Winter officially runs from Dec. 21, 2023, to March 19, 2024.
With the cold season underway, see how well you know facts about the time of year filled with low temperatures, snow activities and festive memory-making opportunities.
See how well you know these facts about the winter season!
No two snowflakes are exactly alike — true or false?
True
False
Long, wavelike ridges of snow formed by the wind and found on the polar plains are called what?
Icicle
Squall
Sastrugi
Toboggan
In the Northern Hemisphere, astronomical and meteorological winter runs from December to which of these months?
February
March
April
May
In many Northern Hemisphere cultures, February’s full moon is also known as which of these?
Snow Moon
Cold Moon
Ice Moon
Winter Moon
This word means a heavy fall of rain or snow — which is it?
Blizzard
Whiteout
Downpour
Onding
Even in winter’s extreme cold, most evergreen trees do not drop their needles — true or false?
True
False
All snowflakes have how many sides (or arms)?
5
6
7
8
The first Winter Olympics in 1924 were held where?
Chamonix, France
Lake Placid, New York
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Oslo, Norway
Snow may appear white as it falls from clouds or accumulates on the ground, but it’s actually translucent — true or false?
True
False
Most plants continue growing all through the winter — true or false?
True
False
During winter, the North Pole has an average temperature of which of these?
Minus 10 degrees Fahrenheit
Minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit
Minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit
Minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit
Solstices happen twice a year, once around June 21 and then again around December 21— true or false?
True
False
While winter is the season of dormancy, darkness and cold, the December solstice marks the “turning of the Sun” and the days slowly get longer — true or false?
True
False
Which of the following American writers said this: “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness?”
Ernest Hemingway
Toni Morrison
William Faulkner
John Steinbeck
Dry snow is good for making snowballs — true or false?
True
False
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