If you’re lucky (or unlucky - depending on your perspective and preferences) enough to live in a place where seasons exist, you know that winter is definitely among the most impressive seasons. It gives you cold temperatures and harsh weather rushing you to stay at home, but at the same time, it gives you the most spectacular views of snow dunes and pure whiteness. And if it gets really cold, we mean really, you get to see the air itself sparkle around you as if it was a vampire from the Twilight movies. And, despite it being almost unbearable to enjoy your lunch walks, you cannot help but be in awe of winter’s beauty. Oh, right, and our favorite holidays just happen to be during this season, too! So, to test your knowledge of this majestic season, we’ve compiled this nifty little list of winter trivia questions - we hope you’ll enjoy them!
These winter-themed trivia questions will encompass lots of things associated with the season. Among them are Christmas traditions, the winter Olympics, weather phenomena, and loads of other stuff that happens exclusively during wintertime. And although the conditions on the other side of your window might look like a dreadful snowstorm, this trivia game (especially if played with the people you love!) will absolutely warm you up. In part because this winter quiz is just adorable, in part because you’ll have to think hard on some of these trivia questions. The latter always makes us sweat!
Right-o, our selection of winter trivia questions and answers are just a tiny bit below - you should absolutely check them out. Once you are there, rank the trivia questions about winter so that your favorites find their way to the top of this list. And lastly, share this winter quiz with anyone whose knowledge of the season you’d like to test!
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What percentage of Americans make a New Year’s Resolution?
What stops growing in the winter?
What is the snowiest city in the world?
What does the song “We Wish you a Merry Christmas” ask you to bring?
The average snowflake travels at what speed?
What is the most popular time to attend church on Christmas?
What real-life person is Santa Claus based on?
What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
And, what are the 3 winter months in the Southern Hemisphere?
In what TV series is the term 'Winter is coming' notorious?
In the winter of 2015, what could you rent from a Massachusetts resident on "Airbnb" for $10 per night?
What is it called when an animal sleeps through winter?
What fictional, mythical kingdom was governed by a White Witch for a century of severe winter?
Snowstorms may dump what volume of snow in a single day?
In the history of the Winter Olympics, which country has won the most medals?
What is the name of the medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce it and the body's temperature gets dangerously low?
What fruit has a type that’s called ‘Winter Banana’?
So do we have a banana for scale to show the apple that is a winter banana for scale or will the apple show the banana or winter banana scale.
What is the color of a snow flower?
Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas Tree?
What items are traditionally left out for Santa on Christmas Eve?
What is the first city in the world to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
What color Christmas does Elvis Presley have in his famous song?
What was the original title of “The Little Drummer Boy?”
How old was Brenda Lee when she recorded the song “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree?”
What is the fear of snow called?
In the UK rail passengers and parents when the schools close for just 1cm of the stuff
How many glasses of champagne are consumed on New Year’s eve?
What fast food restaurant is popular in Japan on Christmas?
In what country did the tradition of decorating gingerbread houses start?
What part of a Christmas tree can be used to make tea?
What 3-star signs could you have if you were born in winter?
How tall is the world's biggest snowman?
Which is longer during the winter, the day or the night?
What holiday starts the day after Christmas and ends the first day of the new year?
Which state has the most ski resorts?
How much does a one-day pass to the Aspen ski resort cost?
In what year did the first official sled race take place?
What was Frosty the Snowman’s nose made out of?
In the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” what is his brain full of?
What year was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” originally recorded?
What is the shortest day of the year called?
What is the famous Russian fur hat worn in the winter called?
Which US State has the most snow days per year?
When was the first New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square?
What was the most popular New Year’s resolution in 2020?
Smashing a peppermint version of what animal is thought to bring good luck?
In what ancient country were eggs given as gifts on New Year’s Day?
What is the most popular flavor of chocolate Santa?
What other planet experienced snowfall?
Winter is the best time to see what in Alaska?
How much daylight is there at the North and South pole during winter?
What event takes place in Niagara Falls, Canada, during winter?
Snowflakes are actually of what color?
Sunsets are usually more beautiful in the winter, why?
Answer: Cold, dry air is clearer than humidified summer air, allowing the sun’s hues to shine through more vividly.
The storm must endure at least three hours in order to have which natural phenomenon?
On February 17, 2007, which US city set a world record for the most snow angels produced in one day?
Answer: Bismarck, North Dakota: 8,962 kids from many schools built them all at the same time.
