LOCAL WINTER FACTS
True or False
It must be 32°F or colder for it to snow?
WHAT IS FALSE
(it has been known to snow even with temperatures in the mid 40’s)
Which is NOT a way people celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States?
a. Exchange gifts
b. Listen to traditional African music
c. Light a kinara
WHAT IS A.) EXCHANGE GIFTS
What Christmas carol contains the word ‘fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la’?
a. “Jingle Bell Rock”
b. “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”
c. “Deck the Halls”
WHAT IS C.) DECK THE HALLS
What winter holiday drink contains sugar, milk, and eggs?
a. coffee
b. eggnog
c. hot cider
WHAT IS B.) EGGNOG
Which reindeer was famous for his red nose?
a. Randy
b. Rudolph
c. Raymond
WHO IS B.) RUDOLPH
What is the first official day of winter on the 2020 calendar?
A) Sunday, Dec. 20th
B) Monday, Dec. 21st
C) Tuesday, Dec. 22nd
WHAT IS B.) Monday, Dec. 21st
Yesterday was the first day official day of Winter!
Happy Winter’s Solstice!
Which of the following is NOT one of the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa?
A. Unity
B. Self-determination
C. Freedom
WHAT IS C.) FREEDOM
What Christmas carol was originally titled “One Horse Open Sleigh”?
a. “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
b. “Jingle Bells”
c. “The Night Before Christmas”
WHAT IS B.) JINGLE BELLS
Fried foods, including latkes (fried potato pancakes), and donuts are traditionally eaten during which winter holiday?
a. Hannukah
b. New Year’s Eve
c. Kwanzaa
WHAT IS A.) Hannukah
Which of the following are the names of the two reindeer whose names begin with the letter ‘C’?
a. Cupid & Conner
b. Comet & Cupid
c. Clasher & Comet
WHO ARE B.) COMET & CUPID
What three months bring DMV its heaviest snow storms?
a. January, February, March
b. December, January, February
c. February, March, April
WHAT IS A.) JAN., FEB., MAR.
Which winter holiday is known as “The Festival of Lights”?
a. Kwanzaa
b. Hanukkah
c. Winter Solstice
WHAT IS B.) HANUKKAH
In the Christmas Carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas” how many ladies dancing did my true love send to me?
a. eleven
b. nine
c. seven
WHAT IS B.) NINE
This is the traditional flavor of a candy cane?
a. bubble gum
b. peppermint
c. cherry
WHAT IS B.) PEPPERMINT
What comic book company based a series of 13 Annuals titled 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'?
a. Image Comics
b. Marvel Comics
c. DC Comics
WHAT IS C.) DC COMICS
What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Washington, DC?
a. -1°F
b. -8°F
c. -15°F
WHAT IS C.) -15°F
How many days is Hanukkah celebrated??
a. 1
b. 3
c. 8
WHAT IS C.) 8
What Christmas carol contains the line ‘Although it’s been said, many times, many ways...’?
a. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”
b. “The Christmas Song”
c. “Silver Bells”
WHAT IS B.) THE CHRISTMAS SONG
DAILY DOUBLE:
Following the 1966 Watts Riots in LA, Maulana Karenga, PhD, professor and chairman of Africana Studies at California State University, Long Beach created this holiday as a way to unify the African-American community?
a. Hanukkah
b. Kwanzaa
c. Winter Solstice
WHAT IS B.) KWANZAA
Which reindeer was identified as Rudolph’s father?
a. Donner
b. Dancer
c. Blitzen
WHO IS A.) DONNER
What is the record snowfall for Washington, DC in a 24-hour period?
a. 15 inches
b. 21 inches
c. 29 inches
WHAT IS B.) 21 INCHES
(on Jan. 27-28th, 1922 a storm dumped 21 inches of snow in a 24 hour period, overall that storm had 28 inches of snow. This storm was called the “Knickerbocker Blizzard” because the flat roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre, the largest and newest movie house in D.C. at the time, collapsed during the snowfall)
Many customs, traditions, and holidays center around this, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is also called Midwinter, Yule, and the Longest Night.
a. Ramadan
b. Winter Solstice
c. Hannukah
WHAT IS B.) WINTER SOLSTICE
This song is the best-selling holiday single of all time in the U.S.A.
a. “This Christmas” by Donny Hathaway
b. “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby
c. “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey
WHAT IS B.) WHITE CHRISTMAS
(According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the version sung by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single of all time, with estimated sales in excess of 50 million copies worldwide.)
How did ‘Black Friday’ get its name?
a. The name refers to 1987 stock market crash that occurred on Black Friday.
b. The name refers to the traffic jams and accidents caused by the shopping day.
c. The name refers to the dark and early opening hours of retail stores on Black Friday.
WHAT IS B.) THE NAME REFERS TO THE TRAFFIC JAMS AND ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY THE SHOPPING DAY.
How many reindeer pulled Santa’s sleigh?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
WHAT IS C.) 9
(Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen & Rudolph pulled Santa’s sleigh)