Winter Trivia
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
What is the name of the main villain in A Nightmare Before Christmas?
Oogie Boogie
What has four wheels and flies?
A garbage truck
When does Winter Break Start and End?
12/20 - 1/6 or 12/21 - 1/5
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
Low precipitation: Deserts receive very little rainfall, usually less than 300 mm per year. They can also receive precipitation in the form of snow, mist, or fog.
Extreme temperatures: Deserts can experience extreme temperatures, both hot and cold.
High winds: Deserts can have high wind velocities.
Little cloud cover: Deserts often have little cloud cover.
Sparse vegetation: Deserts often have little plant coverage, and streams dry up unless they receive water from outside the area.
What is the winter sport that uses a stone and brooms? Hint: The best sport ever created.
Curling!
What is the name of The Grinch's dog?
Max
What is at the end of a rainbow?
How many years has Mrs. Robles and Mr. Conner been teaching combined?
7 years
Mrs. Robles is on her 4th year
Mr. Conner is on his 3rd year
Which Disney princess has a pet tiger?
Jasmine
What state has the most Snow Days for school?
Alaska, duh.
In Home Alone, where were the McCallister's going when they left Kevin behind?
Paris
What has many rings but no fingers?
A phone
How many A-Team students share a first name with an A-Team teacher?
Caleb - Caleb
Allison - Alyson
What is the name of the tiny, thread-like structures that carry genetic information in cells?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
What animal freezes solid in the winter, and then thaws when it warms back up?
Frogs
In the movie Elf, what does Mr. Narwhal say to Buddy when he leaves?
"Bye buddy, hope you find your dad!"
What has many keys but cannot open a single lock?
A piano
How many students are on the A-Team? Closest guess wins
112
What’s the smallest unit of digital information?
Bit
What is the most common New Year's Resolution?
To exercise more. Just exercise all year folks.
What is a famous action movie that many consider to be a christmas movie? Featuring John McClane taking on a group of terrorists on Christmas Eve
Die Hard
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Short
What popular TV show aired in the 1980's featuring George Peppard, Dwight Schultz, Templeton Peck, and Mr. T?
The A-Team
Who was a Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Hint: there is a famous musical based on his life.
Alexander Hamilton