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What is Capricorn or Aquarius?
Those born January 1–19 are born under Capricorn, and those born January 20–31 are born under Aquarius.
This is one of the two astrological signs of people born in January.
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What is the Liberty Bell?
The Liberty Bell cracked around 1835 and has not been rung since 1846.
It was on New Year’s Day 1976 that this bronze Philadelphia landmark was moved out
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What is a lizard?
Some other common animals that live in the Arctic includes caribou, snowy owl, arctic hare, arctic fox, narwhal, walrus, and musk ox.
This animal is NOT a kind of Arctic animal.
a. polar bear b. puffin c. lizard d. whale |
What is figure skating?
The oldest winter sport in Olympic history, initially being added to the Summer Olympic Games in 1908 until its transition to the inaugural Winter Olympics In 1924. Figure skating Winter Olympic events include men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs, mixed team event and ice dancing.
The oldest winter sport.
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What is December, January, and February?
The southern winter is in June, July, and August. Each of our summers is 6 months away from our winters in our respective hemispheres.
The official months of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
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What are resolutions?
A top reason resolutions fail is that people treat them like sprints instead of marathons. If you incorporate small changes a few at a time, they add up to big changes. Success breeds success.
This term encompasses the changes people set out to make in the new year.
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What is black-eyed peas?
According to Southern lore, you will have good luck for the entire year if you have the traditional New Year's Day supper. In the South, that means a meal of collard greens, hoppin' John, black-eyed peas, cornbread, and pot likker soup.
Name the food do people in the Southern United States often eat for good luck on New Year’s Eve.
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What is thick white coats and black skin?
They have two layers of fur: 1.) A thick, fuzzy, downy layer right next to their skin, which would be like us wearing a wooly sweater; 2.) A layer of guard hairs, or longer hairs, which acts like their raincoat.
This adaptation is what a polar bear uses to keep warm.
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What is ice hockey?
Pucks are kept frozen until they are needed in a game. A modern puck is made of rubber, and it becomes flimsy and bounces when it gets warm.
The most played sport in the winter.
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What is winter solstice?
The winter solstice is the day we have our shortest day and our longest night. Typically, it falls on Dec. 21 or Dec. 22 (only a few days before Christmas) in the Northern Hemisphere, and on June 20 or June 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.
What the shortest day of year is called.
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Who is Betsy Ross?
The flag has 13 red and white strips and 13 stars on a blue background, symbolizing the 13 colonies.
Born January 1, 1752, she is best known as the seamstress who sewed the first American flag.
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What is Auld Lang Syne?
The translation of the song title is "Times gone by."
At mid-night on New Year’s in America, it is traditional to kiss and sing this song.
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What is true?
Their tusks can reach up to 3ft. These powerful tools help them climb their massive body weight onto the ice floes, break through the ice when they are swimming, defend themselves and establish dominance over each other.
True or False? A walrus tusks never stop growing.
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What is sledding, building a snowman, skating, skiing or snowboarding?
Longboarding is actually slowly becoming a preferred sport among a lot of winter sports enthusiasts around the world. There are several fun activities to do in winter that use longboards (which look like a surfboard).
Name 2 winter activities kids love to do.
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What is an apple?
The fruit is large, with smooth yellow skin that shows bruises more than red apples do. The flesh is rather coarse textured, moderately soft, sweet and aromatic.
This fruit has a variety called 'Winter Banana'.
a. pear b. avocado c. apple d. pineapple |
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What is wolf?
It is named for the sound of howling, hungry wolves heard in January.
The January moon is most often named for this canine.
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What is to exercise more and/or lose weight?
About 23% of Americans wanted to start 2022 by living healthier, which was the most popular New Year's resolution. In addition, personal improvement or happiness was the year's resolution for 21% of Americans.
One of the top New Year’s resolutions.
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What is narwhal?
The narwhal tusk is the iconic feature that stands out among these mythical animals. This tusk is actually a spiral tooth that can grow as long at 10 feet.
One of Earth's most unusual creatures that live in the Arctic.
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What is curling?
Curling earned the nickname “The Roaring Game” because of the rumbling sound a curling stone makes when it’s delivered and how it glides across rough ice.
The only indoor sport in the Winter Olympic Games that does not involve ice skates.
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What is red?
The snow plant is more admired by tourists than any other plant in California. It is red, fleshy, and watery; and looks like a giganitic asparagus shoot.
The color of a snow flower.
a. blue b. red c. green d. white |
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What is the Orange Bowl Game?
Bucknell Bisons won the game against the Miami Hurricanes, 26–0. It was the first edition of the Orange Bowl and took place at Miami Field in Miami on January 1, 1935, with about 5,000 in attendance.
On January 1 in 1935 this first game was started.
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What is everyone in the room?
During Hogmanay, the Scottish new year celebration, it is traditional to give a kiss to everyone in the room. The idea is to connect friends and strangers, and it also makes the single people feel a bit better.
If you are in Scotland on New Year’s eve, who do you kiss at midnight?
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What is dull gray?
In the spring, their beaks turn bright orange and has led some to dub them the “sea parrot.” This suggests that it may be attractive to potential mates.
The color of a puffins' beak in the winter.
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What is 15?
The 15 sport disciplines of the Winter Olympics are categorized into three main categories: (1) ice sports, (2) alpine, skiing and snowboarding events, and (3) Nordic events.
As of 2021, this many sports are currently completed in the Winter Olympic Games.
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What is chionophobia?
People with chionophobia have an extreme reaction to snow or wintry weather. Even the thought of a light snowfall can cause severe anxiety.
This phobia means an extreme fear of snow.
a. chionophobia b. hydrophobia c. nephophobia |
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