Winter Animals
These birds are incapable of flight, but are excellent swimmers.
Penguins
TRWIEN
winter
You can do this winter sport either down a mountain or cross country.
Skiing
What do you call a massive storm that drops a large quantity of snow?
Blizzard
"Watermelon snow" is the term used for when snow is this color.
Pink/red (conversely caused by green algae)
What deer, found in the Arctic, is the only kind where both males and females have antlers?
Reindeer/caribou
LIDHOYAS
holidays
What is the national sport of Canada?
Ice hockey
This term is used for when ice pellets are mixed with rain and/or snow.
Sleet/freezing rain
Snowflakes have how many sides?
Six
This large white-headed bird is found on the Illinois flag, and is common in IL in winter.
Bald eagle
EZFINREG
freezing
What do you call fancy ice skating, where skaters perform tricks such as jumps, spins, and twirls?
Figure skating
The coldest temperature ever recorded was taken on which continent?
Antarctica
1924 marked the debut of what winter sports event?
Winter Olympics
Known by multiple names, these large ground squirrels hibernate through the winter, but might emerge on February 2.
Groundhog/woodchuck/whistlepig
SWOTMRNSO
snowstorm
What type of sled is used for a team sport in the Olympics? (Hint: it has a man's name)
Bobsled
True or false? Earth is closest to the sun in the winter.
True
On average, what is the coldest month of the year for Champaign?
January
You might be surprised, but you can sometimes see these types of reptiles out on warm sunny winter days.
Turtles or snakes
GTOGBNAO
toboggan
Though not as well known as hockey, this sport that involves pushing a stone across a rink is just as beloved in Canada.
Curling
What is the name for this type of ice, formed by supercooled water droplets freezing?
Rime ice
How tall was the tallest snowperson ever created?
122ft tall (weighed 13 million pounds!)