Summer Fun
This classic backyard toy uses a long plastic tube and spinning spray arms to keep kids cool.
What is a sprinkler?
“Summer Nights” was a chart-topping duet from this 1978 movie musical.
What is Grease?
This picnic side dish is made with eggs, mustard, and mayonnaise — and it’s often confused with potato salad.
What is egg salad?
This small folding chair is a beach staple and is often low to the ground and made with canvas or mesh.
What is a beach chair?
In Australia, summer begins in this month.
What is December?
This travel term, often heard on summer road trips, refers to stopping at odd, quirky roadside attractions.
What is a detour (or roadside attraction)?
In 1966, this group sang “They say that all good things must end someday — summer dreams, ripped at the seams...”
Who are The Beach Boys? (from “All Summer Long”)
This red fruit is technically a berry and grows on vines, often weighing 20 pounds or more.
What is a watermelon?
These ocean events occur roughly every 12 hours and are affected by the moon’s gravitational pull.
What are tides?
This global event, held every 4 years, features summer sports like track, swimming, and gymnastics.
What are the Summer Olympics?
This phenomenon occurs when high temperatures and humidity make it feel even hotter than it actually is.
What is the heat index?
“School’s Out” was a 1972 summer anthem by this shock rock artist known for stage theatrics.
Who is Alice Cooper?
Often grilled whole in the husk, this golden summer crop is sometimes called “maize.”
What is corn (or sweet corn)?
This term describes the dangerous ocean condition caused by strong currents pulling swimmers away from shore.
What is a rip current?
This country celebrates “Fête de la Musique” (Festival of Music) on the summer solstice each year.
What is France?
This traditional American campfire dessert was first mentioned in a 1927 Girl Scout manual.
What is a s’more?
This Will Smith song from 1991 famously rhymed “Summertime” with “sit back and unwind.”
What is Summertime?
This cold dessert, made of shaved ice and flavored syrup, is popular at fairs and festivals but not the same as ice cream.
What is a snow cone (or shaved ice)?
A nautical term, this long, narrow area of sand lies offshore and often protects beaches from erosion.
What is a sandbar?
This Scandinavian festival celebrates midsummer with dancing around a maypole and eating pickled herring.
What is Midsommar (or Midsummer Festival in Sweden)?
This U.S. National Park, often crowded in summer, spans parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho and sits atop a supervolcano.
What is Yellowstone National Park?
This 2021 global hit by Harry Styles mentions "strawberries on a summer evenin'" in the lyrics.
What is Watermelon Sugar?
Originating in Italy, this chilled tomato-based soup is a popular dish in hot weather.
What is gazpacho?
This U.S. cape is shaped like a flexed arm and is a popular Massachusetts vacation destination.
What is Cape Cod?
During the Japanese Obon Festival in summer, lanterns are floated down rivers to honor this group of people.
Who are ancestors (or the dead)?