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Winter Riddles
100

This animal helps pull Santa's sleigh.

Reindeer

100

What is the name of the white haired man who rides on a sleigh ?

Santa 🎅🏽 

100

What is 1 piece of snow called?

A snowflake

100

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

Snowman

100

What is popularly used for a snowman's nose?

Carrot

100

If you celebrate this holiday, you will be getting gifts from Santa on December 25th.

Christmas

100

I am a dreamlike fairyland but I can be horrific to many when I cover the land with ice. What am I?

Winter

200

This bear is white and lives in the coldest temperatures.

Polar Bear

200

They are very short and they help Santa and they have pointy ears. 

Elf

200

What do we wear on our hands to keep them warm?

Gloves/ Mittens

200

If you lay in the snow and move your arms and legs up and down, you will be making a ______ _______.

Snow Angel

200

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

Candy Canes

200
When is Christmas Eve?

December 24, the day before Christmas

200

We can be made of leather or can be made of wool, we come in pairs and keep you from cold. What am I?

What are gloves

300

What winter animal looks like it is wearing a tuxedo?

A penguin

300

This is biscuit or cookie made of gingerbread, usually in the shape of a stylized human. It is ?

The gingerbread man

300

This is a snowstorm with a lot of snow and extreme winds.

A blizzard

300

If a surf board is used on water what do they call a board used on snow?

Snowboard

300

This is a popular drink for children after a cold day in the snow.

Hot Cocoa

300

What is January 1st?

New Year's Day

300

I am made of plastic or metal, I am used for play or for work, and you’ll usually see me in a sandbox but I am mostly out in the winter months. What am I?

What is a shovel

400

An artic fox is this color in order to hide from its predators.

White

400

This character is a mystical beast found in the Himalayas 

Yeti

400

This is an tool we use to measure the temperature.

Thermometer

400

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

What is a sledding?

400

This bakery item is used to build miniature houses. 

What is gingerbread?

400

What holiday uses a menorah and a dreidel?

Hanukkah

400

You are in a cold house in the winter. It is dark. You have one match. There is a candle and there is a wood burning stove. Which do you light first?

The match

500

What is it called when an animal sleeps all winter long and wakes up in the spring?

Hibernating

500

He is the green man who stole Christmas. He hates Christmas the most and lives on top of a hill in a small town. 

The Grinch 

500

When is it technically the first day of Winter?

December 1st

500

What is the winter sport played on ice with skates and an angled wooden stick?

Hockey

500

This drink is made from eggs and served during the holidays?

Eggnog

500

What holiday is a week long and uses a kinara?

Kwanzaa

500

I am a massive, destructive and gigantic pile of fluff, and when I flow, get out of the way fast don’t move so slow. What am I?

What is an avalanche 

600

Harry Potter chooses to have this winter animal for his school pet.

Snowy Owl!

600

This character can often be found at the top of a Christmas tree.

Angel 

600

The temperature water freezes at in Celsius

What is 0 °C?

600

What winter activity involves sliding on the ice wearing special shoes that have blades?

Ice skating

600

What flavor are Candy Canes?

Peppermint

600

When is the winter solstice?

Saturday December 21st, 2024

The winter solstice is when we will have the least amount of sunlight of the year!

600

What can be a cap, a bed, a bank and a bird at the same time?

Snow

700

What continent can Snow Leopards be found in?

Asia

700

Santa is there to give gifts and presents to those on the nice list. But who is the character that scares those on the naughty list?

Krampus

700

What planet is the coldest in our solar system

Uranus

700

Many people put on some mickey mouse boots and use a spud in this winter time activity. 

Ice fishing

700

What country traditionally eats KFC for their Christmas dinner? 

Japan

700

The Chinese New Year is a holiday that lasts for 15 days celebrating what?

It celebrates the end of winter and the start of Spring!

Fun Fact: This holiday is also known as Lunar New Year and the Spring Festival

700

I am worn to mark a successful victory, I am also made of flowers and leaves formed into a circle, and I vary from big to tiny. What am I?

What is a wreath