Surprise (or, rarely, surprize) may refer to: *

Surprise (emotion) Surprise () is a rapid, fleeting, mental and physiological state. It is related to the startle response experienced by animals and humans as the result of an unexpected event. Surprise can have any Valence (psychology), valence. That is, it can ...

, a brief emotional state experienced as the result of an unexpected significant event

Places

Surprise, Arizona Surprise is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 143,148 at the 2020 census, up from 117,517 in 2010 and just 30,848 in 2000. Surprise is the spring training location of the Kansas City Royals and the ...

, a city in the United States *

Surprise, Indiana Surprise is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, M ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Surprise, Nebraska Surprise is a village in southwestern"General Highw ...

, a village in the United States * Surprise, New York, a populated place in the United States * Surprise Valley (disambiguation)

Arts and entertainment

* ''The Surprise'' (Watteau), a c. 1718 painting by Antoine Watteau

Film and television

Film

* ''Surprise'' (1991 film), a short by Pixar * ''Surprise'' (2015 film), a Chinese film directed by Show Joy * ''Surprise!'' (film), a 1995 short by Veit Helmer * ''The Surprise'' (film), a Dutch film directed by Mike van Diem

TV

* "Surprise", an episode of ''Zoey 101'' * "Surprise!", an episode of ''Dora the Explorer'' * "Surprise!", an episode of ''

Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

'' * ''Surprise'' (web series), a 2013–2015 Chinese web comedy series * "Surprise!" (''Bluey''), a 2024 episode * "Surprise!" (''BoJack Horseman''), a 2019 episode * "Surprise" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a 1998 episode * "Surprise!" (''Dexter's Laboratory''), a 1997 episode * "Surprise" (''Not Going Out''), a 2014 episode * "Surprise" (''The 7D''), a 2014 episode * "Surprise" (''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''), a 1996 episode * "The Surprise" (''Don't Wait Up''), a 1988 episode

Music

5urprise 5urprise (; pronounced surprise), was the first ever South Korean actor group and consists of five actors: Yoo Il, Seo Kang-joon, Gong Myung, Kang Tae-oh and Lee Tae-hwan. History 5urprise was launched by talent agency Fantagio in Septemb ...

, a South Korean band *

Surprise Records Surprise Records was a record label subsidiary of Island Records. See also * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks ...

, a record label * ''Surprise Symphony'', nickname of Symphony No. 94 (Haydn)

Albums

* ''Surprise'' (Crystal Waters album), 1991 * ''Surprise'' (Lynsey de Paul album), 1973 * ''Surprise'' (Paul Simon album), 2006 * ''Surprise'' (S.E.S. album), 2001 * ''Surprise'' (Syd Straw album), 1989 * ''Surprise'' (Sylvia album), 1984 * ''Surprises'' (Herbie Mann album), 1976 * ''Surprise'', by

Better Than Ezra Better Than Ezra is an American alternative rock band based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and signed with Round Hill Music. The band formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and consists of Kevin Griffin (vocals and guitar), Tom Drummond (bas ...

, 1990 * ''Surprise!'', by Fifteen, 1996

Songs

* "Surprise" (song), a 2022 song by Chloe Bailey * "Surprise!" (song), a 1996 song by Bonnie Pink * "Surprise", by

HALO HALO, halo, halos or haloes may refer to: Most common meanings * Halo (optical phenomenon) * Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head * ''Halo'' (franchise), a sci-fi video game series (2001–2021) Arts and en ...

, 2015 * "Surprise", by James from the album ''

Millionaires A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. Depending on the currency, a certain level of prestige is associated with being a millionaire. Many national currencies have, or ha ...

'', 1999 * "Surprise", by Jolin Tsai from the album ''

Lucky Number In number theory, a lucky number is a natural number in a set which is generated by a certain " sieve". This sieve is similar to the sieve of Eratosthenes that generates the primes, but it eliminates numbers based on their position in the rema ...

'', 2001 * "Surprise", by Sugababes from the album ''

Change Change, Changed or Changing may refer to the below. Other forms are listed at Alteration * Impermanence, a difference in a state of affairs at different points in time * Menopause, also referred to as "the change", the permanent cessation of t ...

'', 2007 * "Surprise", by Gnarls Barkley from the album ''

The Odd Couple Odd Couple may refer to: Neil Simon play and its adaptations * ''The Odd Couple'' (play), a 1965 stage play by Neil Simon ** ''The Odd Couple'' (film), a 1968 film based on the play *** ''The Odd Couple'' (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 televis ...

'', 2008 * "Surprises", by Billy Joel from the album ''

The Nylon Curtain ''The Nylon Curtain'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on September 23, 1982, and produced by Phil Ramone. ''The Nylon Curtain'' peaked at on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard charts ...

'', 1982 * "Surprise", by Jars of Clay from the album ''

Good Monsters ''Good Monsters'' is the seventh full-length studio album from Jars of Clay, released by Essential Records on September 5, 2006. This is their last album of new material from Essential Records and it is said to be lyrically their most aggressi ...

'', 2006 * "Surprise!", by +/- from the album '' You Are Here'', 2003

Boats

* Surprise 15, an American sailboat design * Surprise 25, a French sailboat design

Ships

* HMS ''Surprise'' (includes HMS ''Surprize''), the name of several British Royal Navy ships; also, ** HMS ''Surprise'' (replica ship), a modern tall ship, built at Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada ** ''HMS Surprise'' (novel), a 1973 historical naval novel by Patrick O'Brian * USS ''Surprise'', the name of several United States Navy ships ** ''Surprise'' (1777 ship), the first American naval ship of the name * , a British East India Company merchant ship * , a schooner launched in the U.S. that captured more than 30 British vessels before wrecking in 1815 * ''Surprise'' (paddle steamer), built 1831, the first steam powered vessel built and run in Australia * ''Surprise'' (clipper), an 1850 clipper ship in the San Francisco and tea trades * ''Surprise'', a Sydney schooner that took London Missionary Society missionaries to

Torres Strait Islanders Torres Strait Islanders ( ) are the Indigenous Melanesians, Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal peoples of the res ...

in 1871 * ''Surprise'' (schooner), built in 1917-18 and still providing daily cruises for tourists on Penobscot Bay * ''Royal Escape'' (1660 ship), the ex-collier ''Surprise''

Other uses

Surprise (apple) 'Surprise' is a pink-fleshed apple that is the ancestor of many of the present-day pink/red-fleshed apples bred by American growers. History 'Surprise' is a smallish, round apple with a dull pale green or whitish-yellow skin and very tart red-t ...

, a pink-fleshed apple * Surprise Moriri (born 1980), South African footballer