Animals
Weather
Riddles
Solstice
Potpourri
100
I am a bird but cannot fly. That's OK because I make up for it with my fancy tuxedo and cute waddle.
Penguin
100
Though snowflakes vary in uniqueness, most snowflakes share a common number of sides
a) 5 sides b) 6 sides c) 8 sides
b) 6 sides
100
I keep your hands warm and dry. And I'm soft just like a kitten.... But I am not an animal, I AM A _______
A Mitten!
100
Which ancient stone monument (located in England) is aligned with the winter solstice sunset?
Stonehenge
100
Which fruit has a variety called 'Winter Banana'?
a) Fig b) Orange c) Apple d) Banana
Apple
Winter Banana apples have a subtly fruity, tropical scent that is reminiscent of banana or pineapple at peak maturity. The flesh of the fruit also has a mild and balanced, sweet, and tangy flavor
200
True or False
Polar bears have black skin under their white fur
True
200
1 inch of summer rain is equivalent to how many inches of average snow in the winter? (approximately)
3 inches
10 inches
22 inches
10 inches
200
What did Santa use after he sprained his ankle?
Candy Cane
200
The word “solstice” means what?
a) Brightly Shining Stars b) Sun Stands Still c) Rebirth d) Death
b) "sun stands still"
200
On which other planet in the Solar System have scientists observed snow falling?
a) Venus b) Jupiter c) Mars d) Pluto
Venus
300
True or False
Some reindeers have red noses
True!
300
True or false
The earth is FARTHEST from the sun during winter (December/January/February)
False! It is at it's closest during the winter!
300
You can hold me, shake me, but I am easy to break. I have lots of snow but it's all fake!
Snow globe
300
Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year and the beginning of what season?
Winter (December 21st)
300
When standing under a mistletoe, tradition is you must
a) kiss someone b) buy a lottery ticket c) spin around 3 times while touching your nose and say the alphabet backwards as fast as you can
a) kiss someone
400
My name reflects the color of my feathers. I have incredible vision and can see at night. I can fly and can survive the cold arctic, what am I?
Snow Owl
400
What is the name for when snow (or a snow slab) becomes unhinged, crashing down the side of a mountain?
Avalanche
400
You are in a cold house in the winter. It is dark. You have one match. There is a candle and there is a wood burning stove. Which do you light first?
The MATCH!
400
What country is the birth place of the Yule Log tradition?
a) Germany b) England c) Norway d) Finland
Norway
Norway is the birthplace of the Yule log. The ancient Norse used the Yule log in their celebration of the return of the sun and longer daylight time
400
What are warm, dry, gusty, westerly winds that blow down from the Rocky Mountains into the mountains' eastern slopes and the western prairies.
Chinook
500
I like to live in shallow water by ice or land. I have tusks, whiskers and can growl. What am I?
a) Polar Bear b) Walrus c) Seal d) Narwhale
b) Walrus
500
Approximately how many hours does it take a snowflake to fall from a cloud to the ground?
a) 1-2 hours b) 3-5 hours c) 6-8 hours
a) 1 - 2 hours (falling 1-6 feet per second)
500
I was known to Greek philosophers a thousand years ago, I have numbers all in a line, and I can tell you if it will rain or snow. What am I?
Thermometer
500
How many times a year does SOLSTICE happen?
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 12
b) 2
Summer solstice is the longest day of the year and Winter solstice is the shortest. Both of these days the sun appears to "Stand Still" and marks the beginning of longer or shorter days ahead.
500
________ is a sport in which players stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area.
Curling