Winter Trivia
Winter Wildlife
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Winter Holidays
100
What is the northernmost point on Earth?
The North Pole
100
Bears __________ during winter months to prepare for spring
hibernate
100
"Did you hear about the bride who canceled her wedding? She got too nervous and couldn't go through with it! I guess she got ____"
hint: you'd also feel this if you went in the snow with no shoes or socks
"cold feet"
100
The hot sweet drink is a wintertime favorite for children and adults
What is Hot Chocolate.
100
These two colors are associated with Christmas
Red and Green
200
How many sides do most snowflakes have?
6
200
True or false: reindeer are real animals
True! (they don't fly, though)
200
"This is so awkward. Nobody's talking! I guess I'll go over and say something to ________"
hint: this is what would happen if you took a hammer to frozen liquid
"break the ice"
200
What is Frosty the Snowman's nose made out of?
a button
200
The purpose of Groundhog's Day is...
To predict the length of winter
300
The lowest temperature ever recorded on earth was recorded on what continent?
Antarctica (-128.6 degrees Fahrenheit or -89.2 degrees Celsius at Vostok station)
300
Birds flying south for the winter is called
Migration
300
"Young lady do not talk back to me! You are ________ right now!"
hint: this is a lake or river you would not want to skate across
"on thin ice"
300
What do you call ice that looks like water on roads?
Black Ice
300
What year was the first New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square in NYC? (Answer within 5 years to get the points)
1907
400
Which US state has the city that holds the record for the most snowfall in a single day?
Silver Lake, Colorado (where it snowed on 6.3 feet, or 76 inches, on April 15, 1921)
400
What happens to arctic fox fur during winter?
It turns white.
400
"Oh you think that's bad? It was way worse than you can imagine? That's just the ________"
hint: the captain of the Titanic didn't see this until too late
"tip of the iceberg"
400
The first ever Winter Olympics were held in which country?
France
400
Kwanzaa celebrations begin on which day?
December 26
500
The Northern Lights, often visible in winter, are best seen in which country?
Iceland
500
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
On top of their feet!
500
"He totally ignored me... he was giving me the ___"
hint: you'd have two of these if you wore a tank top outside in January in Alaska
"cold shoulder"
500
The dogsled race that goes from Anchorage Alaska to Nome Alaska in early March is called what?
the Iditarod
500
Hanukkah lasts this many nights
Eight nights