Severe Winter Weather Quiz

1. Heavy, wet snow, 40 cm deep on a driveway measuring 15 by 4 m weighs more than…

1. 6 tonnes
2. 9 tonnes
3. 12 tonnes
4. 15 tonnes

2. What is the mildest city ever to be awarded the Winter Olympic Games?

1. Lake Placid
2. Calgary
3. Sarajevo
4. Vancouver
5. Salt Lake City

3. Of the three Prairie provinces, which provincial capital receives the most snow on average?

1. Edmonton
2. Winnipeg
3. Regina

4. Where was the deadliest blizzard in the 20th century?

1. Canadian Prairies
2. Germany
3. Iran
4. China
5. Poland

5. What type of weather was former Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker afraid to be caught in?

1. Sleet
2. Ice Storms
3. Blizzards
4. High Winds

6. What is the average life expectancy of a snow shovel?

1. 1 season
2. 2.5 years
3. 3 years
4. 5 years
5. 10 years

7. How fast does a large snowflake fall?

1. 2 km / hr
2. 0.5 km / hr
3. 5 km / hr
4. 10 km / hr
5. 12 km / hr

8. What is "snirt"?

1. Dirty snow that flies off dusty prairie fields.
2. Strong wind that blows across a glacier.
3. Nova Scotian term for smog.
4. Earthy odour emitted by minerals prior to rain.
5. Freezing rain

9. What sound do snowflakes make when they land on water?

1. none
2. puff
3. ping
4. scream
5. pop

10. What city reports the most number of freezing days on average per year?

1. Prince Albert, SK
2. Red Deer, AB
3. Thompson, MB
4. Fort McMurray, AB
5. Portage La Prairie, MB

11. Without an atmosphere, what would the average temperature of the planet be?

1. Winnipeg’s average January temperature (-18.3C)
2. Vancouver’s average July Temperature (17.2C)
3. Toronto’s average annual temperature (7.2 C)
4. Halifax’s average January temperature (-5.8 C)
5. North Pole’s average July temperature (3.4C)

12. What is the only Canadian city to make the list of the top 10 coldest inhabited places in the world?

1. Winnipeg
2. Thompson
3. Whitehorse
4. Yellowknife
5. Iqaluit

13. Which day of the week do the biggest snowfalls occur in Winnipeg? This day has twice the number of occurrences of heavy snowfalls (greater than 10cm) than any other.

1. Saturday
2. Monday
3. Tuesday
4. Friday
5. Sunday

14. What three foods do people buy most before blizzards, hurricanes or big storms?

1. Canned soups, crackers, and soda pop
2. Cakes, cookies and candy
3. Hotdogs, french fries and potato chips
4. Bacon, eggs and hashbrowns
5. Sandwiches, fruit and muffins

15. Which province is a member of the "60 below club" (has registered a temperature below -60C) ?

1. Saskatchewan
2. British Columbia
3. Manitoba
4. Newfoundland and Labrador
5. Alberta

16. Alberta Clippers are fast moving winter storms that begin on the lee side of the Canadian Rockies and track eastward across North America. If the storm starts farther east in Saskatchewan, they are called "Saskatchewan...":

1. schooners
2. screamers
3. slashers
4. stubblers
5. riggers