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Student’s Worksheet Team A

WINTER QUIZ

1. Match the answers to the questions. Write them at random as a, b or c answers.

about 10% The Tropic of Capricorn None

In Chamonix, France 1 kg Marek Kamiński -89.2 °C

The winter solstice, 21

st

or 22

nd

December

1. The lowest temperature ever recorded was at the Russian Vostok Station in Antarctica

in 1983.

What was it?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

2. What percentage of Earth’s land is covered by glaciers?
a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

3. Which Polish explorer was the fi rst person to reach both the North and South Poles in a

single year?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

4. Where did the fi rst Winter Olympics take place?
a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

5. On what day of the year is the northern hemisphere the furthest away from the Sun?
a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

6. Over which latitude is the sun directly overhead during the winter solstice on 21st or

22nd December?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

7. How much sunlight is there north of the Arctic Circle during the winter solstice on 21st

or 22nd December?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

8. The biggest hailstone ever recorded fell in Bangladesh in 1986.

How much did it

weigh?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

2. Prepare a multiple choice quiz for Team B. Add two false answers to each question

in activity 1.

3. Read each question and the three answers to the students in Team B. If they choose

the correct answers the fi rst time, they get 2 points. If they guess correctly the

second time, they get 1 point.

4. Listen to Team B’s questions and answers. Choose the correct answers.

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PHOTOCOPIABLE

Student’s Worksheet Team B

WINTER QUIZ

1. Match the answers to the questions. Write them at random as a, b or c answers.

193 cm A puck 24 hours of daylight In 1924

38 cm in diameter A house About 30% Roald Amudsen

1. What percentage of Earth’s land was covered by glaciers during the last Ice Age?
a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

2. Who was the fi rst person to reach both the North and South Poles?
a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

3. What’s the name of the rubber disc that ice hockey players direct to the opposing

team’s goal?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

4. When did the fi rst Winter Olympics take place?
a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

5. What does the word igloo mean in the Inuit language, which is the language of the

people living in the polar regions?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

6. What was the world record for a 24-hour snowfall, observed in 1921 in Colorado, the

USA?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

7. What happens south of the Antarctic Circle during the winter solstice on 21st or 22nd

December?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

8. The largest snowfl ake ever recorded fell in Montana, the USA in 1887.

How

big

was it?

a.

.............................................

b.

.............................................

c.

.............................................

2. Prepare a multiple choice quiz for Team A. Add two false answers to each question

in activity 1.

3. Listen to Team A’s questions and answers. Choose the correct answers.

4. Read each question and the three answers to the students in Team A. If they choose

the correct answers the fi rst time, they get 2 points. If they guess correctly the

second time, they get 1 point.