Summer Foods
If you are spitting the seeds of this fruit at a family barbecue, you might be at an old-fashioned seed-spitting contest.
What is a watermelon?
You will hear this classic 1978 movie musical song belted out by Danny and Sandy as they recount their romance.
What is Summer Nights (from Grease)?
This famous Japanese mountain is officially open to climbers only during July and August, when its peak is free of snow.
What is Mount Fuji?
The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere—when we experience the longest period of sunlight—is known by this term.
What is the Summer Solstice?
Released in 1975 and directed by Steven Spielberg, this thriller created the ultimate pop-culture fear of going back into the water.
What is Jaws?
This classic backyard staple actually has a name that originates from a German city famous for its smoked meats.
What is a hamburger?
This Canadian singer-songwriter had a massive 1984 hit about playing his guitar in the "Summer of '69.
Who is Bryan Adams?
This vast desert region in California and Nevada holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature on Earth at 56.7 C.
What is Death Valley?
This metric combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine how hot the summer air actually feels to the human body.
What is the heat index or humdex?
Lindsay Lohan played identical twins who meet for the first time at Camp Walden in this 1998 Disney remake.
What is The Parent Trap?
Invented in Calgary in 1969, this ultimate Canadian summer patio cocktail is packed with vodka, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and Clamato juice.
What is a Caesar?
Whose joyful anthem reminds kids that School’s Out (for summer)?
Who is Alice Cooper?
During the summer months in the UK, spectators flocking to the Wimbledon tennis tournament traditionally consume over 30,000 kilograms of this specific fruit-and-cream pairing.
What is Strawberries and Cream?
This nocturnal insect uses a chemical reaction called bioluminescence inside its abdomen to glow and attract mates on warm summer nights.
What is a firefly?
In this classic 1987 film, Baby and her family spend the summer at Kellerman's Resort.
What is Dirty Dancing?
Named after a city on Vancouver Island, this three-layered chocolate and custard square is often served frozen as a heat-busting summer treat.
What is a Nanaimo Bar?
This iconic Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario sang about a hot, sweat-soaked night in their classic track "Blow at High Dough".
Who is the Tragically Hip?
This country gives its students the longest summer vacation, with 12 weeks.
What is Italy?
This chemical compound, found in the leaves of plants, absorbs sunlight to drive photosynthesis and gives summer foliage its vibrant green color.
What is chlorophyll?
This 1986 film based on a Stephen King novella follows four boys on a summer trek to find a missing body along the train tracks.
What is Stand by Me?
This chilled summer soup is a refreshing, pureed blend of raw tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers, originating in Spain.
What is gazpacho?
This 1991 hip-hop classic by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince perfectly describes riding around, chilling, and unwinding in the heat.
What is "Summertime"?
The Eiffel Tower grows every summer due to thermal expansion. How much does it grow?
What is 6 inches?
This specific UV radiation wavelength is responsible for causing painful summer sunburns and direct cellular DNA damage to your skin.
What is UVB?
Patrick Swayze plays a charismatic surfer named Bodhi who leads a crew of bank-robbing adrenaline junkies in this 1991 action cult classic.
What is Point Break?