Winter
When is the Earth closest to the sun?
Winter
When do plants start to grow and many animals start to give birth?
Spring
What is the Warmest season?
Summer
When is the fall equinox?
Fall's astronomical start date or equinox is typically September 22nd or September 23rd
What year was Horizons founded?
1979
What day do we get the least amount of sun?
The Winter Solstice.
April showers bring ___ _______ ?
May flowers.
The phrase "April Showers bring May Flowers" comes from a poem from the 1500s by Thomas Tusser
Which summer month is the most popular birth month?
August
Why do leaves change color?
Becuase the shorter days and less daylight.
Changes in the length of daylight, changes in temperature, the leaves stop their food-making process. The chlorophyll breaks down, the green color disappears, and the yellow to orange colors become visible and give the leaves part of their fall splendor.
Who founded Horizons?
Chris & Kathleen McNaboe
Where on earth has 24-hour darkness in the winter?
The North Pole/Arctic Circle
What is an equinox?
When the sun's position is exactly over the Earth's equator which results when there are equal amount of daylight hours and darkness. There are two times a year this happens (the Start of Spring and the Start of Fall)
What is a solstice?
A day within the year when there is the most amount of daylight and the least amount of darkness. This too only happens two times a year. (Start of Summer and Start of Winter)
How many gallons of maple sap from maple trees do you need to make 1 gallon of maple syrup?
What week in June do campers come to camp?
Third week of June
Which country holds a hair-freezing competition during winter?
Canada
On the lunar calendar, when does spring start?
Chinese New Year!
The dates usually range sometime between January 21 and February 20 on the Gregorian calendar.
In the southern hemisphere, what months does summer take place? (we live in the northern hemisphere).
For people who live below the equator summer is in December, January, February, and March.
What is the origin of Halloween?
A pagan festival called Samhain!
Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced “SAH-win”), a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts
How many directors are there at camp?
Scott, Michelle, Amon, Emily, Aria, and Miriam
What year was the first winter olympics?
1924
What is the astronomical start and the meteorological start of spring? (In the northern hemisphere)
The astronomical start date is based on the Sun's position in relation to Earth which is typically on either March 20th or March 21st.
The meteorological start date is based on the calendar as well as the annual temperature cycle. Spring's meteorological start date is always March 1st.
Juno, queen of the gods. Equivalent to the goddess Hera in Greek mythology, wife of Zeus.
In Greek mythology, which three gods are responsible for fall and winter?
Persephone, Hades, and Demeter
Persephone was abducted by Hades for her to become his wife. Demeter, Persephone's mother, became very sad because she did not know where her daughter was. As she was the goddess of the harvest all of the crops died. Zeus decided to make a deal with Hades that Persephone would go down to the underworld only part of the year. When Persephone goes to the underworld Demeter gets sad and the crops die. Which is why we have fall & winter.
Name all 11 of the program activities we have during summer. (Over the past couple summers).
Swimming, PE, Health & Fitness, Performing Arts, Arts, Camp Crafts, Science, Mystery Box, Music, Pioneering, Language Arts