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‘I’ll get up in a minute’ elf!
Helpful elf!
‘No point in rushing’ elf!
‘Ready for
action’ elf!
‘I’m too
comfy to go
out in the
cold’ elf!
A series of clues will appear on the
screen. As soon as you know the
answer, fill out an answer sheet and
bring it to me at the front. I’ll give you
a new answer sheet and an elf worth:
5 points after the first clue
4 points after the second clue
3 points after the third clue etc
You won’t lose points for guessing, but you can
only have one guess per clue!
Whilst the game is in progress you must
cut out the elves NEATLY and glue
them in a long line ready for helping
santa.
At the end of the game add up the
numbers on the NEATLY GLUED IN
elves & the team with the highest
number wins. Any elves not NEATLY
glued in get the sack...not the type with
presents in!!!
Around 30 different
tribes live here, some
herd reindeer.
Anagram: iisaber
This area makes up
roughly 77% of the
total area of Russia.
In 1754 the Russian
government sent petty
criminals and political
opponents to this cold
place.
The male of this species can
grow up to 150cm high
(measured at shoulder
height).
These are sometimes
called caribou.
They migrate 5,000km,
which is further than any
other land animal.
Both male and female
of this species have
antlers.
This can cause
avalanches in some
parts of the world.
This is a form of
precipitation.
This
phenomenon is a
type of weather.
This can
protect crops
from extreme
cold.
More than 80% of
the island is
covered by an ice
cap which is 4km
thick in places.
They speak
Greenlandic and
Danish here.
This is the worlds
largest island.
Eskimos (Inuit)
people live here.
The name of this animal
refers to a diverse group
of semi-aquatic marine
mammals.
There are 33 species of
this world-wide, two of
which live around
Britain
They are insulated from the
cold by a thick layer of
blubber.
If approached too
closely, this animal
may bite.
This sport was first
carried out by pre-historic
people living in cold
climates.
There are many tourist
resorts in Europe that
cater for this sport
The most common
injuries in this sport are
to the knee, particularly
broken bones.
It is a recreational
activity for traveling
across snow.
Anagram: ticcra
This place consists of
ocean surrounded by
continental land masses
and islands.
Polar bears and snowy
owls are found here.
This place has has 8 nations
within it: Canada, Greenland
(Denmark), Finland, Iceland,
Norway, Russia, Sweden
and the United States.
I range from 1 to 75
metres above sea level.
My name translates
into the words ice
mountain.
I am a piece broken
off a glacier or ice
shelf.
Only 1/9th of me is
visible above
water.
This is translucent in
appearance.
This is made up
of ice crystals
This is the deposition of
water vapour from
saturated air.
This can cause
rocks to break
apart!
He beat the
British explorer
Scott to the
Antarctic.
He was a Norwegian
explorer.
His first name was Roald.
He was a key expedition
leader during the Heroic
Age of Antarctic
Exploration.
This has happened in
the past, but is now a
modern day problem.
This involves too
much CO2 in the
atmosphere.
This is a process
whereby the earth is
getting warmer.
In the film, Mumble and
Gloria's son Erik is
reluctant to try dancing.
It’s a film about
penguins.
This film is the second in a
series. The first film had
almost the same name!
This is a 3D
computer
animated film
currently on at
the cinema.
Anagram: anwryo
This country's name
means "the northward
route"
The capital
city is Oslo
The majority of the country
shares a border to the east
with Sweden; its northernmost
region is bordered by Finland
to the south and Russia to the
east;
This is the coldest
month of the year
on average.
This month starts on the
same day of the week as
October in common
years, and on the same
day of the week as April
and July in leap years.
This is a month of the year
that ends in the letter R
This is one of
the 7 months
that has 31
days.
Anagram: npaaj
This is the flag
of the coldest,
most northerly
island.
The most northerly island,
Hokkaido, has an average
winter temperature of -6
degrees.
This country is
made up of 4
main islands.