Winter Expressions
Something extra that makes a good thing even better is the __________ on the cake.
Icing
What is the traditional Christmas hard candy that is shaped like a hook?
A candy cane
For Chinese New Year, children are given money in envelopes that are what color?
Red
What continent do most penguins live on?
Antarctica
What do you call the spike of ice formed when water falling from an object freezes
Icicles
The winter activity that involves hitting people with cold, white spheres.
Snowball fight
When you are close to getting in trouble you are ___________ on thin ice.
Skating
What is the winter drink made with egg, milk, and a lot of sugar?
Egg nog
What is the name for the shortest day of the year?
Winter solstice
Name 3 animals that hibernate in the winter.
Bear, mouse, chipmunk, skunk, snake, etc.
The number of points a snowflake has.
This winter activity involves sliding on the ice wearing special shoes that have blades.
Ice skating
That’s just the tip of the __________.
Iceberg
What kind of cookie do people use to make houses out of over the holidays?
Gingerbread cookie
On what holiday to children typically get 8 nights of gifts?
Hanukkah
According to the legend, if the groundhog sees its shadow, how many more weeks of winter do we have?
Bonus 100 points: What is the name of the famous groundhog?
6 weeks
Bonus points: Punxsutawney Phil
What do you call a severe snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.
Hint: This is also an item at Dairy Queen
Blizzard
Sport popular in Canada and Scotland where players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target
Curling
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
Cold
Explain the steps to making a gingerbread house.
Describe the steps to set up a fresh Christmas tree.
Steps would include: purchasing a tree, putting lights on the tree, hanging ornaments, putting a star or angel on the top, etc.
This small relative of the moose is known as a caribou in North America.
Reindeer
This is world's snowiest country (most snowfall per year).
Japan (300-600 inches of snow per year)
This type of dog is often used for dog sledding.
Husky
When I meet new people, I don't know how to _____ the ice.
Break the ice
You are in charge of bringing a side dish to a holiday party. What would you bring? How would you prepare it?
Many answers!
How many grapes are consumed by each person on New Year's Eve in Spain?
12 ("the twelve grapes of luck" is a Spanish tradition that consists of eating a grape with each of the twelve clock bell strikes at midnight of December 31 to welcome the New Year)
What is the color of a polar bear's skin?
Black! (Their FUR is colorless and transparent, their SKIN is black.)
A dangerous condition when skin, especially hands and feet, gets so cold it could be damaged.
Frostbite
Which country hosted the first winter olympics?
France