Summer Vibes
This seasonal, crescent-shaped fruit is 92% water and a staple at summer cookouts.
What is watermelon?
This country is credited with inventing fireworks over 2,000 years ago using bamboo and gunpowder.
What is China?
This green, copper monument in New York Harbor was a gift from France in 1886.
What is the Statue of Liberty?
He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence, and his large signature became a slang term for a signature.
Who is John Hancock?
Before the grill was invented, this 3-letter word described the traditional pit-smoking cooking method.
What is BBQ?
To get a brilliant blue spark in a firework display, pyrotechnicians rely on this specific metal element, commonly found in pennies.
What is copper?
Four U.S. presidents are carved into the granite face of this South Dakota mountain landmark.
What is Mount Rushmore?
The famous Liberty Bell is permanently located in this historic Pennsylvania city.
What is Philadelphia?
This classic frozen treat on a stick was accidentally invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905 when he left a sugary drink mix outside overnight with a stirring stick.
What is a Popsicle?
This "booming" sound heard after a firework explodes is caused by a supersonic shockwave, creating a miniature version of this weather phenomenon.
What is thunder?
This iconic, suspension bridge in San Francisco is painted in a vibrant color officially known as "International Orange."
What is the Golden Gate Bridge?
This is the official number of stars on the first American flag sewn during the Revolutionary War era.
What is 13?
This common chemical compound, often used to keep backyard pools clean, was actually used as a chemical weapon during World War I.
What is chlorine?
Pyrotechnicians add this metallic element to firework mixtures to create a brilliant, stark white spark or flash.
What is magnesium (or aluminum)?
This massive, active volcano in Washington state is the most glaciated peak in the contiguous United States and a major Pacific Northwest landmark.
What is Mount Ranier?
Although Congress voted for independence on July 2nd and approved the document on July 4th, most founding fathers didn't physically sign it until this month of 1776.
What is August?
According to the astronomical calendar, the summer solstice occurs when the Earth's upper half tilts directly toward this specific imaginary line of latitude.
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
This multi-sensory term describes the brief delay between seeing a distant firework flash and actually hearing its explosion.
What is the speed of sound or acoustic delay?
This historic, narrow waterway in New York opened in 1825, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes and revolutionizing American trade.
What is the Erie Canal?
This future U.S. President was a 13-year-old soldier in the Revolutionary War when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Additionally, the U.S. Route 74 corridor—which runs 515 miles from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina—is officially designated as this same U.S. President's Highway.
Who is Andrew Jackson?