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T/F. It must be 32 degrees or colder at ground level for it to snow.
What is False. If temperatures are lower than 32 degrees in the upper atmosphere/clouds then it will snow.
This holiday celebrates a special birthday on December 25.
What is Christmas
We can thank the ancient Druids and Norse mythology for this Christmas tradition. It is hung in households and brings good luck, love and friendship.
What is mistletoe
On average 1 inch of rain is equivalent to how many inches of snow. a. 10 inches b. 1 inch c. 35 inches
What is 10 inches. 10 inches of snow melts to 1 inch of liquid
Jewish children are traditionally given this to celebrate Hanukkah. a. Money and Chocolate b. Fruit c. shoes
What is money and chocolate
These three months bring the Washington area the most snow.
What is January, February and March
The Hindu festival of Diwali or "festival of lights" is an official holiday of this country. a. India b. Australia c. Brazil
What is India
This holiday in the southern part of the US serves black-eyed peas thought to bring luck and prosperity, greens (usually collards) bring wealth, and pork because pigs root forward.
What is New Year's Day
This is the coldest recorded temperature in the Washington D.C. area. a. -50 degrees c. 0 degrees d. -15 degrees
What is -15 degrees on Feb. 11, 1899
This American holiday commemorates African heritage and is celebrated for a week beginning December 26th.
What is Kwanzza
T/F The traditional Japanese Christmas Eve dinner consists of a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
What is True A Christmas marketing campaign was launched in Japan in 1974. The campaign worked so well that sales that night typically outpace those of the rest of the year. Some people even order their bucket of fried chicken ahead, to beat the Christmas crowds.
The following is not effected by wind chill. a. person b. car c. penguin
What is car Wind Chill is based on the rate of heat loss from exposed skin. Wind chill has no effects on inanimate objects.
This New Year celebration doesn't take place on December 31st but does fall between January 21 and February 20.This is the most important of the traditional holidays of this country.
What is the Chinese New Year
Boxing day, Dec. 26th, began in the United Kingdom about 800 years ago and was the day when a. boxing first became a sport b. the alms boxes were opened to the poor c. box manufacturing assembly first began
What is b. It was the day when the alms box, collection boxes for the poor often kept in churches, were traditionally opened so that the contents could be distributed to poor people. Some churches still open these boxes on Boxing Day.