Misc Holiday trivia
What is Santa Claus' real name?
Chris Kringle
Where are penguins found on the planet?
southern hemisphere
"You'll shoot your eye out kid!"
a Christmas Story
During the winter mammals large and small conserve energy by doing this through the cold months
hibernating
It was tradition to bring this plant into the home in winter, signifying long life and health through the season
evergreen
What does Wassailing mean?
Caroling
The narwhal horn is actually this body part
tooth
"You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa!"
Elf
Native communities used these three tiered snow shelters to keep warm
Igloo
This group of evergreen trees produce obscure seed pod called pine cones
Conifers
Christmas was set on the calendar to coincide with the older pagan holiday of?
Saturnalia
the largest ursids on the planet, these mammals are successful aquatic as well as terrestrial hunters
polar bear
6:30, dinner with me, I can't cancel that again!
The Grinch
What two factors influence individual snowflake structure to make them unique?
temperature and humidity
Only female of this holiday plant species has the characteristic red berries
Holly
What will be the last day of winter?
March 20th 2022
common prey of the lynx, these winter animals show a classic predator prey dynamic example
"There's children throwing snowballs, instead of throwing heads, they’re busy building toys, and absolutely no one’s dead"
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This phenomenon prevents water with additional ions, like salt water, from freezing at the same temperature as pure water
Freezing point depression
These parasitic flowering plants are favored by couples at holiday parties
Mistletoe
This term means to be deathly afraid of snow
Chionophobia
These arctic mammals are one of the only species known to change their eye color in the winter season
reindeer
"Ho ho ho now I have a gun."
Die Hard
Coronal mass ejections from the sun move massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation to earths atmosphere, resulting in this phenomenon.
Norther Lights/ Aurora Borealis
These festively colored holiday plants can be used as pH indicators
pointsettia