?

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Answer: Miami
Since its inception in 2017, the World Happiness Summit has taken place annually in Miami, Florida.

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

The Happiness Development Movement, which eventually led to the establishment of the International Day of Happiness, began in which year?

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Answer: 1972
The Happiness Development Movement began in 1972 through a philosophy introduced by the king of Bhutan, the same country that initiated the resolution which led to the establishment of the International Day of Happiness.

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.

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.

Hard

Which musical celebrity officially promoted the second and third observance of the International Day of Happiness respectively in 2014 and 2015?

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Answer: Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams, in collaboration with the United Nations, promoted the International Day of Happiness in 2014. He did the same in 2015, which featured him giving a speech in front of the UN General Assembly.

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.



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