Penguin Pop Culture
In this 2006 animated film, Mumble tap-dances his way into the hearts of fellow emperor penguins.
What is Happy Feet?
These tusked Arctic mammals are known for their whiskers and loud bellows.
What are walruses?
This “Frozen” pop princess told you to “let it go” in the 2013 Disney mega-hit.
Who is Elsa?
Also accept Idina Menzel
This icy continent is the coldest, driest, and windiest on Earth — and it’s technically a desert.
What is Antarctica?
This striped black-and-white animal is the closest living relative to the horse and is native to Africa.
What is a Zebra?
This claymation penguin communicates through honks and starred in a Swiss-British stop-motion series popular in the 1990s.
Who is Pingu?
Even though it’s covered in snow and ice, Antarctica gets very little of this type of weather.
What is precipitation?
(Accept: What is snow or rain?)
“Snow (Hey Oh)” is a 2006 hit by this Californian rock band known for funk-infused songs.
Who are the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
This U.S. state, known for its glaciers and cold weather, is the northernmost in the country.
What is Alaska?
Known for its distinctive black-and-white fur, this bear species is native to China and is a global symbol of wildlife conservation.
What is a panda?
In 1992's Batman Returns, this actor portrayed the iconic villain, The Penguin.
Who is Danny DeVito?
These thick, slow-moving rivers of ice are found in both Antarctica and the Arctic.
What are glaciers?
This 90s British boy band were best known for their winter coats in the 'Stay Another Day' music video.
Who is East 17?
This world’s largest island, mostly covered by ice, is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
What is Greenland?
This black-and-white type of print, often used in newspapers and comics, uses tiny dots to create shading and images.
What is halftone?
Skipper, Rico, and Private are three of the four elite penguin operatives in The Penguins of Madagascar; this is the fourth member.
Who is Kowalski?
This thick layer of fat under the skin of seals helps them stay warm in icy waters.
What is blubber?
Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice samples its bassline from this iconic 1981 hit.
What is Under Pressure?
This remote archipelago in the Arctic Ocean is known for its polar bear population and belongs to Norway.
What is Svalbard?
This famous black-and-white movie from 1942 stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman and features the song “As Time Goes By.”
What is Casablanca?
This silent, criminal mastermind disguised himself as a chicken in the Wallace & Gromit short The Wrong Trousers.
Who is Feathers McGraw?
This word describes land that stays frozen all year, even during summer.
What is permafrost?
“Under Ice” is a haunting track from this British art pop singer’s 1985 album Hounds of Love.
Who is Kate Bush?
Created in 1999, this is Canada’s largest and newest territory, home to many Inuit communities and vast Arctic tundra.
What is Nunavut?
The newspaper famously known as “The Gray Lady” is this American publication, printed originally in black and white.
What is the New York Times?