Winter Weather
True or False:
All snowflakes are alike
What is False?
When it is cold out, you can wear these on your hands to keep them warm.
What are mittens or gloves?
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In the movie Frozen, _____ is the name of the main character
Who is Elsa?
The date of New Year's Eve
What is December 31?
We celebrate this on January 1st
What is New Year's Day?
True or false:
It snows in Texas.
What is True?
Popular drink during winter
What is hot chocolate/hot apple cider/or egg nog?
In this movie, a kid gets left at home while his family goes on vacation
What is Home Alone?
These animals pull Santa's sleigh
What are Reindeer?
Winter holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus
What is Christmas?
True or false:
It hails in California.
What is True?
Activity that involves sitting in a circular object and sliding down a hill of snow
What is snow tubing?
The Polar Express is about this kind of transportation
What is a train?
The breed of dogs that usually pull dogsleds
What are Huskies?
The name of the seven-day winter holiday that is a celebration of African-American culture and heritage.
What is Kwanzaa?
True or False:
Snow isn't actually white
What is 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.
Laying in the snow and waving your arms and legs in circular motions makes this.
What are snow angels?
These animals dance and sing in Happy Feet
What are Penguins?
Winter in the Southern Hemisphere occurs during these months
What is June, July and August (or during our summer)?
The name of the eight-day winter holiday that commemorates the dedicating of the second temple in Jerusalem.
What is Hanukkah?
The Winter Solstice is on this day
What is December 21st?
Name 3 Winter Olympic sports
What is Bobsled, Luge, Skeleton, Ice Hockey, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Curling, Alpine Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross-country skiing, Biathlon (combining cross-country skiing and target shooting), Ski Jumping?
In the movie Ice Age, Sid is this kind of animal
What is a sloth?
Scientists believe this planet also has snow
What is Mars or Venus?
The name of the five-day winter holiday that celebrates the triumph of good over evil. This is a popular celebration in many countries, such as India and Fiji.
What is Diwali?