Winter Weather
All snowflakes are alike - true or false?
FALSE
When it is cold out, you can wear these on your hands to keep them warm.
Mittens or gloves
I am made of 3 spheres of snow and decorate the front and backyards making children happy.
What are snowmen?
Who was the first African-American president?
Who is Barack Obama?
Who was the first Black woman to own a TV studio?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Snowflakes usually have how many sides?
Six
What are you making when you lay in the snow and move your arms and legs?
Snow angels
A polar bear's skin is:
a. white
b. black
c. pink
b. black!
The first African American to play in the MLB?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
What amendment to the constitution banned slavery?
13th amendment
Snow isn't actually white - true or false?
True! Hard to believe but snow is actually clear. Since snow is made out of ice crystals, light bounces off all the crystals and reflects back to our eyes as white.
A round structure constructed with blocks of snow and ice.
What is an igloo?
What breed of dogs usually pull dogsleds?
Huskies
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
b) Toni Morrison
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
*Bonus points for which Movie
Halle Berry, Monsters Ball
What was the size of the largest snowflake that ever fell?
A. 0.1" B. 1" C. 3" D. 5" E. 15"
Guinness World Records lists a snowflake 15 inches in diameter and 8 inches thick as measured at Fort Keogh, Montana, in 1887, as the largest.
The sports that are in a Biathlon in Winter Olympics.
What are cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?
An animal that hibernates through the winter.
What are bears, skunks, bees, snakes, groundhogs or bats?
Who sparked the Montgomery boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Who is Rosa Parks?
What was the name of the African-American Woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
If 10 inches of average snow is melted in a container, how much water should you get?
A. 5 inches B. 3 inches C. 2 cm D. 1inch E. 0.1cm
D - 1 inch
Where are the next Olympics supposed to be held?
Tokyo, Japan. They were supposed to be held there last year.
A very QUIET activity that takes place out on a frozen lake or pond. The person is usually in a wooden box.
What is Ice Fishing?
Frist African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who became the first woman candidate for president?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?