Fitzhenry & Whiteside Weather Trivia Quiz

Welcome to a little fun and games. Below is a quiz originating from Fitzhenry & Whiteside's 2010 Weather Trivia Calendar. We ran a contest where the 10 most correct submissions were sent a complimentary 2010 calendar. The contest is closed, so we have listed the answers at the bottom of the page.

Part A) Multiple Choice: 1) A fast-moving, low-pressure system moving southeast out of Canada can be known as: An Alberta Clipper A Saskatchewan Screamer A Manitoba Mauler All of the above None of the above 2) What triggers the most avalanches? Yodeling Wind Yodeling in the wind Stratospheric pressure fluctuations Bigfoot 3) Storm chasing can most accurately be described as: Crazy Regular periods of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer horror Long periods of boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror Short periods of excitement, punctuated by moments of sheer euphoria None of the above 4) Groundhog Wiarton Willie’s springtime predictions were accurate: 50% of the time 70% of the time On leap years On cloudy days Never 5) In 2009, highway departments in North America used this to de-ice road surfaces: Garlic powder De-sugared molasses Last year’s salt residue blended with non-toxic ash from coal-burning power plants Sugar beet mash All of the above

Part B) True or False:

6) Snowblowers are the fourth leading cause of finger amputations in Canada. 7) Urban chickens lay fewer eggs in warm weather. 8) Reindeer are genetically programmed to stop growing in cold weather when food is scarce. 9) “Iceberg” comes from the Dutch word termijsberg, which literally means “ice mountain”. 10) “Winnipeg” is a Cree word meaning “land of many snows”.       Answers: 1 – d 2 – b 3 – c 4 – a 5 – e 6 – true 7 – false 8 – true 9 – true 10 – false    Fitzhenry & Whiteside will be running contests periodically in which you can win free merchandise. Click here to be notified when we are running a contest.