"Winter"
What is the longest night of the year called?
Winter solstice
What animal curls into a ball to conserve heat during winter?
Hedgehog
Finish the sentence!
You’re on thin ____
Ice.
What is the favourite hot wintertime drink for children and adults
Hot Chocolate.
What do you call light snow falling for short durations. No accumulation or perhaps light dusting
Snow flurries
What is the name for melting snow mixed with dirt?
Slush
What do Bears, Bats and Snails do in the winter to prepare for Spring?
They hibernate.
What is the common phrase for "Feeling really sick"
I'm feeling under the weather
What spices are in gingerbread cookies.
Ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and gloves
What form of precipitation consists of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow?
Sleet.
What winter sport uses a sled and a frozen track?
Bobsledding
What animal stores food in the fall to survive the winter?
Squirrel
I slept so well last night, I was out __________.
.... cold.
Give 3 ingredients eggnog is made with.
What are dangerous winter storms, snow accumulation and blowing snow and wind with low visibility.
Blizzard
What frozen ground is called permanently frozen soil?
Permafrost
Which animal changes its fur to white in winter to blend into the snow?
Arctic hare
Finish the sentence
That’s just the tip of the........
.......Of the Iceberg..
What winter dessert is shaped like a log?
Yule log
What is it called when a storm results with at least .25” of ice on exposed surfaces. Hazardous driving and walking.
What is an ice storm.
What natural event causes shorter days in winter
Earth’s tilt
Instead of a nest, where do emperor penguins incubate their egg?
On the top of their feet
To not talk to someone is to give them the _______
........ the Cold Shoulder.
What winter treat is made by pouring hot syrup over snow?
Taffy
What do you call the temperature measurement based on rate of heat loss from skin caused by wind and cold?
A wind chill.