WHERE IN THE WORLD?
Where could you visit to best see the Northern Lights?
Answer: Norway
True or False: You can get a sunburn from snow.
Answer: True
What animal migrates long distances between polar feeding grounds and warmer breeding areas?
Answer: Humpback whales
What winter storm is defined by reduced visibility, strong winds, and a duration of at least 3 hours?
Answer: Blizzard
What Is December’s Birthstone?
Turquoise
In what European country could you visit to stay in an ice hotel?
Answer: Sweden
What are the powerful winter storms called on the East Coast of North America?
Answer: Nor’easters
What animals have a dewlap, a flap of skin under their throat, which helps regulate their body temperature?
Answer: Moose
What occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it, leading to dangerously low body temperature?
Answer: Hypothermia
Which Zodiac Signs Fall In December?
Sagittarius and Capricorn
What European city is home to the Winter Palace?
Answer: Saint Petersburg
What is the only insect that migrates to a warmer climate (that is 2,500 miles away) each year?
Answer: Monarch butterflies- They fly to Mexico for the winter.
Along with nuts and seeds, red squirrels dry out what other food to store for the winter?
Answer: Mushrooms
How fast do snowflakes fall on average?
Answer: 3 to 4 mph
Which Famous English Author Wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’?
Charles Dickens
What country has received the most snowfall in the 21st century?
Answer: Japan
What causes Watermelon snow that is pink or red in color?
Answer: Algae
What large mammals are excellent swimmers and can swim for several hours in icy waters?
Answer: Polar bears
Although counterintuitive, what month is Earth closest to the Sun?
Answer: January
December Is The Twelfth Month, But What Does Its Name Originally Mean In Latin?
Tenth Month
What U.S. state has the most ski resorts?
Answer: New York
The most snowfall ever recorded in 24 hours in the United States was 75.8 inches. Where did this happen?
Answer: Silver Lake, Colorado in 1921
What animal has the densest fur of any land mammal? It helps them stay warm in the Andes Mountains.
Answer: Chinchillas
How many sides does a snowflake have?
Answer: 6
What Is The First Day Of Kwanzaa?
Dec. 26