Winter Comfort Treats
Cocoa powder, milk, marshmallows, and sweetener combine for this favorite winter beverage.
What is hot chocolate or hot cocoa?
During photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide and exhale this gas.
What is oxygen?
Capital city of Texas
What is Austin?
The daughter of a performer, she recorded “You Light Up My Life.”
Who is Debby Boone? It was the most successful single of the entire decade in terms of chart performance. Her father is Pat Boone.
Route 66’s eastern terminus is in this Midwestern city.
What is Chicago?
On January 8, 1935, this country music icon and former resident of Graceland was born.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Of all the animals that cause power outages in the United States, this animal causes the most.
What is the squirrel?
This warm dessert is made from rice, milk, butter, and seasonings and spices.
What is rice pudding?
This four-letter word means “polluted air that hovers in the lower atmosphere over a community.”
What is smog?
State of Texas nickname that appears on its license plates
What is Lone Star State?
This performer and his band, Dawn, perform “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree.”
Who is Tony Orlando?
This most populous city in Utah is also its state capital.
What is Salt Lake City? It’s the only city in Utah with more than 200,000 people.
The January full moon is named for this canine.
What is wolf?
This decadent treat is a cross between a brownie and a pudding with a molten middle.
What is lava cake?
This gaseous substance sends a birthday balloon into the sky.
What is helium?
River in Texas that forms the boundary between the United States and Mexico
What is Rio Grande?
This singer-songwriter, who was James Taylor’s wife from 1972 to 1983, wrote and recorded “You’re So Vain.”
Who is Carly Simon?
Also known as Beantown, it is the site of the Federal Reserve Bank, which serves much of New England.
What is Boston?
The First Night New Year’s Eve celebrations started in this U.S. city, with some revelers continuing their celebrations into the wee hours of the morning.
What is Boston?
Baked goods, including houses, cookies, cakes, and more, scream winter when they contain this warming spice.
What is ginger?
During the mid-1970s, the public learned about this five-letter word beginning with an O, which is a protective layer in the atmosphere.
What is ozone?
U.S. city located just across the Mexican border from Ciudad Juárez
What is El Paso?
Her rendition of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” is featured in the 1971 film Play Misty for Me.
Who is Roberta Flack?
This state capital is the outgrowth of Fort Nashborough.
What is Nashville, Tennessee? It was named for Francis Nash, a Revolutionary War general.
This American film festival takes place in January.
What is the Sundance Film Festival? It was founded in 1981 by Robert Redford and is held in Utah. In 2027, the festival will move to Boulder, Colorado.
As messy as a fruit cobbler, this deconstructed pie has a crunchy top.
What is a crisp?
In 1963, this bill was first passed into law and helps to reduce pollutants in the air.
What is the Clean Air Act?
Well-known convenience store chain founded in Texas in 1927
What is 7-Eleven?
This family group performs “How Deep Is Your Love?”
Who are the Bee Gees? Barry Gibb is the only surviving Gibb brother (Robin, Maurice, and Andy being the other brothers).
This city is the largest U.S. state capital by land area.
What is Juneau, Alaska? Its population of 32,000 is spread over 3,255 square miles.
The Annual Ice Magic Festival in Lake Louise takes place in this country.
What is Canada? The festival is a global competition that culminates with teams of two creating ice sculptures on site, with a 32-hour limit on their work.
A popular hot, mulled drink is made with the juice of this fruit, with oranges and cranberries as optional additions.
What is apple (cider)?
These are the two most abundant elements in air.
What are nitrogen and oxygen?
First president of the Republic of Texas
Who is Sam Houston? He served two terms as president. “Big Sam” is the nickname for the statue built in his honor that overlooks Interstate 45 in Huntsville, Texas. It measures 67 feet (20 meters) tall and is known as the “World’s Tallest Statue of an American Hero.”
This youngest Gibb brother recorded “I Just Want to Be Your Everything.”
Who is Andy? Although he was too young to be a part of the Bee Gees, he did perform with them once.
This state capital was briefly named Akropolis.
What is Little Rock, Arkansas?
On January 1, 1959, Fulgencio Batista was forced out by revolutionaries led by this man.
Who is Fidel Castro?