Animals
True or False: Polar Bears hibernate
False
What is the name of a glove that has a separate space for the thumb and 4 fingers?
Mitten
Name the candy that is popular in the Winter - red and white
Candy canes
What is the name of the Hindu Festival of Lights, celebrating light over darkness
Diwali
What does Christmas celebrate?
The birth of Christ
This legendary creature is said to live in the Himalayas
Yeti (abominable snowman)
What items of winter wear are specifically for our extremities?
Gloves, hats, scarves, socks
Christmas pudding goes by what other name?
Plum pudding
What is the name of the holiday that celebrates the conclusion of the year in the winter?
New Years Eve
What happened to Grandma while she was walking home?
Grandma got runover by a reindeer
What is it called when animals go somewhere else during the winter?
Migration
How many pairs of gloves are sold in the USA on average each year (2024)
142 million pairs
Name the popular white colored drink that is served around the holidays
Egg nog
Jewish Festival of Lights, marked by menorah lighting
Hanukkah
What is the name of the popular winter bloom with red flowers?
Poinsettia
What is a group of Penguins called in the water, and what are they called on land?
Water - a raft
Land - a waddle
What is the name of the "hats with ear flaps" that originated in Russia
Ushankas
Which nuts roast on the open fire?
Chestnuts
What do we call the day after Christmas that celebrates giving
Boxing Day
From which winter carol do the following lyrics come? "Sleigh-bells ring, are you listening?"
Winter Wonderland
What animal can freeze solid and then thaw and continue to live?
Weta (from New Zealand)
What are the 3 W's of winter clothes
Wicking, warming, wind/water proofing. Wicking is a wool base layer that keeps you dry, warming is a layer to retain heat like fleece, proofing is the outer layer that prevents the wind and water from getting in.
Name the small pies filled with spiced dried fruit and suet
Mince pies
Which Mexican holiday reenacts the Journey of Mary and Joseph?
Las Posadas
About how much salt is used on roads in the USA during the winter each year? (answer in tons)
20 million tons