WINTER HISTORY
This U.S. holiday honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in January.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Snow that partially melts and refreezes before hitting the ground is called this.
What is sleet?
This Charles Dickens novel is set during winter and centers on generosity and redemption.
What is A Christmas Carol ?
An eight-night Jewish winter holiday.
What is Hanukkah?
Animals that remain active in winter must do this instead of hibernating.
What is migrate or adapt?
Staying up until midnight on December 31st is part of celebrating this holiday.
What is New Year’s Eve?
During this historical period, winters in Europe were notably colder than average.
What is the Little Ice Age?
This is the temperature at which water freezes on the Fahrenheit scale.
What is 32 degrees?
This ballet, often performed in winter, features the Sugar Plum Fairy.
What is The Nutcracker ?
This continent experiences summer during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter.
What is Antarctica?
Evergreen trees keep these during winter.
What are needles?
People often hang this round decoration on their door during winter holidays.
What is a wreath?
George Washington’s army spent the winter of 1777–78 at this location.
What is Valley Forge?
This term describes snow blown into ridges by strong winds.
What are snowdrifts?
This classic song and poem begins with the line, “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.”
What is White Christmas ?
This country hosts the annual Sapporo Snow Festival.
What is Japan?
This bird is often seen at backyard feeders in winter.
What is a cardinal?
People sometimes make promises to be better or try something new at the start of the year.
What are New Year’s resolutions?
This storm paralyzed the Northeast and buried cities in snow.
What is the Great Blizzard of 1888?
This weather term describes very cold air moving in quickly.
What is a cold front?
This 16th-century artist painted Hunters in the Snow, one of the most famous winter landscapes.
Who is Pieter Bruegel the Elder ?
This Scandinavian country is known for ice hotels built each winter.
What is Sweden?
This process allows some animals to slow their metabolism in winter.
What is hibernation?
In Germany and Austria, people celebrate this four-week period leading up to Christmas by opening a daily door on a special calendar.
What is Advent?
This famous ship struck an iceberg during a winter voyage in 1912.
What is the Titanic?
This weather pattern can bring prolonged cold air from the Arctic into the U.S.
What is the polar vortex?
This American painter is famous for snowy New England scenes, including The Gulf Stream and winter landscapes.
Who is Winslow Homer ?
This city hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
What is Chamonix, France?
This term describes animals active at night during winter months.
What is nocturnal?
The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back to this ancient civilization.
What is Babylonian?
This ancient celebration marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.
What is the Winter Solstice?
This phenomenon causes lake-effect snow near large bodies of water.
What is cold air passing over warmer water?
This Russian novel is set during the harsh winters of the Russian Revolution.
Who is Doctor Zhivago?
This winter sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
What is biathlon?
Trees that lose their leaves in winter are called this.
What are deciduous trees?
This Scandinavian celebration on December 13th honors a saint associated with light.
What is St. Lucia Day?