Days and Months
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Summer Games
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The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, this is also the longest day of the year for those residing above the Equator.
What is June 21st?
100
A part of the cucumber, pumpkin, and squash family, this is summer's most popular vegetable in the U.S.
What is watermelon?
100
Known as "the tannest Irish girl in the New York office," this marketing department member spends every weekend catching rays in her native habitat.
Who is Lauren Murphy?
100
Lake Havasu City, which boasts the U.S.'s highest average summertime temperature (111 degrees F in July), is in this state.
What is Arizona?
100
Revived in 1896, the modern version of these games brings together over 10,000 athletes from 205 countries.
What are the Summer Olympic Games?
200
The origin of the term "Dog Days of Summer," which occur in the weeks between July 3rd and August 11, doesn't come from your tired dog refusing to get off the pavement, it comes from ancient Greeks and Romans observing the rise of this "dog star" in the constellation Canis Majoris during the heat of summer.
What is Sirius?
200
Known as the first company to sell chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream in 1991, Ben & Jerry's is headquartered in this New England state.
What is Vermont?
200
This city is home to the world-famous Copacabana Beach.
What is Rio de Janeiro?
200
Best known as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, this town is also home to the Glimmerglass Opera.
What is Cooperstown, New York?
200
In this game, also known as Tailgate, players take turns throwing bags of a popular summer vegetable into an opening on a raised platform. First to 21 wins!
What is cornhole?
300
The average American consumes almost 22 pounds of ice cream each year, and they buy more of it in this month than any other.
What is July?
300
The pina colada, a sweet cocktail of rum, coconut and pineapple juice is the national drink of this island.
What is Puerto Rico?
300
Not known as a summer beach destination, this U.S. state has the nation's longest coastline.
What is Alaska?
300
When lightning strikes sand on the beach (as seen in the film Sweet Home Alabama) "sculptures" of this substance can be formed.
What is glass (or fulgurite)?
300
Deriving its name from the nickname of the star player sold from the Red Sox to the Yankees five years into his career, this baseball superstition evolved from the failure of the Boston Red Sox team to win the World Series from 1918 to 2004.
What is the Curse of the Bambino?
400
The month of June was named after this Roman goddess.
Who is Juno?
400
This 36th President of the United States hosted the first barbecue at the White House, which featured Texas-style barbecued ribs, his favorite.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
400
Less than an hour from New York City, this is the most visited beach on the East Coast.
What is Jones Beach?
400
The Heat, a female buddy cop movie starring Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, premiered in the summer of this year.
What is 2013?
400
Shortly after the 1924 Paris Games, the International Olympic Committee dropped the "union" version from the games, but the "sevens" version of this sport will debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
What is rugby?
500
These are the start and end dates of hurricane season in the northern Atlantic.
What are June 1st and November 30th?
500
This winner of the 2015 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, held each each in Coney Island, dethroned 8-time defending champion Joey Chestnut by eating 62 hot dogs.
Who is Matt Stonie?
500
Though you are more likely to be killed by a bear, a dog, or a tornado than a shark, you still might want to be careful in the waters of this U.S. state that has the largest number of shark attacks per year.
What is Florida?
500
Using their trunks as natural snorkels, these animals can swim as many as 20 miles per day to beat the heat!
What is an elephant?
500
This sport has been a part of every modern Summer Olympic Games, though women's events did not become a part of the Games until 1984.
What is cycling?
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