Winter Fun

Winter Sports

100

This winter sport has a board attached to your feet.

Snowboarding

200

What sport uses a puck and a goal?

Hockey

300

Were the Winter Olypics ever held in Lake Tahoe, in the United States?

Yes, The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held between February 18–28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. Squaw Valley was chosen to host the Games at the 1956 meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 

400

Does Jamaica have a bobsled team?

Yes, their first Winter Olympics they competed in was in 1988.   

500

During the 2018 winter olympics, a U.S. men's team, SWEPT up the gold medal for THIS sport.

Curling

Winter Holidays

100

The animal who leads Santa's sleigh

Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

200

Celebrated at the stroke of midnight

New Year's

300

This holiday marks the shortest day of the year.

Winter solstice

400

Celebrated over eight days, lighting candles is a key part of this holiday.

Hannukah

500

Divali in India is also known as this

The Festival of Light

Winter in Eugene

100

Most common winter weather.

Rain

200

Approximate amount of the biggest, single-night snowfall of 2019.

14 inches or 2 feet

300

On what exact day, was your first day back at school after yourWinter Break?

January 7

400

The name of the indoor skating arena in Eugene.

The Rink Exchange

500

Most Common Skiing Near Eugene

Willamette Pass, Mt/ Bachelor or HooDoo

Riddles

100

When it's cold in winter

This is something you love

It's like tiny white stars

Falling from above

Snow

200

When it's deep in winter

You will find it pleasing

To have these on your hands

So that they're not freezing

Gloves or Mittens

300

It's cold and icy where we live

So we have to huddle in tight

We have wings but we cannot fly

So we can't soar to a great height.

Penguin

400

To have fun in the winter 

Head to a mountainside

Strap these on to both your feet

So downhill you can glide

Skis

500

If you're outside in the winter

And you are walking around town

You might see this item caused by 

Water frozen while dripping down.

Icicle

Random

100

True or False: One of the ingredients needed to make dynamite is peanuts.

True

200

The shortest war in history only lasted:

a) 38 mintues

b) 38 hours

c) 38 days

a) 38 minutes

The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896

300

Kangaroos cannot:

a) jump on one foot

b) walk backwards

c) lick their elbow

b) walk backwards

400

Your fingernails grow faster when they are:

a) cold

b) warm

c) hot

a) cold

500

A typical cough is ___ mph, a sneeze is often faster than 100 mph.

Fill in the blank and get within 15 mph hour of the correct answer

60 mph