Winter Weather
This is a storm with lots of snow and extreme wind.
What is a blizzard
This is celebrated on January 1st of each year.
What is New Year's Day.
In winter some animals "sleep" or are very inactive. What is this called?
What is hibernation.
What sport includes moves such as an axle, lutz, toe loop, and salchow.
What is figure skating.
I can be round, white and shaped like a ball yet I cannot be dribbled or bounced at all. What am I?
What is a snow ball.
This is a tool we use to measure the temperature.
What is a thermometer.
What holiday uses a menorah and a dreidel?
What is Hanukkah
These giant white animals live in the artic, swim in the water, and eat fish.
What are polar bears.
This takes place every four years. Its location changes each time and many participate from all around the world.
What is the Winter Olympics.
If you're outside in the winter.
And you are walking around town.
You might see this item caused by.
Water frozen while dripping down.
What is an icicle.
This is the temperature that water freezes at in degrees Celsius.
What is 0 degrees Celsius.
This African celebration takes place from December 26th to January 1st.
What is Kwanzaa.
This is how many different types of penguins there are in the world - 17, 34 or 100?
What is 17.
This sport is similar to lawn bowling but is played on ice with teams of 4 players.
What is curling.
I am a massive, destructive, gigantic pile of fluff, and when I flow, get out of the way fast. I can be deadly. What am I?
What is an avalanche.
The number of sides or points a snowflake has.
What is six (6).
This is growing in popularity in Canada and USA. It includes plunging into very cold waters in the winter months.
What is a polar bear dip.
This small animal lives in Northern areas. It has a beautiful white (sometimes blue-gray) coat that act as very effective winter camouflage. It sleeps in a den.
What is an arctic fox.
In this sport, competitors slide down an ice-covered surface on a 4 runner sled.
What is bobsledding.
What do December, January and February have in common?
What is the letter 'R'
A form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.
What is sleet.
This is a celebration of the shortest day of the year. Often it falls in December. Long ago people lit bonfires and candles to coax back the sun.
What is winter solstice.
This animal is sometimes called a caribou but another name for it is a ...
What is a reindeer.
Participants of this sport race around an oval ice surface using skates.
What is speed skating.
What is cold and bites but has no teeth?
What is frostbite.