Winter Phrases
You’re on thin ____
Ice?
The hot sweet drink is a wintertime favorite for children and adults.
What is Hot chocolate?
Nice children get presents, while naughty ones get coal.
What is Christmas?
What do Bears, Bats, and Snails do in the winter to prepare for Spring?
What is Hibernate?
Light snow falling for short durations. No accumulation or perhaps light dusting.
What are flurries?
What winter activity involves throwing cold, spheres?
What is a Snowball fight?
This country has won a gold medal at every Winter Olympics.
USA, Russia, or Norway.
What is the United States?
"Feeling really sick" is this.
Under the weather?
What spice is commonly used in gingerbread cookies?
Ginger?
Children get 8 nights of gifts
What is Hanukkah?
What dapper animal looks like it is wearing a tuxedo?
What is a Penguin?
What form of precipitation consists of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow?
What is Sleet?
This winter activity involves gliding on ice wearing special shoes.
What is Ice skating?
This Olympic sport involves a sled, high speeds and a mountain track.
What is Luge or bobsledding?
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
Out Cold?
Christmas candy made for 300 years and used as a sweet treat or decoration.
Candy Cane?
For the Chinese New Year, young people are given money in envelopes of this "good luck" color.
What is Red?
These white, huge, and furry animals withstand the cold temperatures and advertise soda.
What is a Polar Bear?
Dangerous winter storms with snow accumulation, blowing snow, high wind, and low visibility.
What is a Blizzard?
What do you create when you lie on snow and flap your arms?
What is a Snow angel?
How often are the Winter Olympics held?
What is every 4 years?
That’s just the tip of the __________.
Iceberg?
A winter drink is made with egg, milk, and a lot of sugar?
What is Egg nog?
UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand celebrate with gifts on December 26th.
What is Boxing day?
This happens to the arctic fox fur during winter.
What is turns white?
Storm results with at least .25” of ice on exposed surfaces. Hazardous driving and walking.
White out or Ice Storm
What is an Ice Storm?
Dogs and snow are essential for this winter sport.
What is Dog sledding?
This sport includes jumps called a lutz, an axel, and is on ice.
What is figure skating?
I’m no good at meeting new people, I can never seem to __________.
Break the ice?
What is one thing Buddy the Elf likes to put on his spaghetti?
What is syrup, pop tarts, M&M's, chocolate syrup/sauce, or mini marshmallows?
This African holiday "first fruits", celebrates family, harvest, and unity.
What is Kwanzaa?
The endangered feline species that is white with spots, cannot roar, and has paws that are natural snow shoes.
What is Snow Leopard?
Temperature measurement based on rate of heat loss from skin caused by wind and cold?
Frostbite or Wind Chill
What is Wind chill?
The most efficient way for pedestrians to traverse deep snow over long distances?
What is Snow shoeing?
This European country hosted the first Winter Olympics.
What is France?
(timing) In the __________ of winter.
Dead of Winter?
What is traditionally hidden inside a Christmas pudding?
What is a gold coin?
In Spain, eat 12 of these little fruits on New Year's Day to make sure you have good luck.
What are Grapes?
What "slow" moving animal goes underground during the winter when the temperature goes below the freezing level?
Sloths or Slugs
What are Slugs?
DAILY DOUBLE: Being temporarily unable to see due to UV light reflecting from snow.
What is snow blindness?
Those who love four-wheeling can do this winter activity instead.
What is Snowmobiling?
This was the year of the first Winter Olympics.
1924 or 1939
What is 1924?
To not talk to someone is to give them the __________.
The Cold shoulder?
DAILY DOUBLE! In which country is it now traditional to eat at KFC for Christmas dinner?
What is Japan?
What Asian holiday takes place in Winter and celebrates with fireworks.
What is Chinese New Year?
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
What is top of feet?
Sunsets are more dramatic during the winter due to the lack of this.
Rain or humidity
What is humidity?
This Winter team sport is played on ice and involves a broom!
What is Curling?
This Scandanavian country has the highest all-time total medal tally at the Winter Olympics.
What is Norway? (368 medals: 132 gold, 125 silver, and 111 bronze)