Flags 🏳️
This is the colour flag you wave to surrender.
What is white?
International law states that a white flag indicates a request to pause fighting and negotiate.
Finish the phrase: "Red sky at night...."
...Sailor's delight"
This means there will be good weather. The saying is generally true because the red you see at sunset reflects dust particles, which indicate high pressure and stable conditions.
It is “freezing cold” at this degree or colder.
What is 0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit?
It can feel even colder when it’s damp or the wind is blowing. The wind chill factor works the same way the heat index works in summer but in reverse.
Epiphany, the Christian holiday held on January 6, commemorates the visit of these men.
Who are the Three Wise Men, or the Magi?
Epiphany is also called Three Kings’ Day.
You will see a black-and-white checkered flag at this sporting event.
What is auto racing?
First used in 1906, it indicates the end of any race or practice session.
It is said that you find a pot of gold at the end of these.
What are rainbows?
In Irish legend Leprechauns bury pots of gold at the end of the rainbow, but since a rainbow can only be seen at a distance, the gold is forever illusive.
When snow is forecasted, every child prays to get one of these in the morning, meaning school will be closed.
What is a snow day?
Kids dream of sledding and building a snowman the following morning instead of boarding the school bus
On January 4, people who are visually impaired celebrate this method of reading and writing.
Braille
World Braille Day honors Louis Braille, the Frenchman who invented braille and was born with sight but lost it at the age of 10.
The Union Jack is primarily the flag of this country.
What is the United Kingdom?
It is Britain’s most important flag and is often featured as part of the flags in Commonwealth countries.
If you have arthritis these parts of your body aches often before it rains.
Joints
Although not fully understood, this phenomenon may relate to changes in barometric pressure, which can cause expansion and contraction in the tissues surrounding joints, leading to pain.
At work, when someone has been disciplined so often that they might be fired, they are said to be skating on this.
What is skating on thin ice?
Skating on thin ice can lead to grave consequences, both literally and figuratively.
People celebrate the founding of this “down-under” country on January 26.
Australia
January 26 is known as Australia Day. The first Australian colonists were prisoners brought from Britain in the late 18th century.
Pirates are associated with this flag
What is the Jolly Roger?
The flag features a white skull and crossbones on a black background.
These are colored spots of light appear on either side of the sun and are named after man's best friend.
What are Sundogs?
Sundogs appear when sunlight passes through a thin veil of ice crystal clouds, and the ice acts as a prism, refracting the light.
The opposite of the “dog days of summer,” this term refers to the coldest part of winter.
What is the dead of winter?
This is when you are least likely to see plant and animal life outdoors.
This large South American tourist destination’s name translates to “River of January.”
Rio de Janeiro
It is named this because the Portuguese landed in the area on January 1, 1502.
This is the rarest colour on country flags.
Purple
Currently used on only 2 national flags (Dominica and Nicaragua), and historically has never been used on national flags before the 20th Century.
This fluffy cloud resembling cotton candy is accompanied by bright, blue skies.
Cumulus
These brilliant clouds typically forecast fair weather and float from 10,000 feet up to 39,000 feet. You often fly through cumulus clouds during a commercial airplane flight.
The "winter blues" are a colorful term for this disorder, which can manifest as depression and lethargy. HINT: Acronym SAD
What is “winter blues”?
SAD is caused by a lack of sunlight. Full-color spectrum lightbulbs can help by mimicking sunlight.
Name January’s small, white birth flower that sounds like it would be growing in January.
What is a snowdrop?
Peak season is the end of January, but some varieties bloom in late fall or early spring. The other January birth flower is the carnation.