Winter Words
Noun, Eight letters, beginning with B.
A severe snowstorm.
What is a blizzard?
Santa's sleigh is said to be pulled by these majestic animals.
What are Reindeer?
At Christmastime, these garments are traditionally hung and filled with presents.
What are stockings?
According to Spotify, after Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas" this song by WHAM! is the second most played song during the holiday season.
What is 'Last Christmas'?
Noun, Nine letters, beginning with F.
Injury to body tissues caused by exposure to extreme cold, typically affecting the nose, fingers, or toes.
What is Frostbite?
While polar bear's fur is translucent and looks white, their skin is actually this color.
What is black?
In the lore of Hanukkah, a single container of this substance, thought only enough to last for a single day, instead lasted eight.
What is oil?
Holiday Music
Send your wagers to Duke!
Verb, Nine Letters, beginning with H.
To spend the winter in a dormant state.
What is Hibernate?
The arctic fox exhibits this rare (for the animal world) relationship model during breeding and the raising of their young.
What is monogomy?
When you stand outside at noon on this special winter day, your shadow is the longest you will cast all year!
What is the Winter Solstice?
Noun, Eight letters, beginning with S.
The time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days.
What is a Solstice?
A common misconception about this arctic rodent is that they run en masse to their death off of cliffs! This is due to some serious misreporting on their migratory habits.
What is a lemming?
This holiday, celebrated December 26 to January 1, culminates in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day.
What is Kwanzaa?
Noun, Seven letters, beginning with W.
Spiced ale or mulled wine drunk during celebrations for Twelfth Night and Christmas Eve.
What is Wassail?
The Gyrfalcon, the fastest falcon in the world, is the official bird of the Northwest Territories of this country.
What is Canada?
On December 13th in Sweden, they celebrate St. Lucia Day by having girls dress in white gowns and red sashes with a crown of these on their heads.
What are burning candles?