"Wintry Mix"
Winter Wildlife
"Winter Phrases"
Winter Fun
Winter Holidays
100
What do you call ice that looks like water on roads?
What is black ice?
100
What do bears, bats and snails do in the winter to prepare for spring?
What is hibernate?
100
To not talk to someone is to give them the _______
what is, "The cold shoulder"?
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
These white, huge, and furry animals withstand the cold temperatures, and are very cuddly (as stuffed animals!)
What is a Polar Bear?
200
"Feeling really sick" is called being "under the ____"
"Under the weather"
200
This type of sled can reach top speeds of 80 mph
What is a bobsled?
200
This is the purpose of Groundhog Day
To predict the length of winter
300
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
-128.6 degrees Fahrenheit or -89.2 degrees Celsius at Vostok station, Antarctica
300
In Romania, carolers dress in costumes depicting this animal and dance on New Year's Eve in order to drive away evil spirits and help enrich the soil for the new year.
What is a bear?
300
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
"out cold"
300
All of the items in this Christmas song total 354 gifts.
What is " The twelve Days of Christmas"?
300
This is what people usually write or promise to do on New Year’s Day
Make a resolution
400
Which city holds the record for the most snowfall in a single day in the US?
Silver Lake, Colorado (4/15/1921 with 6.3 feet or 76 inches)
400
What happens to the fur of Arctic Fox and Arctic Hare during winter?
It turns white.
400
This refers to when you exclude someone from activities and conversations.
What is, " To leave (someone) out in the cold?
400
Every winter this Canadian canal freezes over and becomes the largest skating wink in the world.
What is Ottawa's Rideau Canal
400
How many glasses of champagne are consumed on New years Eve?
What is 360 million?
500
What phenomenon causes the Northern Lights that are often visible in winter?
Auroras, caused by solar wind interacting with the
Earth's magnetic field.
500
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
On top of their feet!
500
This idiom is used to convey that a situation someone is in quite risky.
What is "Walking on thin ice"?
500
What is the scientific study of snow called?
What is Glaciology
500
Hanukkah, or Chanukah lasts this many nights
What is 8 nights