Winter Weather & Nature
This icy decoration hangs from roofs and can be dangerous if it falls.
What is an icicle?
This song begins with the lyrics, “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.”
What is “Jingle Bells”?
This “red‑nosed reindeer” started as a story and song for children.
Who is Rudolph?
This Jewish holiday in December is called the Festival of Lights.
What is Hanukkah?
“It’s beginning to look a lot like ___.”
What is Christmas?
This term describes the shortest day and longest night of the year, usually around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.
What is the winter solstice?
In “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” the other reindeer don't let Rudolph do this.
What is join in any reindeer games?
This character is visited by three ghosts in “A Christmas Carol.”
Who is Ebenezer Scrooge?
This cultural holiday from December 26 to January 1 celebrates African heritage and principles.
What is Kwanzaa?
“You’re a mean one, Mr. ___.”
Who is Grinch?
This term describes the temperature at which water turns to ice.
What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius)?
In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” this many maids are milking.
What is eight?
In this book, four children enter a snowy land through a wardrobe.
What is “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”?
In some parts of Spain, people eat twelve of these fruits at midnight for good luck.
What are grapes?
“Frosty the Snowman was a jolly, happy ___.”
What is soul?
This word describes frozen rain that forms clear, glassy layers on roads and trees.
What is sleet?
In “The Christmas Song,” this mythical winter character is “nipping at your nose.”
Who is Jack Frost?
In the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” this author describes a night scene in the snow.
Who is Robert Frost?
In parts of Eastern Europe, carp is kept alive in the bathtub before becoming this holiday meal.
What is Christmas dinner?
“Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so ___.”
What is delightful?
This type of storm combines heavy snowfall and strong winds, reducing visibility to near zero.
What is a blizzard?
“Silent Night” was first performed in this language in Austria.
What is German?
This Russian winter fairy tale character is a snow maiden who sometimes melts when spring comes.
Who is Snegurochka?
In Austria and neighboring regions, this horned creature is said to punish naughty children.
Who is Krampus?
“And so I’m offering this simple phrase to kids from one to _____.”
What is ninety‑two?