Ahoy, MATEy
A person occupying the same room as another person.
Roommate
This opaque, blue-to-green mineral is the birthstone for December.
Turquoise
A popover made of baked unsweetened egg batter, typically eaten with roast beef.
Yorkshire Pudding
Snow is white? T or F
False, it's translucent. It's the light reflecting off it that makes it appear white.
Low explosive pyrotechnic devices for entertainment.
Fireworks
A person confined to an institution, such as a prison.
Inmate
Name December's two Zodiac signs, represented by the archer and the sea goat.
Sagittarius and Capricorn
A hot dish made with caramelized onions and beef stock or broth, topped with bread and cheese.
French Onion Soup
Monkeys love snow? T or F
True. Japanese macaques, known as 'Snow Monkeys' play with snowballs and even try to steal them form one another.
A battery-operated portable light.
A flashlight
A rough calculation of quantities or values, like when doing a rough inventory.
An estimate.
What do we call shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?
Winter Solstice, or Hibernal Solstice.
A sweet bread, often eaten at breakfast, made with a special double-sided iron with deep indentations in it.
Belgian Waffles
Yodeling causes avalanches? T or F
False, noise does not trigger an avalanche.
A cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns.
A candle
When two or more opposing parties reach an impasse.
Stalemate
Who wrote 'A Christmas Carol', a novella first published in London by Chapman & Hall in December 1843?
Charles Dickens
Neopolitan Ice Cream
Snowflakes can fall at a speed of 14 km/h? T or F
True
A powerful electrical spark caused by an unbalanced electrical charge in the atmosphere.
Lightening
The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Climate
December's flower is a well known evergreen shrub with red berries that has long been used in holiday decorations like wreaths and centerpieces.
Holly
A gelatinous, sweet confection traditionally made of a sugar syrup and cornstarch, dusted with icing sugar.
Turkish Delight
It snows on Mars? T or F
Unknown, but scientists say it is plausible.
Light resulting from a biochemical reaction by a living organism.
Bioluminescence