Groundhog Day is one month and two days into the new year, and 12 days before St. Valentine’s Day. However, how much do you really know about the most lovable of famous rodents? Will we have six more weeks of winter or an early spring in 2023? Since we cannot really control the weather anyway, why not grab that toasty mug of frothy cocoa and put on your favorite snuggly slippers and take yet another fun, official The Bulletin Post Quiz.
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Spoiler Alert – Answers are at bottom of page
1) Where does the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil live throughout the year?
a) At a mall
b) At a library
c) At an arboretum
d) He is allowed to roam free in the woods, but he returns each year for snacks
2) Which other holiday is also on Groundhog Day?
a) Candlemas
b) Torchmas
c) Sparkmas
d) Lightbulbmas
3) Which is NOT another name for a groundhog?
a) Woodchuck
b) Whistlepig
c) Land Beaver
d) Marmot
e) Flying Furry Bat
4) Fill in the Blanks – The wife of Punxsutawney Phil is named P _ _ _ _ _ _ .
5) Why will Punxsutawney Phil live forever?
a) He has been given a special Elixir of Life
b) He is too ornery to ever leave this world
c) He ate a special glazed carrot that gave him eternal powers
d) That is just the way entitled groundhogs roll
6) True or False – A groundhog’s teeth never stop growing.
7) Which is NOT a favorite food Punxsutawney Phil likes to consume?
a) Bananas
b) Kale
c) Tuna
d) Sweet Potatoes
e) Steak
f) Both c and e
8) Why did Jimmy the Groundhog bite a Sun Prairie, Wisconsin mayor’s ear in 2015?
a) Let’s face it that the mayor had tasty-looking earlobes
b) The mayor had taunted the groundhog by saying he was scared of his own shadow
c) He mistook the mayor’s ear for a delicate root vegetable of some sort
d) The groundhog isn’t talking and refuses to give the reason
e) a, c, and d
9) True or False – The Germans originally celebrated “Badger Day” on February 2nd instead of Groundhog Day.
10) Which is faster, a groundhog or a fox, which is his nemesis?
a) The groundhog is about 3 times faster
b) The fox is about 3 times faster
c) They both run about 16 mph
d) Scientists have never successfully timed them running
11) An underground groundhog lair is known as a:
a) Den
b) Burrow
c) Sette
d) Lair
12) True or False – A groundhog can eat half its weight in groceries over the course of one evening.
13) Almost all groundhogs are born in:
a) February and March, of course|
b) April and May
c) June and July
d) August and September
14) Groundhogs look a bit husky but are actually good:
a) Climbers
b) Swimmers
c) Both a and b
d) Don’t be ridiculous, John, as groundhogs are too darn chubby to climb trees or swim
Answers:
1 b
2 a
3 e
4 Phyliss
5 a
6 True
7 f
8 e
9 True
10 b
11 c
12 True
13 b
14 c
Scoring:
14 Correct – You are the Genius of the Groundhogs
10-13 Correct – You even knew groundhogs can dig 80-foot tunnels
5-9 Correct – You like groundhogs but are ready for that tasty Valentine candy
1-4 Correct – You will personally have 8 more months of winter
0 Correct – You must spend the rest of winter inside a giant hollowed-out tree with an uptight, hungry groundhog while they whistle (because groundhogs whistle often) show tunes, eat unsalted, unpleasant healthy German snacks, and play various silly Swedish card games.
