Winter Jeopardy (Some Science, Some Not!)

Holiday

100

This the most popular kind of tree that people like to decorate for the holiday season.

What is a fir tree?

200

This holiday song mentions the giving of 364 gifts.

What is the 12 Days of Christmas?

300

This holiday is also called the Festival of Lights

What is Hannukkah?

400

This holiday is observed on December 26th internationally, and was started during the reign of Queen Victoria (but may actually have been around during medieval times)

What is Boxing Day?

500

One of the ways this holiday is celebrated is by lighting 7 candles: 3 red, 3 green, and 1 black candle.

What is Kwanzaa?

General Science

100

This is the fourth planet from the Sun.

What is Mars?

200

The name of the galaxy that our Solar System calls home.

What is the Milky Way?

300

This is the sphere of Earth that contains all of the gas/air located around the surface of the planet.

What is the atmosphere?

400

This is the name of molten igneous rock when it is still deep within the Earth.

What is magma?

500

An observation is something that we can see, smell, touch, "observe." On the other hand, THIS is the term for an educated guess or idea that we can surmise based on available data.

What is an inference?

Winter Miscellaneous

100

Snowflakes usually have this number of sides (hint: the same number of sides as a pencil!)

What is six? (Hexagonal!)

200

This substance can be found on Earth as a solid, liquid, or a gas. It is unique because it is more dense as a liquid than as a solid.

What is water?

300

This is the name for the shortest day of the year (day with the fewest hours of sunlight)

What is the Winter Solstice?

400

The Iditarod Dogsled race takes place in this state. (Hint: Have you ever seen the movie Balto?)

What is Alaska?

500

The Polar Bear Plunge originated in this North American Country.

What is Canada?

Carmel

100

The NY county that Carmel High School is located within.

What is Putnam County?

200

Carmel High School is located on this road.

What is Fair Street?

300

The name of our current building principal.

What is Mrs. Santabarbara?

400

This is the year that Carmel High School was first built.

What is 1929?

500

Name 2 of the "Carmel 6 C's"

Critical Thinking

Citizenship

Compassion

Creativity

Collaboration

Communication

Winter Activities

100

You would use a toboggan for this winter activity.

What is sledding?

200

This mountain has the largest ski resort in NYS. This resort has more than 100 trails, and 15 different lifts.

What is Gore Mountain?

300

The first Winter Olympics were held in this country in 1924. The residents of this country are big fans of baguettes.

What is France?

400

The fastest speed ever recorded for an athlete competing in this downhill winter event was ~158 miles per hour. 

What is skiing?

500

The Winter Olympics were held in this New York city two times: first in 1932, and then in 1980. You can still visit the ski jumps to this day, and take an elevator to the top.

What is Lake Placid, NY?