Combined: Arctic Animals + Winter Fun Facts + Astronomy: The Winter Sky + Winter Quiz

Question 1

What is the polar bears favorite food?

Accepted Answer

seal

Question 2

Where do poinsettias come from?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Question 3

Does a wolf change color when it snows?

Accepted Answer

no

Question 4

Snowflakes fall at an average speed of...

Accepted Answer

3 mph.

Question 5

True or False: Jupiter can often be seen in the northern hemisphere's winter sky.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 6

What is chionophobia

Accepted Answer

fear of snow

Question 7

When the Sun reaches its southern-most position as seen from Earth, it is the moment of _____.

Accepted Answer

the winter solstice

Question 8

Why do arctic wolves howl?

Accepted Answer

to greet each other

Question 9

Winter in the North and South Hemispheres is caused by the tilt of Earth’s axis.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

In the movie Home Alone, where does the family go for Christmas when they leave Kevin at home?

Accepted Answer

Paris

Question 11

Kwanza is a festival that was created in ___________________.

Accepted Answer

1960's

Question 12

Why is Mars the only planet that has an orangish-reddish tint to it?

Accepted Answer

It is covered in iron-oxide, which reflects that color

Question 13

What do you call the shortest day (daylight time) of the year?

Accepted Answer

Winter Solstice

Question 14

This guy freezes solid in the winter and comes back to life when it warms up.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

How many years has light been traveling through space from The Andromeda Galaxy to Earth?

Accepted Answer

2.2 million years

Question 16

What winter gave us the coldest ever recorded in Chicago?

Accepted Answer

2013/14

Question 17

How tall was the world's tallest Ginger Bread House?

Accepted Answer

2o feet

Question 18

If you are eating a Toll House cookie, what kind of cookie are you eating?

Accepted Answer

Chocolate chip cookie

Question 19

What is Frosty the Snowman's nose made of?

Accepted Answer

buttons

Question 20

Another name for the Abominable Snowman is a

Accepted Answer

Yeti

Question 21

The coldest temperature ever recorded was -128, what continent?

Accepted Answer

Antartica

Question 22

Every snowflake has how many sides?

Accepted Answer

Six

Question 23

How many different kinds of seals are there?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 24

In keeping with tradition, a 70 foot tree is placed where In New York at the end of November?

Accepted Answer

Rockefeller Center

Question 25

T/F: The winter sky seems to have more stars due to which part of the Milky Way it faces.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 26

Betelgeuse, Rigel, Bellatrix, and Saiph make up a part of which winter-time celestial body?

Accepted Answer

The outline of Orion's body

Question 27

Where do seals live?

Accepted Answer

oceans

Question 28

What classic Christmas tale was written by Charles Dickens?

Accepted Answer

A Christmas Carol, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Question 29

Ice hockey is a popular winter sport. The biggest professional ice hockey championship is _________.

Accepted Answer

The Stanley Cup

Question 30

How many dog owners out of 10 buy a present for their dog?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 31

Where is the North Pole?

Accepted Answer

Arctic Ocean

Question 32

Why does the sky seem so much clearer and have more stars visible during the winter months?

Accepted Answer

because cold air cannot hold as much moisture

Question 33

The Winter Olympics is a major sporting event that takes place in winter. This competition is held every...

Accepted Answer

4 years.

Question 34

In the southeast part of the winter sky, you can see this bright, blueish-white, "dog" star:

Accepted Answer

Sirius

Question 35

Which state grows the most Christmas trees

Accepted Answer

Oregon

Question 36

Which planet sits high in the south to southeast winter sky?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 37

There's an annual International Hair Freezing Contest in Canada every February.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

How fast can an arctic wolf run?

Accepted Answer

45 mph

Question 39

This ringed planet is visible in the eastern winter sky:

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 40

Where do polar bears live?

Accepted Answer

Arctic

Question 41

In Which month does Chicago have the most snow ?

Accepted Answer

January

Question 42

What two popular winter animals will never meet?

Accepted Answer

Polar Bears and Penguins

Question 43

Which of the following constellations are visible in the northern hemisphere during winter?

Accepted Answer

Orion

Question 44

The December Solstice marks which of the following?

Accepted Answer

First Day of Astronomical Winter

Question 45

Which star can still be used to help in navigating ships and travelers?

Accepted Answer

The North Star (Polaris)

Question 46

What color is the Grinch?

Accepted Answer

Green

Question 47

Where do male polar bears hunt?

Accepted Answer

on the ice, ocean, and land

Question 48

In the Ukraine, finding a _______ in your Christmas tree is considered good luck.

Accepted Answer

Spider

Question 49

The winter sky shows the famous star cluster, The Pleiades. What's a more common name for it?

Accepted Answer

The Seven Sisters

Question 50

A year contains 365 days normally, so on what number day does Christmas fall on?

Accepted Answer

359

Question 51

During winter, this celestial body is the most distant thing that can be seen with human eyes:

Accepted Answer

The Andromeda Galaxy

Question 52

What kind of trees always have leaves during winter?

Accepted Answer

Conifer, Evergreen

Question 53

Where do penguins live?

Accepted Answer

Antarctica

Question 54

Why do arctic hares, arctic foxes, and weasels change colors?

Accepted Answer

too confuse their predators

Question 55

Christmas cards were first introduced by what company?

Accepted Answer

Hallmark

Combined: Arctic Animals + Winter Fun Facts + Astronomy: The Winter Sky + Winter Quiz

Questions 55

Combined: Arctic Animals + Winter Fun Facts + Astronomy: The Winter Sky + Winter Quiz

Questions 55