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Winter Quiz

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  • Where is this phrase from?
    Game of Thrones
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  • Is it true that every snowflake has 6 sides?
    Yes
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  • Who made 1st January the commonly accepted start of a new year?
    Nicolaus Copernicus
    Pope Gregory
    Queen Victoria
    Tsar Peter The Great
  •  25
  • What is the origin of the word 'winter'?
    Germanic
    Greek
    Arabic
    Roman
  •  25
  • Which 3 months are considered winter months in the Northern Hemisphere?
    December, January, February
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  • The North Pole is colder than the South Pole. - True or False?
    False
  •  20
  • Which of these does NOT hibernate in winter?
    Bear
    Hedgehog
    Hare
    Bumblebee
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  • Canada holds a very weird freezing competition in winter. Which one is it?
    Butterfly-freezing
    Hair-freezing
    Tongue-freezing
    Sand-freezing
  •  25
  • When and where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?
    1924, France
    1934, Germany
    1958, Switzerland
    1908, Japan
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  • The fear of snow is called...
    Chionophobia
    Nevophobia
    Invernophobia
    Blancophobia
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  • About 90-95 percent of snow is air. - True or False?
    True
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  • The Japanese city of Aomori receives the highest amount of snow annually in the world. How much?
    About 13 metres
    About 8 metres
    About 15 metres
    About 6 metres
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  • Why is salt used to cover roads in winter?
    To prevent ice from forming.
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  • Is it easier to build a snowman with wet or dry snow?
    Wet
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