Winter Noms
Consumption of this ingredient dates back as far as 8,000 BC to South-East Asia and was introduced as a spice not a sweetener. However is now commonly used for baking.
What is Sugar?
I am white, round, and shaped like a ball.
But! I cannot be bounced or else I'd fall,
And that would be the end once and for all.
What is a snowball?
A Disney princess, the elder of two sisters, has the power to create and manipulate snow. She used this power to create this jovial friend.
Who is Olaf?
This is a snowstorm with a lot of snow and extreme winds up to 35 mph.
What is a Blizzard?
This Festival is celebrated in January or February, depending on the lunar calendar.
What is Chinese New Year?
This popular bakery item has a rather Grimm connection. It is said that these houses were inspired by Hansel and Gretel story.
What are Gingerbread houses?
North Dakota holds the record for the most people performing this activity simultaneously in one place with 8,962 people in the snow.
What are Snow Angels?
What is cheese?
The hydrogen and oxygen molecules that snowflakes are made of can only fit together in a way that results in an ice crystal of this many sides.
What is 6 sides?
This harvest festival is celebrated between 26 December and 1 January, whose name literally means "first fruits"
What is Kwanzaa?
This popular drink is believed to have been created by the Mayan people and was originally served cold. And thanks to a study conducted by Cornell University it has shown that this now warm beverage contains more antioxidants than wine and tea.
What is Hot Cocoa/Hot Chocolate?
This winter activity is also known as "the roaring game".
What is curling?
Its nickname, "the roaring game", originates from the rumbling sound the 44-pound (19.96kg) granite stones make when they travel across the ice.
This was not Charles Dickens first nor only Christmas story published, however is the best-known today (and by far the most popular in his lifetime).
What is 'A Christmas Carol'?
Something you can catch during the winter season but not with your hands...
What is a cold?
In central Europe this popular legend, a half-goat, half-demon monster punishes misbehaving children during the holidays.
What is Krampus?
For 200 years, this sweet treat came only in one color: white. The current appearance we know today did not appear until the turn of the 20th century. It is considered a seasonal item, with 90 percent of these sold between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
What is candy cane?
Today, these are frozen before a game to prevent them from bouncing during play.
What are hockey pucks?
This movie features animals that sing to find a mate, however the main character's name is Mumble and is the one and only in his colony who can't sing.
What is 'Happy Feet'?
Ice must reach this thickness to be skated on safely.
What is 4 inches?
This country's version of Santa Claus is a group of 13 dwarf-like lads who each have their own name and are together called the Yule Lads.
What is Iceland?
They were one of the most popular ingredients in American dishes throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, and for good reason: the Eastern seaboard was covered in trees that produced these and commonly found sold by street vendors.
What are Chestnuts?
This is not just a sport, it's also saved lives. One such story of Balto is true and in 1925 this team saved the town of Nome in 1925 from a deadly outbreak of diptheria.
What is Dog Sledding?
The number of children who travel to Narnia in 'The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe'(2005) to help a lion/
What is four?
This date signifies the first day of winter.
What is the 21st of December?
This country is home to the Night of the Radishes, which is a three-day festival starting on 23 December.
What is Mexico? (Oaxaca, Mexico)