True or False? The Arctic Fox turns white during winter and then changes back to its grey color when it is over.
How much of the world's freshwater supply comes from snow and ice?
True or False? No country in the Southern hemisphere has ever hosted the Winter Olympics.
What is the Ukrainian New Year, celebrated in mid-January and is famous for its rowdy and masquerade-like traditions, called?
What percentage of the earth is covered in snow and ice?
What holiday candy was shaped to resemble a shepherd's staff?
How fast can world-record-holding speed skater Kjed Nuis skate?
Which US President was a big fan of hot chocolate?
What animal freezes solid in the winter, and then thaws when it warms back up?
The Dutch believe that eating what on New Year’s will bring good luck?
What does Buddy the Elf make for breakfast in “Elf?”
What day is National Eggnog Day?
Which Christmas dish is most popular in the Philippines?
What color was the snow covering 1,500 square kilometers in Siberia on 2 February 2007?
In 2017, how many skiers were estimated to be in the US?
A black bear’s pulse can drop to how many beats during winter?
What is the name of a famous winter festival that takes place in Miami Beach?
More than twice as many Americans die from the cold in the winter as from the heat in the summer — true or false?
Winter is derived from which nation?
Answer: The Germanic winter, which is derived from the root wed, which means ‘wet’ or ‘water,’ and so denotes a wet season.
Which Christmas song is based on a poem by Christina Rossetti, an English poet?
Winter Jazz Festival (Vinterjazz) takes place in which country during winter?
Where is the snowiest place in the United States?
What was the first international winter sports competition to be organized?
Which country's version of Santa Claus is a group of 13 dwarf-like lads who each have their own name and are together called the Yule Lads?
Where does the winter festival of lights take place?
What is the average temperature in the North Pole during winter?
Is the Earth closer or further away from the Sun during winter?
In Russia, children are not given presents on Christmas Day but on which other day?
Where was the first Winter Olympics held?
What term is used to describe the person participating in the luge?
Who was the world’s youngest Olympic skier?
What is the name of the dogsled race from Anchorage to Nome in early March?
How many sides does a snowflake have?
How much warmer can the inside of an igloo be compared to the outside air?
How many versions of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball have there been to date?
What is the name of the poet who recorded the New Year’s ballad “Aud Lang Syne?”
What makes up the filling of mince pies?
What is the name of the traditional winter sweet fruit bread from Germany?
In what country was the first snowmobile patented?
In what country would you find the Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival?
Which ancient stone monument is aligned with the winter solstice sunset?
During the winter, which New Zealand bug freezes solid?
Answer: The Weta restarts its operations as the temperatures rise.
What is a pretty strange winter Olympic sport that involves sliding large stones toward a target?
How many snow particles fall from the sky every winter?
During the Winter Solstice, on what date, the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth?
Which country’s winter climate is commonly referred to as “general winter”?
True or False? When animals hideaway during the winter season and emerge when it is over it's called migration and when birds and animals travel to warmer places when it is cold in their natural habitat, it's called hibernation.
Where is the event called Night of the Radishes, which is a three-day festival starting on 23 December, celebrated?
Which country did eggnog come from?
According to Austrian folklore, what horned figure punishes naughty children during the holiday season?
What Christmas-themed ballet premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1892?
How many athletes have won medals at both the Winter and Summer Olympics?
According to the song, what was given to true love on the eighth day of Christmas?
How many gifts in total were given during the “Twelve Days of Christmas?”
January gets its name from what Roman God?
In the Northern Hemisphere, what are the 3 official months of winter?
Shovel racing, a dangerous winter sport was invented in which city in the 1970s?
Hwacheaon Sancheoneo Ice Festival takes place in which country during winter?
The world record for snowfall is held by which location in Washington state, which received 1,140 inches of snow during the 1998–1999 winter season?
Which city receives more snowfall than any other large city in the world?
Answer: In northern Japan, the city of Aomori. On average, people receive 312 inches of snow each year, or nearly 26 feet.
On January 28, 1887, a 15-inch-wide, 8-inch-thick snowflake landed at which city?
Answer: Fort Keogh, Montana. It’s included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s biggest snowflake.
In the United States, the greatest snow ever recorded near a 24-hour period was 76 inches in what place, in 1921?
The Winter War was a military war between which country and the Soviet Union?
Which city in the United States became the first US city to host the Winter Olympics twice?
