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100

A snowflake usually has this many points.

What is 6?

100

For 49 consecutive years, the Guthrie has put on this play based on a Charles Dickens story.

What is "A Christmas Carol?"

100

Another name for the shortest day of the year, when the North Pole reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun.

What is the winter solstice?

100

A menorah holds this many candles.

What is eight?

100

The first Christmas-themed one of these was issued by the U.S. Postal Service in Pennsylvania in 1962. By the end of the year, over 1 billion of them had been printed.

What is a stamp?

200

Chionophobia is the fear of...

What is snow?

200

This American poet wrote “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.”

Who is Robert Frost?

200

This Earth, Wind & Fire song is featured in Happy Feet, Madagascar, and Caddyshack, among others.

What is "Boogie Wonderland?"

200

This winter holiday begins on December 26th and lasts until January 1st.

What is Kwanzaa?

200

This famous actor played six roles in the movie The Polar Express.

Who is Tom Hanks?

300

This Minneapolis sports structure collapsed under the weight of snow and ice in 2010.

What is the Metrodome?

300

This classic ballet featuring Clara, the Mouse King, and a cashew-crushing tool-turned-prince is actually based off a book written by E. T. A. Hoffmann.

What is The Nutcracker?

300

Acorn, butternut, and delicata are all varieties of this kind of fruit.

What is a winter squash?

300

What is the highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time?

What is Home Alone?

300

The US won eight gold medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, located in this city. 

Where is Beijing, China?

400

On Jan 23. 1971, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was recorded in this state.

Where is Alaska?
400

The movie adaptation of this Stephen King novel ends when its villain, the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, freezes to death in an outdoor maze. (This doesn't happen in the book!)

What is The Shining?

400

This phrase is the motto of the Stark family in Game of Thrones.

What is "Winter is Coming?"

400

He was the first president to acknowledge Hanukkah at the White House. (At 99, he's also the oldest living former president!)

Who is Jimmy Carter?

400

This American pop singer grew up on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania, but she's definitely "Out of the Woods" now!

Who is Taylor Swift?

500

The infamous 1991 Minnesota blizzard took place on this holiday.

What is Halloween?

500

Who is the mythical figure associated with winter in Narnia, as written by C.S. Lewis?

Who is the White Witch?

500

You can play mini golf, pinball, and vintage arcade games at this Saint Paul amusement center located in the old American Can Company building.

What is Can Can Wonderland?

500

Immigrants from this nationality introduced the tradition of Santa Claus to the Americas.

Who are the Dutch?
500

The three major cities (populations greater than 100,000) that get the most snowfall on Earth are all located in this country.

What is Japan?

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