BIG England Winter Quiz: 50 Q&A + Picture Round!
How do you feel about winter in England? Love it or hate it we’ve all got to live through it! That’s why we’ve written this England winter quiz, to keep you entertained through those dark evenings. If you love your winter trivia, you’re going to love this.
So, how high can YOU score in the BIG England Winter Quiz?
England’s winter can seem long, especially if you’re in mountainous England, or up north. Sometimes it feels like the best thing you can do is just stay in, especially in 2021. Cheer yourself up by doing my quiz about winter in England, to see how much you know about this magical time of year.
These winter trivia questions will test your knowledge of everything winter based in England – from general knowledge, to a winter based picture round, to our weird and wonderful winter festivals in England.
Welcome to my 50 England Winter Quiz Questions!
You can either do this England winter quiz yourself, or you could use this quiz about winter in England to play against (or with) your friends.
I’ve come up with some fun winter trivia questions to get you thinking about the British winter, and some winter true or false questions to test your decisiveness too.
This England winter quiz has five rounds of 10 questions, all the rounds are slightly different. Great if you’re looking for unusual England winter quiz questions!
The answers to the England winter quiz questions are at the end of the post, so don’t scroll down too far if you don’t want to see them. Don’t forget to share your scores in the comments at the end of the post.
Enjoy…
BIG England Winter Quiz
See how well you can do with this winter trivia quiz.
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Winter Quiz Round 1: General Knowledge
Winter trivia questions and answers – how many do you know?
- Name the three british mammals that hibernate through winter?
2. What do we call the longest day of the year in England?
3. Red squirrels make mushroom jerky to prepare for the winter. True or false?
4. Has Great Britain ever hosted the Winter Olympics?
5. Which of the following is NOT a winter flower?
A. Winter Honeysuckle
B. Christmas Rose
C. Santa’s Pansy
D. Snowdrop
6. Approximately what time does the sun set on New Year’s Eve in England?
7. How much money can a policeman fine a driver for driving a car with snow on the roof in the United Kingdom?
A. £30
B. £60
C. £90
8. Which of the following is the name of a play by William Shakespeare?
A. The Story of The Winter
B. A Tale of the Winter
C. The Winter’s Tale
9. Which common winter products can be lethal to pets?
10. In which fictional world, created by CS Lewis, is it always winter but never Christmas?
Winter Quiz Round 2: England Picture Round (Where Am I?)
Winter scenes around England, do you know where they are? Name the place, and the county.
20. Final one that would ruin the aesthetic design of my England winter quiz picture round… where is this picture taken?
Winter Quiz Round 3: English weather
Fun winter questions about the English weather for round 3…
21. What is the record coldest temperature in England?
A. – 35.6 degrees C
B. -27.2 degrees C
C. -19.3 degrees C
22. Why do we put salt on icy roads in the winter?
A. Salt can melt the ice
B. Salt can reduce the freezing point
C. Salt can improve traction on the road
23. Which is England’s coldest month?
24. Put these months in order of snowiest?
February
January
March
December
25. When does winter end in England, within three days?
26. How many days, on average, of snow does England get per year?
27. What year was the coldest winter on record?
28. Which is the wettest month of the year?
29. Name at least 5 things you shouldn’t leave the house without on a wintry walk?
30. How cold does the British sea get in winter?
Winter Trivia Round 4: Winter Festivals
Next up in the BIG England quiz about winter, do you know the names of these festivals?
31. ‘Burning the Clocks’ is an annual winter festival takes place in which city?
A. Brighton
B. Newcastle
C. Blackpool
32. What’s it called when you dip your head into water after an apple at Halloween?
33. Which is the biggest Christmas market in England?
34. What do we remember on 5th November?
35. Which religion celebrates Diwali?
36. Which nationality’s new year is marked by different animals?
37. Which Jewish Festival takes place in winter?
38. What is Boxing Day known for nowadays in England?
39. What happens at the Allendale Tar Barl Festival in Northumberland?
40. Which Cambridgeshire winter festival is this photo from?
Winter Quiz Round 5: Winter days out in England
Unusual winter quiz questions time: can you name these wintry days out in England?
41. Which county is ‘UK Lapland’ in?
42. What’s the biggest indoor skiing centre in England?
43. Which huge gardens is known for its sell out Christmas Lights show?
44. Which museum in London is famous in winter for its outdoors ice rink?
45. British people like to meet which special person on trains at Christmas?
46. What is the big Christmas celebration called in Hyde Park?
47. Name a street food / drink stand you ONLY see in winter?
48. They’ve become a popular way to socially distance publically, as well as eat your dinner in, what are they?
49. “She’s behind you!” – which popular festive day out in England is that a line from?
50. It’s a popular activity in England to go to the turning on of the ________ ? Blackpool and Oxford Street are probably the most well known…
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Answers to the England Winter Quiz
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Winter Quiz Round 1: General Knowledge
Winter trivia questions and answers – how many do you know?
- Name the three british mammals that hibernate through winter?
