Winter
Winter Wildlife
Winter Phrases
Winter Holidays
Winter Food
Winter Winter
100
Finish the winter song lyrics: "A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight. Walking in a winter _____________."
a) Wonderland
b) Mountain
Wonderland
100
Birds that like the cold and cannot fly
a) Swan
b) Penguins
Penguins
100
You're on thin ____.
a) Water
b) Ice
Ice
100
These two colors are associated with Christmas
a) Red and Green
b) Pink and Purple
Red and Green
100
This hot sweet drink with marshmallows is a wintertime favorite for children and adults
a) Coffee
b) Hot Chocolate
Hot Chocolate
100
What material is often used to thaw icy roads?
a) Salt
b) Sugar
Salt
200
How many sides do most snowflakes have?
a) 6
b) 8
6
200
What do Bears, Bats, and Snails do in the winter to prepare for Spring?
a) Dance
b) Hibernate (or sleep)
Hibernate (or sleep)
200
"Feeling really sick" is called being "under the ____"
a) Weather
b) Blanket
Weather
200
This is the purpose of Groundhog Day
a) To predict the length of winter
b) To find the food
To predict the length of winter
200
What flavor are traditional candy canes?
a) Peppermint
b) Cranberry
Peppermint
200
What treat is made of snow and syrup?
a) Snow cone
b) Maple Candy
Snow cone
300
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth? (your guess needs to be within 20 degrees of the actual answer to get points)
a) -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit at Vostok station, Antarctica
b) -50 degrees in Saskatchewan
-128.6 degrees Fahrenheit at Vostok station, Antarctica
300
These white, huge, and furry animals withstand the cold temperatures up north, but you wouldn't want to encounter one in the wild
a) Polar Bears
b) Elephant
Polar Bears
300
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
a) out cold
b) out hot
Out cold
300
This is what people usually write or promise to do on New Year’s Day
a) Make a resolution
b)
On New Year’s Day, people usually write or promise to eat more cake, sleep all day, and procrastinate even harder than last year.
Make a resolution
300
This bakery item is used to build miniature houses
a) Doll house
b) Gingerbread
What is gingerbread?
300
Which sport requires you to stand on a board to glide down the side of a mountain?
a) Snowboarding
b) Skating
Snowboarding
400
What Canadian Province gets the most snow?
a) British Columbia
b) Ontario
British Columbia
400
What color does arctic fox fur turn during winter?
a) Black
b) It turns white
It turns white.
400
That’s just the tip of the_
a) Mountain
b) IceBerg
IceBerg
400
These are the three colors of Kwanzaa
a) Red, black, and green
b) Blue, red, and brown
Red, black, and green
400
This drink is made from eggs and drank during the winter holidays
a) Ice latte
b) Eggnog
Eggnog
400
What temperature does water freeze at in Celsuis?
a) 0 degrees
b) -100 degrees
0 degrees
500
What phenomenon causes the Northern Lights that are often visible in winter?
a) Auroras, caused by solar wind interacting with the Earth's magnetic field.
b) The Northern Lights are caused by giant glow-in-the-dark snowflakes rubbing together in the upper atmosphere, creating sparks of colorful light as they argue about whose turn it is to fall to Earth.
Auroras, caused by solar wind interacting with the Earth's magnetic field.
500
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
a) on top of their feet!
b) on the ice
on top of their feet!
500
To not talk to someone is to give them the _______
a) Cold Shoulder
b) Hot Shoulder
Cold Shoulder
500
Hanukkah lasts this many nights
a) Eight nights
b) Two nights
Eight nights
500
Around 1.7 to 2 billion of this hook shaped candy are produced annually, primarily in the U.S., with nearly 90% of sales occurring between Thanksgiving and Christmas
a) Candy Canes
b) Lollypops
Candy Canes
500
What is the scientific study of snow called?
a) Glaciology
b) Nivology.
Glaciology