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A. June, July and August
The northern winter is in December, January, & February. Each of our summers is 6 months away from our winters in our respective hemispheres.
These months are considered winter in the southern hemisphere.
A. June, July and August B. July, August and September C. October, November and December |
C. Rio De Janeiro
Rio's Copacabana Beach plays host each New Year's Eve to "Reveillon", the world's largest & wildest New Year's celebration. More than 2 million Rio natives congregate on the beach wearing stark white attire & filling a 2.5 mile stretch of sand.
This city is home to the world's largest New Year's Eve party.
a. New York b. London c. Rio de Janeiro |
A. Hot Chocolate
Name a popular drink that people eat when it's cold outside.
A. Hot Chocolate B. Apple Juice C. Iced Tea |
A. Sledding
B. Swimming C. Skiing
An activity that would be hard to do in the winter
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C. Sweden
In Kiruna, Sweden, the polar nights last for about 28 days. They see the sun again in the beginning of January.
This country has a town that gets no sunlight during the Polar Night.
a. Norway b. Iceland c. Sweden |
A. True
The day is different due to following the phases of the moon. It begins with the new moon that usually occurs between the end of January & the middle of February.
Chinese New Year always starts on a different day every year
A. True B. False |
C. Mimosa
It's a traditional Sunday brunch drink. We can thank England for giving us brunch & France for bringing the mimosa to it.
Orange juice & champagne comprise this adult beverage.
A. Bloody Mary B. Screwdriver C. Mimosa |
B. Figure Skating
It currently has 4 categories - singles (men/women), pair skating,& ice dancing.
This winter sport was the first one to be included in the Olympics in 1908.
A. Skiing B. Figure Staking C. Bobsledding |
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B. Germanic
It comes from the Germanic wintar which in turn is derived from the root wed meaning wet or water, & so signifies a wet season.
The word winter comes from this language family.
a. Hellenic b. Germanic c. Celtic |
A. Lobster
According to superstition, it's because of a lobster's ability to move backward & a chicken's ability to scratch itself backwar
This meat is considered bad luck foods to eat on New Year.
A. Lobster B. Steak C. Pork |
B. Sonic
The restaurant began life as a root beer stand on the same property as a steakhouse. If you have a craving for one of their discontinued items, you can still order it, & they will try to fill the order.
With the slogan "Service at the speed of sound," this drive-in, fast food restaurant has skating servers.
A. McDonalds B. Sonic C. KFC |
B. Building a castle
You can use the same molds as for making sand castles, or gardening items like trowels, spades, buckets, & planters.
This fun outdoor winter activity can also been done at the beach with sand.
A. Snowball fights B. Building a castle C. Ice Skating |
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C. Salt
Rock salt is widely used as grit because when applied to paths/roads, it quickly lowers the freezing point of the water which causes any existing ice or snow to melt.
The material that is most often used to grit or thaw roads.
A. Sugar B. Web C. Salt |
C. North Carolina
Since 2010, residents of Eastover have gathered at the community building on New Year's Eve to watch a 3 foot tall flea made of foam, wood & wire drop. The town manager created it to honor the town once being known as flea hill because of a flea infestation.
This state has a city that drops 30 pound ceramic flea instead of a ball to bring in the New Year.
a. Alabama b. Pennsylvania c. North Carolina |
B. France
France makes somewhere between 400 & 1000 different types of cheese, depending on whether you count sub-types of cheese. It takes 10 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of cheese.
Brie cheese come from this country.
A. Turkey B. France C. Austria |
A. Curling
This is one of the most popular winter sports in recent times. It takes a lot of teamwork & a good strategy to identify the right placement for situations.
This winter sport is nicknamed "the chess of ice."
a. Curling b. Ski Jumping c. Figure Skating |
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True
It's called photokeratitis & can be caused by sun reflection from sand, water, ice & snow. Fresh snow reflects even more UV radiation than water.
True or False. You can get sunburn from snow.
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True
Supposedly, sleeping with the plant helps women to find their future husbands-in their dreams at least.
True or False. In Ireland, it's customary for single gals to sleep with a mistletoe under their pillow on New Year's Eve.
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False
The colder weather leads to a drop in body temperature, which means our appetites get stimulated as a result. This is because eating helps to generate internal heat, leading to a rise in body temperature.
True or False. People eat a lot in winter due to the holidays.
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C. Alpine Snowboarding
It was introduced into the Winter Olympics calendar in 1998 & is practiced on special grounds. Participants take to zigzag rails of snow at different speeds to cover a particular distance.
The top winter sport in the world.
a. Bobsled b. Ice Hockey c. Alpine snowboarding |
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