Animals
Geography
Traditions
Weather
Food and Drink
100
Name this Animal
Polar Bear
100
This is the coldest place on Earth.
Antartica
100
People who celebrate this holiday decorate trees, hang up stockings, and buy presents for loved ones.
Christmas
100
This white stuff has been known to touch down everywhere from the Sahara Desert to Hawaii.
Snow
100
This creamy drink is often enjoyed around the Holidays
Eggnog
200
The Emperor Penguins lives here.
Antarctica
200
This is the tallest peak in the USA
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak in North America.
200
This Holiday also known as The festival of lights, is an eight day celebration. This holiday begins on the 25th day of Kislev (usually anytime from late November to mid-December).
Hanukah
200
The average _____ ranges from a size slightly smaller than a penny to the width of a human hair. But according to some unverified sources they can grow much larger.
Snowflake
200
22 million of these are eaten on Christmas, small in amount compared to another major holiday.
Turkeys
300
Caribou is the North American Version of this famous Holiday Animal.
Reindeer, Reindeer is used in Europe and Asia
300
This is a strait between the Pacific and Arctic oceans, separating Russian and Alaska
Bering Strait
300
This cultural holiday, created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, is a celebration from December 26th to January 1st that honors African American and Pan African history.
Kwanzaa
300
The Earth is closest to what during the winter?
The Sun
300
A ____ is a type of potato pancake or fritter in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine that is traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah.
Latkes
400
During this, an animal’s body temperature and heart rate drops, and their breathing rates are reduced by 50 to 100 percent
Hibernation
400
This city is the only US city to host the winter Olympics twice.
Lake Placid
400
On this day, the sun shines directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, making it the shortest day and longest night of the year.
The Winter Solstice
400
MORE THAN 22 MILLION TONS OF ___ ARE USED ON U.S. ROADS EACH WINTER
Salt
400
In Japan this fast food chain is a popular meal for Christmas.
KFC
500
Name this animal.
Narwhal
500
This New York State city gets the most snowfall in the year.
Syracuse
500
This Asian celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar calendar.
The Chinese New Year
500
Pollen or dust must be in the air for this to form
Snow -The first step in the formation of a snowflake is an extremely cold water droplet freezing onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal.
500
A poll conducted this year found 29% of Americans hate this holiday sauce.
Cranberry Sauce