Swiss Christmas
Switzerland is famous for this category of sweet treats
What is chocolate?
Small, delicate crystals that are all unique in shape
What is a snowflake?
This temperature defines a material's transition between solid- and liquid phase
What is a melting point?
This year,...
What is "to save me from tears"?
In this movie, a young boy is left alone while the family goes on holiday
What is Home Alone?
In switzerland, the Christmas season begins on December 6th with a celebration hororing this man who inspired Santa Claus
Who is St. Nicholas?
This large vehicle is used to clear roads
What is a snowplow?
When you want to throw a snowball as far as possible, you'll need to throw it with a 45 degree angle to the ground if you don't account for this resistance
What is wind resistance?
But the very next day,...
What is "you gave it away"?
This movie is the only one you can think of when I tell you that the main character is Will Ferrell
What is Elf?
At Swiss christmas markets, you can warm up with this mulled wine with a name that you can also se at danish christmas markets
What is Glühwein?
This term describes severe weather
What is a snowstorm?
Gliding down a snowy hill, you are slightly slowed down by the wind, but more so by this other thing which you can minimise by polishing you sleigh with candle wax
What is friction?
Now I've found a real love,...
What is "you'll never fool me again"?
In this animated movie, we follow a young boy on a magical train headed for the north pole
What is The Polar Express?
Swiss children leave this vegetable for St. Nicholas, hoping to be rewarded with nuts, oranges, and sweets.
What are carrots?
Tightly packed sphere of dihydrogen monoxide
What is a snowball?
Grandma is making a pie for her 2 children and 6 grandchildren (and herself of course). She is mixing flour with water 2:1. If she was to make pie for just herself, she would need 100mL of water, so she needs this amount of flour when she is making for the whole party.
What is 1800mL?
Once bitter,...
What is "And twice shy"?
This animated movie has Benedict Cumberbatch voicing a green guy
What is the grinch?
St. Nicholas is accompanied by a little helper named Schmutzli, who is often depicted carrying one of these
What is a sack?
A colourful winter phenomenon where sunlight refracts off ice crystals in the atmosphere
What is a snowbow?
The patterns that snowflakes have are often compared to these beautiful and expanding mathetical patterns
What are fractals (or mandelbrot sets)?
A man undercover,...
What is "but you tore him apart"?
This danish christmas calendar TV series first aired in 2017, had a sequel in 2019, and is once again this year being broadcasted on TV2 as their main calendar.
What is Tinka, Tinkas Juleeventyr, or Tinka og Kongespillet?