Snow!
Winter Animals
1
What size was the world's largest recorded snowflake?
A. 38 cm
B. 38 inches
C. 38 mm
What is (A.) 38 cm
(almost 15 inches!)
1
These are the largest of the penguins and live in the Antarctic.
What are emperor penguins?
2
What shape are snowflakes?
A. Pentagons
B. Hexagons
C. Octagons
What are (B) Hexagons?
2
The color of a polar bear's skin.
What is black?
3
On Average, how much snow is equivalent to an inch of rainfall? (within 1 inch)
What is 13 inches?
3
Which animal is at the base of all the important food chains in Antarctica?
What is Krill?
4
State that holds the record for the most snowfall in a single day.
Bonus: Inches of snow that fell. (within 5 inches)
What is Colorado?
What is Georgetown, Colorado had 63 inches of snow in one calendar day in 1913?
4
What is an ermine?
(will also accept arctic weasel or stoat)
5
The country with the snowiest city on Earth.
Bonus if you can name the city.
What is Aomori City, Japan?
(26 ft per year on average)
5
Three animals that hibernate in the winter, not including bears.
What are raccoons, skunks, groundhogs, chipmunks, bats, turtles, bumblebees, hedgehogs, snails....