Winter Wonderland
Some animals go into this dormant state during the winter
Hibernation
This children's "cocktail" is ginger ale & grenadine, garnished with a Maraschino cherry
Shirley Temple
Our immune systems produce these proteins to fight off disease
Antibodies
The Vickers test measures the hardness of a metal by indenting it with one of these super-hard gems
Diamond
This popular Disney movie included a talking snowman named Olaf.
Frozen
Meaning "sun standing still", this event marks the start of winter
What is Solstice?
It's a tall, cool drink of wine & soda water
Spritzer
The name of this class of animals (like a frog) means "double life" since they live on both land and water
Amphibians
Nanofiltration is used to reduce hardness of this, caused by dissolved minerals like calcium & magnesium
Water
Meaning briskly cold, it's also a frozen dessert from Wendy's
Frosty
You better bundle up! If you are exposed to the cold for too long, you will experience this 11-letter condition that results from a dangerous drop in core body temp.
Hypothermia
This type of fortified wine comes out of Spain's Andalusia region, baby
Sherry
High school physics - It's the rate at which velocity changes over time
Acceleration
The Knoop test uses low indentation pressure to measure the hardness of glass & these materials, from Greek for "pottery"
Ceramics
This cool admonition to calm down has been paired with Netflix
Chill
This northern Eurasian country holds the world's coldest permanently inhabited city, averaging −8.8 °C.
Yakutsk, Russia
One of the more popular red wines in the U.S. is this Australian import, known in Europe as Syrah
Shiraz
In physics it's the distance from the center line of a wave to the top of the crest
Amplitude
Gypsum is 2 & quartz is 7 on this scale
Mohs
Dairy Queen mixes up these frozen desserts which they hand to customers upside down.
Blizzard
Some scientists predict this "seasonal" period of cold & dark weather would be the result of atomic warfare
Nuclear Winter
This drink made with red wine & fruit juices isn't so appealing when you know its name is from Spanish for "blood"
Sangria
This is also known as the theoretical coldest temperature, –273.15°C
Absolute Zero
The number used to designate a pencil's hardness, relates to the ratio of clay to this material, a form of carbon
Graphite
This 7 letter adjective, when used before "pace", means really slow; otherwise, it refers to masses of slow-moving ice
Glacial