Christmas Science Quiz

Another name for a reindeer is

• Hart

• Pudu

• Caribou

• Muntjac

You notice the water on the road is becoming a SOLID! What is happening?

• Melting

• Sublimation

• Freezing

• Getting Slick

How fast would Father Christmas have to go in order to deliver all the presents in one night

• 90 miles per hour

• 60 metres a second

• 1000 miles per hour

• 650 miles per second

Which of the following statements is NOT true

• A reindeer grows a new set of antlers every year

• Reindeers have a poisonous spine on their back legs

• The reindeers is the only species where the males and females grown antlers

• A reindeer's antlers can grown up to 1.3m long

Snowflakes are formed when:

• Angel tears freeze on the way down from Heaven

• Space dust freezes upon entering out atmosphere

• Cloud temperatures reach freezing point allowing ice crystals to form around dust particles

• The wind blows sea salt into the upper atmosphere

During Christmas, you may hear people talk about "kissing under the mistletoe," a plant decoration. While mistletoe is a plant, it takes a lot of its water and nutrients from trees that it lives on. What is the best word to describe mistletoe?

• host

• parasite

• autotroph

Which festive gift has the chemical symbol Au?

• Myrrh

• Frankincense

• Silver

• Gold

True or False? All snowflakes are unique.

• True

• False

How many sides or branches does a typical snowflake have?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 8

You need to pour 25 ml of milk for Santa, which tool do you need?

• Graduated Beaker

• Spring Scale

• TBB

• Graduated Cylinder