Summertime
Which US state has the average hottest temperature?
What is Florida?
Starting when the Earth was formed, how much water is there now comparatively?
What is the same?
The term "passport" derives from the French word passer (to enter or leave, and port, a port). What does this mean, literally?
What is "a permit to leave a country"?
What percentage of fresh-cut flowers are grown in CA?
What is 60%? (will take within 5%)
What is 776BC?
What does SPF stand for?
What is sun protection factor.
What is the chemical formula for Water?
Who is the current US Secretary of State?
Who is Antony J. Blinken?
_____ bulbs were more valuable than gold in Holland in the 1600s.
What are Tulip bulbs?
What significance does the Olympic Torch have?
What is a reminder of the Games' Greek Origins?
On what one of two dates does the Summer Solstice occur?
What are June 20th or June 21st?
In terms of percentage, how much of the Earth's water is drinkable?
What is 1%? Nearly 97% of the world’s water is salty or otherwise undrinkable. Another 2% is locked in ice caps and glaciers.
In what year was the State Department founded?
What is 1789?
What two fruits are roses related to?
What are apples, raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums, nectarines, pears and almonds?
What significance does the white background and the five colors have in the Olympic Rings?
What is a reflection of the colors found on the flags of all participating nations so everyone is represented.
What is the birthstone for July?
What is Ruby? Will also accept What is Onyx?
The human body can live about a month without food but only about _________ without water.
What is 1 week.
Where are the headquarters located at DOS?
Where is the Harry S. Truman building? (HST)
This type of very expensive spice comes from a type of crocus flower.
What are two sports that used to be in the summer Olympics?
What are Motor boat sailing, hot air ballooning, and tug of war?
How old is the oldest mosquito fossil?
What is 79 million years old? (Will accept anything within 10 million years.)
What are 2 positive effects water has on the human body?
What is regulates the temperature of the human body, carries nutrients and oxygen to cells, cushions joints, protects organs and tissues, and removes wastes?
About how many employees are at DOS?
What is 77,880? (will accept anything within 10,000)
The juice from this type of flower was historically used to make glue.
What is a bluebell flower?
From 1921-1948 __________ participated in the Olympics.
Who are artists: painters, sculptors, architects, writers, and musicians.