Winter Sports
Fill in the blank: ________ is a sport in which players stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area.
Curling
In the movie Ice Age, what is the name of the ground sloth?
Sid
What is the Aurora Borealis also known as?
The Northern Lights
What does the word "Solstice" mean?
Sun stands still
When bears sleep during the winter, what is it called?
Hibernation
Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?
France
Who plays Queen Latifah’s love interest in the movie Last Holiday?
LL Cool J
What effect occurs when cold air passes over warmer lake waters, picking up moisture and creating heavy snowfall downwind?
Lake-effect snow
What country does the Winter Festival of Lights take place in?
Canada
What is the only insect that migrates to a warmer climate (that is 2,500 miles away) each year?
Monarch butterflies- They fly to Mexico for the winter.
Name the only country that won a medal at every Olympic Winter Games.
United States
In White Christmas, where does General Waverly have a winter ski resort?
Vermont
How many sides does a snowflake have?
6
How many people were involved in the largest snowball fight ever recorded? (Hint- it is More than 1,000, but less than 10,000). (+/- 500).
7,681 (7,181 - 8,181)
What animal has the densest fur of any land mammal? It helps them stay warm in the Andes Mountains.
Chinchillas
Skiing is the most popular winter sport in the US. Which US state is home to the largest number of ski resorts (50+)?
New York
In the 90s movie Cool Runnings, which winter sport is the Jamaican team playing?
Bobsledding
Where was the coldest temperature recorded in the mainland US (-70F)?
Montana
How tall was the largest snowman ever built? (+/- 10 feet)
C) 113 feet (103 - 123)
What amphibian buries itself on the forest floor and goes dormant with the heart temporarily stopping to beat?
Wood frog
Fill in the blank: _____ is a sport similar to ice hockey, played with a ball instead of a puck.
Bandy
What environmental disaster is the central focus of The Day After Tomorrow (2004)?
Global warming/Climate Change
What is a chinook?
A winter wind
What is the famous Russian fur hat worn in the winter called?
Ushanka
What animal famously predicts the length of winter every February?
A snowshoe hare