Around the World
Switzerland has participated in this number of World Wars.
What is zero? Switzerland is the country with the oldest policy of neutrality in terms of armed global wars. They are not alone. Austria, Ireland, and Costa Rica have similar policies.
What are the red organisms that make up a reef?
Coral. Coral is an animal, not a plant.
Winter begins in this month in the northern hemisphere.
What is December? In the northern hemisphere, the first day of winter is known as the winter solstice. It’s the shortest day of the year
The 2022 Winter Olympics are being held in this city. Answer:
What is Beijing? Did you know the Winter Olympics have never been held in the southern hemisphere?
Presidents’ Day was originally created to honor this president.
Who is George Washington? Rutherford B. Hayes established Presidents’ Day.
The longest street in the world is claimed by this country that shares a border with the United States.
What is Canada? The street is Yonge Street, located in Toronto. It’s 1,178 miles long and runs from Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River, which is on the Ontario/Minnesota border.
What is the name of the brand that produces a classic red children’s wagon?
Radio Flyer. An Italian immigrant made the first red metal wagon in 1923. It was called the Liberty Coaster.
Winter ends in this month in the northern hemisphere.
What is March? After the first of the year, you’ll begin to notice the days grow longer as we head toward spring.
The five rings on the Olympic flag represent this.
What is participating continents? The intersecting circles represent friendship.
He was the first president to live in the White House and the second president of the United States.
Who is John Adams? George Washington chose the location but did not live there.
The people of this U.S. territory have voted to become the 51st state three times.
What is Puerto Rico? Did you know that Americans who work in Puerto Rico for the entire year and derive their income solely from Puerto Rican enterprises do not have to pay federal income taxes?
This fuzzy character is a favorite childrens educational TV show icon.
Who is Elmo?
These are the three coldest months of the year in the southern hemisphere.
What are June, July, and August? Meteorologists often define those three months as winter.
This is the only country to have won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics.
What is the United States? Great Britain has won only one gold medal at the Winter Games.
He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage.
Who is John F. Kennedy? He wrote it in 1956 while convalescing after back surgery, and it highlights men who played a role during critical points in American history. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1957.
This continent in the southern hemisphere is the only continent in the world with no active volcanic activity.
What is Australia? Even though Australia has roughly 150 volcanoes, they are all categorized as dormant or extinct. None have erupted in the last 4,000 to 5,000 years.
Wally the Monster is the mascot for this professional American sports team.
What is The Boston Red Socks?
This zodiac sign runs from November 22 to December 21.
What is Sagittarius?
This Scandinavian country has won the most gold medals during all the Winter Olympics.
What is Norway? Before 2022’s Winter Games, it had won 329 medals, with the United States coming in second place with 282. The Norwegians have won 107 of the medals for cross-country skiing.
He was the first American-born president.
Who was Martin Van Buren (1782-1862), the 8th President. Van Buren was the first president to have been born after the American Revolution, in Kinderhook, New York on December 5, 1782, technically making him the first American-born president. The seven before him were all born in the American colonies.
At its closest point, Alaska is just three miles from this country.
What is Russia? The Bering Strait separates two islands, one belonging to each country.
These two letters in the Google logo are red.
What are "O" & "E"?
Snow was this color covering 1,500 square kilometers in Siberia on 2 February 2007.
What is Orange? This orange snow may have been caused by a heavy sandstorm in neighboring Kazakhstan. Tests on the snow revealed numerous sand and clay dust particles, which were blown into Russia in the upper stratosphere.
The first Winter Games were held in this country.
What is France? They were held in 1924 in Chamonix (shah-muh-NEE).
This president made Christmas a national holiday.
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the 18th President.
On June 28,1870, Grant signed legislation making Christmas a federal holiday, as well as New Year’s Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Day. Grant hoped Christmas and the other holidays would help bond people in the North and South through shared celebrations.