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In 1975 people needed a bigger boat to get everyone out to see this movie, the O.G summer blockbuster from Steven Spielberg
What is Jaws?
True or False: There are more microorganisms in a single teaspoon of soil than there are people on Earth
What is True?
This astronomical event marks the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and occurs around June 21
What is the summer solstice?
One of the first heated swimming pools at sea could be found aboard this ill-fated ocean liner launched in 1912
What is the Titanic?
This style of ice cream has less fat than traditional ice cream and is churned slowly for a dense texture
What is gelato?
These lyrics:
“So cut the headlights, summer’s a knife / I’m always waiting for you just to cut to the bone” come from this Taylor Swift summer anthem
What is Cruel Summer?
This structure, first used by Romans in the 1st century so Emperor Tiberius could eat cucumbers year-round, is still used in gardening today
What is a greenhouse?
First introduced on June 6, 1933, this popular summer pastime allowed moviegoers to watch films from the comfort of their cars
What is the drive-in movie theater?
Early swimming goggles were once made from this animal’s shells
What are tortoise shells?
Originally created during World War II so they wouldn’t melt in soldiers’ hands, this candy is known for its hard shell and the slogan “melts in your mouth, not in your hand.”
What are M&M’s?
In this classic 1980 horror film, teenage counselors are stalked one by one at this now-infamous summer camp
What is Camp Crystal Lake?
It takes about this many peanuts to make a 12oz jar of peanut butter:
A) 120
B) 300
C) 540
D) 1,000
What is C) 540
When the weather warms up, it’s time for cookouts!
Americans eat roughly this many hot dogs each year:
A) 2 million
B) 20 million
C) 2 billion
D) 20 billion
What is D) 20 Billion
The world’s largest swimming pool holds about this many gallons of water:
A) 2 million
B) 66 million
C) 20 million
D) 200 million
What is B) 66 million gallons?
(San Alfonso Del Mar Pool)
The average American eats roughly this much ice cream each year:
A) 5 pounds
B) 11 pounds
C) 18 pounds
D) 52 pounds
What is C) 18 pounds?
This 1984 song by Bryan Adams reflects on youthful memories and has become one of the most iconic summer anthems of all time
What is “Summer of ’69”?
Apples, peaches, pears, cherries, raspberries, and strawberries all belong to the same plant family as this flower
What is a rose?
This Southern summer drink rose to national popularity at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, where hot weather made the iced version especially appealing
What is Sweet Tea?
This modern-day country is home to the “Great Bath” of Mohenjo-daro, one of the world’s oldest aquatic facilities built around 2600 B.C.E.
What is the Great Bath of Mohenjo-daro?
This U.S. president is credited with recording one of the first known ice cream recipes in America and helping popularize the dessert
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
In 2004, the Summer Olympics returned to this European city that originally hosted the first modern Games in 1896
What is Athens?
This fruit became larger after an 18th-century French botanist crossbred European plants with ones brought from Chile
What are strawberries?
This natural phenomenon, often associated with summer nights, occurs when algae or microorganisms make ocean water glow in the dark
What is bioluminescence?
This country is known for having one of the highest numbers of private residential swimming pools per capita in the world
What is Australia?
This U.S. state produces the most ice cream in the country
What is California?