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39 Winter Quiz Questions And Answers: Freezing

We Love Quizzes November 23, 2022

Winter seems not to be the favorite season of many people. It is the coldest time of the year with short days and long nights. Trees start to lose their leaves, while animals enter deep sleep. Try these 39 trivia winter quiz questions and answers to see how much you know about this season.

Trivia Winter Quiz Questions And Answers

Winter Quiz Questions And Answers


1. What do we call the state when animals sleep during the winter?

A. Migration

B. Radiation

C. Hibernation

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Answer: C. Hibernation

2. What is the record coldest temperature in the United Kingdom?

A. – 35.6 degrees C

B. -27.2 degrees C

C. -19.3 degrees C

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Answer: B. -27.2 degrees C

3. How long does winter last in the northern hemisphere?

A. From September to December

B. From November to January

C. From December to March

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Answer: C. From December to March

4. How long does winter last in the southern hemisphere?

A. From December to March

B. From February to May

C. From June to September

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Answer: C. From June to September

5. Which of the following statements is true about South and North Poles during the winter?

A. Days last only 5 hours

B. Days last only 2 hours

C. They are completely dark

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Answer: C. They are completely dark

6. How much money can a policeman find a driver for driving a car with snow on the roof in the United Kingdom?

A. £30

B. £60

C. £90

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Answer: C. £90

7. Which kind of snow is suitable for making a snowman?

A. Artificial snow

B. Wet snow

C. Dry snow

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Answer: B. Wet snow

8. What do we call the condition characterized by an extreme fear of snow?

A. Chinophobia

B. Coulrophobia

C. Pogonophobia

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Answer: A. Chinophobia

9. In the winter of 1620 when the River Thames in London became frozen, a fair was held on the water. What was its name?

A. Frozen Fair

B. Frost Fair

C. Winter Fair

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Answer: B. Frost Fair

10. Where do slugs go during the winter when the temperature goes below the freezing level?

A. Underground

B. Under dead leaves

C. In grasses

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Answer: A. Underground

11. “People do not notice whether it is winter or summer when they are happy.” Which famous writer said that?

A. Oscar Wilde

B. Williams Shakespeare

C. Anton Chekhov

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Answer: C. Anton Chekhov

12. What is the main cause of winter?

A. The tilt of the planet’s axis is pointed to the sun

B. The tilt of the planet’s axis is pointed away from the sun

C. The planet moves away from the sun

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Answer: B. The tilt of the planet’s axis is pointed away from the sun

13. Which term is used to refer to a car that loses traction on the rear wheels?

A. Fishtailing

B. Salmon spawning

C. Side-swiping

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Answer: A. Fishtailing

14. Which of the following is the name of a play by Williams Shakespeare?

A. The story of the winter

B. A tale of the winter

C. The winter’s tale

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Answer: C. The winter’s tale

15. Which type of bird turns its brown features into white in the winter?

A. Chickadees

B. Blackbirds

C. Ptarmigans

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Answer: C. Ptarmigans

16. On February 2, 2007, an area of 1,500 square kilometres in Siberia was covered by snow in which special color?

A. Orange

B. Red

C. Black

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Answer: A. Orange

17. The first Olympic Winter Games were held in which country?

A. Canada

B. The United States of America

C. France

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Answer: C. France

18. What is the main killer when people are in winter emergencies?

A. Frostbite

B. Dehydration

C. Hypothermia

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Answer: C. Hypothermia

19. What does snow blindness mean?

A. When you cannot differentiate between a background is white in color or covered by snow?

B. When you become blind due to overexposure to UV light that reflects off of the snow

C. When you cannot see clearly to drive in winter

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Answer: B. When you become blind due to overexposure to UV light that reflects off of the snow

20. Which condition refers to the damage to body tissue caused by freezing?

A. Frostbite

B. Hypothermia

C. Decomposition

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Answer: A. Frostbite

21. What is the necessary weather condition for a blizzard to happen?

A. Blowing snow with winds greater than 55 kilometres per hour

B. Greater than 30 centimetres of snowfall

C. Minus temperature

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Answer: A. Blowing snow with winds greater than 55 kilometres per hour

22. How many sides are there in typical snowflakes?

A. 5 sides

B. 6 sides

C. 7 sides

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Answer: B. 6 sides

23. Why do people place salt on icy roads in the winter?

A. Salt can melt the ice

B. Salt can reduce the freezing point

C. Salt can improve traction on the road

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Answer: B. Salt can reduce the freezing point

24. The first snowmobile in the world was patented in which country?

A. The United States of America

B. Russia

C. Canada

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Answer: C. Canada

25. Which country made use of extreme winter conditions to fight against Germany during World War II?

A. Poland

B. Russia

C. Denmark

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Answer: B. Russia

26. “Winter Is Coming” is the motto of which family in “Game of Thrones”?

A. House Stark

B. House Baratheon

C. House Tully

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Answer: A. House Stark

27. In which European city can we visit The Winter Palace?

A. Copenhagen

B. Prague

C. Saint Petersburg

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Answer: C. Saint Petersburg

28. “Winter banana” is a variety of which fruit?

A. Pear

B. Avocado

C. Apple

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Answer: C. Apple

29. Which fictional land of mythical creatures and talking animals was ruled by the White Witch for a century of deep winter?

A. Middle Earth

B. Narnia

C. Neverland

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Answer: B. Narnia

30. Which winter sport is also known as “the roaring game”?

A. Curling

B. Ice hockey

C. Skating

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Answer: A. Curling

31. The “Burning the Clocks” is an annual winter solstice festival taking place in which British city?

A. Brighton

B. Newcastle

C. Blackpool

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Answer: A. Brighton

32. Which Christmas carol is written based on a poem by Christina Rossetti?

A. “In the Bleak Midwinter”

B. “Silent Night”

C. “Carol of the Bells”

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Answer: A. “In the Bleak Midwinter”

33. The Winter War took place between 1939 and 1940 between Russia and which country?

A. Latvia

B. Estonia

C. Finland

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Answer: C. Finland

34. What does a chinook mean?

A. A type of winter wind

B. A type of blizzard

C. A type of polar bear

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Answer: A. A type of winter wind

35. Which kind of snow turns into a glacier?

A. Fresh snow that falls on the top of a mountain

B. Unmelted snow for years

C. Partially melted snow in a snowpack

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Answer: A. Fresh snow that falls on the top of a mountain

36. How to say “winter” in German?

A. Winter

B. Vinter

C. Minter

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Answer: A. Winter

37. Which country hosted the 2022 Winter Olympics?

A. China

B. France

C. South Africa

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Answer: A. China

38. What do moose typically eat in winter?

A. Water plants

B. Twigs

C. Grasses

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Answer: B. Twigs

39. When it is winter in Europe, in which of the following country is summer?

A. China

B. Mexico

C. Australia

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Answer: C. Australia

Can you crush these winter quiz questions and answers? We hope they provide you with many interesting facts and knowledge about this not-so-favourite season. If you still want more, then make sure to check out the following flower quiz, spring quiz, or this trivia summer quiz.

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2 Comments

  1. Julian

    pretty close to all of them right

  2. Doreen

    Missed only three. I live in Quebec, so I know winter! lol

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