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50
Which holiday is eight days long from November to December, where a menorah's candles are lit each night to remember an ancient miracle in which a day's worth of oil burned for eight?
A. Christmas
B . Kwanzaa
C. Hanukkah
D. New year
C. Hannukkah
50
The biggest snowflake ever fell in fort keogh, montana, it was...?
A. 15 inches wide, 8 inches thick
B. 5 inches wide, 3 inches thick
C. 25 inches wide, 10 inches thick
D. 8 inches wide, 5 inches thick
A. 15 inches wide, 8 inches thick
50
In which state was Home Alone filmed?
A. Maine
B. new york
C. Illinois
D. Colorado
C. Illinois (Chicagoland area)
50
The word winter comes from what language family?
A. Hellenic
B.Germanic
C.Celtic
B. Germananic
50
Which of these flowers blooms in the Winter?
A. Hydrangea
B. Chinese Plum Blossom
C. Tulips
D. Cosmos
B. Chinese Plum Blossom
100
Which Holiday is the week-long celebration of African-American culture and heritage by acknowledging the seven principles each day from December 26th to January 1st?
A. Christmas
B. Hanukkah
C. St.Nicholas days
D. Kwanzaa
D. kwanzaa
D. Kwanzaa
100
Chinophobia is the persistent fear of snow, especially becoming trapped by it.
A.True
B. False
A. True!
100
Which winter movie is the highest-grossing animated film of all time
A. Frozen (2013)
B. Rise of the Guardian (2012)
C. A Christmas Carol (2009)
D. Happy Feet (2006)
E. Narnia (2005)
A. Frozen
100
The state of Illinois normally experiences _ severe winter storms each year.
A. 5 severe storms
B. 9 severe storms
C. 1 severe storm
D. 3 severe storms
A. 5 severe storms
100
Which animals possess the ability to turn white during the winter months ?
A. Fox
B. Ermine
C. Hare
D. Barren-Ground Caribou
E. Ptarmigan
A. Fox
B. Ermine
C. Hare
D. Barren-Ground Caribou
E. Ptarmigan
150
Which holiday celebrates Joseph and Mary's journey from Bethlehem to Nazareth in search of a place for Baby Jesus to be born. A main component of this celebration is asking for a posada, a place to rest, which is done via singing.
A. Christmas
B.New Years
C. Diwali
D. Las Posadas
D. Las Posadas
150
All snowflakes have...
A. 6 sides
B. 8 sides
C. 4 sides
D. 5 sides
A. 6 Sides
150
In Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, what does Hermy wish he could be instead of a toy maker?
A. A Dentist
B. A Chemist
C. A Hair Stylist
D. Santa Clause, himself
A. A Dentist
150
On the entire earth, winter is the coldest...
A. At the east antarctic plateau in Antarctica
B. At Rogers pass in Montana
C. Along Lake Michigan in Chicago
D. In oymyakon or verhoyansk village in Russia
A. At the east antarctic plateau in Antarctica
150
Which of these animals hibernates ? (can be two answers)
A. Bumblebees
B. The Big Brown Bat
C. Great Gray Owls
D. White-Tailed Deer
A. Bumblebees & B. The Big Brown Bat
200
Which of these holidays is technically a festival of lights that is held in the period of October to November? It is particularly associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity, and marks the beginning of the fiscal year in India.
A. Winters Solstice
B. Diwali
C. The Victory Of Lights Celebration
D. Kwanzaa
B. Diwali
200
What country has a town that gets no sunlight during the Polar Night?
A. Norway
B. Iceland
C. Sweden
A. Norway
200
What is the name of the evil magician in Frosty the snowman?
A. Mr. Hyde
B. Dr.Jekyll
C. The Grinch
D. Professor Hinkle
D. Professor Hinkle
200
Winter in the Northern and Southern hemispheres is caused by the Earth's axis in those hemispheres being tilted away from the sun.
A. False
B. True
B. True!
200
Mistletoe is poisonous...
A. False
B. True
B. TRUE!
250
Which holiday is a celebration of the passing of time, that can bring about feelings of regret and anticipation for the years end and a new beginning?
A. Diwali
B. New Years
C. St. Nicholas Day
B. New Years
250
More Americans have died from the...?
A. The Winter Cold
B. Extreme Summer Heat
A. The Winter Cold
250
Name Santa’s Nine reindeer.
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolph
250
What is the Cold Moon ?
A. A full moon with icicles all over it
B. Every full moon between December and February
C. A full moon that occurs on the longest night of the year in December
D. A blood moon (also known as a lunar eclipse), but make it blue
C. A full moon that occurs on the longest night of the year in December
250
What animal freezes solid in the winter, and then thaws when it warms back up?
A. Goldfish
B. Butterfly
C. Wood Frog
D. Blue Back Bat
C. Wood Frog