What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
True or False? One inch of rain during the summer equals one inch of snow during the colder months.
False. One inch of rain during the summer equals ten inches of snow during the colder months. Snow contain a lot of air that adds to its bulk.
What color is the fur of an arctic fox in winter?
Grey
White
Brown
What is the fear of snow called?
Decimiphobia
Chionophobia
Snowionphobia
Waterionphobia
Which one is true?
The South Pole is warmer than the North Pole
The North pole is warmer than the South Pole.
What does the muskox do to prepare itself for the severe cold?
Eats it's weight in food everyday.
Digs a hole in the dirt.
Grows a second coat of fur.
Some female bears have babies during hibernation.
False
True
What is the name of the medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it and the body's temperature gets dangerously low?
Frostbite
Hypothermia
Hydrothermia
Frozen limbs
What can freshwater turtles survive without for many weeks in winter? (They don't need ___________.)
air / oxygen / to breathe
What country has the most gold medals in Olympic Ice Hockey?
Canada
How many sides do snowflakes have?
Ten sides.
Six sides.
All snowflakes are different.
Eight sides.
Where do Japanese snow monkeys (nihonzaru) go to keep warm in winter?
Hot Springs
What is estivation?
Similar to hibernation but occurs during hot months.
What is the largest width ever recorded of a snowflake?
12 inches / 30.4 centimeters
23 inches / 58.4 centimeters
16 inches / 40.6 centimeters
15 inches / 38.1 centimeters
During the winter the heart rate for many animals slows to less than 10 beats per minute.
True
False
What was the official mascot of the 2018 Winter Olympics?
A white tiger named Soohorang.
The first candy canes were made without stripes.
True
False
Which months mark the beginning and end of the winter season respectively?
December and March
At what temperature can the body start going into hypothermia?
89 degrees Fahrenheit
97 degrees Fahrenheit
94 degrees Fahrenheit
95 degrees Fahrenheit
Is it possible for snow to fall over a desert?
No
Yes
What is the average speed at which snowflakes fall from the sky?
3-4 mph / 4.8-6.4 kph
4-5 mph / 6.4-8 kph
1-2 mph / 1.6-3.2 kph
.5-1 mph / .8-1.6 kph
Where will the 2026 Winter Olympics be held?
Milan
True or False? The country with the snowiest city is found in the country of Japan.
True. Aomori City in northern Japan receives more snowfall than any major city on the planet. Each year citizens are pummeled with 312 inches, or about 26 feet,
Nearly 90% of snow is air.
True
False
In 1983 the coldest temperature ever was recorded. It was -89 degrees Celsius. On what continent was it recorded?
Antarctica
How thick is ice that can be skated on safely?
3 inches / 7.62 centimeters
5 inches / 12.7 centimeters
4 inches / 10.1 centimeters
6 inches / 15.24 centimeters
What mythic creature do many people believe lives in the Himalayas of Nepal?
Abominable Snowman / Yeti
Which hemisphere experiences a colder winter season than the other?
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States of America?
-64 degrees Fahrenheit
-80 degrees Fahrenheit
-30 degrees Fahrenheit
-50 degrees Fahrenheit
Some insects hibernate during winter.
True
False