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Snow Trivia

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What sets up the possibility of an avalanche?

a)

A Snow Drift

b)

A Snow Pack

c)

A Snow Slab

2.

What sort of snow turns into a glacier?

a)

Partially melted snow from a snow pack

b)

Snow that has not melted for a number of years

c)

Fresh snow falling on mountain tops

3.

When does snow make a noise?

a)

When it is freshly fallen

b)

When the air temperature is very low

c)

When it is about to melt

4.

On which other planet in the Solar System have scientists observed snow falling?

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

5.

What size was the world's largest recorded snowflake?

a)

38 nm

b)

38 mm

c)

38 cm

d)

38 in

6.

What shape are snowflakes?

a)

Pentagons

b)

Hexagons

c)

Octagons

7.

How much snow is equivalent to an inch of rainfall?

a)

1 inch

b)

6 inches

c)

13 inches

d)

20 inches

8.

What does a snow groomer do?

a)

Uses snow in hair styling

b)

Moves snow off roads

c)

Manipulates snow for recreational use

d)

Clears the ice on an ice rink for skating

9.

Where would you find the snow belt?

a)

Canada

b)

United States

c)

Scandinavia

d)

Russia

10.

In 1999, which mountain took the record for the most snowfall ever measured in the United States in a single season?

a)

Mount St. Helens

b)

Mount McKinley

c)

Bloss Mountain

d)

Mount Baker

11.

In what year were the first patents registered in the US for snow plows?

a)

1908

b)

1920

c)

1943

d)

1983

12.

How tall was the world's largest snowman?

a)

18 feet 11 inches

b)

45 feet 6 inches

c)

100 feet 1 inch

d)

122 feet 1 inch

13.

How long did it take for the second largest snowman in the world, Angus, to melt?

a)

Mid April

b)

Mid May

c)

Mid June

d)

Mid July

14.

What color is a snow flower?

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Green

15.

In the animated film of Raymond Briggs' book the Snowman, who sang "Walking in the Air"?

a)

Aled Jones

b)

Isabel Suckling

c)

Peter Auty

16.

In 1976/77 which American city had the all-time high for snowfall in a single season?

a)

Portland, Maine

b)

Buffalo, NY

c)

Detroit, Michigan

d)

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania

17.

In "Let It Snow" the 1945 song by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne what were the singers eating?

a)

Pop Corn

b)

Pop Tarts

c)

Potato Chips

d)

Donuts

18.

In which year was the Walt Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs released?

a)

1935

b)

1937

c)

1943

d)

1983

19.

In the 2002 movie Ice Age, John Leguizamo was the voice of Sid. What kind of animal is Sid?

a)

Snake

b)

Mammoth

c)

Saber-toothed Tiger

d)

Sloth