Pop Culture
This snowy planet is explored by Jedi Luke Skywalker and Smuggler Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back.
What is Hoth?
This is the year of the historic nor'easter that brought New England to a standstill.
What is 1978? (Blizzard of '78)
This is the temperature that water freezes at.
What is 32° F or 0° C?
This Californian snowboarder has won three Olympic gold medals.
Who is Shaun White?
This US state is home to the largest number of ski resorts (50+).
What is New York?
The destination the McAllister's are heading to on their family vacation, leaving Kevin Home Alone.
Where is Paris?
This rebellious event occurred in the Boston Harbor on December 16th, 1773.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
Freshly fallen snow absorbs this, giving everything a hushed quieter ambiance after a snow storm.
What are sound waves?
This is the number of times the US has hosted the Winter Olympics.
What is four?
Utqiaġvik, Alaska, enters a period of near-total darkness also known as a polar night for this many months.
What is 2 months?
This legendary rock group split up in December of 1980, following the death of their drummer, John Bonham.
Who is Led Zeppelin?
This horned demonic creature, that originated in 16th century Germany, was a reminder to young children to behave well.
Who is Krampus?
This is how emperor penguins keep their eggs warm during winter.
What is incubate under their brood patch?
A famous actress who plays the infamous figure skater Tonya Harding in the biopic 'I, Tonya'.
Who is Margot Robbie?
The city where the first Winter Olympics were held.
Where is Chamonix, France?
A classic winter film about a Jamaican bobsled team, featuring John Candy.
What is Cool Runnings?
This form of transportation began nearly 8,000 years ago as a means for hunting and survival, later evolving into a method of transporting goods and mail.
What is dogsledding?
This is one of the forces of flight that could affect whether a sleigh could fly.
What are lift, drag, thrust, or gravity?
A sport that consists of sliding down an ice-covered natural or artificial incline on a four-runner sleigh.
What is bobsledding?
This European country is home to the ‘Icehotel’, a hotel made completely from ice.
What is Sweden?
These are the two Astrological signs of the month of December.
What are Sagittarius and Capricorn?
This treaty was signed in December of 1959 by 12 nations, that designates this continent for peace and science, prohibiting military activity, nuclear explosions, and resource exploitation while freezing territorial claims and ensuring freedom for scientific research and cooperation
What is the Antarctic Treaty?
While snowflakes don't have this they all still form around a single particle of something like dust or pollen.
What is a nuclei?
A winter sports event that combines cross-country skiing with rifle marksmanship
What is biathlon?
This area in Antarctica experiences the Earth's coldest winters, with average temperatures around -72.9°F.
What is the Polar Plateau?