Interesting and fun facts about WINTER

How much of Earth´s surface is covered by snow?

• about 54%
• about 12%
• about 4%
• about 63%

What do many animals do to survive winter?

• speak
• multiply
• change colour
• jump on the spot

How many tons of snow can drop in a snowstorm?

• 39 million
• 28 million
• 31 million
• 33 million

Which animals can turn white during the winter?

• grizzly bear
• polar bear
• chameleon
• barren - ground caribou

The biggest snowflake was...

• 16 inches wide
• 6 inches wide
• 15 inches wide
• 7 inches wide

When were the first Winter Olympics held?

• 1985
• 2017
• 1915
• 1924

Where were the first Winter Olympic Games held?

• Chamonix, France
• Colorado, America
• Sydney, Australia
• Otawa, Canada

Who used winter in war agaist Napoleon Bonaparte?

• Otakar II
• Tsar Alexander I
• Alfréd the Great
• Filip V

What are some of the coldest places in the world?

• Croatia, Slovakia
• Finland, Russia
• Canada, Poland
• Mongolia, Japan

When and where was the largest snowman built?

• in Bethelemen, in 1053
• in Bethel, in 1999
• in Prague, in 2012
• in China, in 2008