WorksheetsGround Hog Day - where is spring?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The spring equinox doesn't arrive on the same day every year, but it always falls on one of these three days here in the northern hemisphere:
March 20, March 21 or March 22
March 19, March 20 or March 21
March 19, March 21 or March 23
March 1
Groundhog Day has its roots in the ancient Christian tradition of _______, when clergy would bless and distribute candles needed for winter.
Candlemas
Yule
Candelabras
Wax Day
The candles represented how long and cold the winter would be. Germans expanded on this concept by selecting an animal—the _______—as a means of predicting weather.
Bear
Fox
Hedgehog
Weasel
The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on what date? , in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
February 4, 1888
February 30, 1887
February 2, 1758
February 2, 1887
The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place in what town?
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
Dover, Delaware
Fremont, CA
Queretaro, Mexico
In certain parts of Europe, Christians believed that a sunny Candlemas meant another ____ days of cold and snow.
30
28
40
45
The groundhog becomes the bearer of bad news when he sees his _______.
tail
shadow
grandmother
reflection
The members of the Groundhog ceremony wear top hats and conduct the official proceedings in __________ .
Groundhogese
German
Pennsylvania Dutch dialect
Both A and C
What is the name of the groundhog celebrity?
Hog da man
Punxsutawney Phil
Herr Murmeltier
Phil the Punk
For the last 30 years, residents of Vermillion, Ohio, have turned to a very different creature for their annual weather forecast. According to tradition, these wannabe groundhogs can predict in the fall if the upcoming winter will be mild.
ground squirrels
turkeys
the woolly bear caterpillar
salamanders
Also known as ______, groundhogs belong to a group of large ground squirrels known as marmots.
fat friars
ferrets
burrow diggers
woodchucks
The groundhogs grow up to 25 inches long and can live for 10 years in captivity. According to legend, Punxsutawney Phil is more than 125 years old thanks to _____.
The magical punch he imbibes every summer
Daily exercise and vitamin X, Y or Z
Great genes passed down from his esteemed ancestors
He just won't die!
What do Groundhogs do in the winter anyway?
Groundhogs spend the winter hibernating in their burrows
Groundhogs spend the winter hyperventilating in their burrows
Groundhogs spend the winter perfecting their burrows
Groundhogs spend the winter counting how many days are left before winter is over in their burrows
How do groundhogs survive in the winter? Baby, it's cold outside...
By gathering as many blankets as they can in the fall
By eating so much in the summer that the fat replaces their blood
By significantly reducing their metabolic rate and body temperature
By making their burrows close to the Earth's core
How much weight to groundhogs lose by February?
1/2 of their weight.
3/4 of their weight
who's counting, as long as it is gone gone gone baby
1/4 of their weight
Mexico's coldest temperature on record was recorded when a reading of -28.5°C (-19.3°F) was measured on January 30, 1949. What town was that?
Village of Valerio, Chihuahua State
Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State
Guanacevi, Durango State
Tapachulas, Chiapas State
The lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States was -80 degrees Fahrenheit (-62 degrees Celsius) on January 23, 1971. Where was that?
Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska
Nome, Alaska
Utqiagvik, Alaska
Waikiki, Hawaii
The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means ________, via the ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar.
feverish
purification
warming
long-lasting
What day of the week does February 29th fall on this year?
Monday
Tuesday
None
Thursday
It symbolizes piety, humility, spiritual wisdom, and sincerity. What is the February birth stone?
Topaz
Diamond
Opal
Amethyst
