Groundhog Day

When is Groundhog Day?

• February 1st

• February 2nd

• February 14th

• February 18th

What is the forecast if the groundhog sees his shadow?

• Spring will come soon.

• It will be a rainy spring.

• There will be six more weeks of winter.

• There will be twelve more weeks of winter.

What is the forecast if the groundhog does NOT see his shadow?

• Spring will come soon.

• It will be a rainy spring.

• There will be six more weeks of winter.

• There will be twelve more weeks of winter.

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Who celebrates Groundhog Day?

• Everyone around the world

• Mostly in the United States and Canada.

• Only Germans

• only the United States

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Where does Groundhog Day come from?

• a Christian holiday called hibernate

• a Christian holiday called Gobbler's Knob

• a Christian holiday called Groundhog Ball

• a Christian holiday called Candlemas

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Who brought the idea of animals predicting the weather to the United States?

• British immigrants

• Christian immigrants

• German immigrants

• Canadian immigrants

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When did the 1st official Groundhog Day occur?

• 1980

• 1887

• 1987

• 1878

Where did the 1st official Groundhog Day occur?

• Germany

• Canada

• New York City

• Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

What does forecast mean?

• the dark shape made when something blocks light

• when animals have long periods of deep sleep during winter

• a prediction or good guess about the future

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What does hibernate mean?

• the dark shape made when something blocks light

• when animals have long periods of deep sleep during winter

• a prediction or good guess about the future

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