Winter Phrases
You’re on thin ____
Ice?
Nice children get presents, while naughty ones get coal.
What is Christmas?
What do Bears, Bats, and Snails do in the winter to prepare for Spring?
What is Hibernate?
Light snow falling for short durations. No accumulation or perhaps light dusting.
What are flurries?
This country has won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics.
USA, Russia, or Norway.
What is the United States?
"Feeling really sick" is this.
Under the weather?
Children get 8 nights of gifts
What is Hanukkah?
What dapper animal looks like it is wearing a tuxedo?
What is a Penguin?
What form of precipitation consists of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow?
What is Sleet?
This Olympic sport involves a sled, high speeds and a mountain track.
What is Luge or bobsledding?
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
Out Cold?
For the Chinese New Year, young people are given money in envelopes of this "good luck" color.
What is Red?
These white, huge, and furry animals withstand the cold temperatures and advertise soda.
What is a Polar Bear?
Dangerous winter storms with snow accumulation, blowing snow, high wind, and low visibility.
What is a Blizzard?
How often are the Winter Olympics held?
What is every 4 years?
That’s just the tip of the __________.
Iceberg?
UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand celebrate with gifts on December 26th.
What is Boxing day?
The endangered feline species that is white with spots, cannot roar, and has paws that are natural snow shoes.
What is Snow Leopard?
Storm results with at least .25” of ice on exposed surfaces. Hazardous driving and walking.
White out or Ice Storm
What is an Ice Storm?
This sport includes jumps called a lutz, an axel, and is on ice.
What is figure skating?
I’m no good at meeting new people, I can never seem to __________.
Break the ice?
This African holiday "first fruits", celebrates family, harvest, and unity.
What is Kwanzaa?
What "slow" moving animal goes underground during the winter when the temperature goes below the freezing level?
Sloths or Slugs
What are Slugs?
Temperature measurement based on rate of heat loss from skin caused by wind and cold?
Frostbite or Wind Chill
What is Wind chill?
This European country hosted the first Winter Olympics.
What is France?
(timing) In the __________ of winter.
Dead of Winter?
In Spain, eat 12 of these little fruits on New Year's Day to make sure you have good luck.
What are Grapes?
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
What is top of feet?
Sunsets are more dramatic during the winter due to the lack of this.
Rain or humidity
What is humidity?
This was the year of the first Winter Olympics.
1924 or 1939
What is 1924?