SCIENCE
Winter Holidays
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In degrees Fahrenheit, this is the temperature at which fresh water freezes at sea level

32 degrees Fahrenheit

100

The celebration of this holiday begins on December 25 and sometimes lasts for twelve days.

Christmas

100

On Groundhog day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the groundhog who determines the end of winter is named this.

Punxsutawney Phil

100

The jolly snowman Olaf is a character in this Disney Winter classic

Frozen

100

This word is used to describe when animals enter a deep sleep during the winter time.

Hibernation

200
At the beginning of winter, this polar region receives no sunlight in both the daytime and the nighttime.

North Pole

200

Occurring on February 10th, 2024, this holiday will usher in the Year of the Dragon

Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year)

200

The Winter Olympics were held in this country in 2022.

China (Beijing)

200

"You'll shoot your eye out!" is an oft repeated phrase in this live action winter classic

A Christmas Story

200

Each of these months take place partly or entirely in Winter

December, January, February, March

300

A frozen speck of water, a snowflake crystal has this many sides.

Six
300

Occurring in the U.S. on the third Monday of January every year, this holiday remembers and celebrates the civil rights movement of the 1960s and is named after this renowned leader who once began a speech with, "I have a dream..."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

300

Just before many of you were born, in 2010 a huge winter storm hit the United States and knocked out power in many counties. It earned itself this iconic name.

Snowmaggedon

300

This mythical figure is associated with Winter in the Chronicle of Narnia

The White Witch

300

The shortest day of the year, which also marks the beginning of winter, is called this.

Solstice
400

Snow is something we think of as a luxury reserved only for Earthlings, but we have observed sheets of snow on this other planet in our solar system

Mars

400

This annual celebration of Aftrican-American culture lasts for one week after Christmas and each day celebrates one of seven principles.

Kwanzaa

400

Saturnalia was a pre-christian winter festival celebrated in this ancient European empire.

Rome

400

The passengers of the Polar Express all join together top sing a song about this winter beverage

Hot Chocolate

400

A favorite snowday activity, this winter sport involves sliding downhill on a tube or a plastic board.

Sledding

500

Aurora Borealis, a natural light display caused by the collision of charged particles directed by the earth's magnetic field is more commonly known as this.

The Northern Lights

500

Not commonly thought of as a winter holiday, this occasion occurs in the middle of February and celebrates love by sharing letters of affection and candy with one another.

Valentines Day

500

The first ever Winter Olympics occurred in this country.

France

500

Will Ferrell is a human who believes he is an Elf in this winter movie.

Elf!

500

This winter sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

Biathlon