Winter Sports
Winter
December
January
February
100

Name 2 winter sports that are played on ice skates.

What are ice hockey, speed skating, and figure skating.

100

Some animals, such as bears, take a long winter nap, known as this.

What is hibernation.

100

Only one Panther's teacher has a birthday in December. Who is it?

Who is Courtney!

100

This January date is both the closest and farthest date from December 31st.

What is January 1st.

100

February is the shortest month. It contains this many days.

What are 28 days.

200

Name 3 out of the 15 winter olympic sports.

What are Alpine Skiing, biathlon, bobsled, cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, free-style skiing, ice hockey, luge, nordic combined (also on skiis), short track, skeleton, ski jumping, snowboarding, speed skating.
200

The next winter olympics are being held in this city in 2022.

What is Beijing, China.

200
There is a national celebration of this winter candy on December 26th.

What is a candy cane.

200

Gold was found at Sutter's Mill, California, sparking the gold rush, on January 24th of this year.

What is 1848.

200

Superbowl Sunday is going to fall on this day, known as a superstition for determining the length of winter.

What is groundhog's day (February 2nd).

300

This annual sporting event focuses on extreme winter sports.

What are the winter X Games.

300

The Coldest temperature ever recorded in California was -45 degrees Fahrenheit in Boca, California. Santa Barbara doesn't have to worry as our lowest recorded temperature is this, 65 degrees warmer than Boca.

What is 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

300

The major event during the Civil Right's Movement happened on December 1st, 1955, after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to do this.

What is refusing to go to the back of the bus to sit in the "colored" section of the bus.

300

This flower represents January and it's birthdays.

What is the carnation.

300

This is the February birthstone.

What is Amethyst.

400

This winter sport is has been performed at the Iditarod for 46 years.

What is sled dog racing.

400
The first day of Winter starts on this day.

What is December 21st.

400

December 7th is a rememberance day for this World War II event.

What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

400

This January Holiday is used to celebrate diversity, civil rights, and equal treatment for all.

What is Dr.  Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

400

February will be slightly different in 2020 because of this extra day.

What is leap day.

500

This olympic sport, played on ice, involves pushing stones across the ice with a broom.

What is curling.

500

The shortest day of the year is called this.

What is the winter solstice.

500

This movie (and its sequels) take place during December each year. In the movie Kevin, a young boy, has to fight off robbers without any help from his forgetful family.

What is Home Alone.

500

This highly televised parade happens each year on January 1st and uses roughly 18 million flowers in its floats.

What is the Tournament of Roses Parade.

500

Name both holidays that will be celebrated on February 14th this year.

What are Lincoln's birthday and Valentine's day.