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

Surprise (emotion) Surprise () is a brief mental and physiological state, a startle response experienced by animals and humans as the result of an unexpected event. Surprise can have any valence; that is, it can be neutral/moderate, pleasant, unpleasant, positive, ...

, 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. The city has a Aquatics Center and Maricopa County's northwest regional lib ...

* Surprise, Indiana *

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

Surprise, New York Surprise is a populated place in Greene County, New York, United States. In 2014, the population was 419. History A post office called Surprise was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1988. Surprise has been ...

Surprise Valley (disambiguation) Surprise Valley may refer to: * Surprise Valley, Modoc County * Surprise Valley, San Bernardino County *Surprise Valley, California, former name of Cedarville, California Cedarville (formerly Surprise Valley and Deep Creek) is a census-designated p ...

Arts and entertainment

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

Film and television

* ''Surprise'' (1991 film), a short by Pixar * ''Surprise!'' (film), a 1995 short by Veit Helmer * ''Surprise'' (2015 film), a Chinese film directed by Show Joy * ''The Surprise'' (film), a Dutch film directed by Mike van Diem * "Surprise" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a television episode * "Surprise!" (''Dexter's Laboratory''), a television episode * "Surprise" (''The 7D''), a television episode * "Surprise" (''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''), an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' * "Surprise!", an episode of ''Dora the Explorer'' * "Surprise!", an episode of ''

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more w ...

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¡Sorpresa! ¡Sorpresa! ("Surprise!" in Spanish) is an American Spanish-language children's television channel. The channel is currently available for the United States and Puerto Rico on Charter Spectrum, Claro Puerto Rico, Cox Communications, Front ...

, a TV network whose name means "Surprise!" in Spanish

Music

5urprise 5urprise (; pronounced surprise), is 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 September 201 ...

, 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 ...

, a record label * ''Surprise Symphony'', nickname of

Symphony No. 94 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 94 in G major ( H. 1/94) is the second of the twelve London symphonies written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Surprise Symphony. Composition and premiere Haydn wrote the symphony in 1791 in London for a concert ...

Albums

* ''Surprise'' (Crystal Waters album), 1991 * ''Surprise'' (Lynsey de Paul album), 1973 * ''Surprise'' (Paul Simon album), 2006 * ''Surprise'' (S.E.S. album), 2001 * ''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 The End Records. The band formed in 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and consists of Kevin Griffin (vocals and guitar), Tom Drummond (bass ...

, 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, halos or haloes usually refer to: * Halo (optical phenomenon) * Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light around the image of a head HALO, halo, halos or haloes may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Video games * Halo (franchise), ...

, 2015 * "Surprise", by James from the album '' Millionaires'', 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 remaini ...

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

Change Change or Changing may refer to: 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 the menstrual period * Metamorphosis, or chang ...

'', 2007 * "Surprise", by Gnarls Barkley from the album '' The Odd Couple'', 2008 * "Surprises", by Billy Joel from the album '' The Nylon Curtain'', 1982 * "Surprise", by Jars of Clay from the album '' Good Monsters'', 2006

Boats

Surprise 15 The Surprise 15 is an American sailboat that was designed by Harry R. Sindle as a daysailer and first built in 1969. The Surprise 15 is a development of the Skipjack 15. Production The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport, Californi ...

, an American sailboat design *

Surprise 25 The Surprise 25, often just called the Surprise, is a French trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Michel Joubert of Joubert Nivelt Design as a one-design racer and first built in 1977. The Surprise 25 was followed in production by the ...

, 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 Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grou ...

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 Surprise Mohlomolleng Moriri (born 20 March 1980 in Matibidi, Mpumalanga) is a South African former professional footballer who used to play as a midfielder or striker. He has also represented South Africa internationally and has amassed 34 ca ...

(born 1980), South African footballer