Winter Animals
Winter Safety
Winter Random
Winter Activities
Winter Food
Winter Riddles
100

In winter some animals "sleep" or are very inactive.  What is this called?

hibernate or hibernation

100

You lose most of your body heat from this part of your body?

Head

100

What is the name of a large snowstorm with lots of wind and cold temperatures?

Blizzard

100

This is something you make out of 3 snowballs, coal, buttons, carrot and a hat.

Snowman

100

A sugary-hot drink that involves whipped cream and/or marshmallows?

Hot chocolate

100

What snowmen eat for breakfast

Frosted Flakes

200

These giant white animals live in the Arctic, swim and eat fish.

Polar bear

200

When you travel on highways in the winter it is important to:

a) have winter tires on your car
b) carry a winter safety kit
c) check the highway hotline for highway conditions
d) all of the above

All of the above!

200

The temperature water freezes at in Celsius

0 °C

200

This winter activity involves sliding on the ice wearing special shoes that have blades.

Ice skating

200

This is the most popular holiday pie.

Pumpkin pie

200

The name for a hot snowman

Water

300

True or False: Polar bears hibernate.

False

300

It is important to wrap up and cover your skin on very cold days to prevent getting . . . 

a) a cold sore
b) frostbite
c) stone cold sober
d) wet

Frostbite
This happens when your skin gets too cold.  The signs of frostbite are redness, or numbness.

300

What month does winter start?

December

300

This winter activity involves pulling something up a hill, then sitting on it and sliding down the hill.

Sledding or Tobogganing

300

These small hand-held sweet desserts are commonly made and shared with others this time of year.

Cookies

300

Where snowmen like to dance

Snow ball

400

These are black and white and live near the South pole.

Penguins

400

It is important to check the weather before you go out in winter.  In addition to the "temperature", you also need to check the "______________".

a) precipitation
b) barometric pressure
c) wind chill
d) humidity 

c)  Wind Chill
 The wind can make it feel up to 20 degrees colder!!!  Always check the wind chill before going out!

400

The number of sides or points a snowflake has.

6 sides or 6 points

400

This sport is the official national winter sport of Canada.

Ice hockey

400

This bakery item is used to build miniature houses.

Gingerbread

400

Where snowmen put their money

Snow bank

500

This is how many different types of penguins there are in the world - 17, 34 or 100?

There are 17 different types of penquins.

500

When driving on the highway you should first check the _____________  conditions 

You should check the 

Road conditions 
OR
Weather weather 

500

What is the date of Winter Solstice?

The Winter Solstice is December 21.

This day marks the "longest night" and the "shortest day" of the year!

500

This is when 2 or more people gather a bunch of round balls made of snow, then throw then at each other

Snowball fight

500

Over 1.76 billion of these candy sticks are made every year for the holidays.

Candy canes

500

This falls in winter, but never gets hurt.

Snow