What starts on the first day of the winter solstice?
Winter
Name 2 things you make out of snow.
Snowman, snowball, snow fort, snow angel,
True/False: Most people buy their pets a holiday gift.
True - over 95% of people surveyed say they do
Is snow composed more of water or air?
air
The coldest temperature ever recorded was -128 degrees Fahrenheit on what continent?
Antarctica
Name 2 things that could cause an avalanche.
Wind, earthquake, dynamite, rain, snowmobiles,skiers, machinery, warming temperatures
What do you call this sport?
Ice fishing
How many days are in December on a Leap Year?
Still just 31
What year was the Bill of Rights was passed on December 15 - before or after 1850?
Before - in 1791
True/False: The largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches.
True
What is THUNDERSNOW?
A snowstorm with thunder and lightning
On 12/17/1903, what brothers achieved the first powered airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina?
Wilbur and Orville Wright
What date is the last day of school in 2023 before winter break?
December 22nd
What do you call it when you get a gift you don't like then give it to someone else?
Re-gifting
Name 2 December holidays.
Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve
On New Year's Eve, 1879 Thomas Edison held the first public demonstration of what?
Electric incandescent lamp (light bulbs)
What state has the most snowfall annually? Vermont, Florida, Tennessee?
Vermont
True or False: It has never snowed in Miami, Florida.
True
What state had the coldest temperature on December 1, 2023?
Alaska
What date do we come back to school in 2024, on Monday or Tuesday?
Tuesday
In 1921, Colorado had a massive snowstorm. Did more or less than 100 inches of snow fall in 24 hours?
Less - 75 inches
How much of the earth's freshwater supply is in glaciers and snow? 15%, 70%, 99%
70%
What color are snowflakes?
Clear
Is there any scientific proof that the abominable snowman exists?
no
What holiday is the last day of December?
New Year's Eve