Around the World
Switzerland has participated in this number of World Wars.
What is zero?
Switzerland is the country with the oldest policy of neutrality in terms of armed global wars. They are not alone. Austria, Ireland, and Costa Rica have similar policies.
This bright orange root vegetable is said to be good for the eyes.
What is carrot?
It contains carotene and vitamins A and K.
Winter begins in this month in the northern hemisphere.
What is December?
In the northern hemisphere, the first day of winter is known as the winter solstice. It’s the shortest day of the year.
The 2022 Winter Olympics are being held in this city
What is Beijing?
Did you know the Winter Olympics have never been held in the southern hemisphere?
February 1 honors this form of chocolate that is said to be the healthiest type of chocolate.
What is dark?
Dark chocolate is rich in antioxidants and packed with nutrients.
The longest street in the world is claimed by this country that shares a border with the United States.
What is Canada?
The street is Yonge Street, located in Toronto. It’s 1,178 miles long and runs from Lake Shore in Toronto to Rainy River, which is on the Ontario/Minnesota border.
These starchy root vegetables can be fried, boiled, roasted, baked, and mashed.
What are potatoes?
Once cooked and cooled, potatoes are a resistant starch. They pass through the digestive tract without digesting, which feeds the gut with beneficial bacteria.
Winter ends in this month in the northern hemisphere.
What is March?
After the first of the year, you’ll begin to notice the days grow longer as we head toward spring.
The five rings on the Olympic flag represent this.
What is participating continents?
The intersecting circles represent friendship.
On this holiday, which takes place every year on February 2, Punxsutawney Phil makes an appearance.
What is Groundhog Day?
If he sees his shadow, we have six more weeks of winter; so most everyone is rooting for a cloudy day.
The people of this U.S. territory have been fighting for independence for 528 years.
What is Puerto Rico?
Did you know that Puerto Rico is one of the few countries that have been twice colonized (by the Spanish and the U.S.) and is one of the only that is still colonized?
Vidalia is one of the sweetest and mildest varieties of this root vegetable.
What is onion?
Many Vidalia onions are grown in Georgia and are low in sulfur.
This is the coldest state in the United States.
What is Alaska?
Parts of Alaska reside in the Arctic Circle. The gravel Dalton Highway, 80 miles northwest of Fairbanks, is Alaska’s only road into the Arctic Circle.
This is the only country to have won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics.
What is the United States?
Great Britain has won only one gold medal at the Winter Games.
Whether you prefer a thin crust or the deep-dish version of this dish, it gets a national holiday on February 9.
What is pizza?
If you’re tired of the traditional tomato sauce and cheese pizza, you might try a barbecue chicken pizza or a pesto pizza.
This continent in the southern hemisphere is the only continent in the world with no active volcanic activity.
What is Australia?
Even though Australia has roughly 150 volcanoes, they are all categorized as dormant or extinct. None have erupted in the last 4,000 to 5,000 years.
These little, red-skinned, crunchy jewels are often sliced thin and added to salads.
What are radishes?
They contain fiber as well as vitamin C.
These are the three coldest months of the year in the southern hemisphere.
What are June, July, and August?
Meteorologists often define those three months as winter.
This Scandinavian country has won the most gold medals during all the Winter Olympics.
What is Norway?
Before 2022’s Winter Games, it had won 329 medals, with the United States coming in second place with 282. The Norwegians have won 107 of the medals for cross-country skiing.
We honor these domesticated animals, which we often regard as family members, on February 20.
What are pets?
It’s National Love a Pet Day, but you’re encouraged to love them the other 364 days of the year as well.
At its closest point, Alaska is just three miles from this country.
What is Russia?
The Bering Strait separates two islands, one belonging to each country.
This licorice-tasting root vegetable is topped with dill-like fronds.
What is fennel?
You can eat it raw in salads or roast it and top it with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese. The fronds can be used like any other fresh herb.
Couples are twice as likely to split up between the year-end holidays of Christmas and New Year’s and this romantic holiday in February.
What is Valentine’s Day?
It is believed the stress of the holidays and low energy during winter causes moodiness that leads to this tendency.
These four-legged mammals aided humans in a demonstration sledding event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
What are dogs?
The demonstration event was dog sledding. Canada took the gold medal in the event.
On February 24, we honor these crunchy partners for salsa, queso, and guacamole.
What are tortilla chips?
Enjoy a treat on National Tortilla Chip Day.