Test your knowledge with these 17 questions about the cherry blossoms and the springtime festival held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. every year.
In what year was the first cherry tree planted on the National Mall?
1905
1912
1925
1888
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Who came up with the idea for cherry blossoms along the Potomac?
Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore
The Japanese Ambassador
An unknown National Park Service worker
President William McKinley
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The original cherry trees were gifted to the U.S. from what country?
Germany
France
England
Japan
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Where were the first cherry blossom trees planted?
Around the U.S. Capitol Building
At the Botanical Gardens
At the Tidal Basin
Around the White House
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Why did agents from the Department of Agriculture reject the first shipment of cherry trees?
The ground was too frozen to plant them.
They violated import laws.
They had Hashimoto’s disease.
They were infested with nematodes.
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Who in official Washington serves as “Honorary Chair” of the Cherry Blossom Festival?
America’s Ambassador to Japan
Miss America
The First Lady
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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In what year did the first official Cherry Blossom Festival take place?
1898
1912
1935
1943
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Which first lady planted the first cherry tree in Washington, D.C.?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Helen Taft
Patricia Nixon
Ida McKinley
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Washington D.C. has more cherry trees than any other city in the United States.
True
False
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In 1915, the U.S. Government reciprocated with what gift to the cherry tree donor country?
American elm trees
American dogwoods
American magnolias
American maples
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Which of the following events is not part of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival?
Kite festival
Fireworks
Parade
Blossom hunt
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In what year did the Cherry Blossom Princesses' event start?
1918
1926
1934
1948
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Where does the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade take place?
Pennsylvania Avenue
Constitution Avenue
Around the Tidal Basin
Embassy row
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How is the Cherry Blossom Queen chosen?
Talent competition
Selection committee
Spin of a wheel
Secret vote by select festival attendees
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For approximately how long does a typical cherry blossom remain in bloom?
One week
Two weeks
Three weeks
Four weeks
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Approximately how many cherry trees are on the National Mall?
500
1,500
3,500
6,000
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What shocking event happened on December 11, 1941?
Four cherry trees were mysteriously cut down.
Four trees died from the cold.
The U.S. Government shrouded the cherry trees in black.
A beaver toppled four cherry trees.
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