Winter Fun Facts
What is the red flowering plant that is a symbol of the Christmas season?
A. pointsettia
B. pinchsettia
C. pushsettia
POINTSETTIA
Which animal changes color in the winter to better blend into the snow?
A. Artic Fox
B. Narwhal
C. Polar Bear
ARTIC FOX
What is the opposite of little?
B-I-G
On New Year's Eve people make these promises for the New Year called?
A. Resolutions
B. Remedies
C. Ridiculous Goals
RESOLUTIONS
What is the official sport of Canada?
A. Hockey
B. Curling
C. Bobsledding
HOCKEY
What kind of trees keep their green color all through the winter?
A. Everyellows
B. Everreds
C. Evergreens
EVERGREENS
What is it called when an animal sleeps all winter?
A. hypnotize
B. hibernate
C. hilarious
HIBERNATE
This word rhymes with FUN and mens to move really fast oin your feet.
RUN
In Denmark, what easily breakable item used in the kitchen, do people break on purpose for good luck on New Year's Eve?
A. dishes
B. Crock Pots
C. their whole stove
DISHES
In Denmark, broken dishes are a good thing — people go around breaking dishware on the doorstepsof their friends and family.
This winter sport is commonly compared to surfing or skarteboarding?
SNOWBOARDING
What do you call a really bad winter storm?
A. Hurricane
B. Blizzard
C. Thunderstorm
BLIZZARD
Which kind of colorful flying insect flies South to avoid cold weather in the winter?
A. Monarch butterflies
B. cockroaches
C. house flies
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
What is the opposite of down?
U-P
What small fruit (usually green or red) is eaten at the stroke of midnight in Spain for good luck?
GRAPES
One at each stroke of midnight leading into the New Year to be precise. Pop one grape for each month of the coming year to have good luck.
In this skiing competition people speed down a huge ramp of snow before flying through the air. Which sport is this?
A. Tube sledding
B. Curling
C. Ski Jumping
SKI JUMPING
What part of the day is longer in the wintertime?
Daytime (sun out)
Nighttime (no sun out)
NIGHTIME
How do beluga whales stay warm in cold climates?
A. blubber
B. fur coats
C. heated tents
BLUBBER
What is the opposite of dark?
L-I-G-H-T
These crash on the shore of the beach, but on New Year's Eve in Brazil if you jump over them you get good luck?
A. seals
B. waves
C. sea gulls
WAVES
In Brazil, if you head to the beach, you can increase your luck by heading to the water and jumping over seven waves. You get one wish for each wave.
What is the elegant form of ice skating called?
A. Fancy Skating
B. Figure Skating
C. Funky Skating
FIGURE SKATING
How many sides does a snowflake have?
A. 4 sides
B. 6 sides
C. 24 sides
6 SIDES
How slow does a black bears heart beat per minute gets when it's hibernating?
A. 8 beats per minute
B. 100 beats per minute
(It's usually around 40 beats per minute.)
What do we each have one of every year?
B-I-R-T-H-D-A-Y
In NYC's Time Square, what lit up, glowing item drops down to signify the beginning of the New Year?
A. a cat from the Broadway hit CATS
B. a ball
C. a nice slice of NY style thin crust pizza
A BALL
The Olympic Winter Games are very old. When did they start?
A. 1924
B. 1994
C. 2004
1924