Mocktails
The word "cocktail" comes from a garnish that came from the tail of this animal.
What is a rooster?
Unlike "deciduous", this word refers to plants that keep their leaves in the winter.
What is "coniferous" or "evergreen"?
This is the word for the state of minimal activity some animals, like bears, use to survive the winter.
What is hibernation?
This fuzzy caterpillar is said to predict winter weather conditions with its signature brown stripe.
What is a wooly bear (Isabella Tiger Moth)?
This fruit, commonly used in mixed drinks, grows in bogs which are flooded during harvest.
What are cranberries?
This plant develops it's signature spikes in response to being chewed on by deer.
What is American holly?
This is the number of sides a snowflake has.
What is 6?
False, penguins can only be found in the southern hemisphere!
Although it shares its name with a plant, this popular brand of bitters is named after a town in Venezuela.
What is angostura?
Name one pine tree native to Maryland.
What are white, loblolly, pitch, pond, red, shortleaf, table-mountain, and virginia pines?
Although it typically gets colder and darker weeks ahead of time, this is the true beginning of winter.
What is December 21, the winter solstice?
Talk about a makeover! This animal's fur changes from brown in the warmer months to white in the winter to help camoflauge in the snow.
What is the arctic hare or arctic fox?
Sweet fruits which can be used to flavor drinks grow on this plant, Maryland's only native cactus.
What is (eastern) Prickly Pear?
This plant is said to have leaves shaped like stockings.
What is a christmas fern?
Different from hibernation, this word describes the state of low activity reptiles and amphibians enter in the winter.
What is brumation?
Whooo's there? This bird occasionally visits Maryland in winter, drawing birders from all over the state.
What is the snowy owl?
The cinchona tree's bark is essential in making tonic water, because it produces this somewhat medicinal substance.
What is Quinine?
This plant, named for wintery weather, is one of the first blooms in spring.
What is snowdrop?
This man famously studied and photographed snowflakes
Who is Wilson Bentley?
This animal can freeze solid to survive the winter, then thaw out in spring.
What is a wood frog?