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How do you know the ocean is friendly?

It waves

100

What kind of tree fits in your hand?

A palm tree

100

What animal is always at a baseball game?

A bat

100

What do you get when you combine a fish with an elephant?

Swimming trunks

100

What does the sun drink out of?

Sunglasses

200

Which French tourist destination grows more than 6 inches due to the summer heat expanding the iron in it?

The Eiffel Tower

200

What does SPF stand for?

Sun Protection Factor

200

Which summertime smell is said to elicit happy memories in humans?

Freshly cut grass

200

A watermelon is composed of what percentage of water?

Accepting answers within 2%

90%?

200

What frozen treats were invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old?

Ice pops or popsicles

300

What is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year?

The Summer Solstice

June 21st

300

Which vitamin do you get from sunshine?

Vitamin D

300

What do elephants use instead of sunscreen to protect them from the sunlight?

Mud

300

Where were the summer Olympics held in the summer of 2021?

What is Tokyo, Japan?

300

In which year was the first rubber soccer ball invented?

Accepting answers within 5 years

The soccer ball evolved over centuries, starting with inflated animal bladders. The modern, reliable soccer ball was invented in 1855 when American inventor Charles Goodyear designed the first vulcanized rubber soccer ball.

400

What was invented in the 1870's to be used as a pie plate, but now just gets tossed around.

A Frisbee

400

What was the location of the highest temperature ever recorded in the US?

California specifically Death Valley

400

Which month of the year is National Ice Cream Month?

July

400

How long was the world record for the longest barbecue marathon?

To break a marathon record, grillers must constantly keep a specific number of food items on the grill at all times. They were allowed a strict 5-minute break for every continuous hour of grilling.

Gielie Basson (South Africa), who grilled non-stop for 98 hours and 8 minutes (or 4 days) in Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa

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Which European country gives its students the longest summer break?

3 acceptable answers

Italy, Latvia, and Bulgaria

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