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What is frozen water called?
Ice
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Can it snow when it is not cold?
No
100
What color is a snowfalke?
Clear
100
Name of the dog that saved sick children in Nome, Alaska?
Balto
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What is a hot sweet drink is a wintertime favorite for children and adults?
Hot Chocolate
200
What is it called when an animal sleeps for the winter?
Hibernating
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What is the fluffy white stuff that comes from the sky?
Snow
200
How many sides does a snowflake have?
6
200
When and what is Groundhog Day?
February 2nd and if the groundhog sees its shadow (an early spring) and groundhog doesn't see its shadow (6 more weeks of winter)
300
What is the shortest day of the year called which happens in December?
Winter Solstice
300
What is frozen water?
Ice
300
Are any two snowflakes alike?
No
300
How many calories do you burn when building a snowman?
A. 1,000 B. 258 C. 121
258 Calories
400
What temperature is considered freezing?
32 degrees Fahrenheit
400
What are the chances, even though the odds are astronomically low and virtually zero, that two snowflakes are the same?
A. 1 in a million C. 1 in a Million Trillion
B. 1 in a Billion D. 1 in a Trillion
C. 1 in a Million Trillion
400
What is the largest recorded snowflake in inches?
15 inches
400
What happens to arctic fox fur during winter?
It turns white
400
A cake full of nuts and fruit often made during the holiday season is known as what?
Fruit Cake
500
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
On top of their feet
500
A severe winter storm with blowing wind and snow
Blizzard
500
What is thundersnow?
When it snows during a thunderstorm (when there is thunder and lighting)
500
If 32 degrees Fahrenheit is freezing what temperature is considered freezing in Celsius?
0 degrees Celsius
500
Around how many candy canes are produced annually, primarily in the U.S., with nearly 90% of sales occurring between Thanksgiving and Christmas?
A. 2.4 to 2.8 million B. 1.7 to 2 billion
C. 1 to 8 million
Around 1.7 to 2 billion