Winter Holidays
This holiday was named after a religious hero and it celebrates the birth of its namesake.
What is Christmas
A fast-paced, competitive game played on frozen water.
What is hockey?
When it's cold in winter,
This is something you love.
It's like tiny white stars,
Falling from above.
What is snow?
This word is used to describe a severe snowstorm.
What is a blizzard?
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?
Germany
Where do icicles most often form?
What is South side of a Building
This holiday kicks off on January 6th and involves bright outfits, parades, and fun. It lasts several weeks and ends on Fat Tuesday.
What is Mardi Gras or Carnival?
This sport involves sweeping and rocks.
What is curling?
It's cold and icy where we live,
So we have to huddle in tight.
We have wings but cannot fly,
So we can't soar to a great height.
What are penguins?
The number of sides or points does a snowflake have.
What are 6 sides or 6 points?
Who wrote, “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?”
Who is Dr Seuss
How many times a year does the sun set and rise in the Arctic?
One
This fairly recent holiday began in 1966 and comes from the Swahili phrase meaning: First Fruits. This holiday was created to celebrate African-American culture.
What is Kwanzaa.
This winter sport includes travelling long distances with many four legged, furry companions.
What is dog sled racing?
To have fun in the winter,
Head to a mountainside.
Strap these on to both your feet,
So downhill you can glide
What are skis?
A form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.
What is Sleet
What Christmas ballet is the most famous of all
The Nutcracker
Winter Season comes after what season?
What is Fall!
This holiday with pagan roots is celebrated on the darkest day of the year. It historically involved a sacrifice (of an oak tree)!
What is Yule/Yuletide/Christmastide/Winter Solstice.
Which country has won the most Gold Medals in Ice Hockey?
Canada
If you're outside in the winter.
And you are walking around town.
You might see this item caused by.
Water frozen while dripping down.
What is an icicle?
What is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold
What is Windchill?
When is the Winter Solstice?
What is December 21st
What percentage of fresh snow is composed of air?
What is 80%
This holiday celebrates the start of a new lunar calendar and it involves the zodiac.
What is Chinese New Year or Spring Festival?
Name an Olympic sport that involves a sled, high speeds and a track on a mountain.
What are; bobsled, luge or skeleton?
It's forbidden at school.
But kids find it cool.
If one of these you throw,
To the principal's office you'll go.
What is a snowball?
What country receives the most snow?
Japan
A legend held that a girl was too poor to be able to offer a gift for the holidays. Maria was told by an angel to gather weeds from the roadside instead. When she placed the weeds by the church altar, crimson blossoms sprouted and later turned into what plant
what is the Poinsettia
The largest iceberg ever recorded worldwide was 207 miles long and 62 miles wide. Where was it found?
What is Antarctica