Vernal Equinox Quiz

Bingo! Nobody's going to pull your egg, er, leg! It's as easy -- or difficult -- to balance an egg on that day as on any other. The rumor is perhaps hundreds of years old.

If you don't believe us, try it! You just need a few eggs, a few friends, and some patience. Each person stands a raw egg on its side end and tries to balance it upright. Write down the number of your friends who succeed. Now do this on the equinox. Compare your notes. You be the judge!

No, we're pulling your egg, er, leg. It's as easy -- or difficult -- to balance an egg on that day as on any other. The rumor is perhaps hundreds of years old.

If you don't believe us, try it! You just need a few eggs, a few friends, and some patience. Each person stands a raw egg on its wide end and tries to balance it upright. Write down the number of your friends who succeed. Now do this on the equinox. Compare your notes. You be the judge!

Yes! The sphinx is a statue with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion that guards the great pyramids. It has been said that it was built facing not only the sunrise of the vernal equinox, but also the rise that same day of the constellation Leo (the lion). That way he could gaze at both the sun, who he is honoring, and an image of himself as a lion.

No. It's the sphinx. This statue, with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion, guards the great pyramids. It has been said that it was built facing not only the sunrise of the vernal equinox, but also the rise that same day of the constellation Leo (the lion). That way he could gaze at both the sun, who he is honoring, and an image of himself as a lion.

Nope. The sphinx is a statue with the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion that guards the great pyramids. It has been said that it was built facing not only the sunrise of the vernal equinox, but also the rise that same day of the constellation Leo (the lion). That way he could gaze at both the sun, who he is honoring, and an image of himself as a lion.

Nope. The pyramid of Kulkulkan, also known as Quetzalcoatl, the Serpent God, is in Chichen Itza, Mexico. On the vernal equinox, when the sun is directly overhead, a shadow of Quetzalcoatl's tail appears briefly on the steps, leading down to the stone head of the god at the bottom of the stairway!

You know your pyramids. The pyramid of Kulkulkan, also known as Quetzalcoatl, the Serpent God, is in Chichen Itza, Mexico. On the vernal equinox, when the sun is directly overhead, a shadow of Quetzalcoatl's tail appears briefly on the steps, leading down to the stone head of the god at the bottom of the stairway!

Sorry. The pyramid of Kulkulkan, also known as Quetzalcoatl, the Serpent God, is in Chichen Itza, Mexico. On the vernal equinox, when the sun is directly overhead, a shadow of Quetzalcoatl's tail appears briefly on the steps, leading down to the stone head of the god at the bottom of the stairway!

No. Iran's New Year's Day celebration, called Nowrooz, is celebrated on the vernal equinox. The first day of spring is such a happy time of rebirth that it is considered the start of a whole new year!

Vietnamese New Year, called Tet, is the same day as Chinese New Year. That falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice and celebrates the start of the lunar year.

No. Iran's New Year's Day celebration, called Nowrooz, is celebrated on the vernal equinox. The first day of spring is such a happy time of rebirth that it is considered the start of a whole new year!

Peru, like the United States, counts down to midnight on December 31.

Yes. Iran's New Year's Day celebration, called Nowrooz, is celebrated on the vernal equinox. The first day of spring is such a happy time of rebirth that it is considered the start of a whole new year!