Thaden MS Winter Trivia

What is the name for trees that stay green all winter?

• Palm

• Coniferous

• Deciduous

• Cedar

The first day of the winter season is called ________.

• Winter solstice

• Winter equinox

• No specific name

The Winter Olympics is a major sporting event that takes place every ___ years.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 3

In the winter, what do some cities use instead of road salt, to make roads less slippery?

• beet juice

• popcorn

• citric acid

• ground barley

Where does the International Hair Freezing Contest take place, every February?

• Oslo, Norway

• Alaska, USA

• The Yukon, Canada

• Reykjavik, Iceland

When was ski ballet an official Olympic sport?

• From 1920 - 1924

• From 1988 - 1992

• From 1992 - 2000

• It was never a sport.

True or False: Snow is white.

• True - It's white.

• False - It's translucent.

At an average of 26 feet per year, which city has the most snowfall in the world?

• Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture (Japan)

• Denver, Colorado (USA)

• Alyeska, Alaska (USA)

• Glacier National Park, British Columbia (Canada)

What is the term for the intense fear of snow?

• Algophobia

• Chionophobia

• Dendrophobia

• Scolionophobia

How many words for "snow" do the Inuit have?

• 15

• 27

• 53

• 74