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Weather Lore & Science
January, January
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FINAL JEOPARDY
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I don't know if there'll be snow, But have a cup of...

CHEER

100

“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight” means this kind of weather in the morning.  

Good or fair

The saying is generally true because the red you see at sunset reflects dust particles, which indicate high pressure and stable conditions.

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On January 4, people who are visually impaired celebrate this method of reading and writing.  

Braille

 World Braille Day honors Louis Braille, the Frenchman who invented braille and was born with sight but lost it at the age of 10.

100

What is it called when a baby gets wrapped loosely in a blanket during sleep hours?  

Swaddling

 Historians believe that swaddling has been around for centuries due to drawings found throughout Europe, Asia, South America, and North America depicting young babies wrapped in cloth.

100

What is the term for a baby fly that resembles a tiny, worm-like creature?  

Maggot

 Have you heard about medicinal maggot therapy? It involves applying maggots to wounds to promote healing and prevent infection. The maggots control infection by consuming microbes at the wound site.

200

Your as cuddly as a cactus and as charming as an ___________

EEL

200

When you feel these parts of the body ache for no apparent reason, expect rain.  

Joints

 According to the Washington Post, “In one 1990 paper published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, the authors stated that ‘pain was significantly increased for patients with osteoarthritis on days with rain.’”

200

Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is observed as a federal holiday on this day of the week.

 Monday

We celebrate Dr. King’s birth each year on the third Monday in January.

200

What is the nickname of the generation of babies born at the end of World War II (from 1946 to 1964)?  

 Baby boomers

Baby boomers are one of the largest generations in United States history. Between 1946 and 1964, an estimated 76 million babies were born in the U.S.

300

"Later we'll have some -- , And we'll do some caroling."

PUMPKIN PIE
300

Some say a large crop of these on the ground foretells a harsh winter.  

Acorns or walnuts

Thick nut shells also portend a cold winter.

300

People celebrate the founding of this “down-under” country on January 26.  

Australia

January 26 is known as Australia Day. The first Australian colonists were prisoners brought from Britain in the late 18th century.

300

What is the term for a baby swan?

Cygnet

A cygnet will typically remain with its parents for about six to eight months while it learns how to hunt, find shelter, and swim. Around nine to 12 months old, its parents will begin to chase it away to live on its own as they prepare for another nesting season.

400

"Pretty lights on the tree, I'm watching them --"

SHINE

400

This fluffy cloud resembling cotton candy is accompanied by bright, blue skies.  

Cumulus

These brilliant clouds typically forecast fair weather and float from 10,000 feet up to 39,000 feet. You often fly through cumulus clouds during a commercial airplane flight.

400

On January 17, 1991, this operation began the combat phase of the Gulf War in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait.  

Hint: Operation

Operation Desert Storm

 It took place on the heels of Operation Desert Shield, which had begun the prior August and lasted 43 days.

400

What is a common nickname for the reddish or pink birthmarks on a newborn?  

Stork bites or angel kisses. 

Stork bites are the most common type of newborn birthmark, occurring on roughly 80 percent of newborn babies.

500

"Santa Claus won't make me happy with a -- on Christmas Day"

TOY

500

When you don’t hear a sound from these insects, the temperature has fallen below 55°F/13°C.

Crickets

 They won’t chirp when the temperature dips below 55°F or rises above 100°F/38°C.

500

January was named for Janus, who is depicted with two faces, symbolizing this.  

Looking forward and backward (or looking to the future and the past)? He was the protector of gates and doors or beginnings and endings.

500

What is the name of a baby shark?  

Pup

When a great white shark pup is born, it immediately swims away from its mother and begins to fend for itself. A great white pup measures five feet long on average and feeds on fish, other sharks, and rays.

600

"We're snuggled up together like --- would be"

TWO BIRDS OF A FEATHER
600

When you see a compact circle around the moon, expect this soon.  

Rain

This type of circle makes the moon resemble a bullseye, and it is caused by thin clouds.

600

This large South American tourist destination’s name translates to “River of January.”  

 Rio de Janeiro

 It is named this because the Portuguese landed in the area on January 1, 1502.

600

What is the term for the instinctual response in newborns to suck on anything that touches the roof of their mouth?  

The sucking reflex

This reflex can develop when the baby is still in the womb, as early as 32 weeks preg

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