Astronomy
The word solstice comes from two Latin words, what are the words in English?
Sun and still
What is a common pagan midsummer tradition?
Bonfires
Dancing around a maypole naked
Eating strawberries
Bonfires
The summer solstice marks a one month countdown to this Greek event?
Olympics
According to Chinese tradition, the DÅngzhì festival is the celebration of the winter solstice, and the "yang." What does the summer solstice celebrate?
qi
shu
yin
Yin
In places that are north of the Arctic Circle, like northern Alaska, the sun doesn't set below the horizon for 24 hours on the solstice. What's the phenomenon known as?
The Aurora Borealis
Midnight sun
The Transit of Venus
None
Midnight sun
The summer solstice occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of ____?
Cancer
The Romans celebrated one of their gods at Summer Solstice, but which one?
Vesta, goddess of the home and hearth
Mars, god of war
Jupiter, head of the gods
Pluto, god of the underworld
Vesta
Which festival, paying tribute to the goddess Vesta, was celebrated by the ancient Romans in the days leading up to the summer solstice?
Vestula
To commemorate the summer solstice, some German communities stage scenes from Shakespeare's
A midsummer nights dream
3.
How much daylight will "Utqiaġvik", the northernmost city in Alaska, lose on June 21?
5 minutes, 44 seconds
35 seconds
0 seconds
2 minutes, 23 seconds
0 seconds
Why does the Northern Hemisphere get so much sun on the summer solstice and through the summer?
the Earth tilts toward the sun
the Earth is in retrograde
the Earth's rotation slows down
The earth tilts towards the sun
What is the pagan name for summer solstice
Alban Arthan
Ostar
Samhain
Litha
Litha
In ancient Gaul, which encompasses modern-day France and some parts of its neighboring countries, the Midsummer celebration was called Feast of Epona. The celebration was named after a mare who was the was a godess
of immortality
personified fertility and protected horses
childbirth and marriage
Love, beauty and sexuality
personified fertility and protected horses
In many parts of Europe, the summer solstice is named after which saint.
Saint John the Baptist
Which game is played in Alaska to celery the summer solstice?
Baseball
What dates of the month can the summer solstice occur in? *Must get all
20th, 21st and 22nd
According to Wiccan belief, what happens to the Oak King at he summer solstice?
He is born
He ascends to the heavens
He married the goddess
He is defeated by the Holly King
He is defeated by the holly King
What force is links in Chinese tradition to the summer solstice? Ying or Yang
Yang
Which ancient civilization celebrated Inti Raymi, honoring the sun god of the solstice?
Mayas
Incas
Inuit
Aztecs
Incas
STONEHENGE IS ALIGNED ON THE MIDSUMMER SUNRISE AND THE MIDWINTER SUNSET. WHICH DO ARCHAEOLOGISTS THINK MAY HAVE BEEN MORE IMPORTANT?
Midwinter sunset
What is the tilt of the earth in the summer solstice?
20.5 degrees
21.5
22.5
23.5
23.5
What movie was released 2019 starring Florence Pugh that centers around the summer solstice?
Midsommer
One of the prominent Greek celebrations to celebrate the summer solstice was to celebrate the father of Zeus?
Kronos
Stonehenge was built to align with the sun on the solstices. On the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone in the north-east part of the horizon and its first rays shine into the heart of Stonehenge. On the winter solstice, the sun sets to the south-west of the stone circle.When was it thought that Stonehenge was thought started to be built?
1900 BC
3100 BC
4500 BC
3700 BC
3100 BC
WHO WAS THE EARLY 18TH CENTURY ANTIQUARY WHO DISCOVERED THE ALIGNMENT ON THE SOLSTICE?
William Stukeley
Stukeley pioneered the study of prehistoric monuments; surveying, sketching and carefully observing earthworks and monuments. His influential book on Stonehenge was published in 1740.