Bats, hedgehogs and dormice
2. What do we call the longest day of the year in England?
Winter Solstice
3. Red squirrels make mushroom jerky to prepare for the winter. True or false?
True
4. Has Great Britain ever hosted the Winter Olympics?
No
5. Which of the following is NOT a winter flower?
C. Santa’s Pansy
6. Approximately what time does the sun set on New Year’s Eve in England?
4pm
7. How much money can a policeman fine a driver for driving a car with snow on the roof in the United Kingdom?
C. £60
8. Which of the following is the name of a play by William Shakespeare?
C. The Winter’s Tale
9. Which common winter products can be lethal to pets?
Anti freeze and rock salt
10. In which fictional world, created by CS Lewis, is it always winter but never Christmas?
Narnia
Love books? Have a go at our English Literature Quiz!
Winter Quiz Round 2: England Picture Round (Where Am I?)
Winter scenes around England, do you know where they are?
11. Chesterton Windmill, Warwickshire
12. King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
13. Brighton Bandstand, Brighton, East Sussex
14. Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset
15. Stonehenge, Wiltshire
16. Westminster, London
17. Hadrians Wall, Cumbria
18. Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk
19. Glastonbury Tor, Somerset
20. Final one that would ruin the aesthetic design of my England winter quiz… where is this picture taken?
Cirencester, Cotswolds
Winter Quiz Round 3: English weather
Fun winter questions about the English weather for round 3…
21. What is the record coldest temperature in England?
B. -27.2 degrees C
22. Why do we put salt on icy roads in the winter?
B. Salt can reduce the freezing point
23. Which is England’s coldest month?
January
24. Put these months in order of snowiest?
February
January
March
December
25. When does winter end in England, within three days?
Spring equinox – March 20 / 21st
26. How many days, on average, of snow does England get per year?
We get on average 23.7 days of snow a year but much of this snow doesn’t settle (but we still hope for a White Christmas each year)
27. What year was the coldest winter on record?
1963
28. Which is the wettest month of the year?
December
29. Name at least 5 things you shouldn’t leave the house without on a wintry walk?
Any 5 of these: Umbrella, coat, gloves, scarf, sunglasses, hat, snow boots
30. How cold does the British sea get in winter?
6-7C
Winter Quiz Round 4: Festivals & Celebrations
Next up in the BIG England quiz about winter, do you know the names of these festivals?
31. “Burning the Clocks” is an annual winter festival takes place in which city?
A. Brighton
32. What’s it called when you dip your head into water after an apple at Halloween?
Apple bobbing
33. Where’s the biggest Christmas market in England?
Lincoln
34. What do we remember on 5th November?
The historic date that Guy Fawkes’ planned assassination of King James I at the Houses of Parliament failed due to an anonymous tip off.
35. Which religion celebrates Diwali?
Hinduism
36. Which nationality’s new year is marked by different animals?
Chinese New Year
37. Which Jewish Festival takes place in winter?
Hanukkah
38. What is Boxing Day known for nowadays in England?
Sales
39. What happens at the Allendale Tar Barl Festival in Northumberland?
They set barrels of tar on fire
40. Which Cambridgeshire winter festival is this photo from?
Whittlesea Straw Bear festival, Cambridgeshire
READ MORE: The Best Winter Days Out in England
Winter Trivia Round 5: Winter days out in England
Unusual winter quiz questions time: can you name these wintry days out in England?
41. Which county is ‘UK Lapland’ in?
Kent
42. What’s the biggest indoor skiing centre in England?
Snowdome
43. Which huge gardens is known for its sell out Christmas Lights show?
Christmas Lights Kew Gardens
44. Which museum in London is famous in winter for its outdoors ice rink?
Natural History Museum
45. British people like to meet which special person on trains at Christmas?
Santa
46. What is the big Christmas celebration called in Hyde Park?
Winter Wonderland
47. Name a street food / drink stand you ONLY see in winter?
Mulled wine / chestnuts
48. They’ve become a popular way to socially distance publically, as well as eat your dinner in, what are they?
Igloos
49. “She’s behind you!” – what popular festive day out in England is that a line from?
Pantomimes
50. It’s a popular activity in England to go to the turning on of the ________ ? Blackpool and Oxford Street are probably the most popular….
Christmas lights
END OF THE ENGLAND WINTER TRIVIA
How did you do on the winter quiz?
We have LOADS more quizzes for you, beyond the winter trivia. How about questions on British Wildlife, a quiz about the Isle of Wight, our famous Christmas dinner quiz, or, a quiz about England in the 90s?
Winter trivia quiz
Hope you’ve enjoyed these fun winter trivia questions. Obviously, there’s so much to know about winter in England, we could’ve gone on for days. Winter in England is a really magical time of year, if you have the right attitude. If winter just makes you want to curl up inside in front of the TV, then so be it. But, if you want some great winter days out, or even a wonderful Santa experience, then check out our blog posts about winter to find out more.
Stay safe, stay warm, and enjoy winter in England!
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