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By Paula Green Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Some people love it, and others hate it. Usually the ones who get sick of it are the folks who live in the Snow Belt, such as Erie, Edinboro or Buffalo. They breathe a sigh of relief when the spring thaw arrives. But snow doesn’t always need to get a bad rap; it can be down right fun and a welcomed blessing to anyone who owns a ski resort or any other winter recreational facility. Let’s take a look at the bright side of the fluffy-white stuff – there is snow skiing, snow boarding, snowmobiling, snowballs, snow angels and snowmen. There are also plenty of famous people by the name of “Snow.” The first one that usually comes to mind is from the big screen - the enchanted Disney princess – Snow White. Then on the small screen - we watched Suzanne Somers portray ditzy Chrissy Snow on the T.V. program Three’s Company. In the holiday movie White Christmas, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen entertained us with the song Snow. In 2002, Walt Disney Pictures released a sled dog movie called Snow Dogs. In the music industry we were entertained by Clarence Eugene “Hank” Snow. He was a popular country music star. Phoebe Snow is a singer and songwriter as is Tom Snow. There is also a Canadian reggae musician who goes by the name “Snow.” Jumping to the athletic front - J.T. Snow is a former player with the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox. Al Snow is a professional wrestler. “Snow” has been a part of the political arena. Robert Anthony “Tony” Snow served as the third White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush. He also worked for President George H.W. Bush as the chief speech writer and deputy assistant of Media Affairs. Another “Snow” that served under George W. was John W. Snow. He was the 73rd U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. Another famous John Snow was a 19th century British physician. He was a leader in the adoption of anesthesia and medical hygiene. A college at the University of Durham in England is named after him. Here in the United States there is a Snow College located in Ephraim, UT. Snow really is an interesting phenomenon. There is not a law of nature that prohibits two snowflakes from being identical. A single snowstorm can drop 40 million tons of snow, carrying the energy equivalent to 120 atom bombs. Since we have snowballed you with fun, chilly facts, we must now bury you with an avalanche of snowy questions, because it’s time to get a little trivia... 1. A person who moves from north to the south during winter and vice versa in the summer is called this. 2. Which U.S. state’s license plate proclaims they have “The Greatest Snow on Earth?” 3. Who wrote the novel The Snows of Kilimanjaro? 4. What’s the name of this icy character in The Year Without a Santa Claus? 5. Name of the 1999 film starring Ethan Hawke? 6. Who narrated the animated show “Frosty the Snowman?” 7. Name the female U.S. Senator from Maine. 8. Name this large feline that is similar to a jaguar. 9. This narcotic is often referred to as “snow.” 10. When you distort the truth and tell outlandish fibs, it is called this. 11. Name of the popular mountain ski resort in West Virginia? 12. This vegetable is a legume and is eaten while it still unripe. 13. Name this American journalist with the surname of Snow. 14. There is a 1982 film The Man from Snowy River and a 1988 sequel Return to Snowy River. What country is it located in? 15. This dessert treat is made of shaved ice with brightly colored sugary-syrup. |
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Sources: http://www.funshun.com/amazing-facts/snow-and-ice-weather-facts.html Answers: 1. Snowbird, 2. Utah, 3. Ernest Hemingway, 4. Snow Miser, 5. Snow Falling on Cedars, 6. Jimmy Durante, 7. Olympia Snowe, 8. Snow Leopard, 9. Cocaine, 10. A Snow Job, 11. Snowshoe, 12. Snow Pea, 13. Edgar Sno,w 14. Australia, and 15. Snow Cone |
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