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In what winter sport would you ride down a hill standing on one board?
Snowboarding
100
What winter activity can be done on a frozen pond or lake and a special pair of shoes?
Ice Skating
100
At what very famous/historic landmark is the winter solstice gathering held in England?
Stonehenge, It's called the Stonehenge Gathering
100
Which hemisphere experiences a colder winter season than the other?
The Northern Hemisphere
200
What is cross country skiing's nickname?
XC Skiing
200
The biggest snowman of all time was created in Bethnel, Maine, in 2008. This snow-woman was how tall?
122 feet tall
200
What winter tradition/fundraiser involves participants braving often sub-zero temps and plunging into a nearby body of water, quickly, foregoing wetsuits?
Polar Bear Plunges/Dips
200
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
300
In what winter sport would you slide down a man made track either alone or with one other person, while on your back?
Luge
300
What winter activity would you be doing if you shaped frozen water flakes into bricks to make a cold building/structure?
Snow-fort/igloo building
300
What Chinese festival celebrates the arrival of the winter solstice?
Dongzhi Festival
300
What is the coldest state in the United States of America?
Alaska
400
What is the name of the winter sport where athletes compete in cross-country skiing and ski jumping?
Nordic Combined
400
If you were visiting Alight a Night at upper Canada village, what winter activity would you be participating in?
Looking at/Walking through an entire village of Christmas lights.
400
What Scandinavian festival celebrates the arrival of the winter solstice by burning logs of wood on a hearth?
The Feast of Juul
400
What is the fear of snow called?
Chionophobia
500
Which winter sport involves 2 or 4 people riding down an ice track in a sled as fast as they can?
Bobsledding
500
What is a primarily winter activity, that can be turned into a competition based on creativity and skills with specific tools?
Building/Carving Ice sculptures
500
Yalda Night, celebrated in Iran at the winter solstice is a celebration of what?
The return of longer days
500
What is the largest width ever recorded of a snowflake?
15 inches
