SNOW
FREEZE
THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT
WINTER OLYMPICS
COLD WORDS
100
In a familiar phrase, it precedes "as the driven snow"
Pure
100
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the scientific term for this sensation when you consume something very cold & wish you hadn't
Brain Freeze
100
Not learning from history & bewaring some ides, King Odoacer of Italy went to a banquet he would not survive on this date in 493
March 15
100
At the first Winter Olympics in 1924, the Brits swept up in this sport
Curling
100
This cool admonition to calm down has been paired with Netflix
Chill
200
Freshly groomed snow that's grooved is called this for its resemblance to a certain fabric
Corduroy
200
The temperature at which ocean water will freeze depends mainly on density & this other -ity
Salinity
200
In Feb. 62 A.D. this city & Herculaneum were hit by a big earthquake, but that was nothing compared to what was coming up 17 years later
Pompeii
200
1 of only 2 Americans to win the men's figure skating gold medal since 1960
Scott Hamilton or Brian Boitano
200
It's the geographic area above the circle of latitude at 66 1/2 degrees north
Arctic Circle
300
Thought of as a mix of rain & snow by some, to weather pros it refers to snow that melts, then refreezes, as it falls
Sleet
300
In 1759 Braun & Lomonosov used snow & acid to freeze this liquid metal
Mercury
300
James Clark was brutally killed in a garage at 2122 North Clark with other Bugs Moran gang members in 1929 on this date
February 14
300
What could be more serene than a visit to this resort in the Adirondacks, the USA's first Winter Olympics host?
Lake Placid
300
Meaning briskly cold, it's also a frozen dessert from Wendy's
Frosty
400
Like piles of wind-driven snow, deposits of gravel & boulders that form when glaciers melt are called these
Drifts
400
This Italian word for rich ice cream comes from the Italian for "to freeze"
Gelato
400
After dealing with dysentery & disease-bearing mosquitoes the year before, this Virginia colony was decimated by a fire in January 1608
Jamestown
400
This dual sports event was first included in the Winter Olympics in 1960
Biathlon
400
A poem by William Carlos Williams begins, "I have eaten the plums that were in" this, not the refrigerator--it was 1934
Icebox
500
Since the 1950s towering sculptures have been part of the annual Snow Festival at this Japanese city also known for beer
Sapporo
500
In "Cat's Cradle" his Felix Hoenikker creates Ice-Nine, a substance that can freeze the world solid
Kurt Vonnegut
500
In Dec. 1894 this French captain was convicted of selling military secrets to Germany but after an uproar, got a pardon 5 years later
Dreyfus
500
At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Shaun White took gold in this snowboarding competition
Half-pipe
500
Originally a nautical term meaning closer to the wind, it means to be unfriendly or reserved, distant & uninvolved
Aloof