Winter Sports
Which (European) country hosted the first Olympics?
France
How many sides does a typical snowflake have?
6
What color is a polar bear's skin?
Black
What country has a tradition of eating KFC on Christmas day?
Japan
Where are the next Winter Olympics being held?
Italy
When is the winter solstice?
December 21
What happens to an arctic fox's fur in the winter?
It turns white
What is the name of the potato pancake that is traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah?
Latkes
What is Canada's official winter sport?
Hockey
On February 2, 2007, an area of 1,500 square kilometres in Siberia was covered by snow in which special color?
Orange
This aquatic household pet can hibernate during the winter
Goldfish
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
A coin
In the 1928 Olympics, skijoring was a winter sport in which a person on skis is pulled by this animal.
Horses
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, enters a period of near-total darkness also known as a polar night. About how many months does it last?
2+
This animal lets us know in February when winter will end
Groundhog
Which southern US state popularized the "turducken" (chicken stuffed into a duck, stuffed into a turkey)
Louisiana
Until 1948, women were only allowed to compete at this sport in the Winter Olympics
Figure Skating
“Winter banana” is a variety of which fruit?
Apple
Animals can survive without this gaseous element during hibernation
Oxygen
In what APAC country is the traditional Christmas meal, Lechón, found?
The Phillipines