Groundhog Day Facts
Another name for the animal groundhog
beaver
caribou
woodchuck
What is a Woodchuck?
The German's first used a hedgehog instead of a groundhog.
True or False?
True
What is the date of Groundhog Day.
What is February 2nd?
Groundhogs belong to this group of animals.
A) Reptile
B) Mammal
C) Fish
D) Rodent
What is a Rodent?
About how long does a groundhog live?
A) Forever
B) 4 years
C) 6 years
D) 10 years
What is 6 years?
A dark area is made when an object is blocking a light source.
What is a shadow?
About how much does a groundhog typically weigh?
A) 5-10 pounds
B) 12-15 pounds
C) 17-20 pounds
What is 12-15 pounds?
The name of the famous groundhog that predicts the weather.
Barbados Barney
Lansing Lenny
Punxsutawney Phil
What is Punxsutawney Phil?
This is a place that you would NOT encounter a groundhog:
A). near a lake
B). up in a tree
C). desert
What is the desert?
This is what groundhogs do during the winter.
What is hibernate?
Where does the famous Groundhog Day event take place?
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
What is Pennsylvania?
Which of these is NOT a nickname for a groundhog?
A. woodchuck
B. whistle-pig
C. shadow master
What is shadow master?
What is the letter U?
What part of the groundhog never stops growing?
A) Fur
B) Teeth
C) Tail
What is teeth?
Groundhogs can really predict the weather.
True or False?
False. It is just a legend, or a story.
What is it called when some animals sleep through the winter?
What is hibernation?
What is the seventh letter in the word G-------- Day
What is the letter H?
There will be six more weeks of winter if this happens.
Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow
This is what groundhogs do to keep their teeth short.
Chew on wood, such as trees and sticks
Name two kinds of food groundhogs like to eat.
Berries, nuts, grass, plants, snails, small insects, and grubs
What is it called when you make a guess about whether or not the groundhog sees his shadow?
What is a Prediction?
What year did the first official Groundhog Day take place?
A) 1655
B) 1887
C) 2000
D) 1979
What is 1887?
There will be an early spring if this happens.
* Phil will see his shadow or he won't see his shadow*
Punxsutawney Phil does not see his shadow
This is where groundhogs live.
Burrow
Den
Kansas
What is a Burrow?
Groundhogs have a different number of toes on their front and back feet.
True or False
True. Groundhogs have four front toes and five back toes, just like other members of the squirrel family.