Across
- 1. based on the stephen king novel of the same name, this movie features a famous novelist who crashes and is kept captive by his "rescuer"
- 6. iceland uses these natural phenomenons to provide over 50% of the country's energy
- 8. Greek god of Winter / North Wind; also a CA-based company for adventure gear
- 10. large, ferocious weasel; also a member of the X-Men
- 12. on Christmas Eve you have to hide all your brooms in this country, else witches will steal them
- 14. pink flower that blooms in winter
- 15. percent of earth's water stored in ice caps
- 17. you can rent a room in this place built in quebec each year using 400 tons of ice and 12000 tons of snow
- 18. this penninsula in Mexico's name means "I don't understand you" bc that's what natives said when asked what it was called
- 20. official term for fear of the snow
- 21. British term for snowpeas, meaning "eat all" in French
- 23. an elfish creature from English folklore who personifies cold winter weather
- 25. childhood friend of Steve Rogers who later became the Winter Soldier
- 26. coldest planet in our solar system
- 29. smallest species of penguin (about 16in)
- 31. Irish Quartet who made their US debut with "Final Straw" in 2003
- 33. taking 14 golds in 2010, this country holds the record for most medals in a Winter Olympics
- 36. this Canadian-American slapstick actor never won an Oscar, but has two Golden Globes
- 37. Frosty's first words when he came to life
- 38. largest member of the deer family
- 40. this US city (home to Oprah, the Sears Tower, and the origins of the meatpacking industry) had it's coldest winter in over 150 years last year
- 43. these fall from the sky at an average of 3.1mph
- 44. this was not considered to be an alcoholic beverage in Russia until 2013
- 48. in 2010, Obama popularized this phrase after two blizzards struck during the Democratic National Committee. 68.1% of the US was blanketed in snow
- 49. this snowman, named for a type of cattle, was 113 ft tall - the largest ever built
- 50. this country hosted the first winter olympics in 1924
- 52. in Venezuela, most people use this fun mode of transportation to get to church service
- 55. every snowflake has this number of sides
- 56. occurring in March, this is the last day of winter
Down
- 1. the largest recorded snowflake was 15ft wide. what state did it fall in?
- 2. most Icelanders believe these woodland creatures to be real, magical, and who are fiercely protective of their rock homes
- 3. all female pop-rock band who sang "Hazy Shade of Winter"
- 4. this country is bigger than Pluto
- 5. director of Frozen, and 1st woman to direct a Disney animated feature
- 7. giver of figs, sweets, and other small gifts in Italy; she loves wine
- 9. this Christmas film stars actors who later went on to play House, Rick, King George
- 10. the research team for Frozen (men included) went to this state (their flag has a buffalo) to study what it was like to walk through snow in a dress.
- 11. this over sung song from Frozen was written in a day
- 13. in Frosty the Snowman, they bring Karen here to warm her up
- 16. none of the characters have names in this new-ish animated Christmas musical
- 19. the huntsman returns with this which he gives to the Queen to "prove" he killed Snow White
- 22. polarbear fur is this, making it water repellent
- 24. this sports that is "mostly like soccer, but you can use your hands" is the national sport of iceland
- 27. New Zealand insect that freezes completely solid for winter, but when later unfreezes, thaws, and resumes its activities
- 28. Snow White's Prince's name (also a Portuguese explorer)
- 29. this duet, song by Hans and Anna, is the first time a Disney protagonist sang with a villain
- 30. profession of Hoteiosho, the Japanese version of "Santa" who also has a red-nosed reindeer
- 32. Allen Sarven, WWE and Extreme Wrestling Champion, is better known by this ring name
- 34. because daddy penguins are often in charge of keeping eggs warm, female penguins look for this physical trait in their men, quite the opposite of humans
- 35. Frozen is loosely based on this tale
- 39. common misconception is that this country was named this way to keep away settlers, but in reality it was bc a viking climbed a mtn and saw sea-ice floating by
- 41. A small, white, toothed whale that lives mostly in cold, Arctic waters.
- 42. the volcano in Antarctica spews this
- 45. what do snowmen eat for dinner?
- 46. word used to describe someone who is not from here, and also the name of a band who compares his lover to this winter substance
- 47. this movie features penguins who find their soulmates through song
- 49. coldest country on earth
- 51. what do you get if you cross a snowman and a vampire?
- 53. now played as a Christmas song, this song was actually written during a summer heat-wave
- 54. makes up 77% of Russia