Winter Sports
Chicago Winters
Snow Trivia
100

In which year were the first winter Olympics hosted?

1924

100

What is the nickname given to Chicago's winter wind off Lake Michigan?

The Hawk

100

Snowflakes usually have how many sides?

Six
200

Which country hosted the first-ever hockey game in 1875?

Canada

200

Jan 26th & 27th of 1967 yielded Chicago's largest snowfall. How many inches of snow fell?

23 inches

200

Heavy snowfalls with winds over 35 miles per hour with limited visibility are known as_________.

Blizzards

300

How many competitors form a team in Bobsleigh racing?

2 or 4

300

What year did this Chicago Blizzard, known as Snowmageddon occur?

2011

300

On which other planet in the Solar System have scientists observed snow falling?

Mars

400

In skiing, which piste color denotes a beginner’s slope?

Green

400

Chicago's coldest recorded temperatures occurred on January 20, 1985. What was the temperature?

-27

400

The world's largest ____________was 113 ft 7ins.

Snowman

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